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**CeeCee's Mom** · 09-09-2010, 03:14 PM

So sorry you are having this problem. I bought peppermint oil for ants a couple of years ago and then I read that it is dangerous for small animals and I never used it. Can't remember where I read it but google it and see what you come up with. Good luck!! Everything seems to be so prolific this time of year...............

**uniquelovdolce** · 09-09-2010, 03:15 PM

i read it was toxic to cats ,,, so i was reluctant as dolce is pretty small himself.

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Originally Posted by CeeCee's Mom

So sorry you are having this problem. I bought peppermint oil for ants a couple of years ago and then I read that it is dangerous for small animals and I never used it. Can't remember where I read it but google it and see what you come up with. Good luck!! Everything seems to be so prolific this time of year...............

**Maidto2Maltese** · 09-09-2010, 03:38 PM

If I were you I'd contact the land lord.. Mice multiply like crazy! Landlord should be responsible to have exterminator take care of whole building.. chasing from apt to apt won't solve the problem... otherwise,they ( or their offspring will likely be back at some point.)
BTW.. I'm totally PHOBIC about mice and being in the country we often get them and it freaks me out ...BIG TIME!! We use the traps ( spring loaded but 'covered') so you don't see them once they are caught... well the little tail and THAT too freaks me LOL. These are made by D-con but no poison involved... bait we use is peanut butter.These or the old-fashioned wooden spring traps are the most humane way to get rid of them in my opinion. It's usually a quick-kill. I can't even deal with them after being caught... but hubby is good about disposing of them. If I was alone I'd have to pay somebody to get rid of them...LOL

**misti9er** · 09-09-2010, 03:39 PM

What does the cotton balls with peppermint oil do to the mouse?

**Aarianne** · 09-09-2010, 03:49 PM

I dealt with this after doing some renovations to the house I moved into a few years ago in the country. I didn't even have food in the house but the doors were left open a lot in the fall for reno work, then in the early winter, they came out looking for snacks. They were so hungry they chewed the huge plastic knob on my fancy digital toaster down to the metal beneath.

So I don't doubt you're a clean freak!

As you're probably realizing right now, glue traps aren't humane--actually banned in some places around the world. Wiki mousetraps to learn why! If they're house mice (and they probably are), please consider traditional spring traps that should snap on their necks and kill them instantly. Don't make the poor thing suffer. It's not trying to be a nuisance--it's just trying to survive and picked the wrong place to make a hole in the wall.

Disposal isn't so scary and is easy with the spring traps... just put on some gloves and holding the trap over your garbage, lift the bar and the dead mouse will drop into your garbage. I assume you have to "fence" off the area where you're putting down glue traps from your pup anyway unless it's on your counter or in a cupboard, so you should be safe in putting down the traditional traps.

**uniquelovdolce** · 09-09-2010, 03:58 PM

my building has an exterminator that comes in once a month and if u want them to come in ur apt they do but i heard all they do is give the glue traps or d.con pellets , i dont want a mouse dying in my house and me not being able to find it cause doesnt tht stink ? and yeah the glue traps are sad but the old fashioned ones are too , ooo god i hate harming these creatures ,..

the peppermint on the cotton supposedly they leave cause they cant tolerate the smell .

**MaryH** · 09-09-2010, 04:11 PM

Mice are only around for the food, not for social interaction. If there's no food they move on. So put all food (even what is stored in upper cabinets) in airtight plastic containers, vacuum up all the mouse droppings, and get some steel wool from the hardware store and plug up any gaps you see in the cabinets, especially around pipes. Mice will not eat through steel wool. They really will go away. As for the D-con covered traps, I have a friend who bought them, trapped the mouse and couldn't bring herself to empty it so threw the trap and the mouse away. Now that was costly!!

**jmm** · 09-09-2010, 04:13 PM

Never use any type of rodenticide in your home. It is not safe. Even if your dog can't get to it, if your dog finds a dead mouse he can ingest it that way.
No chemicals. Use old fashion snap traps baited with peanut butter or cheese.

**misti9er** · 09-09-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by uniquelovdolce

my building has an exterminator that comes in once a month and if u want them to come in ur apt they do but i heard all they do is give the glue traps or d.con pellets , i dont want a mouse dying in my house and me not being able to find it cause doesnt tht stink ? and yeah the glue traps are sad but the old fashioned ones are too , ooo god i hate harming these creatures ,..

the peppermint on the cotton supposedly they leave cause they cant tolerate the smell .

Thats good to know. We live out in the country and deal with field mice from time to time. They are a nuisance. We use glue trap and take them to the woods and set the mouse free.

**Aarianne** · 09-09-2010, 04:57 PM

About Glue Traps, copied from Wikipedia:

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Animals can be released from the glue by applying vegetable oil [7]and gently working the animal free. This is deemed a compassionate rescue rather than a design feature of glue traps. Most animals trapped by these devices sustain severe injuries including severed limbs and torn skin caused during their attempts to escape. These types of traps are effective and non-toxic to humans.

