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Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 20:11
| I just went down the hall to my entry door and a mouse ran across the hall. I am appalled. Please advise as to the best way to rid myself of any rodent. |
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- Posted by dan_staley 5b/SS 2b AHS 6-7 (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 20:37
| Do what everyone else does: set a trap. Dan |
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- Posted by lisanti07028 z6NJ (My Page) on Sun, Jul 31, 11 at 21:25
| For a longer lasting deterrent, get a cat. Or two. Or three. |
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| We have had cats and some did not even show any interest in chasing, much less catching, mice. Traps are much more effective depending on the bait used. |
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- Posted by walnutcreek AHS Hardiness Zone%3 (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 11 at 10:50
| Thank you. I will look for a trap. What kind of bait is most effective? |
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| The old standby - peanut butter. Or bacon, or a strongly aromatic cheese. Traps are cheap, often sold in a 3 or 4 pack at the hardware store. Do you have any ideas as to how/where mouse could get in? My BIL tried for a couple of years to figure out why they had intermittent evidence of mice, had resorted to keeping almost all food, dog food, in sealed containers - their pantry looked like an ad for Storables or Rubbermaid with nothing in the original packaging :) In desperation, he pulled out the built in dishwasher and found a tiny gap in the floor where the plumbing was - packed it with steel wool with a screw driver and (knock on wood) - problem seems solved. |
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