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Technology
Jackie Dove

7 places mice like to hide and what to look out for

A mouse poking its head through a hole in the wall next to a power outlet in a home.

Mice may be cute, but the last thing you want is an infestation of them in your home or garden.

You may never actually encounter a mouse, but there will always be telltale signs that you have them in your home. Mice generally emerge from their hiding places at night because they don’t want to run into you, but you are likely to hear them squeaking or scampering in various places in your home or yard. Mice are a nuisance because they get into food, transmit diseases like Hantavirus, leptospirosis, and salmonella, and transport parasites like ticks or fleas. 

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