2007-01-17 10:34:14 · 13 answers · asked by shadow300 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
You shouldn't get a cat because you have mice - not all cats are 'mousers' (hunters). Some will kill a rodent right away, some might play with it awhile, batting it around, chasing it, while others may pay no attention to a mouse at all. So, to get a cat to get rid of the mice is not a good reason.
Find where they are coming in from, secure all hole and gaps and such. Moth balls are a good deterrent (use in moderation, as they are not only deterrents to rodents, but also poisonous to other animals and humans). Use oil of peppermint on a cotton ball near obvious entrances or even plant peppermint plants around your home. Traps are good and poison if you don't mind a dead mouse dying somewhere in your walls or under the fridge, etc. Please, don't use the glue traps! Those are the worst! Good luck.
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2007-01-17 10:42:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did the mice get the poison. Was it something you put out to kill them? A mouse trap with a little bait works just as well if you don't mind emptying the trap. With poisons you have to worry about another animal possibly eating it and getting sick or dying. If you do get a cat, make sure all the poison is gone and please make sure you spay or neuter if it is going to be allowed free run outside the house
2007-01-17 18:45:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It'd be kind of stupid to go and get a cat after you place down poisoning for mice/rats. The cat would eat the mice, then also die from the poisoning. I'd just go and find the dead mice and dispose of them properly. Wouldn't bury them in the yard though; dogs and cats could dig them up (they'd smell the rotting pests) and eat them.
2007-01-17 18:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not right now. Wait a couple weeks. Then get a good "fixed" female cat. They are good hunters of mice. If you got a cat now, the cat may find a poisoned mouse, eat it - and die.
2007-01-17 18:44:10 · answer #4 · answered by appalachian_panther 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't want the cat eating a mouse that has been poisoned. It will kill them as well. The poison will work but now you have to find out how they are getting into your place. Remember that they only need a hole the size of a dime to get in. Good Luck !
2007-01-17 18:41:07 · answer #5 · answered by rawsugar 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If a cat ingests those mice, he would be affected by the poison as well. Rat poison is very dangerous and very deadly.
2007-01-17 18:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by cs 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
it would depend entirely upon what type of rodenticide you have used. several of the of the shelf variety have secondary poisoning effects, such as decon, however there are also several types of rodenticide that do not have secondary effects,check the label. The best way to control a mouse infestation is to mouse proof the structure,find and seal any entry holes that you may find with copper Brillo pad ( dint use steel wool , it will only rust out and you will have to start over). This is the only way to solve your infestation problem. I have been to may customers homes to provide this service and many of them have cats.
2007-01-17 19:05:13 · answer #7 · answered by critter man 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't get a cat until you know there is no more poison around.
2007-01-17 18:49:31 · answer #8 · answered by The First Dragon 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you buy a cat, it might eat the mice and that wouldnt be good because if the mice digested the poisen, then your new cat eats it, you wont have the cat for long. so i would suggest you don't want a cat unless you want it to be dead.
2007-01-17 19:38:14 · answer #9 · answered by I♥V-BALL 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could get a cat, but dont keep the poison! It could injure or kill your cat.
2007-01-21 11:59:49 · answer #10 · answered by Shelby H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