Getting rid of rats/mice (merged threads)

greyteam1959

Not glue but decorators caulk....
http://www.wickes.co.uk/Decorators-Caulk-White-310ml/p/240693
Find out how to use it with an applicator on youtube ??
Have you looked under your sink & under your bath for access points ??
These are favourites ways in for rodents....around the waste pipes etc.
Don't forget that mice can get through very small gaps even under badly fitting doors etc !!
If the inside of your home is clean, food stored in containers etc etc then you need to look at the outside as well.
You should also consider putting outdoor baiting points so that you get the blighters before they get into your house !!
Make sure of course that the outdoor points are child & pet proof.
Check them regularly & top up with whatever poison you use in them.
HTH

hayday75

Fill any gap ( they say mice can squeeze through a gap the width of a pencil )with decorators cork .
We filled the gaps around pipes ,floorboards & behind the tv ( where the cable goes ) .
Hope this helps!

sooty&sweep

We heard they could get in through air bricks so we covered ours with a fine mesh to stop them.
Jen

Dez74

The above works to block gaps/holes and stops entry. Mice cant eat through wire wool. (just have gloves on yourself when using it, nasty stuff gts into your skin).
I have caught lots using the tip traps (humane), but we have one in a communal hallway and its glue trap time im afraid, cant be bothered with them anymore. This will be the 3rd time in 3yrs.

KeepCalmCarryOn

Morning fellow rodent landlords,

After moving into our new house a few months ago it seems we've been running a kind of mouse B&B! Luckily they've only been coming in one by one and through the kitchen sink, so we've quickly blocked up the entrances.

However, we've still got one (?) mouse in the kitchen which has been with us a couple of weeks now. We were laying out blue mouse poison which he has been happily eating for a good 2 weeks with no effect, and as this wasn't working we've now resorted to a traditional snap trap. I know it's not pretty but I just want rid, and the humane traps we set out didn't tempt him at all! We've put some peanut butter in the trap to attract him, and it's clear he's in the area where the trap is because of the droppings, but after 5 days he still isn't falling for it! Does anyone have any tips for making him go for the trap please?

It's the Diall mouse trap by the way if anyone wanted to know:

Thank you!

Plumber90

Get yourself one of these

The_Last_Username

Well firstly, you can be sure that you are NOT just "feeding" the mice the poison; there is NEVER "just one mouse".
Provided it's decent stuff it will be working, it just depends how many mice it has to work on.
As an example, (and NOT to worry you) it took six months for us to be completely rid of our ... visitors. :cool:

Second .... for your trap, try chocolate?
We used to alternate between peanut butter (mixed with the poison) and chocolate spread (again mixed with poison).

We found the sticky glue pads good too - they walk on them & can't get un-stuck.
Just be aware of being careful handling those though! :rotfl:

MadelinesMum

We had mice in the garage and around the rabbit hutch where food had been dropped. I bought cheap spring loaded traps from morrisons and used chocolate as bait. We laid 3 traps and each had trapped every day for 3 days then one for about another 5 days then i think that was it. I cleared out the garage and they had chewed through cardboard boxes and made nests, also destroyed some clothing that had been stored.

I would suggest checking the traps a few times a day as one mouse had been trapped by a leg and was still alive.

Sterlingtimes

They have chewed some soft children's toys and I can see faeces. I do not suspect anything larger than a mouse (yet). I have removed a tall laurel bush against the house to prevent climbing and I have installed an ultra-sonic pest repeller. Should I be doing anymore than this?

Horizon81

Is there anywhere you can see that they could be getting in? They only need a small hole the width of a pen to get in. I'd be looking at this first. Then I'd be going for traps. You can of course get poison, but if they die in your walls or under floorboards then the rotting smell as it decomposes is disgusting.