Setting traps in your attic without sealing the exterior is like plugging a single hole in a water bucket while you ignore the other hole in the front.
How does a mouse get in my attic.
When you do a search for mouse droppings do a search for nests as well.
Inspect your attic for tunnelling especially if your house has blown in insulation.
There will also be droppings around the nesting sites.
Fortunately getting rid of the mice in your attic is a doable task.
So get ahead of the game and install traps in these areas.
And you can say goodbye to them for good.
This is usually the first thing that i check for if i suspect mice infestation.
Seal the exterior to get rid of mice.
Just remember to check the mouse traps in your attic daily so you can get rid of as many mice as possible.
Mice are fearful so if they can hide their whereabouts they will do so especially when they hear you coming.
Nests will look like matted down material and will usually be tucked away in hard to get at spots.
Mice often tunnel in materials like this and can even get behind fiberglass insulation in order to keep them warm while they are nesting.
If the mice find their way to the rest of the house they are capable of contaminating human food sources.
A mouse infestation even one isolated in your attic must be dealt with immediately.
Even if the mice remain in the attic their fecal matter can get into ventilation systems and possibly spread diseases.
I will prepare a survival kit for the attic and i will go and investigate further.
Wait a few minutes.
In my view as a home inspector the most important step is to seal the exterior holes and cracks that a mouse can enter.
Mice dribble urine as they travel.