We thought you might enjoy some not-so-funny facts on mice, since it is that time of year when the tailed ones show up as surprise house guests and it’s Rodent Prevention Month in Chicago:
– About 19 days after mating, a female house mouse can give birth to a litter of six.
– She is capable of mating again in two days.
– She can produce 6 to 10 litters a year.
– At 2 months old, “baby” mice are able to mate.
– A pair of mice can produce 2,500 descendants in six months, assuming ideal conditions.
– Mice feed 15 to 20 times a day and nest near sources of food.
This disturbing data comes from the National Pest Management Association, a Virginia-based trade group that promotes the pest control industry. For a free brochure on rodent control, call d-CON at 800-395-3266.
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