Emergence in the house of mice – event very unpleasant. Their stay is always accompanied by unpleasant smell, excrements and the gnawed things. Besides, rodents are carriers of large number of diseases.
Why in the house rodents appear?
Of course, as well as moves many other animals, mice instinct, namely search of food. Therefore if they find the house in which it is easily possible to find livelihood, then it it will become instant also their dwelling.
And how mice get to houses? In general, they are brought in those places where nobody disturbs them, for example, garbage dump or warehouses. Rodents can get to dwellings of people during the moving, migration from other houses, or by delivery to some resident of large subject.
Of course, the favourite habitat of rodents are owner-occupied dwellings which have cellars and sheds. If in such dwelling rats were got, then they, most likely, will live in constructions where animals contain, or grain reserves are stored. As for mice, they prefer "neighbourhood" with the person. They often lodge not only in houses, but also in apartments, at the same time without being limited to the first floor. If in your house or the apartment free access to food, or because of low-quality cleaning under furniture crumbs and pieces of food lie, then be careful. Your housing can become paradise for rats and mice.
How to struggle with mice?
One of effective, but old methods of fight against rodents are mousetraps. They need to be placed in places where the dung or any traces of stay of mice is found. The bait which you will use has to be with strongly expressed smell. If it is fat, bread or sausage, then they will need to be roasted. So they will become more attractive for rodents. Also in the modern world glue traps are quite popular. They work extremely simply: mouse, getting on this peculiar "trap" sticks and remains in such situation until she is found by the person. Ultrasonic repellants of rodents are considered as the effective device. They work at the frequency which forces rats, mice and moles to feel fear, and they forever leave places where such "jump scare" is established. The bait processed by chemicals also will help to save your house from invasion of mice. As a rule, it represents the poisoned wheat seeds which need to be placed in places of appearance of rodents. But this way has minuses. Probability that the mouse will die in one of the courses in wall or under floor is high, and then in the house there will be unpleasant smell. In addition, your cat can decide to have a bite the poisoned animal. To word about cats. They can help you to cope with rodents too. If you live in the frequent house, and plus to everything hold pigs, cows, or geese, then not to do you without "the live mousetrap". In this case it is better to get cat, but not cat because they are more efficient.