I saw a (single) mouse in my house. This worries my spouse who doesn't want to find it in her blouse (for example).
What is some effective ways to rid myself of the infestation? I don't want them (it) to live, no eco friendly/humane option plz
How to Get Rid of Mice?
The Wololo Wombat on 28/09/2022 - 16:01
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He is so gentle that he lets anything off again that is not invasive in his opinion.
Many more brutal channels out there who use electricity!
just buy an electronic rodent repeller (or two) from kogan, quick & humane
Try a Ratsak electronic mouse trap, saved my sanity when we moved into our brand new house.
Definitely worth the money - we caught 9 mice in 9 days 😵 no slow or painful baiting deaths & no risk to the kids or the dogs.
I was at my wits end & about to call in the experts.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/ratsak-electronic-mouse-trap_p00…If you think you have 1, you probably have 10
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
buy cheap small spring mouse traps, put peanut butter, lay it out where the mouse usually moves (droppings, along walls), once mouse is caught and dead put in zip locker and bin. repeat until mouse is not caught for a week
What's a zip locker?
Modern day chastity belt.
You can obviously eliminate this mouse with any simple mousetrap - but he is there for a reason, and the next one will not be far behind.
This is more relevant for older houses, but figure out where he his hiding and look for any cracks or other spaces the mouse can use to access the house or just to hide or live in.
Fill them all with expanding foam and your house will be much less attractive to these pests.
If there is any sign of mice still digging in at the foam then you can put steel wool in there and add a bit more foam. I've never needed to do this though, the foam does the trick on it own.
Get a cat.
My cat did kill mice but had i had to clean up after the bloody mess and dispose of the body.
Watch the 1997 documentary Mousehunt with Nathan Lane and Christopher Walken for some ideas.
I've been thinking about this one: https://goodnature.com.au/products/a24-rat-mouse-trap-chirp
It's expensive but links to your phone so you know when it has been activated. I like that because I'm worried about them in the ceiling and I don't want to be going up to check multiple times for nothing.
Anyone else seen or had experience with these?Great device! Thanks for sharing :)
I bought a mouse trap from bunnings, put some cheese in it and set it overnight. Next morning the rat was stuck inside it. So i took it to work and release it next door to the takeaway shop i always had a feud with over parking spaces.
I'm concerned it isn't a mouse. If OP isn't aware of mousetraps does OP know what a mouse is?
Have you tried converting it? Try standing still and when you see it, start chanting "wololo." If I recall correctly, there's a 30% chance of success.
Mice now Buddhists and reincarnating as rats. Plz send next instruction!
Time to lawyer up #toosoon
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I have tried a few different brands of traps with peanut butter on the times I have had a single mouse.
The trap only worked once.
Subsequent attempts in later years never seemed to work, leading to much frustration.
This works:https://shop.coles.com.au/a/national/product/talon-rat-mouse…
But it can take a week or so, and there may be a dead mouse laying inside your house somewhere afterwards.
Fortunately, I believe I have found the entry point which I have blocked.
It has been 18 months since I have had an unwanted visitor.
A cat would be a more effective remedy which I will adopt at a later date when I am able to instal a pet door.
Sounds silly but that worked for me. Get a cat. Never seen a mouse again unless it was dead.
Along with catching the mouse/mice you will need to locate all possible entry points. Check for holes in inbuilt carpentry work like kitchens and laundries. You can fill these with expanding foam. Additionally you need to install door seals along the bottom of the door making contact with the floor (these are cheap and relatively easy to install https://www.bunnings.com.au/moroday-black-mds11-automatic-hi…)
Don't buy the brush versions, from personal experience the mice can get through them.
Good luck.Our cat brought a mouse into the house - and then let it go and it escaped into a hole into the inbuilt carpentry (underneath everything). Couldn't get it out so had to seal it in (along with a chunk of rat bait) - didn't realise how many holes until you lie on your back and look into the bottom of the cupboards etc from the floor.
Had to tell the wife it escaped outside of course…
Figure out where the entry point is and seal it. In the mean time. Rat traps.
We tried the traps and they just did not go for it. Ended up getting one of those electric traps which gives the mouse a zap when it's little moist feet press on the two electrodes. We also used a Tapo camera to monitor activity at the trap and incidentally recorded it's death.
It walked around the trap for what felt like an eternity before walking in and receiving a VERY quick zap (less than a second) and then it was dead. This gave me some comfort as I had concerns about it being electrocuted endlessly until it eventually fell over and broke the connection.I bought these traps https://www.woolworths.com.au/shop/productdetails/768614 as the old fashioned wooden ones weren't available. They were very ineffective, we actually watched the mouse walk across it, take the bait (bacon stuffed into the little bucket) and walk off without it triggering. Then was about to find the old style wooden ones and caught the mouse the next night
Let a wild cat into your home.
A cat worked for me when nothing else did. As others have said since having the cast the only time I've seen a mouse is a dead one outside.
