No one likes guests who show up without an invitation especially if they are in the form of pests such as rodents including mice. Moreover, it’s never easy to get rid of these pesky pests especially once they begin multiplying. Luckily, if you have got a mouse in the house, we at Quality Affordable Pest Control have got you covered. However, you might want to try and get rid of the mice yourself via DIY methods. We do not discourage this at all and in fact, are willing to share a couple of tips and tricks to keep the situation
Check the holes in your home
Mice are small and will come inside from any little hole that they can find. Hence, your first step in trying to get rid of mice from your house should be checking your house for any holes, cracks, and crevices. Remember that mice can squeeze themselves in from the smallest of holes. It will be a good idea to check the tiniest of holes with a pencil eraser. If the pencil eraser can fit in, so can the mouse. If all the entry points are sealed, no new mouse can ever enter in your house.
Seal all food that attracts mice
In addition to this, all feeding sites for the mice should be identified and sealed. This means all your food should be kept in air-tight containers and in the fridge or cupboards. The kitchen floor, countertops, and sinks should be always kept clean. Keep your trash bags sealed as well. This way there will be no food source for the mice.
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Keep your kitchen clean
Don’t forget to keep your house clean and sanitize the area where these mice in Scarborough have been nesting. Mice are a host to serious diseases such as Salmonellosis and Hantavirus. Hence, to keep your family and pets safe, it is mandatory to not only get rid of these rodents but also their droppings and leftover food. Moreover, remember that mice only need 3 to 4 grams of food to make it through the day. So, if you even have a few bed crumbs lying around, these pesky pests will survive. Also, it is important for you to keep the outside of your house free from dirt as well so that mice are unable to hide and it is easier for you to catch them.
Utilize mouse traps
Now that all the openings of your house are covered, none of the mice can escape from your house. So, it’s time to go to the market and purchase various kinds of mouse traps including wooden snap traps, bait traps, glue traps, and multiple capture live traps. We advise you to get different kinds of traps because the mice in your house might know how to safely avoid a certain kind of trap, and you need to take every possible measure to be on the safer side.
You must put lots of mouse traps in different parts of your house (especially around the areas where you think they hide). It doesn’t matter if you think you have just one mouse, you have to put in a lot of traps to ensure that your house is completely free of mice. Besides this, if you place the mouse trap perpendicular to your house wall and the trigger section is facing the baseboard, you will have much more chances of catching the mice hiding in your house.
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Utilize bait on your traps
Remember how we had asked you to keep all your and your pet’s food away from the reach of mice. Well, it was all so that you can keep your food safe and the mice hungry. Once the mice are hungry, you can use the food that mice like as bait to lure them in your traps and capture them. A good bait would be one that the mouse has been eating in your house or foods that we found were liked by mice. These include chocolate, peanut butter, hazelnut spread, bacon, dried fruit, and oatmeal. Simply tie the bait to the trigger of the mousetrap with dental floss or fishing line. Then, wait for your bait to work its magic. Remember to keep the food fresh and change it every other day. If somehow the food as bait technique is not working, you can switch to mice nesting material aka cotton and feathers. Hopefully, this works, and you can catch the mice.
Also, once you have trapped the mice (dead or alive), get rid of the mice in Vaughan as soon as possible. This is because dead mice begin to have a very filthy smell very soon and it is very unhygienic to keep. In case, you have trapped live mice, remember to dispose of them at least 100 km away from your house so that they do not come back.
Still not working? Utilize professional pest control
If you have tried all the above-mentioned DIY methods or read them but still want a professional, then give us a call at 647-502-3950 or send us an email. We will inspect your house and find all the hiding spots of the mice present in your house.
Moreover, we will discuss our plan of action with you and then completely get rid of those pesky mice in Markham. We use eco-friendly products that will get the job done without harming any of your family members, pets, and even the environment. Our professional exterminators will not only make your house mice free but will also give you tips on how to keep mice away. In addition to mice, we can get rid of any rats in your home.
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