I discovered I had mice when I left a pineapple out overnight after I bought it at the grocery store. In the morning, I discovered that a hole had been gnawed through the rind and I noticed some droppings. The next day I disinfected my entire kitchen and set out glue mouse traps. In the past two weeks, I have been keeping my kitchen immaculate and have caught two adult mice and one baby mouse. I can't tell where they are coming from. How do I know how many mice I really have? Should I call and exterminator?
2007-02-21 09:08:03 · 8 answers · asked by ahhihello 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Mice travel in pairs so where there is one there will be another. Getting a cat helps too. Unless you are completely over-run with mice I would try and handle the issue yourself.
2007-02-21 09:15:51 · answer #1 · answered by shaman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say that you need to go as far as calling an exterminator. I'd recommend a cat, although if you get a kitten, your problem will probably be taken care of by the time it's old enough to catch the mice. If you go that route, I think that female cats are better "mousers" than male cats. I'd also recommend switching from the glue traps to the ones that break the mouse's neck. They might be a little more messy, but they're a lot more humane, there's no suffering for the mouse.
2007-02-21 09:17:49 · answer #2 · answered by MrMarblesTI 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that the best way to take care of this would be humanely...after all, animals were here well before humans. Sticky traps are undoubtedly a terrible way to die, with their skin and fur ripping off.
My apologies for the harsh tone. I just love animals...even pests.
That said, you should be able to get an exclusion system installed in your home by a professional for about $4 a linear foot. I had mine done and it guarantees no animals in the home for 5 years, probably works for many more. It was less than $400 to do the entire house.
This was well worth it because I had squirrels in my attic and rats in my crawl space. The system allows the animals to get out through a trap door, but they cannot get back in. Then you won't have rotting carcasses in your home and germy disease in your kitchen. They also seal any holes in the basement/crawlspace.
You will always have returning rodents unless you eliminate all access to them, so consider this option. Call around for the best quote.
Good luck!
2007-02-21 14:01:33 · answer #3 · answered by C M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I normally put out rat poison in hidden paths that the mice use. There is no telling how many mice you may have. If you do put poison out make sure it is were no children can get at.... and that you also put out a little dish of water for the mice right beside the poison, this will help to get rid of them faster.
2007-02-21 11:26:54 · answer #4 · answered by petals_of_velvet 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got mousetraps in the garage and set them up with a little peanut butter. Nailed 1 within 10 mins, then I reset it and nailed another one 1/2 hour later. I've since left out sticky traps, other mouse traps, etc., but I think I got all of them.
2007-02-21 09:16:54 · answer #5 · answered by jasohn1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice.
2007-02-21 13:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by ales 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good cat would do the trick, but you need to find where they are coming from, and stop it up.
2007-02-21 09:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by David H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Time to get a pet kitty.
2007-02-21 09:15:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