Manchester House Mouse facts 0161 448 1782

lighter venereal surface broadish head with large eyes. Tail thicker and more scaly than other mice. Females larger than the males. Sizes vary but average 85mm with the tail averaging 73mm. The average weight is 16g

General Ecology:

House mice have been present in Britain since at least the iron age where they came from their original habitat of Iran and SouthWest  USSR. In the UK they live in habitats such as buildings and food stores. Deep litter poultry house where they can form huge densities in our homes in Manchester,stockport,cheshire 

The House Mouse is mainly nocturnal except in dense populations. The nest vary from a simple pallet to an enclosed sphere which is made from any conventional  material. The burrowing system they use can from a simple 2 to 3 cm diameter tunnel to a complex system of tunnels and chambers 10cm in diameter often lined with bedding material. They have an excellent sense of balance  and considerable climbing ability and can move up wooden or brick wall with very little difficulty and are excellent swimmers. www.protecpestcontrol.co.uk

The House Mouse will eat most foods but prefer cereal grains over foods that contain fats and protein. Insects also form a substantial part of their diet.

Litters of 5 to 8 are born at about monthly intervals throughout the year to females that become sexually mature at 5 to 6 weeks after birth. The breeding span of a female house mouse is 6 to 12 months. The mean life expectancy of a wild house mouse is about 100days but some do survive 2 winters but when living in our home will survive a lot longer due to the fact they have shelter,warmth,food, the three main factors for breeding in our homes in Manchester. www.protecpestcontrol.co.uk

A House Mouse can eat 4g of food per day but its eating habits are very wasteful and can waste more than 10 of its food. Moreover  a House Mouse produces over 50 dropping a day  and they can be very difficult to remove during the course of food production. In 1972 it was estimated that 19% of houses in London and 9% in Manchester were infested by House Mice.    

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