Mice and rats can reproduce at the age of just two months. Rodent urine glows under ultraviolet light. Rats are excellent swimmers. They can stay underwater for up to 30 seconds, and have been known to enter homes through main sewer lines. Rodents don't see well and are color-blind.
Mice can run up almost any roughened surface.
They can jump up to 12 in. Favorite nesting areas for mice are under the dishwasher and refrigerator. Rats are neophobic, which means they have a fear of new objects. A baited trap placed in a rat runway can go un-touched for several days. Click here for books about pests.