If you have a problem with mice in your house, you may have difficulty getting rid of them by yourself, especially if you're squeamish about using mice traps. Traps are an effective way to eliminate mice, but they can be scary to use. Plus, if you hate to see animals suffer, you may not want to deal with traps at all. You can't ignore a problem with mice, or they will just multiply and make your life miserable. Calling a rodent control expert is a good way to deal with the problem. Here are some things they may try.

Find Where The Mice Are Nesting

Mice could be living outdoors and coming inside to raid your pantry or your dog's food bowl. On the other hand, the mice might have a handy food source outside but prefer living inside your comfy and warm home. Either way, a pest control expert will find the nesting place for the mice and their feeding grounds so that both can be eliminated.

Traps Will Probably Be Used

Catching the mice with traps is the quickest and easiest way to get rid of them. There are various types of traps an exterminator can use, but the basic snap trap works well too. The traps have to be placed in the best positions and baited properly to attract the mice. If you can't deal with the sight of killed mice, then the exterminator can place traps and then check them the next day. It's likely that several traps will be placed the first night to take the mice by surprise. Also, having many traps and catching a lot of mice helps the exterminator judge how bad the infestation has become.

Block New Mice From Getting Inside

Once the mice in your house have been trapped, you want to keep new mice out by blocking up their entry holes. The mice leave scents behind that other mice will follow to come inside your house if you don't seal up entry points. This is careful work since mice can get in through very small holes. However, blocking the mice from coming inside is a sure way to prevent an infestation in your home.

The exterminator may keep traps out for several days just to make sure all the mice have been captured. When there are just a few mice left, they may be more difficult to spot and catch, so you don't want to give up too early. Also, be alert to signs of mice activity in your home such as finding droppings and seeing gnawed places on your food boxes so you can call your local mice removal services quickly if the mice return.