Have a mouse in my house!What to do to eliminate it? I have 3 dogs and poison might be dangerous for them....?

Answer 1

It is most likely that the mouse is only coming into your house to eat, then going back outside to its nest. This is not the time of year when they are trying to nest inside.

So, the first thing you do, is during the day (since mice are nocturnal) is find where it is getting in. Mice need a hole only the size of a dime to access your house. Check around exterior plumbing pipes, eves near rain gutters, and any dryer vents. These, I have found, are usually the most common places for mice to enter a house.

Next, once you have done this, and you still have the mouse, put out a snap trap. Mice are fairly dumb, so killing them this way is usually quick. Mice follow edges, like baseboards and behind refrigerators, and such. Put the snap trap out with a little peanut butter on it (unless you live in an area with citrus trees, then I would use citrus because that is what is has probably been eating). Put it in an area against a wall and behind something that the dogs can't get at. You will have a dead mouse within a day or two at the most.

Never use any rat poison. Many non-professional poisons will not kill the mouse quickly. This can cause the mouse to die in your walls. (Not the best smell for a few weeks) or even worse, move slow enough that one of the dogs will catch and eat it. Then your dog will get poisoned from the mouse itself.

Good luck.

Answer 2

If it's only one mouse, a trap will work. Mice prefer small dark spaces, so it should be easy to set the trap where your dogs can't get to it. Even if they accidentally get to it, it won't hurt them. Of course they will get pinched... what dog can resist the cheese or peanut butter you put on it? They won't like it but it won't injure them.

But it's quite likely that if you have one mouse, you have a few of its friends and relatives as well.

Your best bet is to call an exterminator. They will inspect your house to find out how they got in in the first place, and plug up all the potential entranceways. There is no point to getting rid of one mouse if more are still able to get in.

They can also set special kinds of poisons in areas where it won't harm your dogs.


It costs money, but they offer a guarantee and should solve your problem once and for all.

Make sure you don't leave doors open. Many people leave the backyard door open when the weather is nice so their dogs can get in and out as they please. Well, mice can also walk in through the door.

"humane traps" (catch and release) might help you feel better about what you're doing, but if you use them basically you're just giving them a free meal. Unless you get in your car and drive them out of town, they and their friends will be back for more.

Answer 3

In most K-Mart and WalMart stores, they sell a plug-in device that emits ultrasonic sound pitched so high that only the mouse (rat/insects) can hear it. It is so annoying to the rodent that he can't eat. He's only there to eat - so when he can't -- he leaves.

I had a mouse one time - I bought the ultrasonic devices and plugged one in every room. He left and I have never had another "unwelcome guest".

ALSO - remove temptation. Put all your perishables in plastic (sugar, noodles, cereal, cookes, crackers - all of it). Don't leave dirty dishes in the sink. Put everything away clean. I even put my garbage in the frig until I'm ready to take it outside to the dumpster.

These things will eliminate your problem. And a cat may not get rid of the mouse - especially if you feed it. Only a HUNGRY cat will go after a mouse to kill it.

Answer 4

Be sure to take the package to the vet when you take your dog in. There are different chemicals depending on the brand. Rodenticides kill by causing hemorrhaging, which does not happen instantaneously. A dog that has ingested some may not have symptoms for several days, which is too late to treat. If the vet finds evidence of anti-coagulant poisoning, massive doses of Vitamin K will be administered to counteract it, and your dog's condition will have to be closely monitored. If you wait until she has pale gums, labored breathing, or bloody stool, she will be beyond saving.

Answer 5

Good old mouse traps, place them where the dogs can't get into them. Mice usually run along the walls, so behind the refrigerator, under the sink, etc are usually good locations for the traps. I have found peanut butter to be the best bait.

Answer 6

Put a mouse trap in a small cupboard or area behind a cupboard where your dogs are not going to go. Try putting peanut butter on the trap, mice love it!!

Answer 7

NO!Just make a simple trap that traps the animal without poison or sticky paper and when you catch it,release FAR away from your house[and any other house or place that might harm it]

Answer 8

You can try a mouse trap, and put it where your dogs noses won't get pinched. You could also try the glue traps, also out of reach from your dogs.

Answer 9

BEER I was told this by a restaurant owner.
Rodents can't pass gas and tehy will not be able to live once tehy get teh gas. It does work. even if the dog gets it it won't hert it. a;; you need is a small cap full and you can put it in several places

Answer 10

use a mouse trap and put it in a corner where your dogs cant put their paws good luck