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Mice? Not sure how to go about KILLING them
Our new place is basically one of only 15 or so that are built in a new development. So, we're essencially out in a field...where there are all sorts of critters and vermin. I saw a mouse skitter across our eave the other day (ewwwwww) and I have decided that I want to kill them...as many as possible! lol I've always been told that if you take away access, and a food source you can get rid of them. That simply isn't enough for me. What I want to use is a poison that's contained in a waxy block...so I guess it's like food. Will this attract mice? I mean, I don't want to *attract* them to kill them. I just want to kill the ones already lurking. I want them dead...this is in no way meant to be humane...at all! No humane traps, etc. Any suggestions other than the poison?
Re: Mice? Not sure how to go about KILLING them
The only problem with poison is that it's not immediate, so you never know where they're running off to die. We bought poison, then decided not to use it for those reasons and then discovered that the mice had already found it in the garage. The stink was our cue.
Good old fashioned traps worked best for us. We used cheese or PB and put them down where we saw droppings.
If you put 2 together(side by side ) you will always catch atleast one without it cleaning the trap and getting away...
My work did construction and added an additon and thus allowed the mice in th back field to get disturbed and allowed them access to the school...
They out down poison but it wasnt working fast enough.. so we began setting traps nightly!
I have a cat who would come to visit
Are these outside? I try to leave outside stuff alone and would just make sure my house doesn't ahve a way for them to get in. Is there a way to encourage a predator to live near your house? Like you can put up bat houses and they're supposed to eat mosquitos. So you need an owl.
When we first moved in I found mice dropping in the kitchen ? EWWW! I cleaned that kitchen every day and washed everything before I used it! We set out good old fashioned traps with some cheese?it seemed to work. We caught 3. What I think happened is that we had a build-up of cardboard boxes in the garage and then finally threw them out in October. Well it was cold and I guess After we threw out their ?home? they went for the warmth ? inside my home.
I left the traps out for another 3 weeks (Yes that?s a lot of washing) but never caught anything else.
I also agree the poison isn?t a good idea. I once at my grandmothers house saw a mouse come out in pure daylight and walk right towards me. It was so drugged that it didn?t see the danger. I just scared it away (I felt bad) but that means it?ll die anywhere! Not only where the poison was set.
I am not 100% sure but I believe they may also be in the garage. I was going to put the poison into those plastic things (so that only the mice will be able to get it. I certainly don't want to kill bunnies or any larger animals.
Ahh I thought they were IN your house. Given the fact you have not seen any evidence inside your house, leave it be! Now that you're living in a house, you will get to see all kinds of critters in your yard - it's not only when you live in an undeveloped neighbourhood. I live in Toronto near the river and I get mice, racoons, squirrels, lots of birds, snakes, frogs, toads, rabbits. Personally I think it's awesome I have the privelege of seeing all these animals in my back yard (within the last couple months!!)
Although I wouldn't want them in my garage either. Especially if that is attached to the house. Inside I'd get traps, and see if you can find why they're attracked to your garage - did the workers leave food in there? A nest?
Of course, I wouldn't be able to handle the bodies so I might try to hire someone to do this for me.
I was so sure we has mice in our attic in the early winter but had no droppings or signs in the house. We bought those plug in things that emit a silent to us, but high pitched noise to mice. We put them throughout the house ad never heard a little critter again.
I know it might seem kinda stupid and maybe it was a coincidence, but they worked for us.