Rats & Mice
The Brown Rat
The larger species of rat found in Britain has a highly developed sense of smell and hearing. Rats breed rapidly and become sexually mature at 3 months old. Females may produce from 3-12 litters of between 6-8 young a year. Rats being rodents need to gnaw to keep there constantly growing incisor teeth worn down. They damage woodwork, plastic, brickwork, pipes and electrical wires posing a huge fire risk.
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Why control rats?
Rats carry many diseases including leptospirosis or weils disease, salmonella, listeria and hantavirus Property owners have a legal obligation under the prevention of damage by pest act 1949 to keep premises rodent free.
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Mice
The house mouse, and sometimes field mouse, are found in buildings as they seek the warmth and shelter for nesting sites and food. Mice have an acute sense of hearing and there presence is normally detected from there dark coloured droppings or damage to packaging or woodwork. Mice are sporadic feeders, nibbling at many food sources rather than indulging from one item. They do not need access to water as they normally obtain sufficient moisture from their food.
They will eat almost anything.
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Why Control Mice?
Mice have been known to spread salmonella and listeria which can cause food poisoning. Their constant need to gnaw in order to keep their ever growing incisor teeth worn down means they can cause damage to electrical cables, water and gas pipes, packaging and wood work.
Many electrical fires and floods have been linked to mice.
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We can deal with a wide variety of pests, if you don't see the pest you're having trouble with listed here, please get in touch.