Suggestions for capturing mice in the pantry (or not)

"Danny D." wrote in news:oc6118$qqu$ snipped-for-privacy@dont-email.me:

And as long as you keep setting stuff like that out, they're never going to go after the raisins that you probably still haven't baited the spring traps with yet, have you?

It's not amazing to me, and it shouldn't be to you either. I *told* you that wouldn't work.

OK, that's not roach crap. Sure looks like mouse crap. I think your size estimate in your other post was off. That's why I told you to photograph the turds next to a ruler or a coin, so that we'd have a good indication of the scale.

You gonna take my advice, or you gonna keep complaining about your mice?

I'm confused.

Are you saying these are not mouse droppings?

This is the new set from this morning where they only ate the dcon:

They didn't touch the traps - just the dcon anticoagulant.

But they moved the dcon anticoagulant chunk about two feet.

I'm guessing that they're mice from the size and shape but I don't really know this stuff (obviously).

As suggested, here's a shot next to a rule with millimeter gradations.

I'd put them at about 2mm long and about 1mm wide.

You'll have to taste them to be sure but don't eat them raw. Bake them at 220F for 30 minutes to kill off any bacteria. IIRC, north-American mouse droppings have a lemon-pepper flavor.

Look like flea droppings to me. Where is the ruler for reference ? []'s

At last !!!!

Those are inches

If you've eaten Brazilian meat you probably have enough antibodies. Just go ahead and give them a tasting

You didn't notice the cherry-flavored aftertaste? And the hint of fresh mint ? 10 minutes. 30 is overkill. []'s

Here is a rule for reference, on the millimeter scale this time!

These are from last night, where they're maybe 3 or 4mm long and about 1 mm wide.

I actually was sure the Dcon would have worked by now, since they consistently eat a good portion of it each night, and they leave the 8 mice traps alone.

I'll head to the hardware store to try some other methods and post photos because clearly they have been eating the dcon for days, and they're still here.

I made a mistake which Shadow pointed out, which is that I pictured the inches side of the ruler.

Here is the millimeter side of the ruler.

These are smart mice, in that not one of the 8 traps are eaten, and yet, the cube of dcon (admittedly about 3 years old) is their favorite.

Oh my! I goofed. You are correct. Those were inches.

Here is the (correct!) mm side of that rule!

I'm officially embarrassed!

I have cat named Franny. She takes care of all pest control problems.

Where are you getting the idea the dCon is not working? dCon takes 4-5 days to kill.

Are you putting this stuff outdoors?

Stop saying the spring traps aren't working. You're feeding some animals dCon. Why would they mess with the traps when there is a big chunk of what they consider food there.

Relax and let the poison work.

A couple of my cats, Nibbles and Softee used to bring in little animals, like mice (and even a small rabbit once). Now there don't seem to be any around.

Hi there my huckleberry friend,

That's exactly what I did! I put the Dcon in the middle of the sticky trap for tonight's war on mice!

Here is a photo of my wife's new mine field!

Now you tell me!

Here's what I bought today...

Plus we rigged the olive jar with a new trap door ...

On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 17:08:33 -0000 (UTC), "Danny D." wrote in

They look like salt crystals to me.

Meanwhile, you are ignoring the issue of how the mice are getting in. That dCon is working it's way into the ecosystem surrounding your house killing everything that eats what's been killed so far.

For a normal mouse infestation you fix the point of entry then kill off what got in with a single trap. I've done it more than once here.

I think it would be almost impossible to seal off every hole from the outside that a mouse could get into.

This is what the sticky trap caught this morning.

The rather cute adult mouse was still very much alive.

I tried removing it from the glue to set it free elsewhere, but that isn't as easy as one might think it to be.