Serving Central Ohio since 2024.
A plan for the mice, the spaces they use and the small gaps that let them in.
Skedaddle Columbus provides humane mouse removal across Central Ohio, from Columbus and Upper Arlington to Westerville, Dublin and Powell. Through late fall and winter, as mice move indoors, we inspect your home from the foundation to the roof for the small gaps they use, remove the mice without poisons and seal every entry point. We then clean the affected areas, with attic restoration where needed.
Reviewed by Bill Dowd, Founder, President & CEO. Last updated November 2026.
A mouse in the kitchen usually means more than one mouse and more than one way in. We look past the room where you saw it to the gaps, hidden spaces and materials connected to the activity.
Our technicians go inch by inch around the perimeter, from the foundation to the roof, looking for droppings, chewing and the staining mice leave at the openings they use. That matters when the signs are inside but the way in is tucked behind a utility line, vent or building joint.
We do not rely on poisons, which can leave mice to die inside your walls and attic. Instead, we remove the mice and close the routes they use, so the problem is solved at the openings rather than one mouse at a time.
Our exclusion work carries a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials. Your written quote lists the openings we seal and keeps cleanup and insulation work as separate items, so you know exactly what the guarantee covers.
Where you notice the signs, and whether they show up in more than one room, is a great starting point for our inspection. Leave droppings and nesting material where they are; we will deal with them safely.
Mouse droppings are dark, pointed and about the size of a grain of rice. Along with chewed food packages and an ammonia smell in enclosed spaces, they are often the first clue. Where you find them, whether in a pantry, garage, basement or attic, helps us decide where to start.
A mouse can fit through a hole about the size of a dime. Weep vents between bricks, poorly sealed window casings, utility lines and gaps between building materials are common entry points, along with dryer vents, garage door corners and sill plates. We check all of them, not just the one closest to where you saw the mouse.
Mice are most active at night, so chewing or scratching behind walls after dusk is a common sign. They nest in attics, basement ceilings and behind cabinets, and their constantly growing teeth can damage wood, wiring and insulation. We check those spaces so cleanup is planned alongside the removal.
Tell us where you saw the mouse and any other signs you have noticed. Our inspection traces the routes into your home and the spaces the mice are using, so the plan fits the whole problem rather than a single sighting.
Two kinds of mice cause most indoor activity in Ohio. The Mammals of Ohio field guide describes the house mouse as a nonnative species that usually lives in buildings, in close association with people. The white-footed mouse is a common native mouse of woody and brushy areas that often enters buildings. Both are active at night.
Around Columbus, homes range from older houses with settled foundations and brick weep vents to new builds with fresh utility runs and garage doors. Each kind of home has small gaps, and landscaping that runs from wooded areas right up to the foundation gives mice cover on the way in.
Mice also breed quickly. House mice have several litters a year after a pregnancy of only 18 to 21 days, with up to 11 young in a litter. A few mice that get in this fall can become a much larger problem by spring.
For your home, that means we confirm which mouse is involved, trace every connected opening and pair the removal with the sealing and cleanup the space needs.
Our inspection follows the outside of your home from the foundation to the roof and checks the spaces inside where mice nest. We confirm the activity, find each opening and check the affected materials. Then we explain our findings and walk you through our process and give you a written quote before any work starts.
Your written quote separates removal, exclusion repairs and any cleanup or insulation work, so you can see the full scope before work starts.
We use the inspection to find the openings mice are using and choose the removal approach. Where appropriate, we install one-way devices over active openings so mice can leave to find food but cannot get back in. No poisons are used.
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Once the mice are out, we clear droppings, urine and nesting material and disinfect the affected areas. Heavily contaminated attics may need full restoration with new insulation; smaller areas often need targeted cleaning only.
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We seal every potential entry point using heavy-gauge steel screening and Skedaddle's exclusive wildlife exclusion sealant. Your written quote lists each protected opening covered by our lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials.
Learn moreMice live around Central Ohio homes all year, but cold weather changes where they spend their time. Here is what each season can mean for your home.
| Season | What may change | What it means for the homeowner |
|---|---|---|
| Winter(Dec–Feb) | Mice that moved in during the fall often stay inside through the winter once they find food. House mice can keep breeding indoors, with several litters a year. | Signs inside do not fade with the cold. We remove the mice now and seal the routes they used. |
| Spring(Mar–May) | Small rodents usually breed most in spring and fall, and white-footed mice breed from March to June. | Nests made from shredded paper or insulation may turn up during spring cleaning. We handle the cleanup safely and find how the mice got in. |
| Summer(Jun–Aug) | Outdoor mice stay busy around foundations, sheds and plantings. | Summer is a good time to seal gaps from the outside, before mice start looking for shelter. |
| Fall(Sep–Nov) | Cooler weather and shrinking outdoor food supplies send mice looking for shelter indoors, during a second breeding peak. | This is when most mice move in. We seal the small openings before they settle in for the winter. |
These patterns describe mouse biology, not a fixed removal calendar. The findings at your home set the order of the work.
