Mice

Willicus · Post by **Willicus** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:36 pm

I have mice in my apartment. What's the best way to get rid of them?

Screwball · Post by **Screwball** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:44 pm

If you didn't live so far away I would rent my dalmation to you.
She the best mouser I have ever had.

Frankennietzsche · Post by **Frankennietzsche** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 5:52 pm

Glue traps. One place to make certain to place them is under the sink especially if there is a gap between the pipes and the cabinetry. Some other places that I have had luck is the gap between the stove and the wall and where the fireplace brick chimney meets the wall.

slipperyyoke · Post by **slipperyyoke** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 6:23 pm

Give one of these a try.

http://www.selfdefenseproducts.com/toys/crossbow.php

ThirstyDrunk · Post by **ThirstyDrunk** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 7:55 pm

FNZ wrote:Glue traps.

I agree. Those seem to work best. I lived in one apartment that had mice so bad that the mice had a dead mouse bridge over the glue traps after two nights.
I like the beer and BB gun deal too. A buddy of mine had them so bad it was a regular nights fun to sit around getting drunk and toss Cheetos in the middle of the floor, wait for the mice and plink 'em.
The mice in my place now have strong teeth and healthy bones, along with a nice shiny coat from all the goddam Pedigree dog food they eat.

Girlie · Post by **Girlie** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 8:14 pm

The first time I saw a mouse in my house was quickly followed by a text message to Steve to bring Dr. Claw over.

Dr. Claw has been permanently residing here ever since despite the fact that the closest he came to actually killing a mouse was when he left a stunned one rolled up in my dining room carpet. Another time, he simply chased one around the lower level of my house and batted it a bit, but I was the one who had to finally capture the critter. (Cats apparently don't understand the frantic pointing and yelling of a skitterish woman and her young child.)

Steve convinced me to get those humane traps. They're humane all right, so humane in the fact that a mouse won't ever go near one to risk even being caught.

Then I called the exterminator who took a 3 prong approach:
Traditional Traps with Peanut Butter - I've never seen anything in them yet.
Glue Traps - Haven't had the guts to look lately, but the last time we looked they were still empty.
Poison - Bingo! He hid these in places where the child and the cat could never reach, but where mice love to hang out. I haven't seen (or heard) them since.

G_W · Post by **G_W** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 11:13 pm

Yea, kids are like mice, if you want to get rid of them, poison them.

Sgt. HSA · Post by **Sgt. HSA** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 7:16 am

I've had great luck with just regular traps (not the wire kind, these just plastic and snap on and suffocate the mouse) baited with peanut butter. Set 'em out and if there are mice around, they catch them.

Post by **Oggar** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 8:48 am

I've always gone the D-Con route, don't just leave it all in the giant wedge though. Spread it around a little. Pets and kids can complicate things slightly but I'm sure you'll figure it out.

***** · Post by ***** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:02 am

Fire, and lots of it.

Willicus · Post by **Willicus** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 9:50 am

Thanks, guys. I got some traps the other day, along with this bottle of some kinda gel that is supposed to attract the mice. If that doesn't work, I'll use peanut butter.

And then: Mouse BBQ at my place!

Tipsy McStagger · Post by **Tipsy McStagger** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 12:18 pm

Mice huh? My only solution:

Step 1: Round up all the mice
Step 2: March them on to the nearest boat
Step 3: Blow up boat

Sixpack595 · Post by **Sixpack595** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:30 pm

My buddy is a lazy cunt who refuses to seal up holes in his foundation, so every few months we get to become great white hunters tracking the elusive Mus musculus.

In my vast experience I feel the old standard is the best.

Victor.

Don't buy cheap mouse traps, buy the best. Victors have the best trigger and will snap the little fucker's neck, back, or anything else. Bait with peanut butter. If they manage to lick it off, tie a loop of thread around the trigger and the coat with peanut butter.

& · Post by & » Wed Sep 12, 2007 1:32 pm

I don't think mice would last long around my kittens. they'd torture those little fuckers, too. there would be blood everywhere. I'd have to move out under cover of darkness and only take the essentials.

Hangover Heartattack · Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:40 pm

the sticky traps are the only thing i've ever tried that actaully caught one of the little fuckers. peanut butter on the regular traps does shit. the little bastards just eat the peanut butter and it doesn't even go off. the humane traps are also completely useless. i tried using poison but they just ate it and continued to live. also stopped with the posion cause someone in my building got a cat. but yeah, sticky traps.

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What's the best way to get rid of mice?

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