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mice they may look cute they can cause
some serious damage they can invade our
homes or businesses and contaminate food
spread filth or even chew through wiring
that can start fires so it's important
to protect our health as well as our
property so in this video I'll show you
step-by-step how you can get control of
house mice and prevent them from coming
back hi I'm Colin with solutions pet
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description below for a mouse
infestation there are plenty of signs
that you can look for you might seem non
marks at the feet of your furniture or
you'll notice some bags of food have
been chewed through you might even
notice a foul odor where they might be
nesting even a single mouse can indicate
a larger infestation mice will invader
homes or businesses looking for food and
shelter they can often be found hiding
behind walls in your kitchen garage
basement attic or bathroom mice are
smart crafty creatures but with the
right tools and the right techniques
Mouse control can be very easy so we're
going to start with the first step of
our process identification so how do you
know that you're dealing with house mice
rather than some other rodent like rats
looking at their size can be your first
clue a house mouse will typically
measure around 2 to 3 inches while adult
rats can be around 7 to 10 inches mice
also have larger ears for their head
size than rats do if you're having
trouble spotting the rodas themselves
you can also look at their droppings
mice droppings are smaller with pointed
ends with a smaller tail shaped residue
at the end nor a rat droppings are
noticeably larger with rounded blunt
ends mouse droppings are also more
plentiful in quantity a mouse will leave
behind around 80 droppings while a rat
will leave about 40 if you're having
trouble identifying mouse activity visit
our website or stop by one of our
nearest stores and we can help you out
the next step of the process is
inspection one of the most common
questions we get is how do I know that I
have mice well mice actually have oily
fur so one of the things you can look
for is grease or smear marks along your
walls or baseboards my straw things are
another sign as previously mentioned
also keep a nose out for any foul odors
mouse droppings and urine leave behind a
really strong scent you can also look
for tears or holes in your food
packaging in your pantry start the
inspection process by looking inside
your home you're gonna
check underneath cabinets in your
kitchen or bathrooms inside of pantries
and behind appliances also check your
garage attic and basement storage
containers and clutter against the walls
help mice feel safe as they travel mice
never travel further than 10 to 30 feet
from their nest so if you're seeing
mouse activity in certain spots note
these areas because this is where you'll
focus your treatment we also recommend
prioritizing your indoor treatment as
opposed to outdoor treatment once a
mouse is infested home and found
sufficient food and shelter they rarely
leave again however you should still
make an effort to check the outside of
your home or structure to see how the
mice are entering in the first place
inspect the outside of your structure to
check for any cracks crevices or voids
mice can use to get in make sure doors
and windows closed properly take note of
any voids around plumbing or vents and
check nearby trees for overhanging
branches mines can actually enter holes
as small as a US dime so don't ignore
these openings now that you know what to
look for and where to look you can begin
treatment before starting your treatment
be sure to wear the proper personal
protective equipment gloves are
especially important when handling traps
our base stations not only for your
safety but human scent can be left
behind on the traps or stations and make
them less effective the first thing you
want to do is sanitize your home or
structure start in the kitchen and wipe
down your stovetop and pantry shelves
put away and seal pet food and other dry
foods sweep up dirt and food crumbs and
declutter your garage attic or basement
to remove any potential nesting sites
cleaning is one of the most important
and critical steps because you want to
remove the reason that the mice are
there in the first place
the food and shelter once you've cleaned
the interior it's time to seal any
openings on the exterior
this will prevent additional mice from
entering the structure during treatment
and ensures the mice already inside your
home have no alternative food sources
outside we recommend using a material
like copper mesh as it's a flexible
metal material that can be stuffed into
any openings and voids and mice and
other rodents can't chew through it now
that you've cleaned and prepped the area
you can now begin with your baiting and
trapping for the most effective Mouse
control we're gonna use a combination of
mouse poison bait blocks
snap traps and glue traps by using snap
traps glue boards and mouse bait
