Mice are one of the most common pests found in the home. They are small, quiet and able to squeeze themselves through a hole about the width of a pencil. This allows them to slide under doors, scurry through walls and generally find their way into all the places you don’t want them.
While mice can be cute, they pose serious health risks if they move into your home, car or business. Mice carry a variety of diseases and that are harmful to humans. Their droppings and urin can carry these diseases. When these excretions dry out, they can actually turn to dust which then becomes airborn and can infect humans.
Some of the diseases mice can carry include:
Leptospirosis: This can cause fever, chills, vomiting and sore muscles. In severe cases, it can lead to kidney failure, liver disease, respiratory complications and meningitis. In rare cases, the disease can be fatal.
Hantavirus: This has many of the same symptoms of leptospirosis and can also be fatal.
Salmonella: This is better known as food poisoning and can cause vomiting, stomach pain, diarrhoea and fever. In severe cases, it can lead to dehydration and may even require hospitalisation.
Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis: This viral infection can cause serious neurological problems including drowsiness, confusion sensory issues and even paralysis. It can also lead to inflammation of the brain.
Mice invade kitchens and lofts with impunity and breed rapidly, gnawing on wiring and pipework, causing fires and water leaks. These can cause tens of thousands of dollars of damage and require expensive repairs.
Mice also shred stored possessions, especially photo albums and clothes. They love to make nests out of soft material so cotton and other clothing material are a particular favourite.
Some of the most common signs you have a mouse infestation are droppings, finding nests, hearing scratching in the walls or finding gnaw marks on food or wires.
If you are dealing with mice in your home or business, it is important to act quickly. The sooner you contact pest control professionals the better the chances you will not get sick or suffer property damage.
At Pests Birds and Bugs, we have all the right tools to deal with mice problems of any size. We can access the areas that mice hide, identify how they are entering your property and provide a range of solutions to remove them. This ensures that we tackle the entire problem and prevent the issue from reoccurring.
To learn more about our specialist rodent control measures, contact us today. You can speak with our knowledgeable team, get a free quote and book a convenient time for us to visit your home or business. We respond quickly to make sure your mouse problem is handled before it can cause more issues.
