I bolt the steel in place.
Attic low ceiling mice.
Of course mice always deficate and urinate in the attic.
Mice can also carry disease.
Look in the attic for urine stained areas and trails of mouse droppings small black pellets the size of rice grains.
Seal up all of these entry holes using steel which mice can t chew through.
Exterminator john kane witnessed an extreme mouse infestation at a home in philadelphia pennsylvania in 2009.
But do not worry it is very common to get mice in your attic.
It just happens to be the first place they found.
It s dark rarely disturbed and there are probably lots of boxes to nest in and insulation to use for nest material.
Signs of mice in your house.
They will eat through wires wood and stored personal items.
They can be heard in the ceiling as well.
It also offers a mouse a place where they can sleep without worrying about predators and gives them an excellent base to use while they travel your house looking for food.
Sometimes the feces or urine can leak through the drywall and onto your ceiling.
For a start it offers warmth bedding and comfort.
Mice are not clean creatures and if they are living in your attic you may smell their urine which is similar in smell to ammonia.
This can cause odor problems a breeding ground for mold is host to potential pathogens and health risks and the odor can contain phermonones that attract other mice into the attic.
There are some reasons why mice might actually prefer your attic.
It might sound like they re running.
Mice prefer to be near food sources.
Once they re in the attic it s fairly easy for them to find ways into the main part of your house where they can cause more problems by chewing on things and pooping.
Usually once mice are in the attic they can find their way down into wall or ceiling voids and can emerge into your kitchen or other areas.
An attic is a perfect place for m ice to hide.
Usually sound is the first sign of mice in the attic or walls.
Once inside a mouse can scurry though any part of the architecture the walls the ceiling and get into the attic where they like to live and nest.
At night there will be a scratching or scurrying noise.
Mainly coming from behind the wall or ceiling.
Mice in the attic can cause trouble.