Mouse Control in Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia

A mouse inside a wall void on insulation in the wall viewed from above by the pest control technician.

Mice are the smallest animals we deal with on a regular basis. But don't let their small size fool you. Mice can be a big problem.

Their small size allows mice to travel through openings that larger animals can't get through, and their natural curiosity leads them to explore more than animals like rats that tend to be more suspicious and cautious.

That means that until they're sealed out of a house, pest mice can get a lot closer to where we live than other animals do.

Mice can get into cupboards where we store our food, into dresser drawers where they use out clothes as nesting material,and into kitchen and dining room cabinets where they pee and poop all over our tableware and cooking utensils. They also can get into the heating and cooling ducts, where the airflow blows the odors and germs associated with their bodies, urine, and droppings all throughout your home.

Mice and Health

Some of the diseases carried or transmitted by mice can be very serious. For example, mice are known to be involved in spreading:

Like we said, mice are small animals that can be a big problem.

Mouse Damage

The most potentially serious damage done by mice occurs when they gnaw on electrical wiring. If they gnaw on electrical power lines, they can cause fires. Mice can also damage low-voltage wiring such as television antenna cables, doorbell wires, and telephone and Ethernet (computer networking) cables.

Mice can do major damages to stored items, especially clothing, shoes, books, and furniture. Like all rodents, mice are gnawers. In addition, their droppings and urine can contaminate and stain stored items (especially non-washable items like books and artwork).

Mouse Control Without Poisons

At Rid-A-Critter, we treat mouse infestations without using rodenticides or other poisons. Here's why:

Mice that die inside walls or ceilings can stink up your house and attract insects. Poisoned mice do not "go outside to seek water." They die where they lived.
Mouse poisons don't just kill mice. They can also kill pets or other animals that eat the poison, or that eat a poisoned mouse.
Poisons can't permanently eliminate a mouse problem. New mice will continue to get in until the house is made rodent-proof to prevent new infestations; and you'll continue paying the mouse exterminator to replace the poison.

That's why at Rid-A-Critter, we don't use poisons for mouse control. We trap the mice who are already in the house, and we rodent-proof your home to prevent new mice from getting in. Trapping and exclusion is the safest, most-effective, most-permanent, and most environmentally-responsible mouse-control method.

Mouse Control Gallery

Here are a few pictures of mouse-control jobs we've done in and around Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia.

Lifting a shingle reveals a small gap between the roof sheathing and the upper edge of the metal rain gutter that allowed mice to get from the gutter into the attic of a house in Columbus, Georgia. — Mouse gap over the rain gutter in Columbus

A crease in the metal roof flashing formed a tent shaped opening about an inch high that allowed mice into the attic of a house in Adel, Georgia. — Mouse gap in a crease in the flashing in Adel

A gap behind the bottom row of wooden siding where the sloping pavement comes in contact with the siding allowed mice to get into a house in Columbus, Georgia. — Mouse entry gap behind the siding in Columbus

The gap around a bundle of air conditioning pipes where they pass through a hole in the siding about twice their diameter that allowed mice to get into a Valdosta, Georgia home — Man-made mouse gap through the siding in Valdosta

A fingertip sized gap around a bundle of pipes and wires where they pass through a hole in the cinder block foundation wall that allowed mice to get into a house in Quitman, Georgia. — Mouse gap through a cinder block wall in Quitman

A piece of the weather seal about two inches wide fell off the bottom of a wooden garage door, creating a gap that allowed mice to get into a house in Valdosta, Georgia. — Mouse gap under a wooden garage door in Valdosta

The screen behind the lattice of the foundation vent has almost completely rotted away, making it easy for mice to get into a house in Milner, Georgia. — Rotted vent screen allowed mice into a Milner home

A gap of about five eighths of an inch around an air conditioning line where it passes through a hole in the brick wall that allowed mice into a Zebulon, Georgia home. — Mouse gap through a brick wall in Zebulon

