are they effective ?

[tweetypie/8]

we were in dublin last week and staying in one of my wifes sisters house,whilst watching the telly i heard a scream and it was my sister in law and she claimed she saw a mouse i never saw anyone so petrified in my life,i couldnt see the bugger but i did see droppings i put down mouse traps with a bit of mars bar on them and had no joy nailing the bugger,i was in a diy and they were selling gizmos that you plug into a socket has anyone tried these and do they work ?

[superbiatch]

I had mice last year and i was told by the pest control guy they don't work (after buying one!). There was nothing in it for him to say this, as he was getting paid anyway.

He put bait in a container in my bathroom to see how they were getting in, and they were getting through the tiniest hole you've ever seen - probably no bigger than a pen width. They are very clever apparently and have become used to how humans live, feeding at night on any food they can find. They are particularly partial to cereals etc and will easily find a way into a cupboard even if it is above a worktop.

After finding where they were getting in (i spent countless nights afraid to go into my bathroom unless necessary), they removed my bath and blocked up all the holes. But i now hear other residents are having problems, probably because they can't get into my home. Its a long process, but i'd definitely recommend getting the bait in containers as they feed on it and take it back to the nest.

Good luck

[v0id]

Get a couple of cats

Originally Posted by v0id

Get a couple of cats

Problem sorted A mouse will not enter a house if it can smell a cat...where I used to live we had some woodland at the back of my house, I had 2 cats, my neighbour always used to moan about the mice, I never had any problems

[superbiatch]

Cats are a good idea, but not where i live as it would have to live inside all the time (live on 4th floor), and i don't agree with that. Also, i work too many hours, so wouldn't be fair on it.

[tweetypie/8]

Originally Posted by superbiatch

I had mice last year and i was told by the pest control guy they don't work (after buying one!). There was nothing in it for him to say this, as he was getting paid anyway.

He put bait in a container in my bathroom to see how they were getting in, and they were getting through the tiniest hole you've ever seen - probably no bigger than a pen width. They are very clever apparently and have become used to how humans live, feeding at night on any food they can find. They are particularly partial to cereals etc and will easily find a way into a cupboard even if it is above a worktop.

After finding where they were getting in (i spent countless nights afraid to go into my bathroom unless necessary), they removed my bath and blocked up all the holes. But i now hear other residents are having problems, probably because they can't get into my home. Its a long process, but i'd definitely recommend getting the bait in containers as they feed on it and take it back to the nest.

Good luck

thanks for the advice super,i had my doubts about about the plugs i think i will stick with the traps and if all fails my mate has ferrets one of which can go through rats like a dose of salts so shouldnt have problems with a mouse .

[superbiatch]

Originally Posted by tweetypie/8

thanks for the advice super,i had my doubts about about the plugs i think i will stick with the traps and if all fails my mate has ferrets one of which can go through rats like a dose of salts so shouldnt have problems with a mouse .

Yuck! But good luck with it anyway

[tweetypie/8]

Originally Posted by superbiatch

Yuck! But good luck with it anyway

thanks again super.

we have a thing that is alleged to deter mice - whether it works? - you'll have to ask the mice

we also use traps & find peanut butter or chocolate make good bait (melt the chocolate onto the bait tray ... )

- but only when we have to - see the first paragraph

[v0id]

Originally Posted by Nidge

Problem sorted A mouse will not enter a house if it can smell a cat...where I used to live we had some woodland at the back of my house, I had 2 cats, my neighbour always used to moan about the mice, I never had any problems

You'll find dead ones on your doorstep though if there's any mice in the area