On 4/18/2015 Lilysmom said: On 4/18/2015 terrier3 said: Not to freak anyone out...but mice and rats can easily climb up brick houses with NO ivy on them!
I actually saw a mouse run up from our groundcover, up 3 floors and onto our roof.
We got rid of the thick groundcover...planted 3 upright flowering trees instead...set out traps and no more critters.
I guess we were lucky - we had never anything come INTO our house!
Terrier, at least you could see it. With ivy covering the house, there could be a stampede and you wouldn't know! LM<>
I think the bottom line is that rats and mice will go to great lengths if they think they can find food. So if your home is secure, they will go where the pickin's are easier.
My neighbors have a lot more ivy than we do...there is usually at least one bird's nest mixed in their ivy.