Ratsak can result in dead mice in impossible to access places (eg in walls) and the smell can last for months.
who doesn't want to find it in her blouse
Mouse don’t like (profanity) stuff
Months ago I saw a single mouse come from under my fridge, where the pipes come into my flat 2nd floor at 3am, while I was quietly typing away on my computer close by. I made some movement and the mouse darted back under the fridge. I left an almond on the kitchen floor and for weeks it wasn’t touched.
Sometimes mice are seeking new lands to settle and colonize. My particular mouse thought my place was too unsafe and never returned. So maybe yours will move on too knowing you’re around.
Peanut butter in a wine bottle. they can get in but not out.
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Traps didn't work for my rat infestation. They were massive.
These poison bait blocks did the trick.
https://www.bunnings.com.au/the-big-cheese-1kg-ultra-power-f…
This worries my spouse who doesn't want to find it in her blouse
You need a booby-trap
Leave sweet sugary foods around the place, they'll gain weight and die early from diabetes. Wait a sec, sounds like my suburb.
When I was a kid we lived in an old terrace in London and had issues with mice for a while. My parents got a cat and the problem was swiftly resolved!
Get a carpet python
One mouse can literally be one mouse or it can be an infestation. It’s impossible to know unless you lay traps. I agree that filling any holes that they use to enter the house works well. There is a foam mousse that you can buy from a hardware store that blocks the holes too.
Also clean up any seeds from pet birds and make sure that you don’t leave food around the house.
Borrow my neighbour's cat. Catches at least 1 every 2 weeks. Nanny states tend to ban effective poisons.
I stopped reading after you stopped rhyming.
Did you try unplugging your house and plugging it back in?
If not, this is guaranteed to take care of the problem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbfMkh940Q
It's 2022 so you need to refer to it as its preferred pronouns and then kindly ask it to leave without hurting its feelings.
buy a cat or a rat terrier
"A" mouse is not an infestation. Just trap it and move on with your life. No different to a moth or grasshopper.
Method 1: put a warning sign:
Mice not allowed on premises.
Intelligent mouse would heed the advice.Method 2: get a snake.
They feed on the mouse/ mice.
If you are afraid of snakes ( what a pity), get a cat, and keep it semi hungry.Method 3:
Disincentivise the mouse. Block all holes with stuff they cannot chew on, or that hurts then when they try to squeeze in. Give them tiny shocks of they try to enter. Block all paths, and don't leave easy food. Soon they will see that the risk to reward is very high, and search an easier target.( Hint hint, wink wink- your neighbours)
I recently saw a big mouse in our house, cute bugger to be honest. Not sure what to do to catch it without killing it though.
Maybe create an ozbargain post and ask the community?
Mouse glue with a bit of smashed up m&m's works for me. Place it in one of their run way paths. Its pretty good as if there are multiple mouses it will catch a few.
It is inhumane but oh well
How to Get Rid of Mice?
Ear wax and a piece of string.
Get a few wireless speakers (Minimum 5), put them up to the walls around the house and sync them to all play one of Amy Schumer standup DVD's (Audio only obviously). Leave the house for a few days, come back and the mouse (and any other living creatures) will be gone.
Dealing with mice: The ultrasonic devices work, but you need to be patient and use more than one, (I used about 4) placing them in good spots near the area you suspect mice are nesting. Set and wait a week or 2. Rodents will not set up camp in the walls with these going all the time. That's how they work. When you read reviews that say "I saw a mouse walking by the device", that's not the point. The mice will not consider your house a comfortable nesting spot. If your problem is visiting mice, who nest somewhere else… then these will be less effective.
Traps: Mice are smart, and the traditional mice traps work only on stupid mice. They learn quick, and learn from each other, which is another reason to treat them with respect and not torture and poison.
I used a tube trap successfully a few times. The mouse enters to get the bait (peanut butter) and the tube topples forward, shutting the door. You now can release the mouse somewhere else, like in the bush or something. There are lots of variations of this kind of trap. In the end, our mouse problem was solved with the ultrasonic devices I linked above. The mice moved out. BTW, ultrasonic devices do not work on insects like cockroaches, as sometimes claimed.
Why the resistance to eco friendly/humane options?
Mice are an introduced pest. They can carry disease. I want to see less of them.
Of course, however unless you're into game hunting mice, there are natural mouse repellants to prevent them from getting inside your house or a big girl's blouse ;)
Nooski mouse traps if you want humane fast killing and easy to clean up.
You can RatSak the suckers but then they die slowly and usually unforturtunately in your double walls stinking for weeks. - Does work to get rid of all of them though.
Just one mouse? Are you sure? Even a mouse has a Mum and a Dad…
Reminds me of Henry. A rat who lived in my sister's courtyard. My sister named him Henry after my Mum's friend's son - who always came over looking for food when we were growing up.
Turns out, Henry was attracted to the compost pile and lived in her shed.
The shed was removed and the compost pile buried and Henry was never seen again.
We think he lives in the neighbour's garage now.
Get a cat ;)
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Check out Shawn Woods Mouse trap channel on YouTube, if you can’t find something there, there’s no hope for any of us.