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Since the demise of our two felines things have changed somewhat in KrugerPad.

Bastad mice have moved in, then they?ve invited their mates who, in turn, have brought their in-laws, further mates and then any old mouse who just fancies chewing into our bulk food containers and shitting all over the place.


I?ve made a couple which totalled an overall catch, over several weeks, of Zero.

I?m looking to up the count, so what have you tried and how successful was it ?


I?m particularly interested in multiple catch traps, and don?t mind kill traps.


Cheers.

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The sticky boards/glue traps are by far the most effective I've found. They are also arguably the least humane......but they certainly do the job of catching them (and will catch multiple critters)...but invariably you will have to dispatch them yourself in morning, or whenever you check them....which can be rather unpleasant.


Put them end to end (no gaps) between where you think they come from and where you think they want to get to.....

Humane ones worked fine, baited with chocolate and/or peanut butter. Try to work out where the mice runs are so you can put in the appropriate place. Let them go half a mile away else they will be back. I've never had an issues with mice, and see them as being opportunist (coming in for warmth and food) rather than infesting the place. Others may have other opinions. They would try to gnaw through the plastic, so you may have to replace the traps from time to time. I found the ventilation point in the wall where they came through and put some mesh up, not returned since.


I have a different attitude to rats, and bought a FO trap from Wickes, that dispatched the one in the shed. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Deadfast-Easy-Set-Rat-Trap---Single/p/100416?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&adpos=&scid=scplp100416&sc_intid=100416&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1cyh8pyw8AIVDJ7tCh0gMA1QEAQYASABEgK7b_D_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

We use traps made by the Big Cheese. They are kill traps and reusable. We find a chocolate raisin is the perfect bait. Our cat is very much still alive but useless. Through trial and error we have worked out where best to put them ie key junctions on the mouse superhighway. Think we got 4 in a week recently.

Please don't use glue traps 😢


You need to find and block all their entry points if possible. It might be worth gritting your teeth and employing a pest control expert?


I'm sure I've seen some recommended on here for mice in the past.


Also, be scrupulous about not leaving any food or crumbs about, and put things in mouse proof containers.


Or get another cat (sorry to hear yours are no more).


Or train your dog to be a mouser 🤣

Don't use glue traps. There is no excuse for slowly killing an animal in that way. In fact, using any kind of trap if you do not find the mice run, so that you can address it, is probably pointless. But if you must kill any mouse, snap traps are the quickest and therefore most humane way to do so. Some useful information from the RSPCA here.


https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/what-is-the-most-humane-way-to-kill-pest-rats-and-mice/

Blah Blah Wrote:

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> Crossed post with you there Sue but totally agree.



I totally agree. They were a last resort as a temp measure. Mrs Cat has a phobia, so much so, that she couldn't come downstairs in her own house knowing 'they' may have been there. We have used a company called 'superproof' who do such a better job blocking up all the holes than a standard pest control company (you pay for it)....but for the few weeks we had to wait for an appointment, a 'wall' of glue traps was the only way she would set foot in the kitchen.


As the one who had to put the handful in that time out of their misery that were caught in the glue traps.....I don't recommend them if there are other alternatives that you can live with. But being utilitarian about it. They are effective.

A cat, but not any old cat. The ginger/black and white Merle are the best mouse killers


https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/rortrait-merle-cat-sunbathing-morning-1478678624


And or pest control


But you do need to find all entry points essentially and get focused on the project.


Best of luck

Make sure you talk to your neighbours as old houses can have so many access points under floorboards etc that it might not just be your problem. We had mice last year - boldly crossing the living room rug - and couldn't figure out what was gong on as all the food was in sturdy containers and none of the traps were being set off. It turned out that one of the neighbours was less scrupulous in their housekeeping and they were munching there. As soon as he left and his flat was cleaned out, the mice departed.

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