You know it's bad to have mice in your home. You know they are dirty, they will leave droppings throughout your home, and you know they will get into everything including your food pantry. However, there are a lot of other things that you may not realize about having mice in your home. Here are some of the things you may not know, as well as explanations of why these things are very bad.

Mice can be a problem even after they are dead

You may think a dead mouse would be an improvement over having a live one in your house. However, when it dies in a hidden space, behind a wall, or even in your air conditioning ducts, it can leave you with a horrible smell in your home that you may not be able to find. Have a mice extermination service come and ensure that not only are the mice exterminated, but they're gone from your home.

Their chewing can lead to long-term problems

When you have mice in your home, they will use nearly anything to make their nesting spot. They will destroy things like insulation and even your clothing, drapes, box springs, and furniture to gather materials.

Mice also need to chew on hard things to wear down their ever-growing teeth. While this isn't a problem when they are out in the wild, it is a huge problem in your home.

Chewed wood around your home and on your furniture is problematic but not nearly as problematic as chewed wires, which is a big fire danger. It's also not uncommon for them to chew on the PVC pipes of your plumbing until they create a nice little leak for you to deal with.

Mice can bring several diseases into your home

It may not surprise you to hear mice can carry rabies. However, they can also spread numerous other diseases. Mice droppings can maintain the germs for hantavirus long after the droppings have dried. Even a small movement in the air can carry the germs through the air you breathe, which can transmit the illness to you.

Also, their dirty little feet can spread things like salmonella when they walk all over your countertops. The fleas and/or ticks they have on them can also spread things like Lyme disease and the Bubonic plague.

Mice can bite people and pets

While a mouse may not chase you around your home to bite you, they can and more than likely will bite a person or pet who makes them feel cornered and scared. If anyone is bitten, you'll want to catch the mouse and take it to a vet to rule out rabies. If you can't find it, this may mean a not-so-nice series of rabies shots for you.

They should be eradicated immediately

Should you become aware of an issue in your home, act fast and have a mice extermination service come to take care of your problem before it gets worse from them continuously breeding.

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