The dormouse is an essentially nocturnal mammal. Omnivorous, it will attack fruits and seeds stored in your home. Skilled climber, this rodent appreciates the shelters in height like the roofs and the attics. Because of the damage that dormice cause in our living environment, it is essential to get rid of them and for that, only one way is available to you: call on a Action professional. > Hygiene.
Domes in the attic
The dormice are attracted to houses in search of food and a place suitable for their hibernation, for this they will prefer to settle in the attic. The attic is a dark place, so the dormice will feel free to come and go as they please, which might make it easier to catch them.
No matter where the dormice have settled, our technicians will get to the bottom of them. Whether in the attic or in the attic, the techniques used by our professionals are adapted to all places and will bring you the satisfaction you expect.
Damage caused by dormice
Given their rodent and omnivorous nature, dormice will attack anything they find in your home in general and your attic in particular. In addition, they are known to be animals that attack roof structures. Thus, they will attack the partitions of your house, the frame, thus disturbing the stability of the attic.
Classified as pests of man, dormice often take their ease in the attic where they find an ideal place for their hibernation. When they move at night, they are very loud so as to create a racket and wake you up in the middle of the night. This damage can become even more important if the animals decide to settle down as a family.
Finally, through their urine and excrement, these animals can be the cause of diseases such as salmonellosis. To avoid this, we offer several methods to overcome dormice.
How to get rid of dormice?
The dormice are animals whose presence in a house or its surroundings is likely to create discomfort and anxiety. Because of these inconveniences and many other damages they cause, it is advisable to get rid of them quickly by calling a professional as soon as you suspect their presence in your home.
At Action Hygiène, the technicians offer you methods specially adapted to dormice so as to solve the problem without endangering your family and your pets if you have any.
The method most used by our professionals to get rid of dormice is traps. They come in many forms and most often use bait to gain efficiency. One distinguishes for example the traps and the traps in the form of cage.
Depending on the type of trap you have chosen, we take care of its installation and any other action necessary to ensure its effectiveness.
Another solution is based on the use of ultrasonic devices. These emit sounds not perceptible by humans but sensitive to the ears of dormice. Bothered, the rodents will then take to their heels and quickly they will leave the places where the devices have been installed.
Killing dormice with rat poison
When the first two methods do not suit you or you prefer a radical solution, our technicians then resort to rat poison. Rat poisons make it possible to permanently get rid of dormice, but for this you must first obtain authorization from the prefecture because this rodent is one of the species protected by law.
Our professionals take care of all the administrative procedures to get rid of the pests that have invaded your home safely and legally. The products we use are certified and at the same time comply with all the standards in force.
Note that you can also use preventive methods always at Action Hygiène. It will be a question here for our professionals to make an inspection of your house and then to obstruct all possible accesses of the house or the attic. So get in direct contact with our professionals to get a personalized quote.