Milwaukee Wildlife Control: Why Do Mice Go In Your Bedroom?

A mouse is not particularly threatening to look at on its own and out of context; however, if that harmless little darling is found inside your home, your bedroom, it is suddenly terrifying. While there is no physical reason to fear a mouse — it will not attack a human — it can cause significant damage to your house. Because of the risk of damage, you should contact mice removal wildlife control in Milwaukee at the first sign of a mouse.

Understanding Why a Mouse Might Venture Into Your Bedroom

While most people do not want a wild mouse loose in their home, the bedroom is a particularly sensitive space. The bedroom is often viewed as a sanctuary, a respite from the outside world. Therefore, when a mouse breaches the border of the room, people are especially put off. To a mouse, your bedroom is nothing special or different from the rest of the house. It only represents another potential source of food, shelter, or nesting materials. A mouse is not trying to bother or frighten you. In fact, the animal is likely doing everything it can to avoid you. If it is exploring your bedroom, it is because of access to one of the above essentials.

Positive Changes To Reduce the Risks of Furry Visitors

If you want to reduce the likelihood of mice entering your home or bedroom, you need to eliminate access to food, shelter, and nesting materials. In your bedroom, that means not eating in the space, keeping cords off the floor, ensuring your bedding is tucked under the mattress and sealing any openings or vulnerabilities in walls and around windows. Mice can and will chew on loose or low-hanging wires. As rodents, the animals need to chew constantly to file down their ever-growing teeth. Unfortunately, animals do not understand that wires are dangerous and present genuine fire risks. A quilt and other bedding provide excellent opportunities for soft nesting materials. Mice are agile climbers and decent jumpers, so tucking your bedding, especially when the mattress is on a tall frame, can limit access. You will also need to look around your room for any holes, cracks, or inadequate seals. A mouse can squeeze through a hole the diameter of an average pen. Finally, food is the most enticing reason a mouse will enter your bedroom. If you are prone to snacking or eating in your room, it is best to stop. However, if you do not want to stop, make sure you vacuum and clean after every meal.

Importance of Rapid Removal

Unlike most wildlife, mice do not have a specific mating season, meaning babies are born all year long. An average litter will consist of as many as 12 mice, and an average female can have up to 10 litters per year, meaning one male and one female can be responsible for a population of 120 mice within a calendar year. A mouse reaches sexual maturity within seven weeks, and you can expect half of a litter to be female. This means out of the 120 mice produced from one female, 60 can be female. Each of those 60 is also capable of producing 120 mice per year. Therefore, rapid assessment and removal are essential to protecting your home from damage.

Contact a Professional at the First Sign of a Problem

If you even suspect you have a rodent problem, you need to call a wildlife control service. If you know you have a problem, do not hesitate to call Skedaddle Humane Wildlife Control. The company will send a team to assess your property and come up with a game plan for removal and repair.