I Have A Mouse In My House - Page 2

bikerbabe · ‎03-09-2010

I’m not scared of mice but my cat is!
I think the little buggers are cute. I occasionally get a little field mouse in the house. I only use a humane mouse trap.

x Hedge · ‎08-18-2016

Very sorry to read of your little houseguest @Jordan2 , but here's hoping you can trap it quickly.

They creep me out, too.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

Mousetraps are much cheaper than cats. 😄
I use Victor brand that snap shut and break their necks instantly. The worst part is disposing of the dead mouse in the trap with its limp long worm-looking tail hanging down. Ewwwwwww.

Jordan2 · ‎03-16-2010

@Lattelvr wrote:
Yes, it's that time of year since they want to hide from the cold. I had one a few years ago and he of course had a friend with him. Got both though. I highly recommend Tom Cat traps. It's like a box that has a plastic lever and when the mouse goes in, the door goes down and the flag goes down so you know it's in there. You won't ever see the mouse either. You''ll know by the flag being down that you go it. You won't have to look at it which is the best part. I took a reeses peanut butter cup and sliced it in half. Put a little more PB on top of that and both went into the traps. Worked like charm!

@Lattelvr do you throw the whole thing out of do you release the dead mouse? Are these traps expensive?

Sooner · ‎03-10-2010

Why is anyone afraid of a mouse? I don't get that.

In any case, we had a cat once that went out into a field near where we lived, caught a mouse, brought it in the house and turned it loose, then when the mouse would run across the floor would just look at it.

I was SO mad at that cat! We finally caught the mouse, but the cat had NO interest in it.

Pearlee · ‎06-11-2011

Why afraid? For one thing they carry diseases I wouldn't want to catch. For another. I wouldn't want to get bitten
Thet always do seem more frightened by me than I am of them but I don't want them in my house. At the very least they are destructive and at the most they are unhealthy. And they multiply so you need to get rid of them.

Lattelvr · ‎09-02-2018

No, you throw the whole box away. I got my traps at a hardware store. I think ttey were maybe 5 or 6 dollars apiece.The salesman at a True Value Hardware store recommended them. My traps were the ones that said trap and contain. I remember there was a little flag you set the lever.

noodleann · ‎06-10-2015

@Sooner wrote:
Why is anyone afraid of a mouse? I don't get that.

In any case, we had a cat once that went out into a field near where we lived, caught a mouse, brought it in the house and turned it loose, then when the mouse would run across the floor would just look at it.

I was SO mad at that cat! We finally caught the mouse, but the cat had NO interest in it.

I have a cat that does that with snakes. He never learned how to kill but he's so excited when one of the baby garters living under the big flagstone in front of the laundry room door decides to explore and slithers into the house under the door. My cat picks that baby up and brings it upstairs to show me. He's so proud, his tail standing up straight, but I can't rest until I get the thing outside. The cat will wander around for half an hour, searching for his friend, till he gives up. Poor cat. Poor snake.

Animal visits are what happens when you live in the country.

cindyNC · ‎08-01-2019

They creep me out also. We had one get in so far this year.....maybe the dog door.

The worst experiece was with one of those awful glue traps many many years ago. Got up early when the BF went to work and decided to vacuum. Fell asleep on the sofa. Woke up to find the husky in my face with his nose stuck to the trap. Then I looked to the side and saw the mouse tail hanging down near my cheek. He had grabbed the mouse (in the trap) and woke me up to let "them" out. Fasted I ever jumped off a piece of furniture and my heart was pounding so hard I didn't need a cup of coffee.

Lattelvr · ‎09-02-2018

@Lattelvr wrote:
No, you throw the whole box away. I got my traps at a hardware store. I think ttey were maybe 5 or 6 dollars apiece.The salesman at a True Value Hardware store recommended them. My traps were the ones that said trap and contain. I remember there was a little flag you set the lever.

Wanted to edit my post because I went on TomCat's site and they do have various types of traps. The one I used a few years ago was excellent, however, it looks like the company may have redesigned it. It was called kill and contain. Some people weren't happy with the new version. However, if maybe you can find the oriignal version or another brand similar in design. The design of the trap is a hard plastic little container with a lever you set. Didn't know if you knew this, but not only do mice love peanut butter but they love chocolate. Yes, chocolate! I found this out when I used to work in a candy store. We had a few sneak in our storage room and ripped open our chocolate candy bars. They loved them. Our exterminator guy told us mice love chocolate. So Reeses is a great bait! Cut up a Reese cup and add extra peanut butter from a jar on top of it.