mouse problem

[kimba1]

just got invaded with mice
what`s the best way to deal with them
thought of using bait but afraid the dead bodies might stink up the place.
I forgot how good these things jump.

[Amianthus]

Borrow a friend's cat(s).

[Xavier_Onassis]

Traps are useful, both the glue kind as well as the spring kind.
D-Con and Echols rodent pellets contain Warfarin, which causes them to bleed internally, which makes them go outside to seek water.

A dead mouse will normally not smell for more than three days, but all of these methods will probably not cause this problem.

[kimba1]

I tried the cat
he keeps knocking things over
the mice seems to fear too much ,they still raid the food traps.
what`s the most attractive bait?
peanut butter ,eggs??
would sticky cheese work

[Michael Tee]

Peanut butter's the best bait.  Chunky, so it won't run.  Cats are very high-maintenance compared to traps.  We used the kind that breaks necks rather than glue traps.  More humane, but sometimes it just catches and holds them by the muzzle, which must be agony for them.  If you hear the trap being dragged around, get up right away to put the critter out of its misery.  A sharp blow across the back of the nech (behind the skull) with a heavy linear object like a metal file or rasp will do the trick.

[yellow_crane]

just got invaded with mice
what`s the best way to deal with them
thought of using bait but afraid the dead bodies might stink up the place.
I forgot how good these things jump.

   


Dust your potato peels with Plaster of Paris and serve.

[kimba1]

got and idea
 how about mixing powdered suger, flour and plastuer of paris next to a bowel of water
would that work?

[Xavier_Onassis]

how about mixing powdered suger, flour and plastuer of paris next to a bowel of water
would that work?

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Plaster of Paris, flour and sugar works with roaches. Boric acid is even better. I am not sure if this would work with mice.

I suppose they would die of constipation, and after a while the mouseflesh would rot away and all you would have would be mouse skeletons with plaster tummies and intestines.

Plaster of Paris got its name from the fact that the gypsum mines from where it was originally produced was in the hills around Montmarte, where the artistes like Picasso, Modigliano and Toulouse Latrec used to hang out, because of the low rent and availability of large barns and warehouses.