How do we get rid of mice?
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How do we get rid of mice..a few ideas
Mice like a lot of critters can make ones life hell. Especially in the home. Similarly other animals such as possums that we have here in Australia as well as rats can cause absolute havoc. Mainly because they travel around at night becuase they are nocturnal. A survival instinct/mechanism you-like. That's my guess anyway. We werew visited by both rats and possums a couple of years ago. They just came in through the guttering and a space in the tiles and proceeded to nest in the comfy roof with 'down-like' Insulation and Bingo. They had thirty or so square metres of roof space in which to live. Of course then they enjoyed our hospitality so much they entered the kitchen pantry and gradually took a portion of the food on nightly basis. It went frombeing the cat and dog food to other things on the higher shevles. Look they were okay except then they got into the bedrooms you could then here them running down the wall during the night . Sleep or lack of it became a Big Issue. Well after about a couple of weeks my mental state started to deteriorate further so I insisted the owner get them removed "its either me or them and you have to do something about it now !". He reluctantly agreed. And a Pest Controller came in and placed special tablets around the roof which the critters eat it dehydrates them and they leave to find water and die. Shame really that it got to that...
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Help! I can smell a pungent (urine?) odor every time my furnace comes on. My best guess is that a mouse is in there ... but where? In the ductwork? Near the filter? I've set snap traps and placed rodenticides. The stench is killing me? Can I get hanta virus from this stench? Any suggestions?
Andy better you call in a expert...
Thanks, Barry. I think you're right. In your opinion should I call in a plumber or an exterminator?
once I put an insecticde and all the rats got killed but I felt sorry for them and after that I never did it.
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Earth Angel says:
9 months ago
Good Morning Barry,
Sorry to hear of your visitations. I too, have had ongoing infestation with little furry creatures. I have lived in the mountains, in the woods, on a lake, on several golf courses and near the ocean all my life. Uninvited four-legged inhabitants are just part of the geography. After all, they were there first!
I'm glad your landlord is finally doing something to remedy the situation. I would caution a bit about the method he chose. Yes, the tablets the little varmits eat will dehydrate them and they will die a slow agonizing death. In the meantime they can still move around, albeit not as well, and may become prey to other animals, including any dogs or cats you may have as pets. These tablets can cause death in beloved fur-family members as well. (Not to mention small children!)
Then there is the whole issue of them dying by dehydration and falling down INTO the walls. Or the furnace. The smell of decaying animals in places almost impossible to reach can take a year or more to subside. If ever.
Other ideas I have tried with success:
An in-door cat or two (I have three but I do animal rescue as well);
High pitched sounds (humans can't hear) much like silent dog whistles;
Wire mesh stapled over entrance holes (once all visitors have vacated).
I had a multiplying mouse problem while living on a golf course and I was able to relocate all 30+ of them. I actually had fun doing it. The relocation took much patience and a lot of peanut butter but I loved the feeling of honoring and respecting some of God's creatures.
If your sensibilities still motivate you toward disposal, I would suggest the little pest-igloos. Pests go in for delicious meal and do not come out. They die quickly. Cats, dogs, children cannot access the interior. The igloos are disposable; once a pesky critter goes in and dies, the whole thing is thrown away.
Still have to cover all the access points with mesh.
Hope this helps. Blessings on your day, Earth Angel