stations we cast a wide net to catch as
many mice as we possibly can
we're gonna place the bait stations
along walls about eight to ten feet
apart where we've seen Mouse activity
and out of the reach of children and
pets
eradication is a powerful rodenticide
that comes in a four-pound pail that
holds about 64 1 ounce bait blocks the
bait blocks contained I fasten own a
blood thinning chemical that will slowly
kill mice within a few days we're going
to use the eradication bait blocks with
the solutions mouse bait stations the
bait station will house the mouse poison
and will provide mice with a safe space
to consume the bait for safety it's
designed with a tamper resistant lid
that requires a key to open this
prevents children or pets from getting
to the bait inside the solutions mouse
bait station also features a triangular
shape that makes it perfect for putting
into most corners open your bait station
by fitting the keys two prongs into the
holes on the station's front push the
key forward and pull up to lift the lid
place one block of eradication in the
back chamber so that both entrances to
the station can be accessed by the mice
we're going to place the bait stations
along walls about eight to ten feet
apart where we've seen Mouse activity
and out of the reach of children and
pets when placing the stations place
them so that the stations holes are up
against the walls mice rarely travel in
open areas and instead travel along
walls so by placing the stations like
this we can actually provide them a safe
and easy way to enter the station check
the stations every seven to ten days to
monitor for activity along with the bait
we're also going to use the solutions
easy set mousetraps these snap traps
offer an instant method in killing mice
unlike traditional snap traps easy set
traps are easy to arm sanitary and its
unique pole bar design allows you to
dispose of mice without having to touch
them our snap traps come in increments
of five we generally recommend using
between five and ten for most average
households we're gonna set the snap
traps every five to ten feet along walls
or baseboards where you've seen Mouse
activity and out of the reach of
children and pets mice are nervous by
nature so the most effective way to use
a snap trap is to actually bait without
setting them for several days this is a
key step that most people often overlook
when they're doing snap traps by baiting
traps and then leaving them unarmed for
several days we gain the mouse's trust
when baiting don't use cheese because
mice actually prefer something sweet and
sticky like peanut butter we want to use
something sticky like peanut butter
because we don't want anything that's
easily grabbed and run off with once the
trap is set a smear peanut butter on the
traps trigger plate and place your traps
without setting them check the traps
daily to see if mice are taking the bait
it
you see after three or four days that
they're continuously taking the bait off
the trap you can then set it finally to
round out our treatment we're going to
use glue board like the catch master 72
MB these glue boards will help you catch
multiple mice per trap in environments
where poisons are discouraged the catch
master glue boards unique design allows
you to set it flat or fold it into a box
folding the glue board into a box
creates a more conducive environment for
mice these glue boards come in
increments of 12 so that you can
effectively treat most homes including
garages attics basements or storage
closets the catch master 72 MBS are very
easy to use simply peel off the paper
that's covering the adhesive glue place
these glue boards and areas you have
seen mouse activity but away from the
reach of children and pets check the
traps daily and once you've gotten
results you can then dispose of the trap
and the mouse by using these tools in
these techniques should start to see a
reduction in Mouse activity in about 7
to 10 days well you want to continue
your treatment for about 15 days after
15 days and you've seen a noticeable
drop in Mouse activity you can then
start sealing up the cracks crevices and
voids on the inside of your home or
structure get these products today by
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you can also find the links for these
products down in the description below
our final step of the process is
prevention it's important to avoid my
surrey infestations by maintaining our
environment making sure that it's not
conducive to mice or other rodents
eliminate food and water sources by
cleaning up around kitchens and
bathrooms store foods such as cereals
pasta or rice into airtight plastic
containers maintain a regular cleaning
schedule take out the garbage and clean
food crumbs and spills clean up leaf
litter yard debris keep garbage and
sealed bins and pick up any wood piles
near the structure also make routine
checks around your home or structure
making sure those voids cracks and
crevices stay sealed be sure to visit
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