Catching Mice
 

After requesting and kindly beain loaned a mouse trap i set the trap, with a bit of caramel keg as the bait (how lucky was that mouse!!!) went up 15 minutes later to find an empty trap.........no mouse and no chocolate, how unimpressed am I!!!!

I have tried again, with chocolate spead this time, hopefully I will be more successfull!!!

Any other suggestions??

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Daft question but have you set it correctly?

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erm..........yes I had, well I think i had, it seemed to work that way, the trap had gone off but there was no mouse

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they like peanut butter.... I have one of them plug in thingys and I have never seen any mice ( so I think they must work ) because I live near to woods and fields...

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agree with magpie..they do like peanut butter, and they wont be able to nick it cuz it sticks to the trap so they have to really get on it to eat it:D

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Thats why for the 2nd attempt ive tried chocolate spread :D it obviously likes chocolate so fingers crossed

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Have got one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just darent touch it now :(

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Have a look to see if it's blind,if it is there's 2 more:D:D

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ask the boys to deal with it,

they have nooooooo fear

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Is it dead?

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It is, and its eyes were bulging and everything - ewwwwwwww

Have got rid of it though and re-set the trap

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Lets just hope its not female...there could be babies :eek:, and you've just killed their mum!! :(!!....LOL

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And that's gonna make her feel a whole lot better...... NOT !
They are vermin not pets, be strong Emzy !:D

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Then the babies will die as well :)

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Their bladders are in a constant state of dribbling leaving urine everywhere they go.

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sounds familiar :(

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Damned if I'm breastfeeding them!!! They can starve!!!

I know, thats one of the things that bothered me, that and the disease they carry.......... am gonna have a good clean and spray tomorrow - the floors I mean not me :D

Oh........and have managed to get rid of it and re-set the trap, with the use of 2 carrier bags as gloves and the boys didnt see a thing :D

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it was a JOKE:rolleyes::tongueout

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you should nail it to the wall now to scare anymore off: ( that's what farmers do )

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was it easier than catching a hamster em?? :D:D

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I was tempted!! But its dark in their, it was in my airing cupboard thingie in the boys room so not sure if theyd see it and take the hint but have blocked the hole up where they were getting out of the airing cupboard. Cant beleive the size of hole they can get through, it was where the cupboard had been cut round the skirting and the gap was no wider than 1cm

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Better still invest in pest magic!, had one for over 4 years and havent had one since!!;) (mouse that is!)

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Is that the plug in things?

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Aye, and its not the crap ones from JML either;)

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Bunging their holes up will stop them breading,But you've got to catch them first.:hehetable

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A mouse can dislocate its joints and squeeze through a hole as tiny as could be made with a ballpoint pen.
Wipe worktops too - they can climb up vertical surfaces

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Nah, i seem to be heavy handed when catching them and kill them :rolleyes: the one i have so far wont be breeding again im pretty sure of that

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Shut up you !! Not easy when you on your own with children and have to deal with these things. .. have to overcome your fears, etc. ... :p

Carry on Emzy .. we are all with you ... xx

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Okies, thanks for that, have seen no sign of them anywhere other than this evening so hopfully theyve not made it anywhere too far from where ive caught them but will have a good clean tomorrow

Any volunteers to help me do this????

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he was being rude lol

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awww....did monkeyman hide from the mouseys? lol

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I know Emamum , but not very constructive was it !

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Have you found any dropping about? They are a bit like little black pieces of rice.

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I can lend you a cat?

Not Bob mind, she's cack with spiders let alone owt bigger but I have access to a certified trained killer ;)

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Hmm, tena pads for mice, maybe once those are fitted they can take up ballet?

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well if she hasnt , they must be the first pooless mice!!:tongueout


that or constipated!!

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I know that, but wasnt biting lol

Why does everyone seem to think im dim and dont get the innuendos??? :confused:

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To be honest I havent yet, but saying that, wouldnt move anything out of the cupboard til I knew the coast was clear

I know they have been moving about under the floorboards though, have heard them recently

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The trouble is they breed very fast and just 1 pregnant mouse can mean you have dozens within weeks. Traps will deal with the ones that venture near them but they may not deal with the whole problem. It might be worth getting your council's Environmental Health dept. in to clear them all out.

