Pests We Treat - Mice entry near door

When conducting an inspection of a rodent infestation, I focus on potential access points into the home. Mice tend to make their way into a home through gaps, cracks, or other entry points around the home's foundation. Finding entry points can be a challenge because these rodents don't need much space to get it. Even an opening the diameter of a dime is enough for them to squeeze through. While inspecting the interior perimeter of the basement, I noticed some daylight around several utility lines going out through the exterior wall. Often, the sealing around lines entering the home deteriorate, which mice are happy to exploit. If you can see daylight entering through the foundation, a good rule of thumb is that the gap is large enough for a mouse (and certainly for insects) to fit through. I went to the exterior of the home and sealed these opening with chew-proof copper mesh. Rodents are powerful gnawers with enlarged chewing muscles that must constantly file down their continuously growing incisors. With their four long sharp front teeth (that are much harder than human teeth), mice can easily chew their way through caulk and silicone sealants.