Mice
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mrodgers
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Move out to the country, get a cat(s), have other people comment, "Hey, I haven't seen a single mouse since you got the cat" rather than have neighbors make forum posts on how you can't keep your "pets" controlled. They are controlled, they are roving the woods and fields getting all the mice before they reach the house/garage.
wedge40
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This should give you some perspective .
Wedge
Wedge
I don't bait them but trap them. It doesn't matter where you live or how nice your house is, you can still get mice.
Very true, my wife and I keep a very clean home and this past summer with the extreme heat and drought, almost every neighbor was complaining about mice. The mice need just a tiny opening to get in. Never had luck with baits. The only time I used them, the mouse/mice died in the crawlspace. Glue traps and snap traps have been my best options.
Megadodo
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My ****** cats bring the mice into the house and are too scared even to go into the garage where the damn rodents live in my gap filling foam! Good old fashion trap gets at least one a week. Peanut butter is the most relaible bait although one of the vermin can lick it all from the trap and not set it off!
Gary S
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Baiting has worked for me. I get a few new ones in each Fall when the weather turns cold, but they die within a day or two and I don't see any more the rest of the year.
Actually, I've never seen a live one in my garage. Occasionally, I find the dried up carcass of one that made the mistake of coming into my garage.
Actually, I've never seen a live one in my garage. Occasionally, I find the dried up carcass of one that made the mistake of coming into my garage.
Tim The Tool Man
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I live in the sticks with a corn field right across the street and I can tell you without reservation, those little blue cubes are your friend. I regularly toss them in my shop attic space and in strategic locations throughout my home. I very rarely see/hear any mice.
I also have pets and chickens and am aware of the danger poison poses to my pets but I am careful where I put the poison and have not had any problems.
By the way Fall seems to be the worst time of the year for mice. They move outdoors in the Spring.
I understand the bucket trap works very well too but I think I would vomit if I had to empty one of those once it is full!
I also have pets and chickens and am aware of the danger poison poses to my pets but I am careful where I put the poison and have not had any problems.
By the way Fall seems to be the worst time of the year for mice. They move outdoors in the Spring.
I understand the bucket trap works very well too but I think I would vomit if I had to empty one of those once it is full!
SlowPoke-Canada
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We had the same problem with mice licking the trap clean. A friend suggested a little piece of cracker with the PB and it worked like a charm.
We have had rat problems at several of our homes.
Tried the various this-n-thats and finally bought a "rat-zapper".
best $25 I ever spent (I think they're up to $40 now)!
Just be prepared to empty it out two or three times a day at first. It thins the herd
pretty quick! And no secondary kill.
Tried the various this-n-thats and finally bought a "rat-zapper".
best $25 I ever spent (I think they're up to $40 now)!
Just be prepared to empty it out two or three times a day at first. It thins the herd
pretty quick! And no secondary kill.
What do you mean by "stop"? Stop them from getting in your house or garage? For that you have to block their entry point/s. Not easy in an older structure since mice can squeeze through very small openings. If they can fit their skull through, the rest follows.
Charles (in GA)
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I have two outdoor cats that just slaughter mice, squirrels, rabbits, whatever, and are constantly leaving me mice (or the remains of what they didn't eat) at the back door.
Never had them in the house till the other nite. Awaken at 2 AM to the indoor cat making all kinds of noise, got up and turned on the light to discover she had found and killed a mouse and was playing with it like a toy, batting it all over the place.
I've suspected I have them under the house, as the crawlspace vent grilles do not fit well. Somehow one found its way in.
Charles
Never had them in the house till the other nite. Awaken at 2 AM to the indoor cat making all kinds of noise, got up and turned on the light to discover she had found and killed a mouse and was playing with it like a toy, batting it all over the place.
I've suspected I have them under the house, as the crawlspace vent grilles do not fit well. Somehow one found its way in.
Charles
ilovevocs
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I have had great success with the Decon bait packs at my cabin. I have not caught one in a snap trap and have not seen signs of mice since about 1 week after putting out the bait. Worked better than trapping for me.
wedge40
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This made me chuckle, I had an indoor cat, and one day I hear a commotion and go to see whats going on. Well the cat had found a mouse and was chasing it and batting it around. Every now and then the mouse would get tired and just give up. So the cat waited and let it rest till the mouse was ready to run again. I ended up droping a heavy candle on the mouse. Cat was very dissapointed in me.
Wedge
Best approach is 2 Tiered:
1) OUTDOOR . . . use poison (ie hard bait blocks) in those plastic "houses" that prevent other pets/kids for getting at poison. Hopefully mice eat and go die outside in nest.
2) INDOOR . . . . whatever contraption you want as long as you catch the vermim so they don't crawl away and stink up the place. Check trap often.
1) OUTDOOR . . . use poison (ie hard bait blocks) in those plastic "houses" that prevent other pets/kids for getting at poison. Hopefully mice eat and go die outside in nest.
2) INDOOR . . . . whatever contraption you want as long as you catch the vermim so they don't crawl away and stink up the place. Check trap often.
PCO6
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The most I have caught in one night is 3. Many nights it's 0. You're right, emptying the bucket is not pleaseant. I have a removable colander with a handle so it's only a matter of lifting it out (the water drains out) and dumping the mice into the garbage, which is where the Town suggests they go.
Again, not pleasant but having lost an original leather seat in my 68' MGC to mice provides a LOT of motivation to keep the mice out of my garage!
If you're using a Victor style trap, I recommend Twizzler licorice instead of peanut butter.
Mix your peanut butter with a equal amount of baking soda.
Mice and rats cannot burp.
When their stomach acid hits the baking soda it expands the stomach to the point it collapses their lungs.
It won't effect cats or dogs.
They burp.
Mice and rats cannot burp.
When their stomach acid hits the baking soda it expands the stomach to the point it collapses their lungs.
It won't effect cats or dogs.
They burp.
litljay
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Outside:
Inside:
Inside:
ihateimacs
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I tried the bait stations and didnt seem to have much luck. I had them in the attic as well as garage and under the hood of a car outside. I ended up just placing the bait cubes in the attic in a few places (randomly thrown lol) as well as under some things in the garage and under the hood of that car. After about a week no more mice.
theoldwizard1
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Least messy solution - glue trap. Throw the whole thing away.
Cheap, effective - Bucket trap.
Cheap, effective - Bucket trap.