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The council will lay down poison bait which isn't good news where there are toddlers about.
I recommend a plug in repeller. If you have a 2 storey house you are likely to have 2 electric ring mains, so will need one plugged in on each floor.

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Councils are not stupid. If they lay down poison it will be under floorboards, behind skirting boards and in inaccessible places. Do you really think they would risk being prosecuted for causing death by poisoning?

I had to get the local council in when we had an infestation, 30 years ago. I had a toddler and 2 older children and there was no way they could have accessed the bait. The infestation was cleared within 2 weeks.

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Bit severe that wasn't it?
:eek:

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lol less, behave!

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Tough love, Less. :D

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Might give the council a call

Will see in the morning if I have another, dont wanna disturb the boys now just to check

Might have just had the one, but if i have had one there is nothing to stop more turning up so poison may be the way to go, im not dabbling in that though, will leave it to the professionals.

Do the council charge you for it?

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The computer says 'no';)
A to Z of services - Pest control

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No Emzy:-

A to Z of services - Pest control

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No Emzy:-

A to Z of services - Pest control

Lol Margaret ... beat me by a minute .. will have to practice more ... :D

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Only 1 minute slower than me - are you on speed :D

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Think yourself lucky, I have to convince the girls in my house that mice being 'cute' is not a reason to allow them to roam around the kitchen.

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:confused:not allowing girls - or mice:confused:

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Debatable. :p

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Politicians will debate anything:rolleyes:

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Why have a dog and bark yourself kate?

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.....

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You probably could :p

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Just have a big gob unfortunately Neil.. :o

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Well, an update on the mous situation, there is more than one :(

Caught another overnight, checked when they boys woke up, just need to re-set the trap and have been awake from 4am as all I coul dhear was movement and scratching in my room (sounded like it was in the walls) Am tire and not impressed.....

This means War! Its me against an army of mice!

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Get the council in, you then get your own army of poison pellets :)

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I am gonna ring them soon, just re-setting the trap first :D

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My dad lives around the belfield road area and he's got mice.... seems there are a lot about: still better mice than rats: Oh and weekly bin collections may help.

I really feel for you.... get the plug ins they do work. not that cheap but for peace of mind. worth it.

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Am going to try and save up for a couple of them

Have called environmental health out, they are coming this afternoon so all being well should be rid of them in the not too distant future

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I got mine from Home Base it was around a tenner ( don't know what they are now )and I have had it for at least four years and it works fine... but don't get the JML ones they are rubbish.

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I live there as well....one of the kids that play at my house said his dad had chased a big rat out of the house with a brush....couple of days later they got a cat lol

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EH are very good emzy, had a problem 18 months ago the pest control officer came round for a few weeks, ain't seen any since

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Our only mouse problem to date was caused by our cat. He hadn't killed it when he brought it in. He put it down on the kitchen floor then mewed at me expecting a fuss, and the little bu**er just looked up at him then took off under the cooker! The other two cats were useless. One is scared of mice, and the other one has a built-in satellite delay.

Anyway - everyone knows there's only one way to catch mice. Buy a supply of hotdogs and chocolate muffins. At 9am leave one hotdog and one chocolate muffin on a little plate at the hole. Do nothing until 10am the following day, then leave one hotdog and one chocolate muffin on a little plate at the hole. Do nothing until 11am the following day, then leave one hotdog and one chocolate muffin on a little plate at the hole. Do nothing until 12pm the following day, then leave one hotdog and one chocolate muffin on a little plate at the hole. Do nothing until 1pm the following day, then leave one hotdog and one chocolate muffin on a little plate at the hole. Do nothing until 2pm the following day, then leave one hotdog on a little plate at the hole. When the mouse sticks its head out looking for the muffin, smack it with a frying pan.

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Just been moving a few things round in bedroom and throwing hoover round and found 2 places where is has been at my carpet, one just outside my cupboard and one just inside, then the little erm yes erm monster went for me, I jumped back and tried to close the door to prevent it from escaping but it was just too strong for me and managed to get out before i could shut it, it then hid behind my wardrobe for a moment, took one look at me (beleive me, me in the mornings isnt great!) and ran away towards the cupboard. Dont quite know where it went from there but it aint gonna be staying long!!!