A half inch gap between the bottom of the door frame and the concrete walkway that allowed mice into a house in Warner Robins, Georgia. — Mouse gap under a door frame in Warner Robins

A fingertip-sized gap around a bundle of pipes and wires where they pass through the concrete foundation that allowed mice to get into a house in Sylvester, Georgia. — Mouse gap through the foundation wall in Sylvester

A pest control technician slipping his fingers under the bottom edge of a screen that a handyman installed in an unsuccessful attempt to mouse proof a Grantville, Georgia home. — Handyman mouse-proofing attempt in Grantville

The plywood crawl space door doesn't close properly, so there is a half inch gap on the left side of the door that allowed mice into a house in Columbus, Georgia. — Mouse gap in a crawl space door in Columbus

Steel screen installed over a foundation vent to enable a mouse infestation at a house in Gray, Georgia to be treated without using any pesticides. — Mouse-proofed foundation vent at a house in Gray

A partly open sliding metal foundation vent with a corroded screen behind it that allowed mice into a house in Cordele, Georgia. — Open-door policy for mice at a Cordele home

A thumb sized tunnel opening in the insulation between the joists in the attic, and droppings scattered on the insulation, are evidence that the attic of a house in Zebulon, Georgia has a mouse problem. — Evidence of mice in the attic of a Zebulon home

A gap of about three eighths of an inch around a gas pipe passing through a slightly wider hole in the wooden siding that allowed mice into a house in Barnesville, Georgia. — Mouse gap around a gas pipe in Barnesville

A gap of about three eighths of an inch between the diagonal roof trim and the fascia at the miter joint that allowed mice to get from the rain gutter into the attic of a house in Forsyth, Georgia. — Mouse gap at a miter joint in the trim in Forsyth

A gap of about an inch in a wooden step where it meets the siding allowed mice into a house in Columbus, Georgia. — How the mice got into this house in Columbus.

The cable guy poked a hole through the screen behind the foundation vent to push a wire through, and mice climbed up the wire and through the hole to get into the crawl space of a Cuthbert, Georgia home. — Human-assisted mouse hole into a house in Cuthbert

A thumb sized gap in the mortar of a brick wall where it meets a plywood crawl space door that allowed mice into a house in Sylvester, Georgia. — Why this House in Sylvester Needed Mouse Control

Someone punched a hole through a foundation vent cover to pass a PVC pipe through and removed the screen behind the lattice, which allowed mice into a house in Perry, Georgia. — Man-made mouse gap in a foundation vent in Albany

A fingertip sized gap around a metal pipe where it passes through a hole in a brick wall that allowed mice into a house in Griffin, Georgia. — Mouse gap around a pipe in Griffin

An old telephone wire dangling in front of a foundation vent where the screen has been punched through is evidence that a phone company technician helped mice get into a house in Columbus, Georgia. — Human-assisted mouse gap into a Columbus home

A gap of about half an inch between the bottom of the garage door frame and the concrete saddle that allowed mice into a house in Perry, Georgia. — Mouse gap under the garage door frame in Perry

A square gap roughly an inch wide between the bottom of the exterior wall and the lip of the concrete door saddle that allowed mice into a house in Cordele, Georgia. — Why this house in Cordele has a mouse problem

A thumb sized gap in the trim under the overhanging roof at a junction point that allowed mice into the attic of a Macon, Georgia home. — Mouse gap at a roof junction in Macon

A metal screen installed over a foundation vent and caulked around the edges as part of a Thomasville, Georgia residential mouse control job. — Mouse-proofed foundation vent in Thomasville

Screening installed over a rectangular foundation vents as part of a Columbus, Georgia non chemical mouse control job. — Non-chemical mouse control in Columbus

Mice gnawed through the insulation on an electrical wire and exposed the copper conductors in the attic of a house in Griffin, Georgia. — Mouse damage to the electrical wiring in Griffin

There is no screening over the lattice of a metal foundation vent which allowed mice to climb wires passing through the lattice to get into a house in Columbus, Georgia. — Why this house in Columbus needs mouse control

Rid-A-Critter provides environmentally-friendly mouse control throughout the Macon, Columbus, and South Georgia areas. Please contact us for more information and a professional inspection.

