Getting Rid of Rodents in a House

Plug the holes that you can with steel wool. Get a cat.

If you are renting an apartment, this seems to me to be the landlords job to stop up the holes and get an exterminator, but if that is not an option, you have to take your own action.

My advice is to get a cat, Unless of course you really dislike cats, or are allergic to them.
I had the same problem. I live in a second floor apartment too. When I moved in the apartment was very clean.. but mice and more mice kept coming in, Okay, tried the traps, One trap caught two mice at the same time! However the problem not solved. I got a cat, and then another cat, Fortunately both are demon hunters and no mouse dares to show its face now. Once they even tackled a fairly big RAT who sneaked its way inside, and disposed of that,
My cats are truly worth their weight in cat food.. and loved animal friends as well.

All you have to do is stuff steel wool into the holes the rodents use to enter your apartment. They will not chew/bite into the steel wool; therefore, they will not be able to enter your apartment. This works!

I read in mother earth news years ago that rats and mice have a one way digestive system. If you put out soda in a jar lid, they will drink and not be able to burp.

It's a clean, fast and effective way of killing them, but yes, plugging up the holes is the first thing.

Then literally drink them to death...

I had this problem. Landlord would not help. My sister lived downstairs I lived upstairs. She caught 28 mice in one weekend. We moved out. The easiest thing to do is move.

Can you borrow a friend's cat. It really works.

You can break a lease if the place is uninhabitable, which an infestation of rodents is. A mouse or two is one thing but you are over run with them. Make him get rid of them or move for the sake of your health, I really think the place is too far gone even for a cat to take care of.

Besides what has already been suggested you might want to consider a professional rodent exterminator company and ask them for a guarantee/warranty.

Also, if there are mice feces or urine anywhere inside of your bed (which there probably is since you mention they've eaten through the box spring) please dispose of it and when you do make sure there is a sign on it stating it's not safe for human use! There are a handful of serious diseases you can get via air and touching from the feces and urine.

Also, when cleaning up the feces or urine dropping from anywhere else in your home be sure to wear gloves and a doctor's mask when doing so!

I had the same problem last summer, they came into my house through my garage. I finally got rid of them by putting out D-Con. It's trays of little green pellets. If you have pets make sure you put the trays where they can't get to them. I haven't noticed any smell from dead mice. I tried everything else including the things you plug into the walls, they didn't work. If you plug up the holes where they are coming in at with S.O.S. pads (steel wool) or aluminum foil that will help deter them also, they can't eat through it. Good luck.

Hello Marie Val - the invasion won't stop until you and yours (or your landlord if you don't own the place) can plug up the exterior holes that allow the mice to invade.

My suggestion is to consider this the first priority, then do what you can (traps - etc.) to eliminate the interior problem. Otherwise (as long as the mice have an unchallenged access) the invasive creepy, crawly, creatures are not going to be looking for other options beyond the walls of your home :)

If your landlord or landlady refuses to help with this problem, start keeping records (and references to specific events) of such rodent invasions and try to legally get out of the lease as soon as you can.

Mice are cute in cages and as they scurry about fields, but they are not roommates you should be expected to live with in the same structure if you are paying rent.

Good luck for getting rid of the unwelcome guests, but don't sacrifice your own sleep and sanity to stay in the same place if you are renting or leasing.