does moth-balls help get rid of mice?

Answer 1

I don't know, but there is a recipe for homemade mouse repellent here:

http://www.helpinganimals.com/wildlife_livingWithMice.asp

I've also had great success with this live trap in my house:

http://veganstore.com/index.html?stocknumber=266

It’s also available for $2 cheaper here (although I prefer to buy it from the other place since 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

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!

Answer 2

yes, they certainly do!!! we moved to a house in the middle of a field and we brought boxes with us that were stored before moving in. then, we started seeing mice!

we put traps out and caught some but we scattered moth-balls in closets, empty drawers and behind furniture and appliances...
we noticed that they left and never seen any. our traps are still out there but we have not caught any mice since then. it stops new ones from coming in and the smell makes those inside look for fresh air.

when you spread the moth-balls be sure that your house is well ventilated because you will get dizzy and nauseated.

also wash your hands very well after spreading the moth-balls as you do not want it to come in contact with your skin or breath it.

Answer 3

We put them in the cupboard in a house we used to live in; it had empty fields and woods all around it and the place was full of mice when we moved in. They were gone in about a week. My cats didn't bother them a bit, either. The mice OR the mothballs, I mean! lol -they did seem to chase them off.

Answer 4

I don't know, but if you try it be careful. The mothball odor is very strong. My in-laws stored some clothing with mothballs and we tried washing the clothing several times and could never get the smell out. I personally have never used them for anything because I can't stand the smell and have never had the need to.

Answer 5

Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
I found detailed information at http://www.pests.in

Answer 6

last winter i had a family of mice living and chewing all the wires for my car.someone said they hate mothballs i went and got 45mothballs'put it in the hood;where the nest was' didn't bother them at all.i bought mice poison 'and sticky trap' that worked as for the wires that cost hundreds,,,,,,,

Answer 7

The 1,4-Dichlorobenzene fumes might get rid of YOU too. I'd use glue traps.

Answer 8

It doesn't seem to bother them very much. Its more effective to use traps.

Answer 9

Not that I know of...But those "Sticky Traps" sure do!!
Good Luck!!