We've Got Mice-Help!!! (merged threads)

bramble1

I have seen a mouse in my living room! He lives in the wall near the fireplace there is a small hole the aireal for the telly comes out of.


Apparently OH has know about him for a while!

So, what do I do to get him on his merry way and out of my living room! ( it's on the 2nd floor of a victorian terrace btw)

save-a-holic

We used humane traps. You 'load' them with little tidbits to entice little mousie inside and when it goes in the little trapdoor closes and mousie is trapped inside. (Here's a picture of one - http://www.jonathansblog.net/mouse_catching_traps_mousecam ) I then took him for a little walk and let him loose on some open ground.

Of course, if you wish, you could always go the route of mouse killer (available in hardware stores)....

Hope this helps! )

bramble1

Thanks going to get traps tomorrow! Humane as OH is quite taken by the little thing

Penelope_Penguin

Don;t bother with humane traps, my advice is to get a Little Nipper (a £ or 2 from a hardware shop) and put it next to the wall along where the mouse runs.

I'm off to be d just now, but will find you a link to a long thread with more advice in the morning

As you're in a block, chances are there are lots of mice, so you'll need to eradicate them from all the flats :eek:

purpleivy

Little Nipper ? Is that the traditional mousetrap? :eek:

We loaded ours with chocolate and peanut butter. They can't lift the peanut butter off!:rotfl:

justjohn

toffee or choclate eclairs we had posh meece

bramble1

It's not block luckily just one house - complicated layout!) Will do some more investigations tomorrow

Pink.

Hi bramble,

As Penny has mentioned we have an existing thread with lots of advice on getting rid of mice so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions in one place.

Pink

bramble1

Thanks for merging - will have a good look through this tonight!

midnightraven3

my husband fixes up old houses, so often they are infested with mice. He has an old chap who comes in, and sets traps, the ordinary little wooden/metal things you can get anywhere cheaply, he only ever uses one thing, galaxy chocolate, he swears by it

OH wouldnt mess around if this guy didnt produce 100% effective results, he isnt the most patient man ever:rotfl:
and time IS money in his game