N-PEST | HERTFORDSHIRE
Call us today: 0800 020 9657
RELIABLE TREATMENTS
AGRICULTURAL PEST CONTROL
Flexible pest management plans
for your specific needs.
Glis Glis Control Hertfordshire – We provide Glis Glis control throughout Hertfordshire to rid you of Glis Glis infestations. If you are suffering from a Glis Glis problem in your property, call us now.
The Glis Glis is protected under Section 11 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 which places restrictions on who can trap them and how. N-PEST holds a license to trap the Glis Glis and keeps a record of the Glis Glis we capture and reports this back to the Wildlife licensing unit for their records.
This licence permits the trapping of Edible (or Fat) Dormice (Glis glis, also known as Myoxus glis) for the purposes of preserving public health and public safety, and to prevent serious damage to crops, fruit, growing timber and others forms of property. Edible Dormice captured alive cannot be released and must be humanely dispatched.
Glis Glis (Edible Dormice) or fat dormouse is a large dormouse and the only living species in the genus. The Glis Glis looks similar to a squirrel and is around 14 to 19 cm in length with a tail around 11 to 13 cm. They normally weigh from 120 to 150 grams but can be even heavier just before hibernating.
Its fur is grey to brownish colour with some white colouring on the inside of their legs but their long bushy tail is slightly darker than the rest of the body.
The Glis Glis was accidentally introduced to the town of Tring in England through an escape from Lionel Walter Rothschild’s private collection in 1902. As a result, the British edible dormouse population is now believed to be well over 10,000 strong. Their population is concentrated in a 200-square-mile triangle between Beaconsfield, Aylesbury and Luton – an area known as the Chilterns.
As with Squirrels, the Glis Glis pest can cause serious damage to property by gnawing electric cable in loft spaces presenting a fire hazard. They also like to gnaw pipe insulation. They can be very intrusive, more so than squirrels and will often explore areas of the home such as kitchens and other rooms where they leave droppings. The Glis Glis is nocturnal and eats fruit, seeds and nuts. They are renowned for stripping bark from young trees. The spread of the Glis Glis has been reported in the media of late which can be read about here.
