Good exterminator for mice problem
I have a mouse problem in my house. I would get a cat but am allergic to them (and even then I’ve considered it). These mice are driving me crazy. They leave droppings, so I put traps near the droppings and nothing, except new droppings the next day somewhere else. It’s almost as if they…
I have a mouse problem in my house. I would get a cat but am allergic to them (and even then I’ve considered it). These mice are driving me crazy. They leave droppings, so I put traps near the droppings and nothing, except new droppings the next day somewhere else. It’s almost as if they are watching me and having a good old laugh. I need an exterminator who doesn’t just bait a few traps and sprinkle them round the house–I can do that– but someone who understands mice, the way they tick, and how to get rid of them. Anyone got suggestions, please, I’m going mad.
Who would want to live with something they are allergic to? Be medicated all the time?
Good allergy meds don’t work for everybody allergic to cats – it is amazing how many cat owners insist that they MUST work, when they don’t.
I’m allergic too, and from what I have read about the rat-zappers, I’m going to get some of them if I ever live in a place with a mouse infestation again.
i’ve found luck with traps (peanut butter or cheese, depending), AND poison. the mice eat the poison and then end up in the traps. you have to have baited traps out though or the mice will end up dying in yr walls.
We moved into our rowhouse in January and several of the neighbors had mentioned (after we closed) that there is a mouse problem within the “row” that we are smack in the middle of. Well…we own 2 cats and we’ve not seen a single mouse or even evidence of there being mice in the vicinity.
Get some good allergy meds, go to the local shelter and get yourself one very grateful little kitty (the girls are better mousers than the boys, FYI). Mice are very good at detecting their predators and will stay clear.
I highly recommend getting a Rat-Zapper. I know it sounds gruesome, but after they go in and are, um, taken care of, you simply dump it out. No touching, looking, prodding necessary. And I baited mine with peanut butter, too. Worked great.
What about a hairless cat?
Sick ’em, Mr. Bigglesworth!
Peanut butter does work well– we used it to bait all our traps (during what seemed like a total infestation) last fall. My only regret: I have barely been able to eat peanut butter since we got the problem under control. Every time I smell it I think of mice– ick!
I second that you should spend the time to plug up every hole you can find with steel wool. Get a flashlight, move all your furniture, and be diligent. That’s what solved it for us. Also, wash all your floors. We were told that mice have no bladder control– they just pee everywhere they go. And when mice can smell the urine of other mice, they consider it to be a “mouse friendly” place. Clearly, you want your home to be as mouse unfriendly as possible! Good luck!
Here kitty,kitty,kitty.
An open trap with peanut butter works like a charm. (after you have sealed all the cracks!). I know it is mean, but our mice just laughed at the cheese.