You might have ready through blogs telling you how your house mouse can squeeze in to the tiniest of the holes to gain entry or escape detection. You might also have learned how mice leave small evidences that you may not notice at first sight and how to find out that mice actually co-exist with you. Here we will talk about how quickly mice can produce babies and what are the consequences of not checking them early and exterminating them. In the mean time, if you have mice infestation call BBPP, the best mouse control Richmond Hill, and get rid of them at once.
How mice reproduce and multiple without being noticed you
When a mouse infestation is taking place you may not have noticed because they were just a couple of mice in the process of building their family. But couple of mice can become couple of hundreds in a year, and they in turn more hundreds. This is an unpleasant thought or actual process that may be taking place in your home right under your nose. If you have seen one mouse in your house you could probably have more of them.
Mice reproduce and multiply fast, how?
- Gestation period of the female is between 19-21 days. They can deliver 3-14 pups in a litter. A litter can consist of 6 to 8 pups and one female mouse can deliver 5-10 litter per year. If you calculate it will amount to 25 pups per year for a female mouse and you can calculate how the entire female population of the infestation can reproduce and multiply fast to disrupt your lives significantly.
- Sexual maturing by female mouse is attained within 6 weeks of its birth. If one or two mice quietly slithered in to your house without your notice, it is not long before they turn in to 8 or more. If you leave the infestation untreated you will have whole lot of mice to deal with.
- Mice are born completely bald that is without fur in any parts of the body and after 4 days they develop ears. Fur start growing after 6 days and their eyes open when they attain the age of 13 days. They are weaned away from their mothers after 3 weeks and once they are separated from their mothers they can go on their way and roam free in your household.
- Average life of a mouse in the open is for a year, because predators make sure to end their lifespan by hunting them. But in household mice can last longer and can live up to 2-3 years. During this period they get regular opportunities to reproduce and multiply exponentially. This is a dangerous development because it is more than handful situation requiring immediate mouse control by professionals.
Mice can spread diseases?
Mice carry several deadly diseases that they can spread directly or through couriers such as mites, fleas and tick living inside their body fur. Any infected parasite or mice themselves coming in contact with human via touching or through inhaled air containing mice waste particles will get infected and suffer from diseases like Hantavirus, LCMV, Salmonellosis, Plague etc. you know these are dangerous diseases that have no fixed cure, so it is advised that you call professional mice exterminators like BBPP, the best Richmond hill pest control service and get rid of the infestation as quickly as possible. You can contact the pest control on phone number 647-910-6315 or by sending mail to info@bbppcanada.com and also get a free quote for your mice removal.