Mouse Droppings In My Living Room

A few months back i thought i saw a mouse in my living room out of the corner of my eye.

Mouse droppings in my living room.

You will find the highest number of droppings where the rodents are nesting or feeding so inspect the area around the new found droppings to determine if there is still an active or new infestation. Despite what you may hear determining how old rodent droppings are is difficult as the color often depends on the food source. Mouse droppings are generally an eighth to a quarter of an inch in length. Droppings are most likely to be found near food packages in drawers or cupboards under sinks in hidden areas and along rodent runways.

Mice also can jump 13 inches high and can run along wires cables and ropes. And if an opening is not big enough to squeeze through the mouse can gnaw it until it is big enough. I watch in disbelief as a full grown house mouse runs along the edge of my living room wall and disappears behind a huge shelving unit. But it became a whole different story when there was a mouse in my house.

It then ran into the hall and disappeared. Gnawing damage is another dead giveaway. A few months ago i was sitting watching television when out of the corner of my eye i see movement. My mom had a cardboard box of old cooking magazines inside a wooden cabinet and the mini rodent ninjas still found their way in and chewed the edges of the magazines.

Today as we were watching tv it ran right out in front of us. They are also tapered at the ends and may resemble dark grains of rice. The best way to determine the age of the droppings is to remove the.