Rodent Control in the Northeast Heights
The Northeast Heights stretches from the middle of Albuquerque east to Tramway Boulevard. Most of it grew after World War II, as the city annexed land and kept pushing east, so you'll find 1950s additions like Snow Heights and Princess Jeanne next to neighborhoods laid out in the 1970s and '80s.
In the older parts of the Heights, the calls are mostly house mice getting in through settled foundations and tired garage doors. Closer to the mountains, deer mice and pack rats come into the picture. That edge has its own page: Sandia foothills and North Albuquerque Acres.
Sixty- and seventy-year-old houses
Homes from the '50s and '60s have had decades to settle. Gaps show up along the foundation, at old dryer and attic vents, and around pipes under the kitchen sink. Garage door seals bake in the sun and stop sealing. Each of those is enough for a mouse.
- Garage door bottom seal and corner gaps
- Cracks where stucco meets the slab or stem wall
- Old vents with missing screens
- Pipe openings under sinks and behind the washer
Block walls and back yards
Block walls give mice and pack rats a travel route from yard to yard. Woodpiles, stored lumber and junipers along the wall make good cover. Keep the strip next to the house clear. Our prevention page lists the yard habits that help.
Local question
Do you take calls from the Uptown area and the apartments around it?
Yes. Renters should tell their property manager in writing too, since the building is usually the owner's job.