Mice are more than just a nuisance, they are a serious safety hazard. As they travel through basements, attics, crawlspaces, and wall voids, mice chew constantly. Their teeth never stop growing, so they gnaw on anything available to keep them filed down. Unfortunately, electrical wires are a common target.

When mice chew on electrical wiring, they strip away the protective insulation. Exposed wires can arc, spark, and overheat. What starts as a small rodent problem can quickly escalate into a major safety risk, putting your household at risk of electrical failure, fire, and costly damage.

The issue becomes worse when rodents chew around HVAC units, breaker panels, appliances, and vehicle wiring. Not only can this lead to the loss of power or damaged equipment, but repairs can become extremely expensive.

Using rodent poison (rodenticides) does not prevent mice from continuing to cause damage. Poison simply attempts to reduce the population, but it does nothing to address how mice are entering the home or why they are inside. Mice can still access wiring, insulation, food storage, and personal belongings long before poison has any effect.

Many homeowners are led to believe that bait stations outside will solve the problem. The reality is:

• Mice often bypass bait stations entirely.

• Mice that consume poison do not die immediately, they continue to chew, contaminate, and nest inside the structure.

• Rodenticides do not seal entry points or prevent future activity.

• There is a high risk of secondary poisoning to non target wildlife and pets.

This results in a cycle where the rodents remain active, continue to damage the home, and new mice replace the ones that were poisoned.

The only proven, long term solution is exclusion work. This includes:

• Finding and sealing every entry point (even openings as small as a dime).

• Removing active rodents using mechanical trapping methods.

• Hardening vulnerable areas to prevent future entry.

By stopping mice from entering the structure in the first place, we remove the ability for them to reach wires, insulation, and stored belongings. Exclusion combined with snap traps provides results that poison cannot, safety, prevention, and long term control.

If you need help or suspect mice are inside your walls or attic, schedule a full inspection with us today. Mice will not stop on their own, and relying on poison only delays the damage.