| It's that time of year where rats and
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| | enter your home. That can be difficult
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| mice are apt to enter our homes. Lets
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| | with mice because they can pass through
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| talk a bit about their abilities and
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| | an opening only 3/8 inch thick. In
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| senses first.Rats and mice cannot see
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| | general, all openings greater than 1/4
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| very good beyond 3 or 4 feet but have a
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| | inch thick should be sealed for mice and
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| very good sense of motion up to 30 to 50
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| | all openings greater than 1/2 inch should
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| feet away and for the most part they are
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| | be sealed for rats.Check all openings
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| color blind. Rodents are most active at
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| | around utility lines that enter your
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| night.These rodents have a very good
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| | home, around service conduits such as
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| sense of taste so baits may be rejected
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| | water pipes, electric wires,
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| by them if they are contaminated with
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| | air-conditioning units, drain pipes and
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| insecticides or odors from other
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| | vents should all be sealed. Also check
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| chemicals. Even touching baits after
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| | for broken windows and unscreened vents.
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| smoking a cigarette will make these
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| | Vents should be covered with metal
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| rodents to shy away from the baits.Rats
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| | grillwork backed by rust-resistant
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| and mice also have a good sense of smell.
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| | screening. Roofs should be checked to see
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| They mark pathways with urine and use
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| | that shingles are down tight and
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| their sense of smell to recognize the
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| | sheathing is complete. Check roof
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| odors of the pathway to and from food
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| | ventilators, screen vents and in wall
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| sources.Their hearing is much better than
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| | vents.Make sure you check under sinks
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| humans and make noises in various
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| | where pipes enter the wall. This is a
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| situations such as mating.Rodents have a
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| | great area for mice and rats to enter
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| highly developed sense of touch due to
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| | your home or business.Copper mesh
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| their sensitive body hairs. They rely
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| | stuffing, course steel wool, sheet metal,
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| heavily on touch and smell to guide them
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| | hardware cloth and mortar can be used to
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| through movements. The territories of
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| | seal the spaces around these areas. Just
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| most rats are between 50 and 150 feet
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| | use your imagination.These are not all
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| from the nest. For mice the average
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| | areas that mice and rats can enter your
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| territories within buildings are between
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| | home. Its impossible for me to think of
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| 10 and 30 feet.Rodent Proofing Your
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| | everywhere. Like I said, just use your
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| HomeThe best way to control mice and rats
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| | imagination.
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| is to make it impossible for them to
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