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Raven · 04-23-2007, 07:54 AM

Somewhere !
you have holes.... or a single hole that is allowing an outside mouse entry into the house....you can buy a type of hardware cloth mesh thats very pliable to shove into these holes...
(they can't chew thru it)

generally ...they have a nest somewhere in the house and the mouse you saw....is a domesticated mouse now because he was born (over winter)
in the house and thinks of it as home. you need to stop the breeding asap ...because they breed extremely fast.

look for the droppings under the fridge or find their nesting materials in an old card board box in storage. Usually there's a tiny hole (1 inch) ....chewed thru the side.

for now....empty out the whole food shelf and box it up. I know thats a hassle but you want to dis-infect that whole area to have peace of mind...then determine if theres any possible hole or crack
1/2 inch wide that would allow them access into the food area.

as far as that lazy cat is concerned.....quit feeding it...
and set up a old rod with like 15 to 20 pound line and then you attach a grey or brown cat nip mouse to the end that you bought at the pet store and train it to chase and capture that mouse and he'll love the game and the smell especially and will begin to associate the mouse with pleasure. Not all cats are mouser's /...
thats a known fact.... so your left with either getting a second cat or training the cat you have... it's allot of fun really.

*...you can dust area's with regular while flour to determine if a mouse has walked thru at night because you'll see the tracks.

* a cat's most favorite game is sticking it's paw into a small hole in the side of a card board box because it see's activity coming in and out... the cat nip mouse dangled in front of it.... or taped on a wood stick and wiggled from the other side.

*mice are seed eaters...so feed the birds outside away from the house to attract them back outside...

poisons suck imo because then you have dead smell as poisoned mice rot inside the wall or some other inaccessible place.

*there's nothing sweeter than the sound of a mouse trap going off.
i use swiss cheese on the BOTTOM of the trip lever and peanut butter on the top... and it never fails. i have no mice anymore.

*most people dont realize it but mice claws are so small and sharp they can litterally run right up the side of a house. i've seen it many times. the very smallest havaheart trap will work if you set the trip lever to the lightest overlap - like a hair trigger...

04-23-2007, 07:54 AM	#4
Raven ........ iTrader: (0) Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 22,805 Blog Entries: 1	mouse lore Somewhere ! you have holes.... or a single hole that is allowing an outside mouse entry into the house....you can buy a type of hardware cloth mesh thats very pliable to shove into these holes... (they can't chew thru it) generally ...they have a nest somewhere in the house and the mouse you saw....is a domesticated mouse now because he was born (over winter) in the house and thinks of it as home. you need to stop the breeding asap ...because they breed extremely fast. look for the droppings under the fridge or find their nesting materials in an old card board box in storage. Usually there's a tiny hole (1 inch) ....chewed thru the side. for now....empty out the whole food shelf and box it up. I know thats a hassle but you want to dis-infect that whole area to have peace of mind...then determine if theres any possible hole or crack 1/2 inch wide that would allow them access into the food area. as far as that lazy cat is concerned.....quit feeding it... and set up a old rod with like 15 to 20 pound line and then you attach a grey or brown cat nip mouse to the end that you bought at the pet store and train it to chase and capture that mouse and he'll love the game and the smell especially and will begin to associate the mouse with pleasure. Not all cats are mouser's /... thats a known fact.... so your left with either getting a second cat or training the cat you have... it's allot of fun really. ...you can dust area's with regular while flour to determine if a mouse has walked thru at night because you'll see the tracks. a cat's most favorite game is sticking it's paw into a small hole in the side of a card board box because it see's activity coming in and out... the cat nip mouse dangled in front of it.... or taped on a wood stick and wiggled from the other side. mice are seed eaters...so feed the birds outside away from the house to attract them back outside... poisons suck imo because then you have dead smell as poisoned mice rot inside the wall or some other inaccessible place. there's nothing sweeter than the sound of a mouse trap going off. i use swiss cheese on the BOTTOM of the trip lever and peanut butter on the top... and it never fails. i have no mice anymore. *most people dont realize it but mice claws are so small and sharp they can litterally run right up the side of a house. i've seen it many times. the very smallest havaheart trap will work if you set the trip lever to the lightest overlap - like a hair trigger...