Getting rid of rats/mice (merged threads)

Tao81

molmalone wrote: »

I have had Rats under my kitchen extension for nine years,i consulted Council they did all they could but rats still chewing under my floor boards, until i purchased a Rodent Quard from Argos @£14.99.I bo.ugh this device last October and only when the battery runs down do i hear a scratch.I have suspended this under the flooring in an accessible place.

I'd love to be able to use something like this but we have a guinea pig that we dearly love and you can't run these things without them being disturbed by it!

pookienoodle

I would recommend getting a pest control company in.
we had problems with mice in our previous home and tried all sorts of humane and home methods.
In the end we got a company out,it was cheaper than we had thought it might be,they were very careful as to where they sited the poison as we had a small dog.
It was very effective and eradicated the problem completly.
I felt terribly guilty as Mummy mouse was probably trying to do the best for her brood,but common sense prevailed in the end.

squidworth

sebastianj wrote: »

We have used a trap over the past few weeks and have caught about 8 of them mostly babies. Then we had the problem of getting rid of it as no one wants to kill an innocent looking baby, took them away and let them loose.
NickJ which trap you used?
rgd seb

i havnt tried it yet but (assuming they cant escape from the box!!) place it in a freezer for a day and they'll be put to sleep. according to a recent guardian article if house mice are let loose in the wild they cant survive out there and die anyway

nesssie1702

Urghh - not sure if I'd want mouse pee all over my freezer contents....

I've been advised by a couple of commercial pest controllers that the sonic devices don't work as a rule, as mice and rats get used to the noise and will ignore it after a time.

We used to have mice in an old house and we used poison and old style traps to catch them. Tried the new humane ones which we found to be as much use as a chocolate teapot.

AndyD_OHD

I guess u have to find out where they are getting in, and block it too....? We had no problems all summer but the wee blighters are making noises at night in our loft now.... and it was so nice not being woken up at 2 or 3am for a few months.....

janejustjane

Mice in car
I returned from holiday recently to find that mice had made a nest in the air filter of my car. We have had this problem before during the winter. They have gnawed pipes and fittings, but fortunately the damage has been repairable. You would think that the heat of the engine while the car is being driven would keep them out, but I once arrived at Tesco's car park and opened the glove compartment only to see one disappearing over the back.

We have caught a couple by leaving ordinary mouse traps in the engine overnight. I am reluctant to use poison as we have a dog. The council pest control suggested Jeyes fluid as they don't like the smell, but of coure you can't use this inside the car. When we had them in the house I found that the crystals you use to repel moths kept them out of drawers and cupboards. I wondered about putting plug in device in the garage, but in the past we found the sonic mole repellers quite useless.

babs2008

Hi,

I don't know whether this has been posted - I haven't had a chance to read the whole thread.

I had mice in a flat in Edinburgh - one took up residence in my sofa.

If you can find out where they are coming in and out you can block the hole with wire wool. Supposedly they can't chew through it. (make sure you trap them out not inside though!)

janejustjane

Unfortunately I don't think it's possible to block up all the places where they are coming in, in either the garage or the house, as some of these are inaccessible - behind cupbards under the floor etc. As we are surrounded by fields we have an inexhausible supply of mice!

I had heard about wire wool to block holes, but once found a very well chewed box of brillo pads under the kitchen sink, so I don't know how effective this is.

babs2008

Also, I guess if you blocked one hole anyway the blighters would find another way.

If you were nearby I'd let you borrow my cat. He kills everything that moves. I don't like him doing it, but I guess that's the nature of cats.

janejustjane

I agree that the scent of a cat will keep mice away. We have noticed a big increase in the number of mice in the garden since our old cat died last year. But my mothers' cat brings live rodents into her house!

I'm not too concerend about one or two mice in the house as they only become a problem when the house is empty and even then a few traps will get rid of them. In the garage we have decided to use plenty of traps, put Jeyes fluid on the floor and possibly get one of the devices from Primrose London.