Ok girls I need some help badly. We have a nasty nasty mouse/mice in our house and they FREAK me out like nothing else in the world. DH thinks it very funny when I have to either run outside if I hear it or god forbid even see it. I am petrified of them. I know they are just teeny tiny little things but EWWWWWW
I need to find out if those plug in pest control things work and where do you buy them from??
We have tried the regular mouse trap and the little sucker gets the bait off(peanut butter or chocolate) and it won't get into the humane traps we have around the place We can't bait it because we have a dog and a toddler so thats not an option.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME!!!
If you have any other suggestions that have worked for you please let me know.
We've had a pest plugin thing for years. Doesn't work LOL. We got a mouse. We were nice tho, we used a humane trap and released it in the bush.
It was good actually, DS was starting to get scared of the elusive mouse in the kitchen. So when we caught it we put it in a big bucket so it couldn't jump out (they can jump really high!) and he could see it, and then we all went for a drive and released it.
Oh BUGGER BUGGER BUGGER girls. I was really hoping those plug in things worked
We have the humane traps and have released several mice into the bush over the years but this one is just a naughty naughty mouse who refuses to get in the darn thing.
Bron we can't have a cat as our dog isn't a fan lol.
Spring I'll try the rat trap. What did you put on it to lure the mice?
Please keep the suggestions coming though. I have ran from the house several times this arv as I can hear it EWWWW
There are those grey plastic traps that don't have the wire thingo on them, you don't have to touch the mouse to empty - they are really good - nice and sensitive. There are also ones that are black, tomcat brand that I've been told are very good too.
Use the Tomcat traps here. I find that a date squashed onto the trap works quite well, especially if it has been cooked (like in a scone), seems to make it stickier. We put it where we have seen mouse poo and they are place in a way that they have to walk through them.
We have cats, but they are part of the problem as they have a catch and release program in place
Mako, I'm so sorry you have a mouse problem I agree, it's yucky and creepy when you know that there are mice scuttling around in your house.
But I just have to say, as an environmental scientist and bush regenerator, releasing vermin into bushland really is a terrible option. Bushland is not an acceptable dumping ground for our '"waste" and feral animals do immense damage to Australian ecosystems.
I have been involved, over many years, with feral animal control programs organised and operated by collaborating land management agencies. There have been some great successes in terms of the recovery of native flora and fauna species, but actions such as this (releasing vermin and ferals) are such a backward step and make our job so much harder.
So to those of you who have released mice/rats/other animals into bushland, I'm begging you - please don't. By far the most humane option in my opinion is just the traditional snap-trap - an instant kill. If you're squeamish about disposal just warp the whole thing up in newspaper, trap and the deceased, put it in a bag and put it in the bin.
I fear this post makes me sound awful, harsh and self-righteous. I'm sorry, I'm just trying to offer a perspective that some of you may not have considered before.
I wish you all the very best of luck in the management of your pest problem
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We can't bait it because we have a dog and a toddler so thats not an option.
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I agree, it's yucky and creepy when you know that there are mice scuttling around in your house.
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