Found two very small rats or mice in house. live near a river. never any sign of rodents before. thought they were dead but when i picked them up they moved. very wet weather currently. dont know if they came in on their own(mice) or were brought in by mother (baby rats) due to bad weather or whether neighbour poisioning them. one was on the stairs the other on the downstairs toilet floor. is it likely a mother rat would bring its babies in and run off when disturbed?
also need suggestions as to how to prevent more or deal with others that are there. does the sonic repellant work?
2007-01-10 21:30:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
I've never tried the sonic device because I was worried that it would bother my dog, but I've had great success with this humane trap in my house:
http://veganstore.com/index.html?stocknumber=266
It’s also available for $2 cheaper here, but I’m not a big fan of PETA:
https://www.petacatalog.org/prodinfo.asp?number=HP200
I've caught over ten mice with it so far and it can be used over and over indefinitely. Or, you can try making the free homemade humane trap described here:
http://www.helpinganimals.com/wildlife_livingWithMice.asp
Mother mice and rats will sometimes move their babies if their nests are disturbed, and yes, they may run off if scared. However, it has been my experience that they will come back for their babies if the area is kept quiet for a couple hours.
If you do live trap mice, please be sure to check the traps several times a day and release the mice promptly, approximately a mile away from your home. It is much more cruel to allow a mouse in a live trap to slowly starve to death than to kill it quickly with a snap trap. When you release the mice, do it in an area with some sheltering bushes or plants.
The absolute cruelest traps are glue traps. Mice have been known to gnaw off their own limbs and tear off their skin in an effort to escape, as they starve or dehydrate to death or suffocate in the glue. It can take three to five days for them to die. Poison isn't any better, as the mice die slowly and painfully from internal bleeding. It can take up to a week for them to die, and then they smell as they rot behind your walls.
It doesn't take much extra effort to be kind. You will feel better and so will the mice! Good luck!
2007-01-12 07:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi A rat is medium sized, with a lengthy, skinny tail. Mice are smaller, yet actually have a lengthy, skinny tail. submit a photo of your new puppy, and that i'd nicely be able that can help you. And definite you could practice mice. yet ravenous the undesirable wee element surely isn't the thanks to do it. in the journey that your puppy is a mouse, you could set up an "journey maze" in his cage, making use of kitchen/rest room roll tubes. also use ladders and performance little platforms that you will be able to placed treats onto. With mice, the more youthful they are, the better to initiate preparation them. Like i have pronounced although, submit a photo and it would want to help with identity. Regards, Kim
2016-12-02 03:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mice have fur on their tails. rats have bald, ribbed tails. that's one way to tell which it is. mice live underground, so if they appeared after wet weather i would imagine they were washed out of their homes.
as for repellents, i'm not sure. i've had the baited traps before, but don't think they worked. my cat finally got them all.
2007-01-11 01:27:49 · answer #3 · answered by catsovermen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They are mice because rats love to be out doors try that sonic repeller not sure if it will work
2007-01-10 22:28:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
I found detailed information at http://www.pests.in
2007-01-11 04:06:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a cat or 2
2007-01-11 04:49:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