mouse infestation problem: thanks for your thoughts

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hi friends,

 

i received many wise suggestions from the group. i wanted to let you

all know that on friday i went to home depot and purchased several live

mouse traps and an electronic device that sends out a high-pitched

pulsating frequency supposedly disliked by large insects, spiders and

mice and unheard by companion animals and humans. this great link was

provided: http://www.tesco-shopping.com/pestcontrolPR34.htm

http://www.martleyelectronics.co.uk/pestcontrol-rodent.html.

 

my cat is unconcerned by the electronic device and it was low in cost.

since i plugged it into the wall nearest the hole the mice have been

accessing, we haven't seen or caught one mouse. hooray. several of you

suggested the device and while it seems an unlikely solution, it is

working fabulously and humanely.

 

a cat hunt was also another top suggestion. apparently, my cat also

practices nonviolence. she would help me and my boyfriend corner the

mice and then run up and kiss (yes, kiss) them on the head. cute, but

frustrating.

 

and the last suggestions was to cover ALL houses accessed by the mice.

PETA's site also mentions that no amount of live traps will deter the

mice bc they will keep coming if they can get in. this certainly seemed

true in our case. (our landlord still hasn't been out to the apartment

to close up the holes, but the pulsating gizmo has repelled the mice.)

 

thank you all for your suggestions, they were greatly appreciated.

 

regards,

 

On 2/10/06, M. Mello <mmello wrote:

hi all,

 

recently my house became infested with mice (eww!) i was hoping some of

you might have some tips for how i can get them to leave and prevent

them from returning. i have been trapping them and re-realsing them in

a nice park far from home. Currently i am using live traps, and while

it is helping, it's not solving the problem and the problem is getting

worse... i don't want to have to resort to using poison, but if the

problem persists i may have no other choice. this particularly bothers

me bc i have a cat (and there are many neighbor cats) and i fear she

will get into the poison, and/or, the mice will contaminate the cat's

food, which seems to have been why they were in the house. i have since

sealed my cat's food when she is not eating, but i am sure that will

only drive them into my kitchen cupboards.

 

any thoughts/suggestions? does anyone know of an " ecologically safe "

pest control method? also, i was told that mice can carry diseases to

cats. does anyone know if this is true?

 

fyi-- home depot sells live/human traps.

 

thanks,

-- M. Mello " Until we have the

courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its victim is

human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in this

world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing

any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such

moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity. " --Rachel Carson

-- M. Mello " Until

we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is--whether its

victim is human or animal--we cannot expect things to be much better in

this world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in

killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even

tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of

humanity. " --Rachel Carson