can poison alone wipe out an infestation of mice in the home?

Answer 1

Personally, I would never use poison on anything "but Insects", it is a torturous way for any living thing to die. Traps are quick and painless, please consider using these instead.

Answer 2

No, more will simply come in, especially in winter when its cold.
Mice are attracted to two things heat and food.
You need to do a check of the whole house and seal it off. If you find any crack or hole you can stick a couple of fingers through, mice will get in. Filling cracks and holes with steel wool often works, and making sure all dryer vents and such are well sealed.
You also need to make sure you have a garbage can outside the house that seals and won't attract them close to the house. No garbage anywhere near or in the house that will be easy for them to get to, even crumbs under the fridge will encourage them. If you have a compost heap, make sure its well away from the house.
I'd like to point out that using poision is the wrong way to go. Lets say a mouse eats some of the poision and dies on your lawn or a neighbours lawn, and a dog or cat or child eat or handle the mouse. Chances are they will get VERY sick or even die themselves. You wouldn't want some kid in the nieghbourhood to get sick would you?

Answer 3

Ideally, you would use a combination of traps and poisons.

But in the long term, I would suggest getting a cat, because cats take inexplicable joy in hunting and catching mice. Also, there is no poisons that can accidentally get in your food, or be a hazard to young children.

If you keep the cat just as a mouse and rodent deterent, it is fine. But over time, some people develope and attachment to their pest control "pet animal" and eventually it will become a member of the family. Which may not be such a bad thing. would it?

Even if you're allergic to cats, after a few weeks you will find that your own immune system will develope a tollerance for the cat. And you will get used to it without the need for meds or shots.

I'm allergic to cats myself, but I love my pet cat, he's better than any meds can buy when it comes to company.
My parents got cats to control the rodents on their properties, but eventually both they and their tennants grew attached to the resident cats, and in time they became adopted by their tennants.

It would make sense to go to a shelter, and get an adolescent or at least a year old cat. One whose interest in pursuing little fuzzy prey is at its peak. Kittens are useless as mousers until they've gotten a little older.

goodluck

cheers!!

Answer 4

No, you have to find out how they're getting in and block the spaces. Traps and poison and cats will kill only some of them. Poison is bad cuz they'll crawl somewhere and die. Then you get to smell the little corpses rotting.

Answer 5

trap can be used

Answer 6

yep but if i were you i'd just just one piss off cat