Long Term Mice Control Solution

By

lostinthe

Mice are a very common problem especially if you live in a rural or semi rural area. You need to keep in mind that if you see one mouse there are probably a hundred or more that you don't see. A mouse can fit through any hole the size of a dime and a rat the size of a nickel. You need to keep anything that mice find attractive stored properly so that you are not offering them an easy food source. Dog food, bird seed, and/or firewood are all things that mice find attractive.

Firewood should be stacked away from your home. Dog, cat, and birdseed should be in a metal trashcan with lids. If you have pets or small children I would advise going with the trap method if you don't have either use ropax ( we purchase ours at a local feed store) it will cause the mice to leave your home in search of a water source and they will die outside your home with no odor to deal with in your house. Ro-pax will seem a little pricey but it is well worth money.

My husband raised game birds and we had rats burrowing in killing and eating full grown birds. We used the poison and with in days the bait was gone and with in a week so were the rats. We then used it every so often as maintenance. You will be able to tell if it is getting eaten simply by looking at the bait and seeing if it has been gnawed upon. If you do not see where it has been fed upon move it to a new place. You can also call a pest control service and set up a clean out and monthly follow up service and you won't have to deal with any of the mess or the putting out of bait.

By

CraftCycler

Another tip is to take steel wool and anyplace where you have openings into your basement should be stuffed with the steel wool - under the sink around pipes, places where wires come up, etc

Mice won't dig through steel wool, so if they are in your basement, they won't come into your upstairs.

By

Suntydt

I can't tell you if they are in your foundation but I will give you a piece of advise in case you didn't know. Peanut butter is an excelent bait for mouse traps. It works best with the little traps that have a trigger that looks like a piece of cheese. The peanut butter gets into the little holes and the critter has to step on it to get an angle to lick.

I just moved into my brand new home and saw a mouse running across the floor. On the advice of family members, I bought a few mouse baits.

I am fighting mice problems in my house, but can't put poisons out because I have two birds. I have caught the mice in their cage.