Your Tulsa Pest Control can help you eliminate mice infestation in your home. Mice are rodents, known as mammals. They can cause electrical fires when they gnaw through wires. There’s a high risk of getting diseases or bacteria in the home due to its infestation. Mice contaminate food sources and make your home uncomfortable for you and your loved ones.
Being omnivorous animals, they eat both plants and other pests. When outdoors, they eat fruits and fungi. Mice can communicate using ultrasonic vocalization in an organized way. In our homes, they hide in dark corners, squeaking and scurrying in quiet places. Also, these pests invade our homes for food, warmth, and shelter, especially for reproduction. Characteristically there’s a higher rate of breeding when they are comfortable. They are known to transmit serious diseases to humans.
Often said, these creatures have their specific regions for breeding, this happens throughout the whole year or wet seasons in the southern region and the springtime in the northern region. Mice are of different species, Home mice could be known as the common rodents or pests of the home, constructing their own home for their young ones. Contact your Tulsa Pest Control.
Mice Reproduction
Mice are fast breeders due to their high rate of reproduction. Its breeding age is 6-8 weeks, its gestation period takes about 6-12 days, and its reproductive life spans from 1-2 years. Mice mate multiple times in a day. Babies develop weight after birth from 1-2 grams and are born blind but can see after about 12-14 days. They are also born hairless but develop their furs after about 14-16 days and become independent from 4-6 weeks.
Mice reproduction cycle includes the estrous cycle, mating, implantation, and reproduction which is influenced by proper nutrition, shelter, nesting sites, humidity, temperature, and water at a normal rate. Although, they tend to stay in dirty areas yet have a good population growth. Babies tend to feed on their mother’s milk for about 6-12 days after birth till they are ready to feed on solid food and on their own. Contact your Tulsa Pest Control.
Mice Signs and Tulsa Pest Control
Rodents are strategic in their activities, especially during infestation. There are noticeable signs that signify their presence in our home. First is when you notice pets like cats begin to act strangely, staring at pawing on the walls and the floor, it’s a sign that there might be mice in the house. Also, if there is an unpleasant odor, which is caused when mice urinate on the floor. If you also notice small tunnels on insulations on walls or floors, it’s likely their doing.
Mice tamper with food sources and get them contaminated. You might notice signs of scurrying on the floor or the countertop, and tiny footprints in dusty areas. Most times droppings are found around specific corners, drawers or furniture, food packages, in drawers, cupboards, under the sink, and in hidden areas around the wall. These droppings are black in color, they give gnaw marks on the wall. Contact your Tulsa Pest Control. Check out our reviews!
If you’re having trouble with rodents, or any other pests, then it’s time to call a Tulsa pest control who can help you. Here at TermMax pest control, we are the best in the business when it comes to dealing with rodents, or any other pests. We service the greater Tulsa area, including Broken Arrow, Coweta, Claremore, Catoosa, Owasso, Turley, Bixby, and Jenks. Sand Springs, Sapulpa, Prattville, and so much more. Call today for a free estimate. We’re here to help!