mice

[CW]

Never a problem here. I have five cats. They'er better than moustraps, they hunt them down.

[JSC]

Get the cat, when the mice are gone, get a dog, when the cat is gone- you still have a dog! all very organic too.

J

[dgadams]

We had a nest of mice in the back yard a few years ago. Cats were too old, but the dogs liked those tasty little snacks. Cleared the whole herd, pride, pack out of there.

DGA

[jo4hn]

brianlanning wrote: [snip]>

I actually spotted on trotting across my hearth. I BOUNDED out of my chair and grabbed him with my hand. He must have surprised as hell and just froze. I carried him outside and let him go across the street. And no, he hasn't come back. kreegah!, jo4hn gronk!

[J T]

Mon, Jan 30, 2006, 10:11am (EST-1) [e-mail] (Swingman) doth claimeth Shop cat ... never fails.

Depends.

that's the sound of nobody caring what you think.

[J T]

Tue, Jan 31, 2006, 3:17am (EST+5) [e-mail] (Michael=A0White) does say: Then here's a site you'll -really- want to block:

This one should be enjoyed too.. that's the sound of nobody caring what you think.

[Oleg Lego]

The Groggins entity posted thusly:

That's the absolute best mouse trap if you don't have a good cat.

Second best are the little wind-up multiple-catch traps. You do have to check them often though, otherwise they eat each other in the holding part, and stink the place up.

Larry

[Oleg Lego]

The brianlanning entity posted thusly:

Sounds funny, but be aware that some mice carry Hanta Virus, a not altogether pleasant thing to die of. I don't know where you live, and it may not be a problem for you, but it sure is around here (western Canada).

I treat all mouse infestations very seriously, and avoid contact with their droppings and urine, which will both carry the virus to you.

Yes, and as above, be very careful how you handle it.

The bucket of water/broom handle/coffee can/peanut butter trick is excellent and cheap.

[brianlanning]

We're in chicago. IIRC, hanta virus is a dry/western thing. Most of the cases I've heard about have been in colorado/wyoming type places. Still, I was worried about it here. I set the trap again last night, no mice. I think we may have gotten all of the residents.

brian

[Brian Henderson]

That is true. I got this really bad odor in my laundry room a couple months back, went down into the basement and found four dead rats that had been trying to get under the water heater, presumably for the above reason, and had cooked. I also found a small dead possum that had gotten down there and was stuffed behind the heater.

[Brian Henderson]

arms over something that is so OBVIOUSLY a joke. They were all out whining that they wanted to pass legislation against bonsai cats!

People really are stupid.

[Brian Henderson]

We've got an akita that keeps the backyard completely clear of anything that comes in. Mice, rats, possums, rabbits, stray cats, you name it. He's not really trying to kill them and eat them, he's just "playing". You know... grabbing it and shaking it vigiously until it don't move no more.

[Groggins]

So did the seagulls! Groggins

[Robert Bonomi]

Sometimes referred to as a "ball-bearing mousetrap".

At least when it is the male of the species

[Robatoy]

Lemme guess... Buckley's?

[Robatoy]

I feed them little cubes of grain with an added flavour enhancer. Any farm supply store sells them and they are very effective. I saw ONE mouse turd in the house, and put out some cubes (I used them in the shop out in the country), and all that happened is that one of the cubes had a little corner gnawed off and that was the end of it. Me thinks it may have been a lone mouse, looking for his lost relatives or sumptin'.

Plugging any and all holes is the most effective way to stop them from coming in.