Comments on: mouse

By: james

james — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:20:25 +0000

I have used a couple of the rat traps from here, they ok just keep ur kids away from them

http://www.ukwaterfeatures.com/Shop/Pest-Control.html

By: Lucy

Lucy — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 11:23:31 +0000

My parents had no luck with the humane traps. Nothing would tempt them in although it probably didn’t help that Master R was hiding food behind the sofa for them. They got a plug in thingy which they had very little faith in and didn’t work when plugged in one place but they/it seemed to disappear when the plug was put somewhere else. So if the plug doesn’t work maybe experiment a bit with where you put it. I don’t know if it is to do with outside/inside walls, high up/low down sockets etc or what.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 17:48:39 +0000

We were plagued about 8-9 years ago. We’d seen one and it was really cute and we did nothing. More fool us! They come through from the neighbour who laughed at my humane traps as he uses snap traps. My humane traps were persistently ignored, not a single mouse was caught in them and we did use peanut butter and chocolate too. Midwife caught one in a bowl and Marcus then did the same but then I had to drive for 4 miles with a live mouse in a bowl in the car so rapidly went off the live capture option.

So we went for die in your sleep poison and it was grim – they were found in non nest sites – but at least they were gone. The sonic thing is on in the kitchen and it’s meant to go around electric circuit in house but not sure whether it really works as it can’t reach into the walls and behind cupboards.

We’re probably due another mouse invasion. It was ants for the last couple of years.

We sadly still use die in your sleep poison in the loft as we can’t be checking up there all the time.

My mother sometimes has mice – but that’s because the cats bring them in to torture.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 15:02:22 +0000

no, they’re not ‘that’ solid, but it does mean that they aren’t so easy to navigate. and yes, food thing is an issue. both my girls drip food about!

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:39:08 +0000

“our walls are solid, so no cavities for the mice” er, they won’t be THAT solid.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 14:09:32 +0000

I think the key to it is the food supply thing is crucial. If you leave easy pickings they won’t need to spend much time expose to the repellers and they won’t need to forage, so they won’t bother with your traps, and the cats will have no chance to catch them either.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:51:14 +0000

http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/mouse-repeller-whole-house-p-36.html
http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/stop-pest-pest-repeller-p-1273.html
http://www.primrose-london.co.uk/humane-mouse-trap-single-p-694.html?cPath=24_25_143

is what I have gone for, and I will bait with peanutbutter and choc powder!

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:44:08 +0000

well, our doors are no open to encourage cats in all rooms! but thats why a supplemental! our walls are solid, so no cavities for the mice. but, I am hoping to make kitchen and playroom non mouse appealing, and the cats should make short work otherwise [they always have done before]

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:15:01 +0000

Not convinced by the one big repeller – they don’t work well through walls, I believe, so you would have to leave all your doors open.

Rehoming. There is a shortage of mice in Peterborough, so if you are ever visiting friends there, you can drop off your mice.

By: HHaricot

HHaricot — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 13:06:17 +0000

I have ordered a large sonic and electric scarer thing that is supposed to work in a 4 bed house, and a supplementary one for kitchen/pantry! and 4 live traps. Actually, I was tempted for a break back one cos of the rehoming thing. but i am veggie after all…