- Mice really don’t like cheese. Their favorite food is actually nuts and seeds.
- Mice do have bladders. However, they urinate very often, and it will glow under a black light
- Water is not essential for mice. They often get enough fluids they need through the foods they eat.
- Mice only explore 30 ft from their nesting area. Trapping is all about location.
- People get Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome when they breath in hantaviruses. This can happen when rodent urine and droppings that contain a hantavirus are stirred up into the air.
- Both mice and rats are very good climbers, and they can even ascend straight up a vertical surface if the texture is rough enough.
- They can also jump up to 18 inches and slip through surprisingly small cracks and holes, making them very difficult to catch.
