Mice

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

Ughhhh I could scream. After over 2 years of not having field mice, the exterminator was here says mice took bait in basement. (but not upstairs). So mice got in again. We have a hole in yard out back and my husband puts big rocks in it regularly. BUT my husband continues to throw bird seed and peanuts out for the birds. And I told him he cannot be doing that. Plus we have a field behind us that a farmer plants on.

My husband and I rarely arguie but now Im mad. I know he loves birds but he needs to stop with the bird seed! And the exterminator agrees about the bird seed but says oh mice come in when the weather cools.

Well we never had mice till 2 years ago, and havent had them since till now as they took the bait.

I am a clean freak what can I say? And I have a mice phobia. And PS we have 3 cats, 2 old ones that are of no help for mice, but we have a 9 month kitten. So now Im concerned what if a mouse takes bait and our kitten eats a mouse that took bait? Well the exterminator said the kitten probably wont get sick but I will worry.

Lastly I had the exterminator come every other month since there were no mice, well now I am having him come monthly again after this!

What more can I do?

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make~ The Beatles

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

I would not use poison bait with cats in the house. It's not worth the risk. It's not the exterminator guys cat that is going to get sick or die. My cats safety is more important than killing mice.

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mstyrion 1 · ‎09-18-2014

If it will make you feel better...

I had 2 mice earlier this year. First time ever. I think thye squeezed under the garage door.

My cats caught both of them. A well fed cat probably won't bother eating the mouse. They just "play" with them. Once the mouse stops moving, the cat loses interest and walks away.

They leave them as a gift to you and you get the pleasure (ick) of disposing of them.

~Enough is enough~

Shorty2U · ‎03-09-2010

@jaxs mom wrote:
I would not use poison bait with cats in the house. It's not worth the risk. It's not the exterminator guys cat that is going to get sick or die. My cats safety is more important than killing mice.

I agree Jaxs Mom. Im really upset. They dont spray poison due to the cats. They use bait traps that mice go in, eat bait and go outside for water, but yes if my kitten eats a mouse that took bait and something would happpen I couldnt live with myself.

I just called and left a message to inquire about this at the exterminators office to double check this. I got myself all worked up about the whole thing. I dont want mice but I dont want anything to happen to my kitten. The exterminator didnt seem to think it would happen. (And he has cats) but I would rather be safe than sorry!

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make~ The Beatles

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

My cat had one in his mouth a year ago. I have no idea how it got in. Mine are well fed but the cat that had it had been a stray that lived in the park behind my house for months before we found him and took him in. Got that info from our neighbor. I know for fact he hunts if given the chance.

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Jacie · ‎01-09-2011

My husband has started his fall trapping in the garage. We have cats, so I have never seen a mouse in the house. But the 'shop" section of the garage gets hit every year.

We don't poison, but the traps get the job done. YUCK.

I would prefer he go the peppermint route but he says he doesn't want to smell like a mint all winter!

"Cats are poetry in motion. Dogs are gibberish in neutral." -Garfield

Dusty1 · ‎03-10-2010

Our house is on some mice pipeline from H#LL! We live surrounded by woods & fields. My husband filled in every crack he could find with that Great Stuff foam & they would still just pour in. They would get into the walls & get stuck & die & stink for days! One evening he caught 20 some mice in a trap under the stove. Snap. Dump. Snap. Dump. All evening. I didn't want to do poison because of our cat & dogs, but they weren't eating the mice, so we did it. I hate to kill things, but I can not have those mice & mice poop everywhere. We did try other methods, but it did not good. Finally! I very rarely see any mice & I do not have to worry about my grandsons with mice poop. It's a mean thing, the poison, but my house is cleaner & happier without mice in it. They get in my Christmas decorations & pee & poop & eat stuff. My crafts & fabrics got peed & pooped on. Disgusting.

jaxs mom · ‎04-18-2012

@Jacie I know I was shocked that a mouse would come in our house, we have seven cats. He had a death wish.

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SeaMaiden · ‎03-10-2010

I quit feeding the birds outside when I was seeing RATS under the bird feeder one day. I can handle just about anything - bugs, spiders snakes.... but I just abhor MICE AND RATS. My neighbor has cats and I think they keep the mice at bay around the house as well.... as I have never seen any mice in or around my house since I quit feeding the birds outside.

years ago I had a cocker spaniel who was a real hunter... he caught rats , mice and birds... I think if he was on his own he would have been able to feed himself. I would watch him stalk birds out in the yard... very much a stealth hunter!