We have a huge mouse problem, we believe they came from our neighbor's house because their house has been vacant for about 2 years and they started renovating a few months ago. My mom recently bought about 10 sticky pads and put them in all the areas that we've seen the mice travel, some even had peanut butter on them, and we still haven't caught anything! they walk around as if it's their house. they party, make noise at night, they're so ANNOYING! The traps aren't working and we have 2 small children in the house so poison is out of the question so what is an effective way to get rid of them and keep them out?
2007-01-31 15:08:56 · 16 answers · asked by whyyyymeeeee 2 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
We had a mice problem. We bought one of those gadgets that emits a noise (kind of like a beeping) and put it in the attic (which is where they were living).
MUCH SAFER!
It works great! No dead bodies, nothing! Apparently it disorients them so they stay away.
Also, if you or your neighbors feed birds, be sure to bring the feeders in at night because that will attract the disgusting rodents.
You can get them at Lowes or Home Depot.
2007-01-31 15:17:46 · answer #1 · answered by luna__cee 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I had this same problem when a neighbor exterminated. I bought some live traps and caught several each night. The problem is - you can't release them close to your house or they will come back. Consequently, I was forced to drive around and release them several blocks away. I kid you not, I actually drove around at night with mice in my car.! ( Sorry - but I also catch and release spiders.)I agree that the plug in electrical devices do work. After my ( I'm sure suspicious to neighbors) late night mouse runs - I bought several. No mouse runs since! lol
2007-01-31 15:28:48 · answer #2 · answered by arkiemom 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've use the old fashioned "snap" traps with better success. Whichever type you use, be careful not to handle the trap with your bare hands - the mice get a whiff of "human" and they avoid the trap! Use latex dishwashing gloves to keep your scent off any part of the trap. Just keep the traps where the young kids aren't likely to get in close contact with them - behind furniture, between appliances and cabinets, under a plastic "milk crate", in garage, etc.
Also, it helps to place traps against the walls - mice follow walls when they travel, so you've got a better chance to get them.
I've also had good luck with pieces of shelled peanuts or sunflower seeds as bait - something that can be a little more stubborn to get out/off the trap mechanism. I've had mice & rats lick peanut butter off live traps without springing them.
Good luck!
2007-01-31 16:33:22 · answer #3 · answered by copperhead 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
For about $20 you can buy a small plug-in repellent device that emits a sound only mice can hear. Plug it in to any electrical outlet.
Any hardware store will have them.
Cats do a wonderful job too and they are great loving pets for the family. After cats have been in a house for quite a while, mice do not come around at all. They tell their descendants not to bother. Hope this helps.
2007-01-31 15:18:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
This worked for me and others. Get a cat and leave him outside, as long as he stays around the house. Feed him or her, you don't want the cat to feed on mice. You want the cat to pee on your territory. This odor will alert the mice to stay off your house because there is an enemy around they can´t fight. Sure sometimes cats play and kill them but their job is only to have their presence.
Another animal that can hunt very effectively is the Barn owl... these two make excellent pets.
there is another answer to this in the next web page...but that is too much work...
http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com/pest-control/how-to-get-rid-of-mice/
2007-01-31 15:25:20 · answer #5 · answered by Zizou_100 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Use the old fashion snap traps where the kids cant get to them, like behind furniture. We did pb on them, with an almond on top. Our mice loved almonds, and once horded on ton in one of my boots, that was a suprise when I put it on! We basically just had to plaster the house with all of them too, you think 10 is a lot, we had them everywhere too!
2007-01-31 15:19:46 · answer #6 · answered by lillilou 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Peanut butter fairly does artwork, via fact the mouse has to sit down down on the seize and lick it, and until eventually now he's attentive to it, the seize springs. (in case you do in comparison to casting off the mice afterwards; my husband ties an prolonged piece of string to the seize until eventually now he gadgets it, and while the mouse is caught, he does not ought to p.c.. it up; he only selections up the string and throws the entire seize away.)
2016-09-28 06:30:53 · answer #7 · answered by betker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Zapper traps
Zapper traps work by luring rodents inside a small structure and delivering a lethal electric shock
2007-01-31 15:15:50 · answer #8 · answered by dee_ann 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Dont try and kill them, remember they are animals after all and do have feelings. You can get humane traps and put bait in there, check to see what is ok for them to eat and what they love to eat try that maybe. Then call up the ASPCA see what you can do to get rid of them after they are all trapped.
2007-01-31 16:33:39 · answer #9 · answered by Dog Lover 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
A good "mouser" cat is your best long range solution.
Not any cat will do tho--Go to a farm and buy one
of their farm cats. OR FERAL cats that have had
to kill their meals. But feral cats usually don't make
good house pets. A farm cat is your best choice.
2007-01-31 15:39:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