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A good house cat does wonders. I've been in my house for 11 years and have never needed anything store-bought. Most years there aren't any mice but I've had 3 or 4 years where there may be multiple, topping out at five. My cat will disappear at night for a few days and then I find a carcass (she won't eat them). So every few years she earns her keep.
There are good youtube videos with mouse traps. I'll suggest you put up a fake owl too.
Mice in the house sucks! The moved into our gas range and pantry a few years ago.
We went with the Tomcat glue traps which are horrible because you only catch them then then you have to go kill them yourself, but they worked! Every night we put them in the paths they might follow when looking for food and I would get up super early and collect them and deal with any that were caught. Took about 6 weeks until we were clear.
Of course also spend time sealing up any way they might be getting in. Good luck!
I don't use poisons as not to harm another animal that might eat the dead mouse.
Glue traps are great, on you to kill the mouse. They catch everything. Placed at the side of the garage door I've found plenty of bugs, snakes and even small birds that are attracted by the insects.
YouTube Mousetrap Monday -- a lot of the traps are a dowel over a 5 gallon bucket.
https://www.youtube.com/c/ShawnWoodsprimitive-archer
https://www.rinnetraps.com/?ref=shawnwoods1
A24 automatic trap - a bit pricey. No poison and this kills the mouse.
https://www.automatictrap.com/
Inside I use glue traps along the walls then generic mechanical snap traps baited with peanut butter.
That thing is nuts. For $200, you could buy 400 Victor traps--that would eliminate your problem in a hurry.Quote:
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We had a real one from December 2020 until March. I wish to hell she'd come back. Eastern screech owl. We called her "Eve" because she moved in on Christmas Eve.Quote:
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Hey now, don't go stomping on my dream. I've been saving up for over 2 years now to afford an A24... [ROFL2]Quote:
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From the worlds largest retailer. Traps were being picked clean. Sonic repellers were not working.
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The green blocks work wonders. I used to have a problem with mice in my garage but haven't since I started using them..
But...then you have the possibility that you have to track down where the dead mouse smell is coming from...
Or deal with a wife who sees a dying mouse crawling across the floor as she tries to load the kids up for school in the morning.
Neither possibility is pleasant.