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Identifying Deer Mice
Where Do Deer Mice Live?
Are Deer Mice Dangerous?
Symptoms Of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
What Attracts Deer Mice To Houses?
Deer Mouse Behavior
Primarily active at night, a deer mouse’s diet typically consists of seeds and nuts, fruit and berries, and insects. They are notorious gatherers and a large portion of the food they collect will end up in nests for winter.
Deer Mouse Behavior (Part 2)
Deer mice live between two months & two years, their short lifespan largely due to predators. A female deer mouse can have up to eleven litters per year. The litters usually contain between one & nine babies.
How To Get Rid Of Deer Mice
You might have a deer mouse infestation if you notice mice droppings, furniture and other household items that that have been gnawed on, or nests.
How To Get Rid Of Deer Mice (Part 2)
The best way to prevent a deer mouse infestation is to make sure all cracks and openings leading into your home or any outbuildings are sealed well. Deer mice can get through holes and spaces as small as a dime so it is important to be thorough.
Deer Mice prefer to live in areas with tall plants and brush, and are particularly fond of wooded and brushy landscapes. As the weather gets cold, deer mice will seek shelter in warmer areas with a suitable food supply. Deer mice commonly enter barns, sheds, garages, and basements, and will likely build nests in these sites as well. These nests are made up of paper scraps, weeds, and fur. If in your home, they usually build nests in storage boxes, furniture, and wall voids. Deer mice nests are typically inhabited by a family of mice and they may utilize several nests. They will also build nests to store food for when resources become scarce.
Deer mice can pose serious problems if they inhabit your home or outbuilding. Deer mice are carriers of hantavirus which can cause hantavirus pulmonary syndrome in humans. Hantavirus is transmitted through the waste of deer mice and affects people who try to clean up mouse carcasses, droppings, or live or work in an infested building and inhale the airborne virus.
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome advances in two stages. The first stage is very difficult to distinguish from the flu, pneumonia, or other common viruses. Conditions will worsen after four to ten days and symptoms typically include:
A cough with secretions
Shortness of breath
Fluid in lungs
Low blood pressure
If you have been around mice or mice droppings, and suspect you may have contracted hantavirus, you should seek medical attention immediately.
Deer mice are attracted to yards with plenty of plant growth and safe places to hide. When temperatures begin to drop, deer mice often seek shelter in rural and suburban homes and buildings in order to keep warm. Because deer mice are small in size, they are able to get inside through small openings near the ground. They can also use tree branches to get into attics.
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After our first visit, Aptive will return the following month to rid the exterior of any surviving pests and continue to treat your home on a quarterly basis. To ensure exterior treatments are convenient, customers do not need to be home while we work.
Service begins with a thorough inspection of your property by a certified pest specialist. Risk areas are identified and treated using a customized quarterly protection plan that keeps your property pest free year-round.
Aptive’s Four Seasons Protection Plan provides an environmentally responsible solution that keeps your indoor environment pest-free through quarterly applications once a season. Using the most progressive protection plan in the industry, our comprehensive extermination services and quality guarantee have made us the fastest-growing pest control service in North America.
Aptive Environmental knows that for most homeowners, it’s not if the pests will return, but when. When the pests come back, we do too— absolutely free!
If you see deer mice in or around your home, call an Aptive professional to exterminate right away. Deer mouse remains, droppings and urine pose a serious health threat so you should hire a professional that has the correct protective gear to remove any deer mice.