Death is much slower than with the traditional type trap,[8] which has prompted animal activists and welfare organisations such as PETA and the RSPCA to oppose the use of glue traps. Trapped mice eventually die from exposure, dehydration, starvation, suffocation, or predation, or are killed by people when the trap is checked. In some jurisdictions the use of glue traps is regulated: Victoria, Australia use of glue traps is restricted to commercial pest control operators and they must be used in accordance with conditions set by the Minister for Agriculture[9]. Other jurisdictions have banned their use entirely[10]; in Ireland it is illegal to import, possess, sell or offer for sale unauthorized traps, including glue traps. This law, the Wildlife (Amendment) Act was passed in 2000.[11]

I hadn't heard of glue traps so I looked them up and just felt like people should at least read that. I'm not saying spring traps are perfect--the potential to hurt/trap but not kill is there too--but at least they usually kill them instantly.

09-09-2010, 03:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
CeeCee's Mom Maltese Guru Name: Dianne Dog's Name: CeeCee (Jacob Maltese) Rain (Bonnie's Angel) Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southeastern United States Posts: 10,099	So sorry you are having this problem. I bought peppermint oil for ants a couple of years ago and then I read that it is dangerous for small animals and I never used it. Can't remember where I read it but google it and see what you come up with. Good luck!! Everything seems to be so prolific this time of year............... __________________

09-09-2010, 03:38 PM	#13 (permalink)
Maidto2Maltese Maltese Guru Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 10,898	If I were you I'd contact the land lord.. Mice multiply like crazy! Landlord should be responsible to have exterminator take care of whole building.. chasing from apt to apt won't solve the problem... otherwise,they ( or their offspring will likely be back at some point.) BTW.. I'm totally PHOBIC about mice and being in the country we often get them and it freaks me out ...BIG TIME!! We use the traps ( spring loaded but 'covered') so you don't see them once they are caught... well the little tail and THAT too freaks me LOL. These are made by D-con but no poison involved... bait we use is peanut butter.These or the old-fashioned wooden spring traps are the most humane way to get rid of them in my opinion. It's usually a quick-kill. I can't even deal with them after being caught... but hubby is good about disposing of them. If I was alone I'd have to pay somebody to get rid of them...LOL __________________

09-09-2010, 03:58 PM	#16 (permalink)
uniquelovdolce Maltese Guru Name: liza Dog's Name: dolce Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: bx, ny Posts: 5,633	my building has an exterminator that comes in once a month and if u want them to come in ur apt they do but i heard all they do is give the glue traps or d.con pellets , i dont want a mouse dying in my house and me not being able to find it cause doesnt tht stink ? and yeah the glue traps are sad but the old fashioned ones are too , ooo god i hate harming these creatures ,.. the peppermint on the cotton supposedly they leave cause they cant tolerate the smell . __________________ UNIQUE DOLCE " my little dog - a heartbeat at my feet "

09-09-2010, 04:11 PM	#17 (permalink)
MaryH Maltese Guru Name: Mary Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,150	Mice are only around for the food, not for social interaction. If there's no food they move on. So put all food (even what is stored in upper cabinets) in airtight plastic containers, vacuum up all the mouse droppings, and get some steel wool from the hardware store and plug up any gaps you see in the cabinets, especially around pipes. Mice will not eat through steel wool. They really will go away. As for the D-con covered traps, I have a friend who bought them, trapped the mouse and couldn't bring herself to empty it so threw the trap and the mouse away. Now that was costly!! __________________ MaryH If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognize the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse human gift will find a fitting place. - Margaret Mead Last edited by MaryH; 09-09-2010 at 06:19 PM.

09-09-2010, 04:13 PM	#18 (permalink)
jmm Maltese Guru Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 8,156	Never use any type of rodenticide in your home. It is not safe. Even if your dog can't get to it, if your dog finds a dead mouse he can ingest it that way. No chemicals. Use old fashion snap traps baited with peanut butter or cheese. __________________ JMM - JaMi Maltese, Home to Performance Maltese Becoming a Follower on our Blog!!!

09-09-2010, 03:39 PM	#14 (permalink)
misti9er Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 87	What does the cotton balls with peppermint oil do to the mouse?

09-09-2010, 03:49 PM	#15 (permalink)
Aarianne Maltese Guru Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Vaughan, ON, Canada Posts: 570	I dealt with this after doing some renovations to the house I moved into a few years ago in the country. I didn't even have food in the house but the doors were left open a lot in the fall for reno work, then in the early winter, they came out looking for snacks. They were so hungry they chewed the huge plastic knob on my fancy digital toaster down to the metal beneath. So I don't doubt you're a clean freak! As you're probably realizing right now, glue traps aren't humane--actually banned in some places around the world. Wiki mousetraps to learn why! If they're house mice (and they probably are), please consider traditional spring traps that should snap on their necks and kill them instantly. Don't make the poor thing suffer. It's not trying to be a nuisance--it's just trying to survive and picked the wrong place to make a hole in the wall. Disposal isn't so scary and is easy with the spring traps... just put on some gloves and holding the trap over your garbage, lift the bar and the dead mouse will drop into your garbage. I assume you have to "fence" off the area where you're putting down glue traps from your pup anyway unless it's on your counter or in a cupboard, so you should be safe in putting down the traditional traps.

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