Mouse problem - Page 8

ok1989 · November 19th, 2009, 07:22 AM

w8in4dave · November 20th, 2009, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ok1989

huh he strikes again...

kefirmaven · November 30th, 2009, 03:33 AM

Mice have suddenly invaded this house. Since I have a curious border collie who the last time got a sticky plastered to her read end, and foot--I have taken the sticky traps and secured them in shoe boxes. Battle royal trying to get it off her foot! I think I might have bagged one of these things in the latest trap I jury rigged.

My brother told me about an Ortho Home Defense Max Kill and Contain Mouse trap. Lowes has these. This would mean that I wouldn't ever have see its beady eyes, have my usual creeped out reaction to beady eyes and the fact that it is an obnoxious and disgusting mouse.

RobertMartin · December 1st, 2009, 12:19 AM

LOL.
Try watching the movie "Mouse Hunt"
kidding..

darwinslair · December 7th, 2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cliff Timmons

My wife loves the sticky traps.
I get to kill and toss the mouse.

In our house the words humane and mice are not spoken in the same breath.

A pliers works well to get them off the trap, then you can reuse it.

My cats and dogs love mice. Kind of annoying really. You are so proud of them when they catch them, and then sudden dissapointment when they let them go and they scramble under the bookshelf in the living room.

Though I have found a yardstick swept underneath the bookshelf quickly puts the mouse back into play.

Game on <smile>

Tom

SpaceAge · December 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM

yeah the snap traps are back in full force in the kitchen again !

foxfyrez · December 7th, 2009, 09:50 PM

I too have the seasonal arrival of mice. Glue traps don't seem to work well with the little mice. They don't stick but eat the bait, plus I hate killing the poor little things. Poison is out. But I don't want my cats to eat them, cause they can get tapeworms. Battled that once, with 6 cats that can get expensive.

The best mousetrap I ever bought is one of the electronic ones. Not the kind that emit silent noise, the one that runs on batteries with metal plates inside. It cost $20 but it's killed 12 mice so far and I've replaced the batteries once. Just open the top, bait the trap with PB, little mouse runs in and zappo... mousie goes to heaven. The trap kills it for me.

I have a small house and only need one trap. Where the cats can't reach, like closed closets or behind the refrig, I put little cotton balls with peppermint oil on them. The mice don't like peppermint oil. I replace the cotton about every 6 months. So the only "safe" place is my utility closet ... where I put the trap

Happy mouse hunting !!

kefirmaven · December 8th, 2009, 12:04 AM

Yeah, fry the mousie! Ortho Home Defense is some new fangled trap that you can bait, never see the caught mouse, or have to touch it ever.

ratdog · December 8th, 2009, 12:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SpaceAge

yeah the snap traps are back in full force in the kitchen again !

same here

I'm going to try the cotton balls with peppermint.

ozarkmomma2003 · December 11th, 2009, 12:31 AM

I'm gonna try the peppermint too! the house will smell good too!! tis the season everybody

November 19th, 2009, 07:22 AM	#71
ok1989 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 USDA Zone: No zone info Posts: 7	Re: Mouse problem

November 30th, 2009, 03:33 AM	#73
kefirmaven Kefir Farmer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Virginia USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 2,484	Re: Mouse problem Mice have suddenly invaded this house. Since I have a curious border collie who the last time got a sticky plastered to her read end, and foot--I have taken the sticky traps and secured them in shoe boxes. Battle royal trying to get it off her foot! I think I might have bagged one of these things in the latest trap I jury rigged. My brother told me about an Ortho Home Defense Max Kill and Contain Mouse trap. Lowes has these. This would mean that I wouldn't ever have see its beady eyes, have my usual creeped out reaction to beady eyes and the fact that it is an obnoxious and disgusting mouse. __________________ "Let us awaken then, and evince a different spirit,---a spirit that shall inspire the people with confidence in themselves and in us,----a spirit that will encourage them to persevere in this glorious struggle, until their rights and liberties shall be established on a rock." ----Samuel Adams, 1777 http://www.buffalocreekbeef.com/The_Family_Farm.html The mountains I see daily.

December 1st, 2009, 12:19 AM	#74
RobertMartin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 USDA Zone: No zone info Posts: 10	Re: Mouse problem LOL. Try watching the movie "Mouse Hunt" kidding.. __________________ Painting Portland Portland Painting Company

December 7th, 2009, 09:14 PM	#76
SpaceAge RoseBud Farms Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pima , AZ - Zone 7b > 8b USDA Zone: 7b Posts: 4,164	Re: Mouse problem yeah the snap traps are back in full force in the kitchen again ! __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Never judge a man till you have walked a mile in his shoes ... because , by then , you're a mile away , and ... you have his shoes !" Boomer

December 7th, 2009, 09:50 PM	#77
foxfyrez tomato crowder Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wayne, MI USDA Zone: 5b Posts: 13	Re: Mouse problem I too have the seasonal arrival of mice. Glue traps don't seem to work well with the little mice. They don't stick but eat the bait, plus I hate killing the poor little things. Poison is out. But I don't want my cats to eat them, cause they can get tapeworms. Battled that once, with 6 cats that can get expensive. The best mousetrap I ever bought is one of the electronic ones. Not the kind that emit silent noise, the one that runs on batteries with metal plates inside. It cost $20 but it's killed 12 mice so far and I've replaced the batteries once. Just open the top, bait the trap with PB, little mouse runs in and zappo... mousie goes to heaven. The trap kills it for me. I have a small house and only need one trap. Where the cats can't reach, like closed closets or behind the refrig, I put little cotton balls with peppermint oil on them. The mice don't like peppermint oil. I replace the cotton about every 6 months. So the only "safe" place is my utility closet ... where I put the trap Happy mouse hunting !!

December 8th, 2009, 12:04 AM	#78
kefirmaven Kefir Farmer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Virginia USDA Zone: 6a Posts: 2,484	Re: Mouse problem Yeah, fry the mousie! Ortho Home Defense is some new fangled trap that you can bait, never see the caught mouse, or have to touch it ever. __________________ "Let us awaken then, and evince a different spirit,---a spirit that shall inspire the people with confidence in themselves and in us,----a spirit that will encourage them to persevere in this glorious struggle, until their rights and liberties shall be established on a rock." ----Samuel Adams, 1777 http://www.buffalocreekbeef.com/The_Family_Farm.html The mountains I see daily.

December 11th, 2009, 12:31 AM	#80
ozarkmomma2003 Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Leslie, Arkansas USDA Zone: 6b Posts: 31	Re: Mouse problem I'm gonna try the peppermint too! the house will smell good too!! tis the season everybody