Scratching in the attic, ooooooh !

shoppingnoodles

I moved into my house last year and had problems with mice coming in from outside. I called an extermnator, who confirmed that the mice were not actually nesting in the house, but were what they call "casual intruders"! Anyway, the cat was having heaps of fun catching the "casual intruders", but the noise was keeping me awake all night and I didn't fancy poisoning them. I bought an electronic device from Homebase (I've seen the same one on QVC too) that you plug in and it sends waves through the walls to get rid of the pests. Its made by a company called Lentek and was about £26. I was a bit dubious, but I haven't had a "casual intruder" since.The cat is fed up that I've spoiled his fun, but I'm delighted! Perhaps this would get rid of your attic visitors too?

plumb1_2

shoppingnoodles wrote:

I bought an electronic device from Homebase (I've seen the same one on QVC too) that you plug in and it sends waves through the walls to get rid of the pests. Its made by a company called Lentek and was about £26. I was a bit dubious, but I haven't had a "casual intruder" since.

Does it work on Safestyle salesmen;)

RandyRos

or you could try GLUE TRAPS. they sell them at DIY stores and ive seen them on ebay.

the vermin run across the board covered in glue and get stuck. so they dont go anywhere else to die. unfortunately if you discover them still alive, you have to deal with it yourself!

shoppingnoodles

plumb1 wrote:

Does it work on Safestyle salesmen;)

Only if you unplug it and throw it at them! :rotfl:

I've just checked on the QVC website to see if they have the model that I bought. It was a kind of super powerful one, so that only one device was needed in the house. They don't seem to have that one in stock, but they do have this pack on special offer, which is from the same company;

http://www.qvcuk.com/ukgasp/frameset.asp?nest=/ukgscripts/detail.dll?item=823327&dd=/navigationapp/QVCNavigate.aspx?type=ukleftnav!class=U078!level=2!parent=UKHG&qic=y

It worked for me, but if it doesn't chase off your critters at least QVC let you try it for 30 days and then you can get a refund.

Good luck!

thefellow

we get the odd one in the loft,although killed 6 in a week last winter,was advised to get a cat as the scent can scare them off-and she has killed quite a few this winetr in the back garden.

apples1

Has anyone put bait/poison down outside? If so how do you keep it where you want it i.e - stop the mice taking it away or it getting wet etc? Still want them to be able to get at it easily otherwise deceives the point of having it there. If you put it in something will it still attract them as easily as if its just tucked in a corner?

tawnyowls

apples1 wrote:

Has anyone put bait/poison down outside? If so how do you keep it where you want it i.e - stop the mice taking it away or it getting wet etc? Still want them to be able to get at it easily otherwise deceives the point of having it there. If you put it in something will it still attract them as easily as if its just tucked in a corner?

Yes. I have an old basin with a hole cut in the side, which I turn upside down over it. In general, mice & rats are very suspicious of new things, so it does take a few days for them to trust anything. They also tend to run along the edges of walls etc and dive for cover, so if you do put down a trap, you'll generally have better luck if it's under cover and if it's facing towards a wall.

morganlefay

I hate to say this but if you live in parts of Bucks and Herts (and possibly other places too now) you might also have in your loft (as we do) a thing called the Edible Dormouse, or Glis Glis. They were allowed to escape into the wild from a park in Tring in Herts and have spent the time since .quietly colonising. They live in lofts, are absolutely adorable to look at (think really sweet mouse-type thing with huge bushy tail, but much nicer than a squirrel.) We have caught 9 each year for the past 3. We catch them in a cage/trap thing and then the Council have to come and take them away as they are a protected species. They hibernate in winter, but in summer pop into our loft to party all night and EAT the Xmas decorations, paper AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. They are thus something of a fire hazard which is why we have to catch them. But if you don't live near here you're probably safe. If it is 'just' rats or mice I'd go for good old rat or mouse traps, the sort which break their necks swiftly and cleanly just as they're feasting on the nice bit of chocolate you've baited the trap with. I've heard it said that it's a myth that mice like cheese, so we use apple for the Glis Glis, and chocolate for the mice - which we also have. A right wildlife park, my house is......

Ken68

I leave spiders alone in the winter, they do a lot of good roaming the carpets in the dead of night.

apples1

morganlefay wrote:

I hate to say this but if you live in parts of Bucks and Herts (and possibly other places too now) you might also have in your loft (as we do) a thing called the Edible Dormouse, or Glis Glis. They were allowed to escape into the wild from a park in Tring in Herts and have spent the time since .quietly colonising. They live in lofts, are absolutely adorable to look at (think really sweet mouse-type thing with huge bushy tail, but much nicer than a squirrel.) We have caught 9 each year for the past 3. We catch them in a cage/trap thing and then the Council have to come and take them away as they are a protected species. They hibernate in winter, but in summer pop into our loft to party all night and EAT the Xmas decorations, paper AND THE ELECTRICAL WIRING. They are thus something of a fire hazard which is why we have to catch them. But if you don't live near here you're probably safe. If it is 'just' rats or mice I'd go for good old rat or mouse traps, the sort which break their necks swiftly and cleanly just as they're feasting on the nice bit of chocolate you've baited the trap with. I've heard it said that it's a myth that mice like cheese, so we use apple for the Glis Glis, and chocolate for the mice - which we also have. A right wildlife park, my house is......

We don't live in that area. What we have are field mice. I cannot face the traps - there is no way i could deal with the dead bodies. We have wax blocks of poison which they eat then go away to drink and die. I know its cruel but thats the way it has to be, I simply couldn't face dead mice (or dead anything else for that matter!)