Mouse in the Kitchen - Best Course of Action
Discussion
My missus just screamed the place down, I thought someone was in the house and rushed downstairs, only to be told that she'd seen a mouse. I've never encountered a mouse in the house before. What is the best course of action?
Best traps? Best electronic repellents?
I've read about these electronic repellents but would they work in my kitchen? It's 16x30ft, 20ft ceiling.
I was thinking I'd put a few traps down and get one of these repellents to stop more coming back, but which ones are best?
Thanks
Best traps? Best electronic repellents?
I've read about these electronic repellents but would they work in my kitchen? It's 16x30ft, 20ft ceiling.
I was thinking I'd put a few traps down and get one of these repellents to stop more coming back, but which ones are best?
Thanks
We had mice last year; in the kitchen too, fortunately (or so I thought) we have 2 terriers, unfortunately they are both a disappointment to their breed; scared of the mouse!
So I bough 2 of:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/pest-stop-sure-set-plas...
Laced them with peanut butter, put them down just before bed and hey presto, dead mouse in the morning.
So I bough 2 of:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/pest-stop-sure-set-plas...
Laced them with peanut butter, put them down just before bed and hey presto, dead mouse in the morning.
Robbins said:
Get a cat. We had mice when we first moved to a rural location. They soon disappeared when they realised our two hunters were about.
This is the cause of the problem in the first place, he brings them in to play and then murder and eat, but if they go behind the cooker or fridge he cant be bothered and sends our terriers nuts trying to find it. I found one had made a nest with the cookers insulation once , so I just set couple of traps and a splodge of chocolate and usually catch them. 'If' I catch them live, which we have done, I have walked them 200 yrds from the house to let them go. One had a shrivelled manky tail . The next day the sodding cat left the same tail on the kitchen floor. Somehow he found the poor sod again and terminated it.What about a humane trap?
Problem is, you can get the Justin S problem where the little critter finds it's way back & then if you're me, trying to do the right thing, the mouse then dies of shock inside the (IN)humane trap. Pretty much everything that could possibly go wrong...Oh, and we had a cat at the time. Well, I say cat, what I actually mean is furry cushion with learning difficulties...
Didn't sell that very well, did I?
Problem is, you can get the Justin S problem where the little critter finds it's way back & then if you're me, trying to do the right thing, the mouse then dies of shock inside the (IN)humane trap. Pretty much everything that could possibly go wrong...Oh, and we had a cat at the time. Well, I say cat, what I actually mean is furry cushion with learning difficulties...
Didn't sell that very well, did I?
HTP99 said:
We had mice last year; in the kitchen too, fortunately (or so I thought) we have 2 terriers, unfortunately they are both a disappointment to their breed; scared of the mouse!
So I bough 2 of:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/pest-stop-sure-set-plas...
Laced them with peanut butter, put them down just before bed and hey presto, dead mouse in the morning.
These are the traps I got, literally caught one within 15 minutes of the trap going down, haven't seen anymore since. Looks like the mouse was running solo, at least that's what I'm hoping.So I bough 2 of:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/pest-stop-sure-set-plas...
Laced them with peanut butter, put them down just before bed and hey presto, dead mouse in the morning.
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