Rodents are number one enemies for households because they besides stealing food and damaging properly also steal mental peace. They won’t let you sleep peacefully with their scurrying and screeching not to mention the incessant gnawing when they go for your furniture or insulation. The house mouse is the worst offended and despite its size it can prove to be formidable opponent with its extraordinary agility and speed. Here we provide some information on the type of mice you may come across in your Canadian homes which may help identify them and exterminate them using expert mouse exterminator Mississauga such as BBPP and get rid of them from your premises.
Types of mice and their traits
There are primarily two types of mice species you can spot in Mississauga and they are House Mouse and Deer Mouse. Though they look same in appearances they can be distinguished by their characteristics and activities.
House Mouse (Mus Musculus)
House Mouse or Field Mouse are the same and are found mostly in fields where they eat crops, fruits and other items available to them. The house mouse is a omnivorous and may eat meat if available. Though they originate from fields, they invade homes in winter and build their nests permanently until they are exterminated. It is a small creature which weights anywhere from 40-45 gm and 7.5-10cm in length and a tail which is of the same length as their body. Averagely they produce an average of 7-8 litters and they have 5-10 litter per year. The gestation period for the mouse is only 19-21 days so the young ones will start breeding after 3-4 weeks. At this speed they will multiply manifold in a year making them dangerous to the household. It is omnivorous which means it can eat both plants and meat and can eat anything in your house. House mouse can spread diseases like Lymphocytic choriomeningitis, bubonic plague, Leptospirosis etc.
Deer Mouse (Peromyscus)
Deer Mouse is a genus of rodents and it is deceptively cute mammal which measures a tiny 5-7.5 cm and another 5-7.5 cm to the tail. It can range from grey to reddish brown and are closely related to house mouse. It has two tone coloring on the body such as white under belly and reddish brown fur coat on the body. They are harmful for farming and they can be also found in buildings, vacation homes, sheds, and barns. They prefer to eat nuts, seeds, insects, berries and smaller fruits and enter in to homes when they don’t find resources outside. They attain sexual maturity in 7-8 weeks and can give off two to four litters per year and each litter consisting of 5-8 individual babies. They are main carriers of the deadly Hantavirus attributed to pulmonary diseases.
Difficult to control on your own
These two mice species are highly dangerous to have in your home. Though they are small they can quickly multiply and swarm your home. It will be difficult to control them on your own when they become a colony and you will have to seek professional help like BBPP, the best pest control Mississauga to get rid of them. You can contact the pest control company on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.