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Five signs of mice in your attic space

Posted on June 15, 2019October 14, 2021 by John Johnston

Five Signs of Mice in your attic "Wee jemmy"

John Johnston
June 15, 2019
1:41 am

Rodent holes, in the attic space(Insulation) you can often see signs of infestation, look for small entry holes rounded in shape in the insulation. the size of hole’s vary but roughly about 2″ diameter (Pictures below at the end of the page)
Droppings, Mice droppings are black in colour, a easy way to determine between mice and rat droppings is an old saying. “Mice, Rice, Rats, Rasins” This is in reference to the size of the droppings. If you place mice droppings in between your fingers and roll them they should not break up or crumble. Bat droppings are very similar to mice droppings and crumble under pressure due to the insects they have eaten being left over in there droppings.
Noise’s, Mice are often more noticeable at night when you are lying in bed. The house is silent, and then the scurrying/scratching starts. you will mostly hear them moving under the attic insulation on top of the plaster board above your head or digging out there nest. This is also inline with mice being nocturnal animals.
Smells, Large infestation of rodents carry with them a deep musky smell, The possibility of dead rodents in the attic space can also cause bad odours to occur. The possibility of blue bottles is also a sign to look for.
Destruction of property, mice incisors never stop growing they have one set of teeth and there for they need to gnaw on materials to shave them down and keep them a reasonable size. Signs to look for are pipe insulation chewed, cardboard storage boxes, plastic bags to name a few things in your attic space.

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Five top tips on keeping your property rodent free.

Posted on June 8, 2019October 14, 2021 by John Johnston

Five top tips on preventing rodents entering your home

John Johnston
June 8, 2019
2:30 pm

1.Food, Keep food in a sealed container, this will be one of the main reason of encouragement for a rodent to enter your premises, keep it sealed and keep the food source of the floor. Pets food should be removed at night and not left out.

2. Perimeter of building, Check your house perimeter. Start low down and check the air bricks if you have them, a mouse can gain entry this way into the sub floor and then it will follow the pipework to other areas of the house. Generally a mouse can fit threw any gaps the width of a standard pencil and greater. Utility pipes should be checked and the gaps around them sealed using something like steel plate or steel wool. Expansion foam does not work. . Check all walls, windows, doors, eaves and drains for possible gaps.

3. Garden, Keep your garden tidy. Remove any harbourage areas. Tires, appliances, pallets, manure piles. Keep all wood piles away from the house. Do not store or lean anything against your property walls this gives cover from natural predators ie raptors and provides cover for rodents gaining entry to your property. Bird feeders and loose food will attract rodents. Try to use hanging bird feeders so to make it more difficult for access and less spillage onto the ground.

4.Climbing plants, Plants on the building walls or overhanging tress can allow access into roof spaces. Keep these trimmed back.

5. Garage, Check your garage doors have bristle strips installed to the lower part of the door to deter entry into your garage, check pipework leading into your home from the garage ie hot water pipes.