i have a mouse problem!!!!

[Katkoota]

Awwh sorry to read that. good luck with what was already suggested. I hope your kitchen will be mice free very soon! I don't know why but mice give me the "eeeew" feeling.
Hugs
Kat
Snowy: "mama, how 'bout we send her Romeo da kitty? He is a good mousie huntew"

[LJSquishy]

For every 1 mouse you see with your own eyes, there are 10+ hiding. That is what an exterminator told me when he came to my house when we had a mouse problem last year (old 1905 historical home).

Definitely don't free-feed as the other said...we used to free-feed but had to stop because of the same issue. Mice can jump, so make sure all food everywhere is completely sealed.

They can also squeeze through a hole the size of your fingertip or smaller so it can be hard to find where they are coming from...although in my case, I would never be able to fill 100% of the holes in my house due to its age. lol

I buy bait blocks (they are green) and hide them behind appliances such as the oven or refrigerator, and washer & dryer, etc...where you can be 100% sure your pet can't get to them. I also purchase the little poison pellets and have those in the basement (unfinished cellar-type basement) and I can't tell if they ate those or not...we no longer have a problem, but I still leave them out.

[Starsmom]

If poisons, and traps don't appeal to you, there's always the old fashioned sure fire way...a dam* good mouser of a cat! Can you borrow someones cat?

[Snowbody]

We've gotten them in our house in Vermont. We're told everyone has them up there. We go with the old fashioned spring trap. One of the keys to getting them is to set the trap with the "bait" end flush against a wall -- like inside your cabinet. Mice tend to run along the edge of barriers and thus get caught best that way. We were told years ago not to even worry about the peanut butter and just put the traps that way and they'll work.
I hate disposing of them and have paid my son $5 per mouse to dispose of them. It never bothered him or my DH. So funny years ago I told our contractor and he said my son probably went to a pet shop, paid $1 for a mouse, caught it and was making a profit from me. That's VT contractor sense of humor.
Ours come into the house when the weather gets cold to be in a warm place...and they then check out the smorgasbord.
Do not use the D Con kind of poison pellets. We did that years ago and they put them into our ski boots to create a cozy nest. Also it's more inhumane than quick kill since they drink water (your toilet even) and it kills them.
Good luck!!

[Maidto2Maltese]

Originally Posted by LJSquishy

I buy bait blocks (they are green) and hide them behind appliances such as the oven or refrigerator, and washer & dryer, etc...where you can be 100% sure your pet can't get to them. I also purchase the little poison pellets and have those in the basement (unfinished cellar-type basement) and I can't tell if they ate those or not...we no longer have a problem, but I still leave them out.

Just to warn you that especially with the pellets, that mice WILL often MOVE those pellets from one place to another ( maybe as a means of storing for future). Years ago we we told to use the pellets ( I now don't like them for a few reasons)... but then all I wanted was to be mouse free. We had placed them in basement. Much later I found them in various other places in basement: from inside the tubing of stored paper towel rolls to within boxes of stored items on shelves. Then I actually found a small 'pile' under my kitchen sink and another pile was found under refrig when it was pulled out to clean the floor underneath!! ( all findings were great distance from original placement! )
Please be careful using these... if mice place in an area your babies could access!!

[Cosy]

Originally Posted by Snowbody

I hate disposing of them and have paid my son $5 per mouse to dispose of them. It never bothered him or my DH. So funny years ago I told our contractor and he said my son probably went to a pet shop, paid $1 for a mouse, caught it and was making a profit from me. That's VT contractor sense of humor.

:HistericalSmi ley:That sounds like something my kids would have done too. You can hear their little minds going cha ching cha ching.

We used the little cages so no gore or struggle.

[poochie2]

Originally Posted by jmm

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.

I 100% agree.....use baited traps with peanut butter. Make sure Dolce does not go near the traps. I heard mice usually come out a night not so much during the day. Put several mouse traps down. My neighbour thought she had one in her attic cause she heard noise so she put a trap down and caught one. She later put more and ended up catching 5. I'm sure you may have several if the one you caught was tiny. Put several traps down. Let us know how it goes.....

[Kissi's Mom]

Been there...done that...YUK! EEEK!!
Look under you sink and plug/caulk any space around the pipes that come in under the sink, that is where they often come in. Also, Ortho makes a trap that is pretty safe and effective ...I never had much luck with the sticky traps.

[suzimalteselover]

I'm terrified of mice! I've always been told if you see one....beware, there are more. You can also use aluminum foil crunched up to fill holes (tightly) around your pipes. Mice won't eat through foil. It's important to find out where they're coming in at and stop their access into your apartment. I have the willys just thinking about them, now! This is the time of year they usually start to look for a way in. Good luck!

[uniquelovdolce]

well i came home n rememberi still hadnt thrown out the caught mouse .. it was a baby n it was still alive trying to unglue himself .. it killed me but i just put him in a bag n tied it .. i felt horrible.. i cleaned the cabinet thoroughly and sealed with caulking (sp?) the back which is i get where there were squeezing thru ,... that mouse was teeny so he could have fit thru anywhere... anyway i did a thorough cleaning of all kitchen n luckily except under that cabinet i didnt find any droppings ... i also called my super n reported the problem..
i havent put poison pellets cause honestly i dont want any mouse trapped anywhere in my house dead , then i wouldnt be able to find and the stench would kill me , i put the rest of my glue traps out n lets see what happend , this weekend i will be getting the snap ones as well ...