getting rid of mice?
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Sorry, but getting a cat isn’t the best idea. If the cat has been mainly brought up in a house it won’t know exactly what to do with a mouse when it catches one. My cat is mostly 50/50 inside/outside and mostly plays with any mice instead of catching them. In my old house I had a mouse problem because of some sill rot and a hole that was open to the back yard. Until I got that fixed I had mouse infiltration every winter. Only after the outside was sealed off was I able to get all the mice killed off AND the cat was completely useless. If your problem is as extreme as you say, you’d better get some professionals in. You risk a grave health problem from the mouse droppings and urine not to mention that in some parts of the country mice spread viruses (hanta virus). – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > The ecological-friendly solution is a cat. > "Towser, a female tortoiseshell owned by the Glenturret Distillery Ltd, > Crieff, Tayside, UK holds this title. When she died in 1987 at the age of > 24, she had caught a total of 28,899 mice – an average of 3 per day." > (reference: http://www.thecatbasket.freeserve.co.uk/record.htm ) > Cats can be borrowed from friends. > Cats are self-cleaning members of the family; they don’t generally give a > fig one way or the other about most things. Cats need: food, clean water, a > litter box, and sufficient petting (they’ll tell you when they’ve had > enough). > Cats are equipped with modest fangs, claws, and a high pain threshold. They > can climb and, over short distances, run almost 30 miles per hour. They hear > and see better than a dog and smell almost as well. Both wary and curious > (some say schizoid) they are formidable adversaries and superb hunters. > Interestingly, research has shown that both cats in the wild (lions, tigers, > etc.) and feral kitty-cats all capture their prey, on average, about every > third pounce. > Anyway, your mouse problems (plus roaches, lizards, and other small, crawly > things) disappear after the cat moves in. > P.S. > Cats don’t usually EAT the mice. They bring the mice to you to prove how > hard they’re working.
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Make sure if you set a trap you tie a string to it so when you catch the mouse you can pull the trip to you. I have a raised ceiling and caught mouse and he got back where I could not reach the trap. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put > some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? > thanks > -mark
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Yes, glue traps work great. You MUST eliminate where they are coming in, or you will be trapping for ever. If you can’t seal any openings well, stuff them with steel wool. Lot’s of steel wool.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> No poison. Not good to have they die in the walls. Rather bad smell > what. > I like the glue traps. They seem to have worked better than the > standard snap traps for me. A little peanut butter on them also helped. > — > Joseph E. Meehan > 26 + 6 = 1 It’s Irish Math > Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put > some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? > thanks > -mark
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After a few years mice showed up in our new home. We tracked down all possible means of entry and sealed them on the inside. Then we used glue traps to catch the residents. We have not had a mouse problem for the last 20 years. Peter. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put > some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? > thanks > -mark
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> but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas?
Continue with the trapping and make sure the outside wall of the structure is clear of debris and tall grass. It will be an abundant outdoor population that is allowing the indoor population to thrive so don’t let them have a place to live and breed near the structure. — Lar
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No poison. Not good to have they die in the walls. Rather bad smell what. I like the glue traps. They seem to have worked better than the standard snap traps for me. A little peanut butter on them also helped. — Joseph E. Meehan 26 + 6 = 1 It’s Irish Math – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put > some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? > thanks > -mark
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Hi… we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as well. There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put some mouse poison above the tiles there too… but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… anyone have some good ideas? thanks -mark
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Oh, don’t poison. Then you’re tearing apart walls to get the dead carcasses, and now that summer is coming, they’ll really rot and putrify. Or the mice will scatter some of the poison and stash it somewhere that a future pet may find. Glue traps work well for me. No splat from a snap trap, and easy disposal. Put a dab of peanut butter in the middle of the trap – the smell, especially now where the heat will make it really fragrant, will be irresistable. But if you’re going to use snap traps, put them in a brown paper bag laid sideways on the floor or tile. Then when you catch a mouse, just take the bag to the garbage can. Less chance of contact. Oh, and if you really want to be careful, get a box of latex gloves, like they use at the clinic. You can get them at a pharmacy. Remember, rodents are disease bags. The less contact you have with them and their droppings, the better. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were >wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… >we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as >well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put >some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of >the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? >thanks >-mark
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> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well.
The ecological-friendly solution is a cat. "Towser, a female tortoiseshell owned by the Glenturret Distillery Ltd, Crieff, Tayside, UK holds this title. When she died in 1987 at the age of 24, she had caught a total of 28,899 mice – an average of 3 per day." (reference: http://www.thecatbasket.freeserve.co.uk/record.htm ) Cats can be borrowed from friends. Cats are self-cleaning members of the family; they don’t generally give a fig one way or the other about most things. Cats need: food, clean water, a litter box, and sufficient petting (they’ll tell you when they’ve had enough). Cats are equipped with modest fangs, claws, and a high pain threshold. They can climb and, over short distances, run almost 30 miles per hour. They hear and see better than a dog and smell almost as well. Both wary and curious (some say schizoid) they are formidable adversaries and superb hunters. Interestingly, research has shown that both cats in the wild (lions, tigers, etc.) and feral kitty-cats all capture their prey, on average, about every third pounce. Anyway, your mouse problems (plus roaches, lizards, and other small, crawly things) disappear after the cat moves in. P.S. Cats don’t usually EAT the mice. They bring the mice to you to prove how hard they’re working.
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Mark W Modrall opened all of our eyes with this: – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi… > we’ve got some rather active mice in the house, and we were > wondering what suggestions people might have for getting rid of them… > we have traps in the attic and have put poison and moth balls there as > well. > There’s a dropped tile ceiling in the basement, and we’ve put > some mouse poison above the tiles there too… > but the mice seem to be in the walls and in the ceilings of > the other floors as well, which are much more awkward to get at… > anyone have some good ideas? > thanks > -mark
Yes. Don’t use poison. They eat it, climb into your walls and die. The smell is awful. The best thing to do is set traps. Peanut butter, bacon, worked for me. Check the traps every few days.
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