i try mice and rat traps and they dont seem to work.i have little money and out of work , am on workmen comp i have them thing you plug in the wall and they just keep coming . what am i to do, if any one out there can help , i sure can use it , my 14 year old daughter will not sleep in our house and am about to join her in with sleeping with the people next door,i sweep and mop everyday and the seem to grow in numbers .keep all food in boxes and pans always wipeing off the counters and anything that seems to have food on it or near it
2006-11-24 11:01:22 · 19 answers · asked by bryant j 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Well, In my experience, they are looking for
food or water or warmth. Try finding
1. Where they are nesting
2. How they are entering your house
3. If there is any food source (Do you have pets?).
If you don't have pets, you can try some poison baits (available at the grocery store).
Try getting some of the plastic box traps that have
a one way door (available at Home Depot or Lowes). They are easy to set (no broken
fingers) and are effective at trapping....if you know
where to place the traps (put a little food inside and
place near an area where you have seen activity).
Place some poison baits in your attic/basement...and monitor to see whether they
are being eaten.
Get a pet snake or cat.
Where gloves when handling dead critters or
the poison baits and wash or dispose of them afterwards.
Don't let pets/children touch dead critters.
Repair any access holes (check dryer vent, Heat/AC lines into house, fireplace, attic vents). If so, get some of the spray expanding foam at the
hardware store.
Questions: Are they tree rats or Norwegian rats?
Do you live near a fast food / restaurant area?
Has there been any recent construction work
nearby? Are they just coming in this time of year
to get out of the cold?
Get rid of them. They can do damage to insulation
and wiring in the house.
2006-11-24 11:20:37 · answer #1 · answered by farmer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well first off you need to find out how they're getting in the house! A big rat can get through pretty small spaces. If you dont have small children around you could get some rat poison, the kind that dries them up so they dont smell so bad until you can find em. put it under the kitchen sink and places like that. Mainly find the places where their coming from. Look from within your house and patch the holes. And a cat might help. people give cats away all the time in the local paper!
2006-11-24 11:11:35 · answer #2 · answered by Babe in Christ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a mouse problem for a couple of years. At first I used the spring type traps, and just threw the thing away. The mice kept coming so I started to re-use them, it worked but it was nasty. The mice kept coming, I finally couldn't take it anymore and got poison, and that took care of the problem. I might add that we have no pets and the neither do our neighbors. Good luck
2016-03-29 07:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
be sure the traps are located in their path, which you can find by looking for their droppings, unless you have also seen them scurrying around.
For the first three days, bait the trap (peanut butter) but don't set the trap. The mice will get over-confident and not be afraid of the trap. On the 4th day, set the trap with bait. This usually works. Then set it again for his spouse and kids.
2006-11-28 09:32:27 · answer #4 · answered by DeeDee 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Figure out where they are coming from? Do you live near a barn, warehouse? An exterminator is not a lot of money. Mice are ok, Rats, thats a big problem. You need to find the source of where they are coming from.
2006-11-24 11:09:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some poison that kills mice and rats.Try baiting the traps with peanut butter. Try to find and plug holes where they are entering the house.
2006-11-24 11:13:19 · answer #6 · answered by Max 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DECON 1ST, BUT CONTINUE TO USE TRAPS , WITH PEANUT BUTTER , THE GREAT MOUSE HUNT, IN THE EARLY 70'S WHEN MICE HAD ACCESS TO A 50 LB BAG OF DOG FOOD AND MULTIPLIED EXPOENTALLY, THIS WAS THE DECIDING FACTOR. ALONG WITH A LARGE WOODEN MALLET.
GOOD LUCK AND GOD BLESS
2006-11-24 11:07:56 · answer #7 · answered by thewindowman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What are you baiting the traps with? Try peanut butter if you have not already. Peanut butter usually gets them every time. Decon works very good also, I've had very good results with decon.
2006-11-24 11:06:58 · answer #8 · answered by dianesaunders2003 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
I found more information at http://www.pests.in
2006-11-24 14:00:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Again use some decon, but this makes them thirsty so keep a bowl of antifreeze/water next to it. Works like a charm
2006-11-24 12:18:14 · answer #10 · answered by pipemaster 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