Humane removal means solving the problem at its source without leaving mice to die inside your walls. Small openings call for careful building work, so we pair every removal with sealing and cleanup.
We decide how to remove mice only after we know which openings are active and where the mice are nesting. One-way devices are used only where appropriate for the opening, and we never rely on poisons.
Mice rarely use just one opening. We follow the building from the foundation to the roof and seal every gap that connects to the activity, along with the weak spots they could use next, instead of patching only where the last mouse disappeared.
We remove droppings, urine and nesting material and disinfect the area. The CDC warns that sweeping or vacuuming rodent droppings can put tiny droplets carrying viruses into the air, so we clean with disinfectant and protective equipment and replace insulation only where it is contaminated.
We close the entry points with steel screening and exclusion sealant built to resist chewing and weather. Our lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials covers the openings we seal, and if one needs attention later, we come back to inspect and repair it.
Every mouse problem starts at a different gap. Book an inspection and we will map the openings, the spaces the mice are using and the cleanup your home needs, then explain the work before it begins.
Our Columbus team provides mouse removal in Clintonville, Columbus, Delaware, Dublin, Franklinton, Gahanna, Grove City, Groveport, Hilliard, New Albany, Obetz, Pataskala, Pickerington, Powell, Reynoldsburg, Sunbury, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington. If your home is nearby but outside these communities, call with your address and we will confirm availability.
Mice can get in anywhere from the foundation to the roofline, in older homes and new builds alike. When you book, tell us whether the signs are in a kitchen, basement, garage, attic or another part of the home so we can prepare for the inspection.
Wondering how far the problem has spread? Bring your questions to the inspection, and we will connect each recommendation to what we found.
Cost depends on how many openings need sealing, where they are on the home, which materials the work needs and how much cleanup or insulation work the affected areas require. We inspect the property first and provide a written quote that separates removal, exclusion and cleanup, so you see the full price before any work starts.
Same-day service is sometimes available, but it cannot be guaranteed. The inspection and the completion of all work may happen on different days, because sealing every gap from the foundation to the roof takes time. Call 614-662-1800 and we will explain the next available appointment and what to expect.
We start with an inspection that finds every opening the mice are using. Where appropriate, we install one-way devices so mice can leave but cannot return, and we never rely on poisons that leave mice to die inside your walls. We then seal the openings with steel screening and exclusion sealant and clean the affected areas.
Our Columbus team serves Clintonville, Columbus, Delaware, Dublin, Franklinton, Gahanna, Grove City, Groveport, Hilliard, New Albany, Obetz, Pataskala, Pickerington, Powell, Reynoldsburg, Sunbury, Upper Arlington, Westerville, Whitehall and Worthington. If you live near these communities, call with your address and we will confirm availability.
Our exclusion work comes with a lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials. It covers the repairs and sealed openings listed in your written quote, and if one of those repairs needs attention, we come back to inspect and fix it. A new concern on another part of the home gets its own assessment.
Cleanup is part of our recommended scope whenever mice have left droppings, urine or nests in a space, and the quote lists it separately. Not every attic needs full restoration. Small areas may need targeted cleaning, while heavily contaminated insulation may need removal and replacement. Because rodent droppings can carry hantavirus, we clean with disinfectant rather than a broom or vacuum.
Not on its own. Mice are most active at night and nest out of sight in walls, cabinets and ceilings, and a female can have a new litter about every three weeks. One sighting can mean a few mice or many more. Our inspection looks at droppings, nests and entry points to show how far the activity has spread.
Our technicians follow the outside of your home inch by inch, from the foundation to the roof. We check weep vents, window casings, utility lines, dryer vents, garage door corners and gaps between building materials, because a mouse can fit through a hole about the size of a dime. Your quote lists each opening we will seal.
Droppings in the pantry, chewing behind the walls or a mouse darting across the basement floor all deserve answers before the problem grows. Our Columbus team finds every opening mice are using, removes them without poisons, seals the entry points and cleans the affected areas, with attic restoration where needed. Every exclusion repair is backed by our lifetime guarantee on all workmanship and materials.
Reviewed by Bill Dowd, Founder, President & CEO. Last updated November 2026.
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