A Mouse in Your Northern New Jersey House Places Your Family at Risk
A mouse in the house is cute in Disney movies but not so funny when a furry critter runs across your kitchen floor. Mice seek shelter indoors when it’s cold out and food is scare. Your toasty home and well-stocked kitchen offer mice just the accommodations they’re looking for to weather the cold winter months and raise a family.
Mice are often attracted to birdseed or pet food stored in garages, breezeways or mud rooms. Because they can wiggle their flexible bodies through a crack the size of a dime, a determined mouse can be hard to keep out of your house. Mice may even enter your home by climbing up sump pump and plumbing pipes, gaining entry to your kitchen from under the sink or dishwasher.
Once inside, mice contaminate food supplies and foul food preparation surfaces and eating areas with their urine and feces. They bring parasites, mites and dangerous diseases like potentially fatal Hantavirus into your home. With their sharp teeth, mice can gnaw their way into boxes and bags of food and even some plastic containers. Their perpetual gnawing behavior can damage woodwork, cabinetry and furniture.
If you see a mouse in your house, call an experienced northern New Jersey mouse and rat control expert like Heritage Pest Control immediately. Heritage can not only rid your home of mice, our Home Damage Repair Service team can seal entry points to keep them out.