The Weather Network: Mice Are Looking To Get Into Your Home, Here’s How to Spot and Stop Them

As the weather changes, mice are looking for more places to stay warm, such as heated homes. In a segment with The Weather Network, Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control’s CEO and President Bill Dowd provides critical information about local wildlife.

According to Dowd, for every mouse a homeowner sees, there are likely 15 to 20 that they cannot see within their walls and the home itself. “75% of every home we go into, whether it is a raccoon call or squirrel call, [the houses] have mice,” he said. “And for a homeowner, you might not even know that. You might not even be hearing the mice.”

Dowd recommends diligently checking on your home and having as much animal-proofing as possible.

A mouse only needs an opening the size of a dime to enter a property. Therefore Dowd recommends consistently checking the exterior of one’s property as well as looking in the attic for any additional mouse infestation clues.