Mice and rats come under the same classification of rodents and both can be equally damaging to your home when it comes to letting them live with you. whether you like it or not mice will invade your home when outside resources run out and winter sets in. since your home is able to provide them warm shelter and food they won’t go anywhere else but stay put at home and in dark recesses and isolated places. Rodents are known for their destructive traits and your house mouse is no exception as it is more active and more destructive despite its smaller size. On the other hand rats are heavier and bigger and can be more menacing than destructive but certainly not lagging behind in the department when you compare with mice. if you have infestation of either of these species at your home make sure to remove them immediately by using expert pest control like BBPP, the best mouse exterminator Aurora.
Mice Vs Rats
Mice are smaller creatures hence are able to enter your homes using tiniest holes or tightest crevices and once they get in they will enlarge the space by gnawing and chewing to establish their nests. They will also invade your homes to find nesting materials and to accomplish that will destroy your sofa, wardrobe, woodwork, storage boxes, insulation and cables. They will also invade your food storage and spillage your food and contaminate them with their urine, droppings, saliva and hairs. It should be noted that your house mouse is responsible for spreading Hantavirus, which is a deadly strain and salmonella which affects your intestinal tract, and other deadly strains. The gestation period for a house mouse is only 19-21 days hence they will multiple fast and in greater numbers because they can produce 9-11 babies per litter. The female mice can have an average of 5-10 litter per year. In a year the population can become unmanageable and assume menacing proportions.
Rats on the other hand are a tad bigger and heavier than mouse thus is able to use more force in whatever they are dong in your home. With their longer incisors and strength they are able to deal more damage to property. Rats possess tails that are almost the same length as their body and a rat can grow up to 9-11 inches and a tail length of 7-9 inches. From nose to tail they can grow as much as 20-inches long. They can weigh up to 500gms thus make formidable opponents when they come to come face with human. Rats are actually scary and can terrorize children and pets by their sudden appearance. Rats like mice also spread diseases and rats are fully responsible for inflicting rate bite fever which is the disease can be spread by handling a infected rat or bitten by rat. When it comes to property damage rats can be more than mice and are equally responsible in destroying food materials and contaminating them.
Despite prevention measures such as blocking entries or placing traps both mice and rats can prosper once they are settled in. a household is too bigger for prevention measures and rats and mice being smaller creatures can always manage to find an entry point to come and settle in your house. The best bet for you is to exterminate them by calling professional help like BBPP, most effective Pest Control Aurora and get rid of them. Contact them on phone number 647-910-6315 or send mail to info@bbppcanada.com and get a free quote.