Mice Mice Everywhere>>>>>>yuck!

Target and Walmart have these weather proof block type poison products that can be put outside. I would suggest putting them close to the foundation where the little buggers would be. There is a picture of a wild looking black cat on the front. Cant remember the name though. And no worry of having dead mice inside like with Decon. Though Decon is good too.
Just my 2 cents for help!
Stace

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d-con baby d-con! I promise you I know mice troubles like you wouldn't believe and if you put d-con out for those hungry lil bastards they will eat it so fast and die!! skip the traps cause they are too smart for that mess, use d-con!

Check around your plumbing, like under the kitchen sink. Also check around the foundation around the outside of the house... look for little holes, and looks where you might have cable running into your house. They're tricky little buggers!

I would also prefer the humane way of dealing with them... but, I honestly think that they only way to get rid of them for good is with the good old fashioned mouse traps and poison.

We had that mouse problem before. My husband ended it by putting steel wool in the holes in your foundation. In our case the holes were around the where the water pipe came in.

Meanwhile, I guess I'll never understand why certain people "hate" cats. A good mouser comes in handy. But if one prefers dogs how about a terrier that hunts rodents.

We used to live on a field and two things worked. Everywhere you have a vent or hole that goes outside...install wire mesh. Or make a mixture of garlic water and spray it around the base of your house. Good luck catching those critters. When we did the above no more mice.

W. Q

i had an infestation in my apt bldg a few years ago. i had those same humane traps. once i couldn't even count how many mice were in the darn thing! it was sick!
then all of a sudden they were gone. i mentioned it to the guy in the unit next to me. he said he bought those frequency emitting plug in pest control things. he used the ones that use the wiring in your walls to carry the frequency. i guess they can disturb your TV and radio signals tho.

I think you can buy the urine stuff at places like home depot. if not, i'm sure you can order some online. i have used mothballs in the gutters of my home to deter squirrels. i found where they were getting in, covered the hole with sheet metal (cut some duct work actually), and threw some mothballs inside and outside the hole.

Here is some info i found online:

http://www.spcaonline.com/Mice.PDF
"The most effective deterrent is cleanliness. Cleaning with a dilute bleach solution
will eliminate scent trails. If mice are in the kitchen, don't forget to clean under
your stove and refrigerator.
· Place cat hair around entry holes. Collect it from friends who have cats or a
groomer in your neighborhood. It really works!
· Rats and mice are also repelled by pure peppermint oil."

http://www.pestproducts.com/fox_urine.htm

Well I go to my feed store and get blocks of rat poison, it is about $4.00 here for 3-4 cubes like butter. I break thises into about a 2 inch chunk and put tem behind my stove, ice box under the sink and anywhere all over the house that my pets or little children couln not get too. So far it has helped alot. They eat this and go off looking for water and die.
Good luck I hate them too.
KayD

Peppermint oil repels mice like you would not believe. I used to have a mouse problem in an apartment I had, and I put some on a piece of a cardboard and left it on the floor. It completely solved the problem. My apartment did smell like a candy cane factory for weeks, but to me it was worth it. I don't know if it would work as well outside around the foundation, but it's worth a shot. Good luck!
T.

PEPPERMINT OIL on COTTONBALL. I know it sounds weird, but it works. It has to be the oil, the extract will not work. You should be able to find it in the craft area at any discount store; two bottles for around $2. Just put about 3-4 drops on a cottonball and place in a corner where you think they may be entering. The smell also repells spiders and snakes! And the best part about it, it won't harm your kids ... good luck!

Time to call Terminex or Orkin! They can set you up on a plan, come out every 3 months to treat, or more if you need it. I had to have them come out for my spider problem. I was pleased to find out they treat for all kinds of stuff and once you are on a program they will come out as many times as needed. I know that they have much better rodent control products than you could ever buy in the store. Fact is those things can breed faster than we can get em out of the house! Good Luck!

If thats not an option...I suggest poison and stuff all holes with steel wool, but they will chew new ones to get in!

I say tell your husband TOUGH when it comes to getting a cat because a cat is probably the best solution to your problem. At least in my opinion. I have 6 cats.

My husband bought some mouse traps that work VERY well. They require batteries. They are like a black box the mouse comes in and curves around in it and finds the bait... then they are electricuted. Yes, sounds a little scary... but hey... We hate them. I am sure they probably die instantly. You flip a little lever and dump the mouse in the trash or where ever. You can use it over and over. It's great.

We have had EXCELLENT luck with them. We will never buy anything else. Of course this doesn't fix the problem of them coming in... I don't know of any suggestions for that at all. I feel for ya... as I mentioned... we hate them.

