Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 The best cure I know for a mouse is a young cat that likes to hunt. I am sure the humane society in your area has lots of them in need of a home. The PETA Humane mouse traps work too but once mice set up camp they can be hard to scare away. A PETA mouse trap filled with a treat is not exactly intimidating. A few years ago my son convinced me to adopt a stray cat and since then our mouse problem in the house is nonexistant. Many females are good hunters but the cats don't have to kill a mouse for the mice to sense they are in an unsafe environment. I am sure the cats smell frightening to the mice. We now have three house cats that patrol our 100+ year old farm house. I have a 40 foot semi trailer that I use to store hay and straw in for our two ponies. Every time I purchase hay or straw I get a new batch of field mice that were bailed in the cutting. I use the humane mouse traps to keep the mouse population to a minimum in the trailer. After my kids give the mice a lecture on avoiding the rat snakes we take the cute little field mice we catch to land we own across the road and set them free. good luck! Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 19, 2005 Report Share Posted October 19, 2005 That is probably true. I have two cats, and I live around people who complain about mice in thei homes all the time. I have to say, I have NEVER had a mouse in my house. I think just the smell of my cats being here keep them away. Outside, my dog gets a hold of the mice and kills them. Probably not the most humane thing, but it is perfectly natural. The biggest downfall, I think, is my dog always kills them for me, and I end up with them in my hand (as she is coming in) or dropped in my shoes. YIKES! kalienya <taldrich wrote:The best cure I know for a mouse is a young cat that likes to hunt. I am sure the humane society in your area has lots of them in need of a home. The PETA Humane mouse traps work too but once mice set up camp they can be hard to scare away. A PETA mouse trap filled with a treat is not exactly intimidating. A few years ago my son convinced me to adopt a stray cat and since then our mouse problem in the house is nonexistant. Many females are good hunters but the cats don't have to kill a mouse for the mice to sense they are in an unsafe environment. I am sure the cats smell frightening to the mice. We now have three house cats that patrol our 100+ year old farm house. I have a 40 foot semi trailer that I use to store hay and straw in for our two ponies. Every time I purchase hay or straw I get a new batch of field mice that were bailed in the cutting. I use the humane mouse traps to keep the mouse population to a minimum in the trailer. After my kids give the mice a lecture on avoiding the rat snakes we take the cute little field mice we catch to land we own across the road and set them free. good luck! Teresa For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health professional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 I'm laughing because part of the reason I have mice and other critters in my house is *because* of my cats. They come home with presents and bring them through the cat door where the little mouse or whatever escapes and hangs out, hiding behind furniture for a few days. I always know there is a mouse in the house because I'll find my cats all clustered around a couch or a chair, staring and not moving. If I can, I rescue the little one by trapping him and take him back outside. - " melanie casto " <melaniekcasto Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:08 PM Re: mouse > That is probably true. I have two cats, and I live around people who > complain about mice in thei homes all the time. I have to say, I have > NEVER had a mouse in my house. I think just the smell of my cats being > here keep them away. Outside, my dog gets a hold of the mice and kills > them. Probably not the most humane thing, but it is perfectly natural. > The biggest downfall, I think, is my dog always kills them for me, and I > end up with them in my hand (as she is coming in) or dropped in my shoes. > YIKES! > > kalienya <taldrich wrote:The best cure I know for a mouse is a > young cat that likes to hunt. I am sure the humane > society in your area has lots of them in need of a home. The PETA Humane > mouse traps > work too but once mice set up camp they can be hard to scare away. A PETA > mouse trap > filled with a treat is not exactly intimidating. > A few years ago my son convinced me to adopt a stray cat and since then > our mouse > problem in the house is nonexistant. Many females are good hunters but the > cats don't > have to kill a mouse for the mice to sense they are in an unsafe > environment. I am sure the > cats smell frightening to the mice. We now have three house cats that > patrol our 100+ > year old farm house. > I have a 40 foot semi trailer that I use to store hay and straw in for our > two ponies. Every > time I purchase hay or straw I get a new batch of field mice that were > bailed in the cutting. > I use the humane mouse traps to keep the mouse population to a minimum in > the trailer. > After my kids give the mice a lecture on avoiding the rat snakes we take > the cute little field > mice we catch to land we own across the road and set them free. > good luck! > Teresa > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 21, 2005 Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 I guess the difference is my cats don't go outside. But I end up with dead ones in my house due to my dog. That is worse than having a live mouse in the house by far. Terry Somerson <terry wrote:I'm laughing because part of the reason I have mice and other critters in my house is *because* of my cats. They come home with presents and bring them through the cat door where the little mouse or whatever escapes and hangs out, hiding behind furniture for a few days. I always know there is a mouse in the house because I'll find my cats all clustered around a couch or a chair, staring and not moving. If I can, I rescue the little one by trapping him and take him back outside. - " melanie casto " <melaniekcasto Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:08 PM Re: mouse > That is probably true. I have two cats, and I live around people who > complain about mice in thei homes all the time. I have to say, I have > NEVER had a mouse in my house. I think just the smell of my cats being > here keep them away. Outside, my dog gets a hold of the mice and kills > them. Probably not the most humane thing, but it is perfectly natural. > The biggest downfall, I think, is my dog always kills them for me, and I > end up with them in my hand (as she is coming in) or dropped in my shoes. > YIKES! > > kalienya <taldrich wrote:The best cure I know for a mouse is a > young cat that likes to hunt. I am sure the humane > society in your area has lots of them in need of a home. The PETA Humane > mouse traps > work too but once mice set up camp they can be hard to scare away. A PETA > mouse trap > filled with a treat is not exactly intimidating. > A few years ago my son convinced me to adopt a stray cat and since then > our mouse > problem in the house is nonexistant. Many females are good hunters but the > cats don't > have to kill a mouse for the mice to sense they are in an unsafe > environment. I am sure the > cats smell frightening to the mice. We now have three house cats that > patrol our 100+ > year old farm house. > I have a 40 foot semi trailer that I use to store hay and straw in for our > two ponies. Every > time I purchase hay or straw I get a new batch of field mice that were > bailed in the cutting. > I use the humane mouse traps to keep the mouse population to a minimum in > the trailer. > After my kids give the mice a lecture on avoiding the rat snakes we take > the cute little field > mice we catch to land we own across the road and set them free. > good luck! > Teresa > For more information about vegetarianism, please visit the VRG website at > http://www.vrg.org and for materials especially useful for families go to > http://www.vrg.org/family.This is a discussion list and is not intended to > provide personal medical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a > qualified health professional. > > edical advice. Medical advice should be obtained from a qualified health > professional. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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