How to Prevent Mice in the toaster (2025 Update)

A mouse would simply crawl under that door.

Don (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Get a cat....

Have you ever heard of mouse traps and mouse poison, I guess not

Feed the mice then they wont bother the toaster

I'm wondering if you knew that pepper can have up to 10% rodent droppings? Or that both you and your wife - and everyone else - has mites living in the root area of their eyelashes?

Pleasant dreams... :)

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To Dan, they sell electric units that emit a signal that will deture mice and squirrels, and all types of rodents at a cost of about 50 or

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Cat's are like people- no two are alike. We had a cat that was a great hunter. . . outside. She cleaned or property of mice, moles, chipmunks, rabbits and even a mink- on Mother's Day, no less.

I think she considered the indoor mice 'fellow pets'. The cat slept on an ugly old overstuffed chair on the back porch. When she died I threw the chair out- and discovered about 10 pounds of catfood hidden in it. Not by the cat- but by the mice she was sleeping over.

Jim

How many years have you had this problem?

2 yr 6-8 toasters

They won't do anything to keep out mice.

Don (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Get a large plastic, tupperware-like container, into which the toaster can be put once it cools down. It's possible, but methinks unlikely, that the mice would chew into it as long as the outside is kept clean.

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Same thing happened to me. I bought a toaster oven.

Build a plywood box that just fits the toaster. Use a plywood with a finished veneer side that you can stain and make look nice. 1/2" or

You need to get some poison for the little critters. They love Decon and those green blocks to chew on.

Until we can build a mouse proof toaster vault, I have been placing a heavy cookbook on top of the toaster when it is not in use. I also sprinkle peppermint oil on cotton pads and place them in my food prep and storage areas. This makes my life with mice more tolerable while we continue to plug the holes in this old house.

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This may be an old thread, but the problem still exists. I really can relate to the OP, since I live in the country and while I am getting every hole sealed and even applying hardware cloth under the floor, I still get a mouse every so often. And I have to admit they make me pretty panicky too when they are indoors. Yea, I know they dont bite people, but the thought of having one run across my foot (barefooted), is reason to be uncomfortable (this really happened to me once). And the possibility of having one run across my body while I'm asleep, makes it even more reason.... The amount of damage they do, alone, is a reason to get rather panicky. I've had colthing ruined, my toolbox filled with debris and s*it, my silverware drawer full of s*it, and so on.... Mice are destructive, damaging, and just plain nasty.

I too have had them in my toaster, and yea, I toss the toaster in the trash too. I finally found a method to keep them out. I got one of those large cookie or candy tins (often sold for the winter hilidays). The toaster just fit in it, even though the toaster was standing on it's side when the tin was upright. I planned to build a wooden box with tight door, but I got to think about safety. Using wood is a fire hazzard, because when someone is in a hurry to leave for work in the morning, they dont have time to wait for the toaster to cool. So either it's stuffed in the box hot, or left out till after work, and by that time the mouse is having a feast.

Then I found an old metal bread box at a second hand store. The toaster fit well! But the lift up door was real easy to lift, and I figured that a determined mouse could probably get into it. A small cabinet latch and a few small nuts with bolts solved that.

I have never seen any store made covers for toasters. I do agree they should make a toaster that has a lid that can cover the openings with a simple lever.

Not just a BETTER MOUSE TRAP, but a BETTER TOASTER!

next time you throw out your toaster, replace it with a toaster oven?

Nothing works better than a cat.

Gee. I guess you guys never had pet mice. I had one I captured outdoors. Carried it around in a little box for a few days. They are really cute, they'll climb up your sleeve and come out at your neck. Then climb up through your hair.

Mine turned out to be a rat.

They're still pretty cute and if they are outdoor rodents how much worse than the dirt can they be?

Agree. They just don't belong in a house. I'm not in the least afraid of them. But if they get in, they have to go.

I once got a mouse in the basement with a hammer. Had to crack the skull but not spray brains all over. Got it on the first try.

How do you know that? Pan tells me this was posted today. How did you know the original post was from 2008?