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04 April 2012

12 Facts You Didn’t Know About Mice

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Mice prefer chocolate to cheeseThe spike we normally see every year in mice infestations never arrived. When the temperature dips in November the phones start to ring from customers reporting mice infestations. Mice are opportunists and will sneak into a house or business if they can gain access and there is accessibility to food. Once they are in, they are (understandably), reluctant to move back out again. If have ever wondered how a mouse got into your house here are 12 fascinating facts:

12 Facts About Mice

  1. Can squeeze through a 6mm gap.
  2. Mice whiskers are used to sense smooth and rough surfaces, temperature changes and breezes.
  3. Mice see best in dim light. Their eyesight is weak, but their other senses are acute.
  4. Mice can hear ultrasound up to 90kHz, they can also produce ultrasound for communication between individuals.
  5. Mice prefer to travel adjacent to walls and other edges.
  6. They forage only for short distances from their nest, usually not more than 10 to 30 feet.
  7. Mice explore their territory daily, showing no aversion to new objects (neophobia).
  8. The average mouse consumes 3-4g per day, preferring cereal grains and seeds.
  9. Mice may make 20 to 30 visits to different food sites each night taking as little as 0.15g at each site.
  10. Mice produce 7 – 8 litters of 4 – 16 pups per year. They begin breeding at two months of age.
  11. Mice use urine as markers to determine where they have been.
  12. Mice can produce up to 80 droppings a day which are scattered everywhere rather than one place.

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4 Comments

  1. Pest Control Reply to Pest to Pest Control" aria-label=' Reply to Pest to Pest Control'> Reply to Pest
    April 6, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    One cool facts about mice is they are afraid to jump on high vertical drops such as from a high table. 🙂

  2. Reynolds Pest Mgmt Reply to Reynolds to Reynolds Pest Mgmt" aria-label=' Reply to Reynolds to Reynolds Pest Mgmt'> Reply to Reynolds
    June 21, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Very informative facts on mice. We encounter many mice and rat outbreaks in Florida year long. Customers appreciate the facts and prevention tips we provide them from blogs like your own. Thanks you for sharing.

  3. David Hughes Reply to David to David Hughes" aria-label=' Reply to David to David Hughes'> Reply to David
    December 19, 2012 at 10:43 pm

    Sir, I live in a retirement apartment. The building has a ground floor, and first and second floors. A neighbour on the top floor has a loft cover and stores her xmas decorations their all year round. She said that on retrieving the decorations this year from the loft they were chewed up by mice. Is it possible for mice to be in a loft approx 50ft, from the ground

  4. Alicia Reply to Alicia to Alicia" aria-label=' Reply to Alicia to Alicia'> Reply to Alicia
    December 27, 2012 at 3:05 pm

    Yes it’s possible but possibly these are woodmice not house mice sheltering over winter. If so they’ll probably move out in spring – eaves could be proofed with ‘chicken wire’ to keep them out next year. Otherwise it’s trapping or baiting them if you want them out sooner.

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