Posted on 03/07/2020 10:15:00 AM PST by Mr Ramsbotham
Only works if you have a ladder for them to climb to the top.......
Get a snake.
First make sure all possible entrances are blocked off. If a mouse can fit its head in a hole it can fit its body. Then remove the food source. Put your drygoods in glass or metal containers. Not plastic and certainly not paper or cardboard. Remove all sources of water. Check faucets for drips. Don’t forget to make sure pet food and water are not left out overnight.
We had a major roof-rat problem some years back. Traps and our Black Mouth Curs cleared them out.
Plus, there's a narrative to the video that you might find amusing. (Or not, as the case may be.)
Sorry it's so long, but I wanted to give an impression of just how frustrating the experience was for me!
We caught ten mice in the house this past winter using bird seed and Tomkat traps. There is most likely one left my husband calls “Junior.” I have not tried trapping Jr. l ately as hubby thinks of it as a pet. I want it dead. Trap out next week.
But in the end they worked! And he wouldn't touch the glue traps!
Not necessarily. When the house next door had its yard cleared after being vacant for over a year the roof rats that had been in their trees paid us a visit. I discovered them when I found sweet potato pieces near the pantry. That hardly equals a crumb strewn dirty house.
You don't see him getting killed. Most of what you see is a cute little mouse making a fool out of me. Right near the end there's a still shot of his little carcass in the trap that finally got him.
Just trying to point out that if you see 1 mouse you have more. First step is to keep more from getting in.
Based on my experience, get the Victor traps with the metal catch, put a little bit of peanut butter on the end and hot-glue a single almond slice to the bait holder. Leave the traps out un-loaded a day or two to get the rascal comfortable with them, then go ahead and load them.
I spent quite a bit of time a couple of years ago trying to do just that. Unbeknownst to me, behind the stove in the kitchen there was a small hole in the wall that led right into the space between the studs. I really think that they were getting in by crawling behind the siding and finding that hole. I plugged it with copper mesh and foam-based sealant. I don't expect to see too many more mice inside ... knock on wood!
The fact is that a mouse can find food just about anywhere.
I’ve always had an old house that mice would try and make their home. The ex didn’t want a cat so I was endlessly setting traps. Now I have my lazy cat who sleeps all day and night. He prefers to play with them instead of killing them, but they are just the ones passing through. I think just the smell of a cat keeps them at bay. I’ve always said if you can keep butter on the counter without getting mice bites, you don’t have a problem.
I found a mouse nest with a big family in a shop drawer of my shop last year, I decided to live and let live.
A few weeks later little mouse poops were everywhere and another family full of fresh little pinkies was in the drawer.
So the nest went in the trash and the pink mice got a ride to the dump.
I put water buckets with ramps and used peanut butter on the walls of the buckets and I think I got most of the rest of em through the winter.
That is freaking cool!
Get a cat. Cats don’t even have to catch most mice. She smell of CAT is generally enough to induce them to relocate.
Living in apartment buildings we do not own, in a densely populated low income city, we have battled mice (inside) and rats (outside), making increasing progress each time, with prevention being the most effective.
Both mice and rats are smart, and once they see how an early victim died, then they get on "mousebook" and share the latest info with the clan.
Thus traps are usually good for one or two mice kills, but after that they are avoided like a known Coronavirus victim.
But I caught mice by tweaking the Victor snap traps so that they would go off really easily. However, one mouse apparently got around that by flipping the trap over, then getting the bait.
Poison actually works the best, but there are many varieties (ask me for more info), and which is what finally did the last one in, thanks be to God.
But a Rat Zapper also caught many for my neighbor. However, see below.
However, Prevention is paramount. Search carefully for any holes bigger than a dime in the foundation and or into your apt, and stuff them with SOS pads, and then seal them with Great Stuff (they do make a pest version, but it cost a lot more). _______________________________
Special feature: Don't Believe in Resurrection? Watch This . I have been chasing this rat for quite a while. He has survived Rat Snap traps, Poison, and now the Rat Zapper. This time it appears to kill him, and then miraculously, he resurrects. This is GRAPHIC and a bit long and boring in real time. It "dies" at 1:00, the tail gets movement at 5:45 and he "resurrects" at 8:00. It just isn't his time.
I used to just go out and catch a kingsnake and let it go under the house. When the mice ran out the snake would leave.
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