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by Bin P.
Jun 08, 2023 09:11:37 am.

Quoted 2 in LaGrange, Ga. one for bats and the other for snakes. Next stop, Newnan Ga for mice.

by Jason Arruda
Jun 07, 2023 12:02:36 pm.

This morning we have a crew doing mouse control in the attic of a Columbus, Georgia home. A gap between the roof sheathing and the upper edge of the metal rain gutter allowed mice to get from the gutter into the attic. We'll cover it with a metal pest barrier to rodent-proof the house.

by Webmaster
Jun 06, 2023 10:13:35 am.

On the road again

by Chad W.
Jun 06, 2023 06:33:36 am.

A crease in the metal roof flashing formed a little tent-shaped opening that allowed mice into the attic of a house in Adel, Georgia. The mice made their way up to the rain gutter and got into the attic through the gap. Our mouse control crew is installing a metal pest barrier to rodent-proof the attic.

by Webmaster
Jun 05, 2023 08:59:08 am.

It’s a beautiful day to catch some critters

by Chad W.
Jun 03, 2023 05:20:31 pm.

Mice chewed around AC lines in a home in Hiawassee Georgia.

by Bin P.
Jun 01, 2023 10:19:01 am.

Today one of our crews of rodent pest control specialists are doing mouse control in Columbus, Georgia. What happened was that a gap behind the bottom row of wooden siding where the sloping pavement came in contact with the siding allowed mice to get into the house.

by Webmaster
May 31, 2023 09:03:56 am.

Sold a exclusion in Gray Ga for bats now to Griffin Ga for a dead animal smell in a commercial building then to Meansville Ga for a quote for animal exclusion, possibly more bats.

by Jason Arruda
May 30, 2023 12:31:31 pm.

Oglethorpe Ga customer having issues with something entering her crawlspace. Headed out to do a inspection.

by Jason Arruda
May 25, 2023 10:06:56 am.

The gap around the air-conditioning pipes where they pass through a hole in the siding about twice their diameter is the reason why we're starting a mouse control job at a Valdosta, Georgia home this afternoon. Air-conditioning installers almost never bother sealing around the holes that they make to keep mice and other rodent pests out of the houses.

by Webmaster
May 25, 2023 10:06:10 am.

A fingertip-sized gap around a bundle of pipes and wires where they pass through a hole in the cinder block foundation wall was all the invitation that mice needed to get into a house in Quitman, Georgia. Mice can get into homes through gaps about the size of a pencil's diameter, making non-chemical mouse control and rodent exclusion very meticulous work.

by Webmaster
May 25, 2023 10:00:36 am.

A piece of the weather seal about two inches wide fell off the bottom of a wooden garage door, and the local mouse community wasted no time before using it to get into a house in Valdosta, Georgia. Mouse control specialists from our South Georgia office will waste no time before replacing the seal to keep mice and other rodent pests out of the house.

by Webmaster
May 25, 2023 09:52:53 am.

The reason why we have a rodent pest control crew doing mouse control at a Milner, Georgia home today is because the screen behind the lattice of the foundation vent has almost completely rotted away, making it easy for mice to get into the house. Our non-chemical mouse control crew is re-screening the vents to rodent-proof the house.

by Webmaster
May 24, 2023 11:30:50 am.

Mice climbed up an insulated air-conditioning line and got into the house through the gap around the line where it passes through a hole in the brick wall. And that, my friends, is why we have a rodent pest control crew doing mouse control at a Zebulon, Georgia home.

by Webmaster
May 24, 2023 11:04:18 am.

