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Talking About Pest Control
How To Get The Mice Out Of Your Space
Carlos Douglas
Having mice in your home is not only annoying, it is also unsanitary. Mice can carry with them all sorts of diseases and bacteria, which is why you need to make sure that you get them out of your home as quickly as you can. When it comes to mice in your home, there are a few steps that you can take that will help discourage mice from enjoying your space.
Get Rid of All Food Sources
The first thing you need to do is get rid of all the food sources in your home. If you have food that is just sitting open in boxes, such as your cereal, you need to secure that food. Put all loose food inside of zipped-up plastic bags. The truth, though, is that mice can easily eat through plastic, so if you really want to protect your food, you will put it inside of a glass or metal container so that the mice can't get inside to the food source.
Don't keep open food in your cupboards or on your counters. Keep all of your food secure so that the mice don't have a source of food. Mice can survive on crumbs, though, so you need to also be sure to regularly sweep and vacuum any areas where food is consumed in your home so that the mice literally don't even have crumbs to eat.
Place Traps Near Their Regular Paths
The second thing you need to do is start to trap the mice that are in your home. You are going to want to place traps around where the mice usually run. Most mice follow patterns and will go over the same paths again and again.
Use a few different types of traps, and place them where you see the mice and where you think the mice might go. Keep in mind that mice are more likely to run next to a wall and not skitter across a large, open space.
Change How You Feed Your Animals
Finally, you need to change how you feed your animals. Don't leave your dog or cat food out on the floor in food bowls all day. Instead, feed your cat and dog at specific times of day, and then clean up the food after their mealtime. That way, there is not food literally sitting out whenever the mice want to enjoy a meal. Changing how you feed your animals can help cut down on how often you are feeding the mice as well.
If you have mice in your home, get rid of all food sources and set up traps along their regular paths in order to catch the mice. Work with a pest control company, like Abc Pest, in order to get rid of all the mice in your home.
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