Mice.......................They are so cute but so destructive. Personally I use spring loaded traps because instant death is always better than a long drawn out experience. Occasionally I catch a mouse in my sink becasue its extra deep and the babies can't jump out. Right now I have one in a cage waiting for the weather to warm up so I can let it loose. I also have a rat and a gerbil. Back to your question. Look around outside for any pippes or wiring running into your hose and use steel wool to plug up any holes. You have to do this frequently because they can chew a hole in anything within minutes. Also, I tried this with ants, put the food source outside so they stop coming in to eat. !! They also get in through the garage in my house because the seal isn't airtight. Its really an ongoing battle that nearly EVERYONE fights. Not everyone talks about it though.

We have a squirrel in the attic problem. No matter what we do, they find their way in. We put one of the sensor things up there and that has helped some. It works with all types of critters. Also those pellet things work well too. They think it's food, eat them up and then crawl off and die. Only thing with those is to make sure you keep them away from anywhere kids can get to them! Good luck.

You can get poison and put it under your fridge, behind book cases, etc. Im not sure about spraying though. Hope this helps some.
--S.

T.,
You can buy the fox urine at any Bass Pro Shop or Cabela's. I googled for the Cabela's website to find out how much this is $8.99. Here is the picture of what to look for (fyi)
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/content/Item/41/08/40/i...

I hope this helps and good luck!
G. Conrad

I too have had the problem and so glad you asked this one. I have traps (yes the snap ones) glue boards, and poison. We live right in the middle of town but do have a big drainage ditch near buy. Plus the neighbor behind me has a yard full of compost piles and well it is almost the size of my car. I personally think that is where they are all coming from! Hubby does not agree on that one with me. Any how I tired the plug in things about 5 years ago and gave up on them - they still showed up. This year I have only found one dead one from the poison but I know they are still here I have finding poop in the bathroom under the sink.
I have a friend of mine who caught 4 of them in 1 day with traps using peanut butter chocolate cups (candy) says they love the things and uses them all the time - picking some up today at the store to try it!

The fox urine call the local hunting places or even try and call Bass Pro or Cabelas in St. Louis they might be able to help. Go to Buchiets too - I keep for getting to - but I know there there was some sort of seed stuff they sell to put down to keep the cats out of the plants and snakes out of areas as well so I am thinking some one has to have something out there for mice!

I am totally keeping up on this topic and THANK YOU again for starting it!

I had mice about 3 yrs ago and they literally took over my kitchen !!!!!!!!!! I finally had to call orkin to come out
and do 3 treatments to my house but I did get rid of the mice
it cost me about $250.00 but it was worth it they were ruining everything in my cupboards.

I live behind a field too, and this year we have had them worse than before. Not sure why. I think they get in behind the dryer- thru the dryer vent. They are disguisting and I am afraid of them! I don't like cats either. We use the old fashioned traps, but I have heard that putting crab apples around the perimeter of your house might deter them. You might try a hunting supply store for the fox urine. I have not heard of that one myself but I might try it. Good Luck

T.,
I have been told that if you surround the foundation with rock / pea gravel, it will deter the mice. Apparently they don't like to walk on it. I luckily have not had to test this advice, but I googled it before responding to you and found some sites that suggest it as well. Good Luck!

I wouldn't use poison. just for the simple fact that they'd likely die in the walls, or wherever they're getting in, and then not only would you have mice, but you have dead STINKY mice..blech.

the cat is the best idea, but even that backfires. especially if it's like mine more interested in batting them around than actually catching them *rolls eyes*.

we had a bit of a mouse problem in our home last winter and we used these traps that actually electrocute the little boogers. they have to walk into the trap and as soon as their little feet hit the metal plates to get the peanut butter..mousey poo goes bzzzzzzzt. we only used one of these traps and after emptying it a couple of times, we didn't have any more problems. they're a little more expensive than the regular ones, but worth it as far as i'm concerned. the good old fashioned traps work well, but sometimes mice get sneaky and get the peanut butter or cheese off of the trap w/o actually getting onto the trap.

anyway...good luck!

No man tells me what I can or can't have. A cat would be much better than mice. Tell him to get over himself and get a cat anyway.

S.

Hi T.,
I live on a farm and the house I live in was built in 1950. I too had a big mouse problen this year. Tried every thing nothing worked until I found the web site www.riddexplus.com it has new and humane product you plug in to the wall and one unit works for 2000sq. feet of your home. It started working right away. I have not seen a mouse since I plugged it in and that made me very happy because the little critters freak me out.