Getting rid of rats/mice (merged threads)

lday77

My o/h has just gone round to tell them and they said the already knew! But there is still bird food out :mad:

trinnylilac

After discovering a rogue mouse in the house two weeks ago it seems he has moved in the whole family and they have managed to get into 4 kitchen cupboards through tiny holes.

Does anyone know the best way to get rid of them without having to call in a pest control company.

Getting desperate as having to store all food out on the worktops.

Lorian

The best option is a cat!

Other than that head to any DIY store and you'll find a selection of mice traps from humane to lethal (poision). Keep 'em away from kids!

Nile

Hello trinnylilac


I'll move your thread to the 'In my home' board, then merge it with an existing thread. Don't panic, just read back through the posts for lots of advice on how to evict your unwelcome tenants.;)

Regards

Nile

trinnylilac

I love cats but we live on a busy road and I couldn't bare having one run over. Can anyone suggest a type of poison to use and how quickly does it take to work.

wolfehouse

B&Q do an own brand one - about a fiver for 2. they are a plastic box with a bit of poison already inside (the wrapper has a picture of a very cute mouse peeping out of one...not the most sensitive choice, i thought).
they are very very easy to use as all you do is put one down in a suitaboe (out of the way) place.
worked for us the first day.

quietly

Maybe not the most informative information, but living in the country we get lots of little visitors. We had one of the electronic controls out in the utility room and it worked great. How do we know? When it died after Christmas (had it 3 yrs) we came home one weekend to the tell-tale signs that there had been visitors around the water drain & general appliances out there--fortunately it is quite separate from our kitchen!

Anyway, we had to put out the rat poison (B&Q pellets) for a couple of weeks (we're only home weekends currently) and then bought a new electronic device at Maplins. Voila! The rats are gone!!

Good luck to you!

bob_regis

Cheers for all the advice here.

The rat poison was put down for about a week and we have finally got rid of them.

Incidentally I did buy some mouse traps from Robert Dyas for about £4. They are the old fashioned ones from Tom & Jerry. Never really got to use them properly but they are pretty lethal and look quite effective.

Bob.

jenniferpa

renegade wrote:

hi I am often subjected to invasions of this sort ( from unused allotment back of house). My council charge #20.00, it had no effect whatsoever, but I did get a good tip from the man who put the poison down, keep all water out of their reach, they will die quickly from thirst then you can easily dispose of them in the wheelie bin, all for free! This has worked for me every time. Good Luck9 to you not the vermin)lol

This will work for rats but not mice. Mice do not need available water - they can get all the moisture that they need from the food they eat.

Jennifer

apogee

I've found a traditional mousetrap with a dollop of peanut butter to be a deadly combination.