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title: "The Weather Network: Mice Are Looking To Get Into Your Home, Here’s How to Spot and Stop Them"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c5064592-6216-498c-84c5-13020b466182
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-weather-network-mice-are-looking-to-get-into-your-home-heres-how-to-spot-and-stop-them-2720218
category: "General"
published: 2022-11-01T17:12:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:11:24.369Z
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# The Weather Network: Mice Are Looking To Get Into Your Home, Here’s How to Spot and Stop Them

**TL;DR:** Mice are seeking warmer places to stay as the weather changes, and may be inhabiting homes without homeowners' knowledge. Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control's CEO Bill Dowd provides tips on spotting and stopping mice infestations.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2022-11-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-weather-network-mice-are-looking-to-get-into-your-home-heres-how-to-spot-and-stop-them-2720218).*

## Story

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.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- home maintenance (topic)
- pest control (topic)
- wildlife control (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-weather-network-mice-are-looking-to-get-into-your-home-heres-how-to-spot-and-stop-them-2720218). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c5064592-6216-498c-84c5-13020b466182).