Just like all rodents, when it’s wet and cold out, mice are looking for shelter, food and of course a warm place to do this in. Mice can adjust quite rapidly to new surroundings and are unrelenting when it comes to finding their basic needs. When it comes to mice, it is rarely a case of a single mouse in your house, rather mice (plural of course) which can be a real problem to get rid of, period! (as many of my clients will attest to). If you have ever watched any YouTube videos on mice, you will discover quickly that they can climb ladders, walls, cables, pipes, insulation, stucco, hardy board and just about anything that isn’t completely smooth. And yes they will search for any gap, crack or crevice they can squeeze through in their pursuit of happiness; in fact they spend their entire life doing just that. That’s why you always need to be aware of small holes and gaps needing repairs, to keep them out. Mice can climb vertical surfaces like walls, pipes and wires as tall as 10 meters in height. Baby mice can squeeze through a crack as small as one half of a centimeter, niggling in to spaces as small as a pens width. An adult mouse is able to jump as high as 1 meter, which is quite outstanding, since their only about 8 cm in size. Mice like the dark, not only for protection but also their eyesight is poor, yet make up for this with a keen sense of smell, hearing and touch. Their whiskers are used as a form of muscle memory, and to perceive surfaces, temperature changes and air flow. Mice can go without food and water for several weeks but when they are active they will make multiple visits a night in numerous locations. Mice are known as nibblers, they will only take a little bit of food (as same as ¼ grams) and move on quickly to avoid detection.