Critter truck getting maintenance then it’s off to Gray Ga for noises in the attic.

by Jason Arruda
May 24, 2023 10:23:13 am.

Zebulon, Thomaston, Butler, Ellaville, Americus, Albany and Moultrie Ga cities I’ll be today quoting wildlife removal services.

by Jason Arruda
May 23, 2023 10:22:46 am.

Exclusion sold in Gray Ga. Going to be another satisfied customer.

by Jason Arruda
May 18, 2023 04:00:20 pm.

Was able to squeeze another customer in today in Gray Ga. Issue is bats.

by Jason Arruda
May 18, 2023 02:58:01 pm.

A half-inch gap between the bottom of the door frame and the concrete walkway allowed mice into a house in Warner Robins, Georgia. Rodent pest control technicians working out of our Macon office are sealing all the gaps to mouse-proof the house, and using traps to non-chemically treat the existing mouse problem.

by Webmaster
May 18, 2023 10:01:59 am.

In Tyrone Ga on a few exclusion quotes, then to Fayetteville Ga. Bats, squirrels and attic noise

by Jason Arruda
May 18, 2023 10:01:35 am.

Caught 6 mice at a house in Braselton Ga. Happy customers

by Chad W.
May 17, 2023 05:41:33 pm.

The fingertip-sized gap around a bundle of pipes and wires where they pass through the concrete foundation was all the invitation mice needed to get into a house in Sylvester, Georgia. A rodent pest control crew from our South Georgia office is sealing the gaps to mouse-proof the house and eliminate the infestation without using poisons.

by Webmaster
May 17, 2023 10:01:46 am.

Doing inspections/quotes in Butler Ga., Thomaston Ga., and Griffin Ga. today from Snakes in a crawl space, bats in a gable and squirrels in the attic.

by Jason Arruda
May 11, 2023 11:04:31 am.

Wildlife Crews across Georgia and Alabama sealing homes, removing animals and insulation replacement. Be safe out there. Making customers happy!

by Jason Arruda
May 10, 2023 09:06:09 am.

Going to be in Macon Ga all day today quoting animal exclusions. Bats, squirrels and snakes.

by Jason Arruda
May 09, 2023 09:13:28 am.

Quoted animal (rats, squirrels) exclusions in Luthersville Ga, Peachtree City Ga and Griffin Ga. so far. We have a crew in Jeffersonville Ga. Doing Carpenter bee service.

by Jason Arruda
May 08, 2023 01:50:14 pm.

A handyman installed a screen over a foundation vent to keep mouse out of a house in Grantville, Georgia; but left space on the bottom of the screen that allowed mice into the house anyway. Our mouse pest control crew is at the house doing the rodent-proofing job properly.

by Webmaster
May 08, 2023 01:33:32 pm.

Quoted a home in Fayetteville for squirrels and getting ready to go to Miledgeville for a Carpenter bee quote for a log cabin.

by Jason Arruda
May 02, 2023 11:14:43 am.

A team of rodent pest control experts are building and installing a new crawl space door as part of a Columbus, Georgia mouse-control and rodent-exclusion job. The existing crawl space door doesn't close properly, leaving a half-inch gap on the left side of the door that allowed mice into the house.

by Webmaster
May 02, 2023 10:50:20 am.

The steel screen our rodent pest control technicians installed over a foundation vent as part of a Gray, Georgia mouse control job will enable the mouse infestation to be eliminated without using any pesticides. We treat all residential rodent problems non-chemically using trapping, removal, and exclusion.

by Webmaster
May 01, 2023 10:23:55 am.

A partly-open sliding foundation vent and a corroding screen behind it explains why we have a rodent control crew in the crawl space doing mouse control in Cordele, Georgia today. Our technicians are mouse-proofing all the vents from the outside to non-chemically treat the mouse problem.

by Webmaster
May 01, 2023 10:09:47 am.