Always wear disposable gloves when handling rodents, rodent bait or when cleaning rodent soiled areas. Avoid stirring up and breathing dust in these areas. Wear a mask to avoid breathing dust particles contaminated by rodents. To eliminate dust, use a disinfectant to dampen soiled nesting material and droppings before sweeping. Wash your hands afterwards.
Adults leave rod-shaped droppings approximately one eighth inch long.
The house mouse lives in walls, cabinets, subfloors, crawl spaces and furniture, usually within thirty feet of food source. It will eat any food but prefers grain. A nibbler, it eats small amounts of food from many sources. Water requirement depends on food. Grains, dog food and cereal have enough moisture, so no water source is needed, but mice do take water when available.