The house mouse
came originally from south western Asia from whence it has
spread all over the earth, mainly with the help of man. It
has the amazing ability to adapt and it now occurs more or
less where man has settled. In most cases the mouse is associated
with buildings, often moving outside in the summer, but always
retreating indoors come the autumn. In buildings mice will
live anywhere and they are very difficult to keep out. If you
can push a Biro (about 7mm) under a door then a mouse can get
in...!! Mice are also totally omnivorous, in other words they
will eat anything, even down to the soap in the bathroom or
the candles you keep under the sink in case of a power cut,
but their favourite foods are cereals and cereal products.
For their size, they don't eat much but the damage that they
can do, both with gnawing and soiling products with their urine
and droppings is tremendous.
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