If you want to prevent rats and mice from entering your home you should undertake a visual inspection of your home dimensions and perimeters. Locating the entry points will enable you to close them and prevent the rodents from entering home in the future. This you can do by yourself or engage BBPP, the best mouse removal Etobicoke who will make a thorough inspection at the time of treatment. In the meanwhile you can do something like inspecting and finding the location yourself and it will take not more than 30 minutes.
How to locate mouse entry points?
- Take a walk around your home and try to find the entries. Even the tiniest crevice or hole will allow entry to mouse as they are agile and flexible and can easily fit themselves in to spaces that are pencil size.
- Mice are highly active during nights and they gain entry through open doors and windows. You may on occasions leave the doors open and the smell of food will attract mice through your doors. They seldom venture out during day time but are highly vigilant during nights so close all doors and windows before you switch off the lights. If possible keep all outside entries closed all the time.
- Look in both low and high places because mice and rats are excellent climbers. Roof rats can climb effortlessly than the heavier Norway rats and even feed from trees. They will climb trees and walk through branches and are directly over your roof and then drop down on the roof. It won’t be a difficult task for them to find their way in to home from there. They will go through roof voids and enter using gaps around the eaves. Cut down trees overhanging the roof to avoid this. Do not plant climbers like vines, rambling roses, honeysuckle, ivy etc or trim them down frequently so they don’t reach the roof.
- Air vents are other entry points for mice but they cannot be sealed because they are good for ventilation. The most you can do is to repair these vents and cover them with fine wire mesh. Check gaps at cable and pipe entry points in buildings where the weatherboards are not flush fitted. You can fill them with foam filler or waterproof filler or silicone sealer.
- Check outdoors. Mice use hiding places in your exteriors before accessing entry. Clear your perimeter of firewood, bushes, tools, cardboard boxes, junked items, and clear construction materials and debris and store them someplace else or send them to junkyard. Overall secure the perimeter by keeping it clean of clutter, food and overgrowth.
- Inspect your foundation. It is another place where mice are likely to access entry to your home interiors. There may be cracks and crevices in the walls and also check garage doors and walls because they will use them to access entry. You can do this by walking around the house and taking a close look at the walls.
You can always call BBPP, the best pest control Etobicoke. It will be educative and informative and in future you can take measures to prevent mice invasion of your home. Call the number 647-910-6315 for a free quote.