Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Mice Equals Snakes In the North Houston Area






You could have them in your home right now. They could be hiding behind your refrigerator, in your attic or your crawlspace. You could have them and not even know it.

Mice are one the most common pests in homes across the United States. They are small and some people think they are cute and they don't cause much problems, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Mice can have up to 16 litters of 6 average per year.

The gestation period is approximately 19 days, varying from 18 to 20. You do the math. And maybe the worst of all is that Breathing in dust that is contaminated with rodent urine or droppings can cause the contraction of Hantavirus .

You would Think all that was bad enough, but "Wait there is more" Mice are also on the lower end of the food chain and have predators that love to include them into their diet. one of these predators are the Snake. Poisonous and non-poisonous snakes alike feed on rodents. They will even enter your home to get to them. In fact most snakes found in homes are there after a food source such as mice and rodents. Some snakes such as Rat snakes can live in attics and crawlspace for extended periods of time to hunt these little critters we all love.

So if you believe you have any part of the above equation, let A All Animal Control of North Houston, TX help you to solve this one.