ATLien_0 Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Wanted to see if anyone on here has had experience with mice or rats in their home. Somehow mice have made their way into my kitchen from the attic, which is going to be fun to find the point of entry. Anyways , I set up the classic spring board traps a few weeks ago with peanut butter as the bait and didn't catch anything. Monday even when I got home I saw a mouse in the kitchen and it scurried off into one of the bedrooms, this time not thinking I set a glue traps with peanut butter bait again. Came home last night and sure enough the mouse was caught. However I didn't realize those traps only hold not kill, so of course I've got a live mouse on there in distress. Anyways, wanted to see if anyone had luck with other options, I want something that will kill quickly. Those glue traps I don't want to use again . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted October 25, 2018 Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 Get a cat - best mouse trap you can find. One that thinks and adapts to the situation. And the presence of the cat might encourage the mice to go elsewhere. I've found one mouse in my house so far. It was dead in my basement. Chara, good kitty that she is, had dealt with the situation before I got there. All I had to do was scoop the little carcass into the trash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien_0 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 11 minutes ago, DConnell said: Get a cat - best mouse trap you can find. One that thinks and adapts to the situation. And the presence of the cat might encourage the mice to go elsewhere. I've found one mouse in my house so far. It was dead in my basement. Chara, good kitty that she is, had dealt with the situation before I got there. All I had to do was scoop the little carcass into the trash. That's the plan eventually, to get a cat. I'm about to move to a new place in 2 months so gonna wait till then DConnell 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven P. Administrators Posted October 25, 2018 Administrators Share Posted October 25, 2018 A cat is a good deterrent but not great for my sinusitis, so instead I have a sonic repellent that emits a sound that mice and small creatures cannot stand, yet we can't hear it. It really works! I had a mouse come in a few times through the kitchen (either side wall ventilation or next to the sink drain pipe, not sure) once I plugged it in under the oven and kitchen cabinets I never saw a mouse again Companies like rentokill will claim the sonic repellents don't work, but in my case it really does. Another tip is to find the point of entry and patch it with steelwool, because they can't stand the stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Steven P. said: A cat is a good deterrent but not great for my sinusitis, so instead I have a sonic repellent that emits a sound that mice and small creatures cannot stand, yet we can't hear it. It really works! I had a mouse come in a few times through the kitchen (either side wall ventilation or next to the sink drain pipe, not sure) once I plugged it in under the oven and kitchen cabinets I never saw a mouse again Companies like rentokill will claim the sonic repellents don't work, but in my case it really does. Another tip is to find the point of entry and patch it with steelwool, because they can't stand the stuff. Those things can be hit/miss. I have used them before, and sometimes they work, sometimes not. But worth a try but think a cat would be the best bet. My dad used glue box traps growing up. When he caught a mouse, he took them out in the garage and stomped on the box. I still remember hearing the squealing of the mice as they were crushed. After they got a cat, they never had a use for any kind of traps again. No bats, damn devil mice with wings, are a different story. Also, dont use poison....especially if you have kids/other animals. And poison sucks since you don't want them to die in the wall or someplace you cannot get to them and have the dead body stink up the house. Steven P. and DConnell 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 28 minutes ago, DConnell said: I've found one mouse in my house so far. It was dead in my basement. Chara, good kitty that she is, had dealt with the situation before I got there. All I had to do was scoop the little carcass into the trash. Every cat I owned, always ate their kill. Your kitty must have already had a full meal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan R. Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 Funny - for us our cats are the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim K Global Moderator Posted October 25, 2018 Global Moderator Share Posted October 25, 2018 ^ Looks like you need a mouse to get rid of the cat problem. Regarding Rats/Mice ... this seems a bit overboard... https://www.automatictrap.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menifred Posted October 25, 2018 Share Posted October 25, 2018 (edited) https://www.youtube.com/user/historichunter Mousetrap Mondays Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted October 25, 2018 Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 41 minutes ago, techbeck said: Every cat I owned, always ate their kill. Your kitty must have already had a full meal. She gets fed regularly, yes. And she's never eaten her catches. She did in one case bite the head off and then bat it around like a toy. That was a fun surprise when I got out of the shower ... Chara will catch and kill mice, but leaves the cleanup for Daddy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLien_0 Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 I've been looking at those black box traps, that just trap them inside. Some kill them and you dispose of the whole thing or some hold for catch and release. I just don't want the glue traps route again, the one I caught last night was still alive and trying to free itself. Checked later and it managed to get it's face stuck so it suffocated . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DConnell Member Posted October 25, 2018 Member Share Posted October 25, 2018 17 minutes ago, wv@gt said: I've been looking at those black box traps, that just trap them inside. Some kill them and you dispose of the whole thing or some hold for catch and release. I just don't want the glue traps route again, the one I caught last night was still alive and trying to free itself. Checked later and it managed to get it's face stuck so it suffocated . Which is actually how the glue trap is supposed to work. Not at all humane, really. I've read about mice chewing their legs off to get free of glue traps. Go with the box traps `til you can get a cat, and then let the kitty do his job. ATLien_0 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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