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Best WIFI Camera to Detect Mice?

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I've got mice in my house and I want to put a WIFI camera on the floor pointing along a wall to see if I can find out how they are getting in.
What would be the best at motion detecting mice or are WIFI cameras much the same with motion detection?

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  • Neil_Jones
    Neil_Jones Posts: 9,537 Forumite
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    Mice enter homes through cracks and holes found in walls, floors and foundations. ... they may also enter the home through gaps in windows or ceilings, as well as through sewer lines.  They are attracted to food (not cheese specifically, although they're not particularly fussy and will eat it if if there is no other option) and normally they'll be found where the food is, even more so if there is food waste on the floor.

    I'm not sure if a wifi camera motion detection is going to be sensitive enough for mice, so you may do better in the short term with either a camera that constantly records or the other solution of mousetraps.


    Failing that pest control would probably be a better long-term solution.
  • DoaM
    DoaM Posts: 11,863 Forumite
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    And mice can get through surprisingly small holes/gaps. We had mice in our garage and (we believe) they were getting in under the garage door - this was a gap of less than 1cm, probably more like 5mm. When I fitted a wooden baton on the floor across the width of the garage door, so that the door closed flush with it, we no longer experienced mouse infestations.
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