what else can I try??
2006-08-27 01:24:19 · 16 answers · asked by ktownandrew@sbcglobal.net 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
plug up all the holes with steel wool.they wont chew it.a mouse can make himself very flat so if you see a space, caulk it.go in the basement during the day and plug any hole you see. Make sure you are not feeding them,keep your food in metal or glass containers with tight fitting lids. good luck.
2006-08-27 01:59:58 · answer #1 · answered by need2knw 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How many mice do you have? A few? a hundred?
If it's only a few that you've seen, just continue with the traps. Whichever kind you're using (mechanical, poison, or the "sticky" kind), try using OTHER kinds as well. Remember to lay the traps in various places, and be sure put put them along baseboards (mice tend to travel along the walls), as well as on the tops of exposed beams (if you have a basement). Also, remember to place them behind objects...mice like to be able to stay out of sight. So, put one behind the laundry hamper, one behind the clothes dryer, and one behind the toilet!
With the traps where you have to use some kind of food as bait, stay away from the traditional cheese...it's too easy for a mouse to gently remove the cheese, without springing the trap! Use peanut butter instead. The mice like it, and they can't simply take it away and eat it somewhere safe.
And if you're using poison traps, only place those where your kids, or pets, cannot get to them (obviously).
If you've got a BIG mouse problem, or if you suspect that you do, the only thing you can do is call a professional exterminator. If there's twenty mice that you have actually seen, there are likely dozens more (babies) that are hiding out somewhere. An exterminator can treat your whole home, including the insides of the walls, to eliminate the problem for good.
2006-08-27 08:40:17 · answer #2 · answered by jvsconsulting 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be sure you have eliminated any food source that is available to them. Mice live within a few feet of where you see them they do not travel like a rat does. What are you baiting your traps with, peanut butter is best. I do not suggest poisons in the house as they may expire where you cannot reach them and have an odor.
2006-08-27 08:35:48 · answer #3 · answered by dreaming_again2002 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out your local DIY centre. Mine sells little plaquettes, they work on batteries and the sound they emit (Not harmful to humans, dogs or othr house pets) actually keeps them at bay because they don't like it.
I know it works because we had a few field mice in previous cottage but none in this one! However because i have two dogs ... Didn't want to try anything that might hurt them and these things worked a treat.
2006-08-27 08:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you don't have kids and pets, try putting mothballs in the basement and the attic. If you have kids be really careful. Maybe just leave open box's around the inside foundation, and in the attic. It will repel most mice. But if you have kids or pets I would recommend electronic ones, most hardware stores and catalogs sell electronic repellers, that you just plug in, like in the basement etc. and it keeps them out of the house.
2006-08-27 08:34:09 · answer #5 · answered by Judith O 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try peanut butter on your traps.go to one your friendly bars or cafes etc..,they normally use some sort of a poison bag that is not too harmful towards others.If pet owner,I would suggest not to place in low areas.Or go to your chemical supply store. GOOD LUCK
2006-08-27 08:50:00 · answer #6 · answered by kwhic 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sticky Traps- they get stuck in it and can't get out.
We use a product gotten from the farmers Co-op called Tomcat. It comes in a bucket. I think a friend also found it at Lowes. They love to eat it, it even smells sweet to me. It dries them up from the inside out. Be careful tho....cats and dogs think it is tasty too. Be sure you put it in places pets can't get to. I had a barn cat it killed also.
2006-08-27 10:49:15 · answer #7 · answered by jescl32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First you have to figure out where they are coming in at and block it off. At work we use glue traps, with a little food in the center.
2006-08-27 08:38:38 · answer #8 · answered by princesspms 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
traps with peanut butter works.
but you have to freeze the peanut butter on the trap.
mice can easily eat the peanut butter off the trap without setting it off if the peanut butter is at room temperature!
2006-08-27 10:46:42 · answer #9 · answered by Tim 47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The first thing to do is, patch up any & all entrances from the outside. Then you can successfully eliminate the indoor ones.
2006-08-27 08:37:26 · answer #10 · answered by Excel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