a mouse problem

newjersey · ‎03-09-2010

I live in an apartment building and last week and then again just tonight, a saw a mouse. Glue traps were put down in the apartments when tenants started noticing mice in January. Also, the maintenance man put some green/blue square looking things on my floor, which he said had poison in them, I bought myself two bottles of Peppermint oil spray and yet I have this mouse. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know a mouse/mice can't hurt me, but just the thought of it running around on my floors makes me sick and very nervous, and I'm already a nervous person. Thank you.

Kalli · ‎03-11-2010

@newjersey wrote:
I live in an apartment building and last week and then again just tonight, a saw a mouse. Glue traps were put down in the apartments when tenants started noticing mice in January. Also, the maintenance man put some green/blue square looking things on my floor, which he said had poison in them, I bought myself two bottles of Peppermint oil spray and yet I have this mouse. Does anyone have any suggestions? I know a mouse/mice can't hurt me, but just the thought of it running around on my floors makes me sick and very nervous, and I'm already a nervous person. Thank you.

@newjersey , It's jmho... my solution is to buy the old time traps that instantly kill the mice. I don't want to kill them but they can't live in my house! However, I don't want them to suffer and I think it takes a while for them to die if you use the glue traps or poison, which I imagine is a prolonged, painful death, too.

I'm a squeamish type but I can set the trap myself. I buy caramels, the kind that are square and in clear wrap. Unwrap one, warm it in my hands, pull it into 2 pieces, squish one into the wood and set the trap. Some mice can steal a piece of cheese without setting off the trap but they usually can't do that to caramels once you warm it up and press it down on the wood. Full disclosure: I usually make Dh remove the dead mouse. But I've also just put them into a plastic grocery bag and thrown the whole thing out.

Whichever solution you use, do it right away. Don't wait or you'll have lots of mice in a very short time! (speaking from experience)

River Song · ‎03-15-2010

Victor original wood mouse traps at the hardware store or Walmart. Inexpensive and they work. The caramels is a good idea as bait, peanut butter attracts them, too, but they can eat peanut butter off the trap without setting it off.

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pugvette74 · ‎06-11-2010

@newjersey mice HATE mothballs. They will leave your home very quickly. I know mothballs aren't the best smell, but it works.

Carmie · ‎10-25-2010

Last winter, we had mice for the first time. I think I brought in a flower pot to protect the plant from freezing and a mouse was hiding in the dirt.

The next morning there was dirt all over my kitchen table and a big hole and tunnel in the dirt in the pot.

To make matters worse, The mouse must have been pregnant. In all, we killed 14 mice over several months.

We tried the sonic mice repellers, peppermint oil, sticky pads, wooden mouse traps and finally those new modern plastic traps.

Most were caught on the plastic spring traps and the last one that took a couple of months to catch was caught on sticky tape. I hate the tape, but was desperate.

My suggestion, try peanut butter on those plastic spring traps...they work.

catter70 · ‎10-11-2017

Glue traps are the worst. They are a very slow death. I bought a trap that kinda looks like a squared small container. Lift the door, put the bait towards the back and when the mouse goes in, the door shuts and the mouse is trapped. Take it out and release it. I released mine in a wooded area down the street.

Roscoe the Rascal · ‎04-19-2016

@Carmie wrote:
Last winter, we had mice for the first time. I think I brought in a flower pot to protect the plant from freezing and a mouse was hiding in the dirt.
The next morning there was dirt all over my kitchen table and a big hole and tunnel in the dirt in the pot.

To make matters worse, The mouse must have been pregnant. In all, we killed 14 mice over several months.

We tried the sonic mice repellers, peppermint oil, sticky pads, wooden mouse traps and finally those new modern plastic traps.

Most were caught on the plastic spring traps and the last one that took a couple of months to catch was caught on sticky tape. I hate the tape, but was desperate.

My suggestion, try peanut butter on those plastic spring traps...they work.

This is what I use with great success. Had troubles in my garage and sometimes get one in the house. My cat got the last one.

I always keep a couple in the garage loaded and every now and then catch one but sure came a long way when I started. Use to keep feed for squirrel and birds in a garage and moved outside to a metal garbage can and then eventually hardly feed and never feed later in the day. Made a big difference. I use the ones from Menards and sturdy and worked better than the brand I got from Walmart.

Neetgal2 · ‎02-12-2016

Good luck. I'm not opposed to the mouse as much as I am my cat bringing it to me at night in bed.🐭🐈‍⬛

I tried both traps no luck, they come up through the basement in the winter after the shed was cleaned out for a couple years. I also bought the peppermint oil. The exterminator suggested a caulk that expands around the water pipes under the sink. So far it worked.

char1976 · ‎03-16-2014

We use an electronic mouse trap. Think of it as an electric chair for mice. They also make one for rats. We live in a wooded area and have a real problem with them. Victor makes them. You bait the trap, turn it on (runs on batteries) they step on a metal plate and it zaps them. It may seem extreme but more humane than a glue board. The cats couldn't catch them all. We had to do something they chewed the wires on 2 vehicles and to get them fixed wasn't cheap.