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Just one problem with poison....when the little critters are dead, where are the rotting bodies gonna be? :rolleyes:

Exactly under ya floor boards etc.... pooooooo

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Looks like im gonna be needing many airfresheners

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For goodness sake:eek: dont do that
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...ick-33987.html

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How else can i get rid of / mask the smell then?

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Get a plug-in:hidewall:

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I use this
Sunzyme Odour Spray :: Products :: No Rinse Waterless Bathing Shampoos & Soaps
It works and wont harm you

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Well, theyve been out and put bait down, so fingers crossed ill not have much more trouble with them :D

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Won't happen overnight emzy, but it does work, eventualy;)

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Yeah, they said that, normally about 3 - 5 days. He's coming back next week to check up anyway so not all bad, at lest it will be sorted soon (ish)

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Well, can't grumble re. the service you have been given from H.B.C., can you.
Spot on ... good to see you sorting it Emzy.

Knew that mice were not good for your Health, and after googling made me feel sicker ...Yuk ! Will not enter details, but just the thought of them urinating and pooping on yer food is one of them, and the diseases they carry ! Don't want any of them near your lovely twins.

They may look cute, but are a real danger to health and electrics in your house, so hope you are cleared of these nasty critters soon .. x

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put down some salted peanuts and then some larger,belive me me they will eat some nuts drink some lager eat more nuts then more lager, and so on and so forth,and if they are out like me they'll fall asleep on the floor so you'll just pickum up and throw em owt:alright:

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Put a bit of food down to attract some rats. They'll eat anything, including the dead mice. ;)

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I know about what they do and the diseases they carry, which is why i was in a bit of a panic to get rid of them lol

Between that and them keeping me up all night with the noise of them scratching and gnawing at things, not good at all

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I still have at least 1!!! It keeps making me jump, currently lurking somewhere under my settee!!! :(

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Well quite obviously your not feeding it enough of them little red balls emzy:D

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Looked this morning, and theres loads gone, not sure how many ive got but not liking it at all!!

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My dad's got the same problem.... I really feel for you: hope its sorted soon:

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So do i, i hate it, makes me feel dirty in some way. Dont like them at all :(

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When I had them 18 months ago, the guy from EH came for four weeks before I got rid of them, I still have some in a few out of the way places but nothing has touched it since, its a case of being patient

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Just dont like them lol - they make me cringe

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Ya there not right nice emzy, especially when you've got kids, I know how I felt when I first saw one, I even missed the little git when I threw my shoe at it:D

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I screamed and jumped the 1st...........2nd, 3rd and 4th times lol

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I remember when i had them, the little gits running round leaving droppings (I thought rabbits poo alot, but they take the biscuit), scratching at night under the floorboards....oh it was horrible, i couldnt sleep knowing they were around, then like i said earlier in a post i got pest magic...took about a week to get rid, because the noise was driving em crazy..you could hear them lol. Havent had any since and its been years....they go next door now lol:D

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Am gonna try and save up and get some of them plug in things, they are driving me mad and yes it is also keeping me awake at night hearing them gnawing away at night, i hate it. Quite a bit of the poison has gone but think when the chappie from EH comes back might see if he can stick some poison downstairs after seeing one in the living room now. Cant wait til I am rid of them, think I will be celebrating!!

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Ever thought about getting a cat?

I did but thought nooo, dont like em :(

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Not a cat lover, plus have got a 15 wk old puppy so enough to feed and deal with at the mo lol

The thought has crossed my mind though, and am a little tempted

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you probably already do... but make sure you don't leave any dog food down... also mice love to eat doggies little presents they often leave us....

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Didnt realise they ate dog poo, they sound nicer by the day

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LOL I laughed loud, is that wrong?

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No, not at all, you obviously take delight in other peoples misery :rolleyes:

It wasnt pleasant, was kinda grim, but guess amusing in another way (although not to me, i had to get rid of it)

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i woulda chucked the whole thing and bought more traps, no way i would open it to get a dead mouse out

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yes they do love doggie poo ........