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
Well Liz, there's nothing humane about dumping vermin in fragile ecosystems where they will kill and displace native flora and fauna, many of them endangered species. I have devoted my life and career to understanding, protecting and managing these special places and the ever pervasive attitude that bushland is just a dumping ground will always upset me. But I guess everyone doesn't have the same values for the environment that I do, and that's just life hey.
If you can't kill your prisoner then the only humane option I can see would be to keep it as a pet.
we have traps set - the little mongrel keeps taking the bait and running! i was just changing DD's nappy at the change table and he came out of hiding four or five times within metres of me! not happy!
we tried the cat - he has a catch and release philosophy - so now he protects the shed not allowed inside any more.
Thanks for the info Epacris. I personally prefer your way of doing it and in fact we've thrown many snap traps away with mice still trapped but unfortunately this little sucker keeps getting the bait off..We even super glued a m&m to a trap and it just ate the choc out ouf the middle
We set the humane traps last night with some choc and some mouse bait and the sucker didn't go anywhere near them When they are baited like that they die in the trap and DH disposes of them in the bin. we catch this one very soon.
we have horses and mice love chaff so we have oil in drums with the lid off they fall in and drown cause they cant get out sounds mean but they are vermin we kill flies and ****roatches and spiders dont we
i agree do not relase the lil buggers into the bush as they cause more harm then good
i had one run over my boot yesterday when i was feeding a horse i kicked it and a bird swooped down and grabbed it they are prey they die end of story
I think the snap traps are the most humane option - they generally kill them instantly.
Mako, have you tried differant varieties. We got the wood ones for our mouse and it didn't work then we got a grey plastic one and it snapped him the first night.
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We can't bait it because we have a dog and a toddler so thats not an option.
I agree, it's yucky and creepy when you know that there are mice scuttling around in your house.
Get a catWhen they are baited like that they die in the trap and DH disposes of them in the bin.
we catch this one very soon.
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