| MYTH: Cheese is a Favorite Mouse Food (& Great Bait) FACT: This myth is full of holes. A mouse’s typical diet consists of seeds and fruit. Mice don’t really like cheese – although they will eat it if it is their only food. Ideal baits are peanut butter, chocolate, and meats such as bacon. MYTH: Mice do not have Urine Bladders FACT: Mice and rats do urinate relatively often compared to some of the larger mammals. But they do have bladders. MYTH: Cats or Dogs Can Control Mice FACT: Cats may kill the occasional young or old rodent, but they do not control rodent infestations. MYTH: Mice Grow to Become Rats FACT: Although they are closely related, rats and mice are different species. MYTH: I Only Have 1 Mouse FACT: Most likely, there is more than one in your house. Mice reproduce rapidly. Mice will reproduce year-round in stable environments with adequate food, water and shelter. In fact, a single female mouse may produce up to 60 offspring annually. MYTH: Mice Require Water to Survive FACT: Water is not essential for the survival of a mouse. Typically, they are able to fill their water needs from the foods they consume – even dry cereal. 
MYTH: Mice Travel All Over the House in Search of Food FACT: Mice will only explore a limited home range – approximately 30 feet outside of their nests. This is another reason why the key to effective trapping is location, location, location! MYTH: Mice Consume Bait and Go Outside to Die FACT: There is no evidence nor has there ever been that rodents would exit buildings seeking water and then die outside, although this would be very convenient. Additionally, a rodent bait has never existed that would prevent decaying odor should they die inside. Most times rodents succumb to death in their own nests.
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