Mice and rodent control in Regina
Rodent control, exclusion and prevention for Regina and Saskatoon basements, garages, restaurants and commercial buildings. Mice come indoors at freeze-up through gaps the width of a pencil.
What you get
- Full interior and exterior inspection with photographs
- Entry points sealed with rodent-proof materials
- Tamper-resistant stations only where they are safe
- Written report showing every gap found and sealed
- Return visit to verify activity has stopped
How to tell you have mice
Mice are creatures of habit. They run the same routes nightly, hugging walls and skirting the backs of appliances, so the evidence gathers along those runways rather than in the middle of a room.
A single mouse is rarely a single mouse. A female can produce several litters a year, and the gap that let one in is still open for the next, which is why baiting alone never ends the problem for good.
What to look for
- Droppings along baseboards, in drawers or under the sink
- Scratching or scurrying in walls and ceilings after dark
- Gnaw marks on food packaging, wiring or door frames
- Shredded insulation, paper or fabric used as nesting material
- A persistent stale, musty smell in a cupboard or crawlspace
How we deal with rodents
Bait reduces the mice already inside. It does nothing about the way in. Exclusion is the part of the job that still works next winter.
Exterior inspection
We work the foundation, service penetrations, roofline and door thresholds, photographing every gap. Most properties have between four and a dozen.
Exclusion and sealing
Gaps are closed with rodent-proof materials such as steel mesh and mortar, not expanding foam, which mice chew straight through within a season.
Interior control
Tamper-resistant stations or traps placed on the runways, sited where children and pets cannot reach them.
Verification
We return to confirm activity has stopped, remove or reset equipment and hand over the photographic record of what was sealed.
Where they get in
- Gaps at the sill plate where the foundation meets the frame
- Unsealed gas, water and electrical penetrations
- Worn or missing garage door sweeps
- Unscreened dryer, soffit and attic vents
- Gaps under a deck leading to the crawlspace
Why exclusion matters more than bait
A house mouse can pass through a gap around six millimetres wide, roughly the width of a pencil. That is why a casual walk-around almost never finds every entry point, and why properties that are baited every autumn get baited every autumn.
Sealing costs more on day one and less over five years. We photograph each gap before and after, so you can see exactly what was done rather than taking it on trust.
What affects the price
Rodent pricing is driven by the building, not the number of mice. An older home with a stone foundation has far more sealing work than a newer build on a poured slab.
- Age and construction of the foundation
- Number of entry points found during the inspection
- Whether the roofline and attic need to be included
- Access to crawlspaces, voids and service penetrations
- Presence of pets or livestock affecting station placement
- Whether outbuildings and garages are in scope
Properties we treat
Houses and condos
Full exclusion survey inside and out, with a photographic report of every gap sealed.
Restaurants and food premises
Scheduled monitoring with mapped devices and records kept on site for health inspection.
Warehouses and commercial
Perimeter programmes with numbered stations and trend reporting for audits.
Acreages and farmyards
Yard-wide work covering shop, quonset and storage buildings, timed ahead of the post-harvest shift.
Rodent questions Regina homeowners ask
Why is exclusion more important than bait?
Bait reduces the mice already inside but does nothing about the gap they came through, so the population rebuilds once the bait is gone. Sealing the entry point is the only part of the job that holds through the winter.
Are bait stations safe with pets and children?
The stations we use are tamper-resistant and placed where a child or pet cannot reach them. Where a household prefers not to have bait at all, we use trapping instead and say so in the quote.
How small a gap can a mouse use?
About six millimetres, roughly the width of a pencil. If you can push a pencil into a gap, a mouse can use it.
I only hear them at night. Is it serious?
Scratching after dark is normal rodent behaviour, not a sign of scale. What matters is how many entry points exist, which is what the inspection establishes.
Can I just use foam to seal the gaps?
Mice chew through expanding foam within a season. Sealing needs a material they cannot gnaw, which is why we use steel mesh and mortar at the entry points.
When is the worst time of year in Saskatchewan?
Activity rises sharply as overnight temperatures fall, through September and October. Sealing before the first hard freeze is far easier than clearing a population afterwards.
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Book a free rodent inspection
Regina bookings placed before 1pm are usually attended the same day. Saskatoon runs on a scheduled route.