Category: Animals
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Don’t Let NJ Wildlife Turn Your Attic into a Nursery
Spring is on the horizon which means wildlife moms are looking for safe, warm places to give birth and raise their brood. Squirrels and raccoons are common attic invaders. Your Monmouth County, NJ attic has everything animal moms are looking for: safety from predators, a warm and cozy environment, and plenty of toasty insulation for…
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Rat Bite Fever from Pet Kills Boy
Monmouth and Ocean County, NJ parents should be aware of a tragic event that recently occurred in San Diego. A 10-year-old boy died from rat bite fever contracted from his pet rat which was purchased at Petco. The boy died just hours after being rushed to the hospital with severe abdominal pains. Associated with rat…
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Russians Making Pets of Pesky Squirrels
In Moscow, police are stepping up patrols of city parks, hoping to catch a new breed of criminal in the act: squirrel trappers. Keeping squirrels as pets is a popular new fad in winter-weary Moscow where folks who find these furry rodents charming are enticing park squirrels into homemade traps and taking them home. The…
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A Mouse in the House Is Never Alone
There is no such thing as one mouse — at least not for long! Mice are prolific breeders. Mice reach maturity in just 35 days. Pregnancies last 20 days with litters averaging six pups. Since female mice can have about eight litters each year, a single mouse can increase the local rodent population by nearly…
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Squirrels Can Damage New Jersey Trees
New Jersey squirrels always seem to be gnawing on something. Their gnawing behavior has a purpose. Like rats and other rodents, squirrels’ teeth grow constantly. Their incessant gnawing is necessary to keep their teeth sharp and worn down to the proper length for eating. If squirrels stopped gnawing, their teeth would soon outgrow their mouths…
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Silverfish May Indicate a Moisture or Animal Invasion Problem
If you find more than an occasional silverfish running across your bathroom ceiling or resting on your kitchen wall, you could have a problem. These insects are attracted by moisture and are frequent inhabitants of bird and animal nests, but they have a low reproductive rate and develop slowly. An occasional sighting of this household…