Catching Mice

Well, i'll be ringing environmental health again on monday :( think the little erm.... creatures (keeping it polite) are back. I thought at first I was just being paranoid as I havn't seen them or any evidence of them yet but I can deffinately hear them :(
 
emzy said:
Well, i'll be ringing environmental health again on monday :( think the little erm.... creatures (keeping it polite) are back. I thought at first I was just being paranoid as I havn't seen them or any evidence of them yet but I can deffinately hear them :(
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They never came back after I started using the plug in deterrents, 2 years now, emzy
 
jaysay said:
They never came back after I started using the plug in deterrents, 2 years now, emzy
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Im thinking that the way forward, but dont want to waste my money on cheap ones (and yes, i guess I have had chance to save up for them but havnt because they had gone but going to save up now) Will call EH tomorrow and start saving for the plug ins
 
emzy said:
Im thinking that the way forward, but dont want to waste my money on cheap ones (and yes, i guess I have had chance to save up for them but havnt because they had gone but going to save up now) Will call EH tomorrow and start saving for the plug ins
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I still have spare ones emzy, there, there for free if you want them
 
I got some of those plug-in ones too when I got a plague of mice from next door neighbours.........worked a treat :D
 
I havn't tried it yet but Baking soda kills mice! I am thinking about giving it a try :D I havn't seen anymore yet but have proof that they are running about again and have heard them :( I have traps set but havnt caught anything in them this time.
 
Being in the countryside I get invaded by field mice. Don't mind them in the garage/workshop but the house is a no-go area. I tried humane traps, took them half a mile away but still plenty of replacements. I resorted to poisoned bait - no more mice in house, no more ruined bedding or spoilt food. Might not be a nice way of doing it but an effective one.
 
Barrie Yates said:
Being in the countryside I get invaded by field mice. Don't mind them in the garage/workshop but the house is a no-go area. I tried humane traps, took them half a mile away but still plenty of replacements. I resorted to poisoned bait - no more mice in house, no more ruined bedding or spoilt food. Might not be a nice way of doing it but an effective one.
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I had environmental health out who left little dishes of poison for them last year, after a few weeks it did seem to have worked but now they are back. My problem is now, being 12 months down the line my kids can now reach and open the cupboard doors where the poison was left for them so dont really want to go down that road again because i dont want the little ones getting their inquisitive little hands on it. They know that whats put down is "chemicals" and not to touch but being the age that they are at I dont really want to take the risk. They (the mice not the kids) have chewed at the edge of my carpets in places which is really annoying as the carpets arnt that old. I have plug ins but they dont seem to be keeping them away, I can still hear them and know that they are still there.
 
emzy said:
I had environmental health out who left little dishes of poison for them last year, after a few weeks it did seem to have worked but now they are back. My problem is now, being 12 months down the line my kids can now reach and open the cupboard doors where the poison was left for them so dont really want to go down that road again because i dont want the little ones getting their inquisitive little hands on it. They know that whats put down is "chemicals" and not to touch but being the age that they are at I dont really want to take the risk. They (the mice not the kids) have chewed at the edge of my carpets in places which is really annoying as the carpets arnt that old. I have plug ins but they dont seem to be keeping them away, I can still hear them and know that they are still there.
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If you have the cheaper plug ins that emit sound only, you only prevent them from moving into that 'beam of sound'. If the plug is situated behind furniture, the sound is just bouncing around in the small area behind that furniture.
The plug in that I use (see link) makes the electrical wiring of the ring circuit pulsate with a pitch that cannot be tolerated by them in every room where that wiring goes
 
emzy said:
I had environmental health out who left little dishes of poison for them last year, after a few weeks it did seem to have worked but now they are back. My problem is now, being 12 months down the line my kids can now reach and open the cupboard doors where the poison was left for them so dont really want to go down that road again because i dont want the little ones getting their inquisitive little hands on it. They know that whats put down is "chemicals" and not to touch but being the age that they are at I dont really want to take the risk. They (the mice not the kids) have chewed at the edge of my carpets in places which is really annoying as the carpets arnt that old. I have plug ins but they dont seem to be keeping them away, I can still hear them and know that they are still there.
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I understand your problem - mine is an inquisitive little dog who regards anything on the floor as hers. I managed to find places where I could safely put it (safe for the dog that is). Try and determine where the mice could be entering, cable, pipe entries, and then if there are holes pour the bait down there, or put it in a corner with some heavy furniture in front of the bait dish. Best of luck.
 
You could try playing a constant recording of Max Bygraeves singing (I saw a mouse) may have strayed over the border.:D:D:theband:
 
I have three cats and a JRT ..... and no mice.

Here's a little story about pest control: A friend of mine discovered a skunk in his basement ... he had left open the basement door. Knowing what would happen if he scared the animal, he went upstairs and phoned animal control and told them he had a skunk in his basement. The laid off hamburger flipper at animal control told him to put pieces of bread on the basement steps, and let the skunk eat its way outside. He put the bread on the steps. A short while later, he phoned animal control to let them know that he now had three skunk in his basement.
 
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