Human pest control

House mice, as their name suggests, have always had a close bond with man. These raging creatures live in nests, which are often built in houses, especially in the winter months. Our comfortable houses provide mice with the three essential elements they need to survive: food, water and warmth.

House mice reproduce fairly quickly throughout the year, producing 5-10 litters each of 4-8 pups, so you can see how soon you’ll have a worrisome pest control problem. The length of its body is between 6.5 and 10 cm. They generally have grayish-brown fur with lighter underparts.

There are many reasons why we do not want to share our home with house mice, mainly:

• Food contamination: Mice will contaminate their environment with urine, droppings, and hair.
• Property Damage – May cause fire hazard by gnawing on wires.
• Health Hazard – Serious health hazard including typhus, jaundice, and salmonella.

If you are in doubt about whether you have a pest control problem, there are a few signs to watch for:

• Mouse droppings – can be found in places where you store your food, such as drawers and cupboards. It can also be found on mouse paths, for example along rafters, the top of walls, or behind sinks.
• Nest Signs – You may find shredded paper balls, fabric, or furniture filler. These can be found under sideboards, behind kitchen appliances, or inside furniture.
• Nibbled food or food boxes
• Evidence of Gnawing: Mice will gnaw on almost anything. Your teeth are continually growing, so in an effort to keep them short, you may find gnaw marks on hard materials like chair legs.
• Odor: In a closed room, you may detect a strong musty odor.
• Scraping sound: Mice are usually most active at night. You may hear scratching sounds on your walls or ceilings, but you may never see anything unless you have a particularly large infestation.

There are several ways to get rid of mice that can be found on the market today. Traditional mouse traps, while undoubtedly effective, can cause injury and thus unnecessary suffering to the animal. Various poisons are also available, but similarly these cause suffering to the animal and can also be a danger to family pets and children if accidentally digested.

Human mouse traps provide a way to safely dispose of mice so that they can be released into the wild outside the home. These have the added advantage that you don’t have to handle or come into contact with the animal in any way! It should be noted that these are obviously live animal traps and need to be checked frequently, otherwise they will cease to be human traps and become instruments of torture.