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Mouse Invasion! (not OT -- fabric storage compromised)

We've been invaded by mice! In the past a mouse or two would get in and my beloved little Angus would put short shrift to the beastie. DH never put much thought into it. Now with Angus gone a year, the mice have moved in. And it seems one or more are in my sewing room. Of course, my stash takes up all the corners and some is one the floor and there are a couple of creative piles. EEEEEEEK!

So how do I get rid of them without poison? Jojo would definitely eat a dead mouse, even though I don't think he would catch a live one. Not for lack of trying, just incompetence. He always stood barking madly while Angus nabbed the intruder and dispatched it without making a single sound except for a very self-satisfied growl. We can't have a cat. Total incompatibility with Jo.

Suggestions? I know I now have to dig out my whole sewing room and put everything into containers. But how do we get rid of the mice? I'm thinking this gang will take one look at a trap or two and crack up.

Please help .... DH is solidly planning to put poison behind fixtures and just hope that we find the dead mice before Jo does.

Sunny

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Sunny
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Traps of all sorts are available at home stores. Check those out. You might find a trap that has poison but will not allow the mouse to leave the trap. I STRONGLY urge you to avoid "poison and hope" theory!!

PAT

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Pat in Virginia

We used to get mice periodically when we lived in Arizona. The best solution was traps. We tried everything else, but poison just left the mice to crawl off and die -- and smell. Ugh. Of course, the advantage of poison is that the mice take it back to their nest, thus killing off the up-and-coming generation. :S

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Sandy

There are two solutions I can think of. The first is to get you a friend for Jojo who knows the buisness and takes care of it. The second is to hire in a rat terrier or a ferret to get rid of the ones inside already, and then mark your foundation all around with bobcat or coyote piddle (available from garden and farm shops). This will require you to remark every month or less dependng on how much rain you get and all.

You can try things like dumping cayenne pepper or equivilent in places they frequent, but often that will just change the places they frequent.

Poison should be a last resort. All too often you end up poisoning the things that eat the mice. Plus unless you figure out how else to deal you are stuck with rat poison laid out around the house in perpetuam.

NightMist

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NightMist

Nightmist, there's nothing I'd love more than another rat terrier. But they're high energy and the kids are grown and I'm not exactly a ball of energy. Plus, Jo has never been friendly with any dog other than Angus, who was here when Jo arrived. I'm scared to bring a new pup into the house for fear that it will not turn out well.

Sunny

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Joanna

Okay, I know this sounds like a silly girly way - but how about using plain old mouse traps? Buy yourself some long handled barbeque tongs to pick them up with and toss 'em in the trash (trap and all) when they kill the mice. Not exactly manly, frugal or kind but effective. If you find the place where they're coming inside, stuff the area with the steel wool pads you're supposed to be using to scrub pots and pans. Only very tenacious mice can chew through that stuff. Polly

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Polly Esther

Last summer mice got inside and we used 4 or 5 old fashioned mice traps. Also, my daushund was happy that he caught one running around. Barbara in SC

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Bobbie Sews More

snakes eat mice. just an idea

Musicmaker

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Musicmaker

Sunny, a Rollo candy cut in half is way too tempting for mice to ignore. Buy some three way traps and bait them by sticking the bait holder firmly into the caramel part of half a Rollo candy. The mice can't steal the bait and the chocolate is too hard to ignore. Works like a charm if you place the traps where they are running the most.

Try to find the route they are using to get inside, and cover it with metal or a metal grate. Debra

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Debra

I wouldn't share my rollo candy with a mouse! I love those things and don't generally let them in the house but if they are they are MINE! Taria

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Taria

Sacrifices must be made during times of war.

Running and ducking for cover! Debra

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Debra

Ok, tomorrow I appreciate the cats even as I clean out their litter boxes. They keep the mice away from here. I am sorry Sunny may have to share her rollo candies for the cause. I understand the sacrifices though. : ) Taria

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