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Field Mice
- Thread starter Hawkeye
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dnov99
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Phil, I live in a heavily wooded area, and they are just all over the place. Been here 6 years and never had one in the house. I do have issues where they have made nests behind my grill and refrigerator in my outdoor kitchen. What I do is get the D-Con mouse bait in the packets and place them in the area of the kitchen. They gobble the stuff up overnight and are usually dead within a few days, the bait works great. Only drawback is if you have pets obviously keep the bail away from them, and eventually you will find a dead mouse or mice to dispose of. Hope this helps.
stcreef said:
Hmmm - but then that means I have to set them in spots that are relatively accessible. I've got some crawl spaces in the basement that are really tight squeeze...I'd have to tie a line to the trap or something and set it without setting it off. Maybe I'll try this first before the poison.
Interesting...I may set a few up if only to see if I have any intruders/uninvited guests at night. Thanks everyone for the ideas! Maybe if I take enough claritin/zyrtec I could go adopt that 44 pound cat in Camden 
. It stinks that the owner had a foreclosure but man what was she feeding that cat?
. It stinks that the owner had a foreclosure but man what was she feeding that cat?phil519 said:Maybe if I take enough claritin/zyrtec I could go adopt that 44 pound cat in Camden
ROFLMAO. I'm sure that Kitty didn't get that big from field mice though, Phil. ;D
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Wendy
For a few years, every winter we'd see mice around here - AND we have 5 cats! It's an old house, lots of places to hide, and get in and around I guess. After our 18th run to the river a few years ago (we had Havahart traps, didn't want to actually kill the little mice), we did a bit more research and got the ultrasonic mouse traps. They've worked 100% ... for about 2 years now!
<< Ultrasonic sound technology repels mice, rats and other rodents. Integrated circuit produces 3-octave spectrum to prevent mouse conditioning. Will not harm humans or nonrodent pets >>
Home Depot, Lowes, most places carry them. They really work.
<< Ultrasonic sound technology repels mice, rats and other rodents. Integrated circuit produces 3-octave spectrum to prevent mouse conditioning. Will not harm humans or nonrodent pets >>
Home Depot, Lowes, most places carry them. They really work.
You could try and buy a hunting dog.
When i was younger, we would take my GSP (German shorthaired pointed not green star polyps)hunting and when there was no pheasant to catch she would search out field mice and toss them around.
She wouldnt kill them just toss them around.
When i was younger, we would take my GSP (German shorthaired pointed not green star polyps)hunting and when there was no pheasant to catch she would search out field mice and toss them around.
She wouldnt kill them just toss them around.
"light bulb" / eureka thought of the day
This relates to my story on field mice in the backyard of course...
Early on in grass mowing season I noticed that right by the gas tank there was some dry leaves/grass. I just scooped it out and then did mowed.
A week or two later when I wheeled out the mower something fast darted off the mower and I thought it was a chipmunk.
In retrospect - it was a field mouse. The next time I pulled the mower out I could clearly see it was a field mouse...running around frantically in the shed. I ignored it and took care of my mowing.
Anyways - today I finally (eureka!) realized what is happening. That field mouse is building a nest on my lawnmower. There's like this weird gap between the engine and housing. I guess maybe the steel is "cool" and on a hot day inside the shed, it helps manage the temps. I realize it was a nest because when I scooped out the dry leaves this time, there was definitely tell-tale signs of mouse hair in little rolls.
No babies...yet...or they were born and took off. I dunno what the gestation and weaning period is - but I assume it's short.
So I may just put some traps around the mower/shed. Or just get rid of the shed and move the mower into the garage. Kindof a pain since I am one of the few people who actually puts a car in the garage around here...lol.
Oh and the electronic devices are definitely a consideration. That along with the water alarm will be a purchase I want to make at the hardware store.
This relates to my story on field mice in the backyard of course...
Early on in grass mowing season I noticed that right by the gas tank there was some dry leaves/grass. I just scooped it out and then did mowed.
A week or two later when I wheeled out the mower something fast darted off the mower and I thought it was a chipmunk.
In retrospect - it was a field mouse. The next time I pulled the mower out I could clearly see it was a field mouse...running around frantically in the shed. I ignored it and took care of my mowing.
Anyways - today I finally (eureka!) realized what is happening. That field mouse is building a nest on my lawnmower. There's like this weird gap between the engine and housing. I guess maybe the steel is "cool" and on a hot day inside the shed, it helps manage the temps. I realize it was a nest because when I scooped out the dry leaves this time, there was definitely tell-tale signs of mouse hair in little rolls.
No babies...yet...or they were born and took off. I dunno what the gestation and weaning period is - but I assume it's short.
So I may just put some traps around the mower/shed. Or just get rid of the shed and move the mower into the garage. Kindof a pain since I am one of the few people who actually puts a car in the garage around here...lol.
Oh and the electronic devices are definitely a consideration. That along with the water alarm will be a purchase I want to make at the hardware store.
My vote it on getting a cat or two. And yes, take the drugs to deal w/the fur. Honestly, your allergies will disappear after having the kitties a while. We have 3, and maybe a 4th on the way and we've NEVER had any mice. We get an occasional cricket in the cellar, but the felines deal with them. Plus, there's nothing like Cat Love. And before anyone says "what about the litter boxes..ew..." Some of the officers who have been to our house can attest that you don't know we have cats unless you see them. ;D We like going to the Animal Welfare Association in Voorhees, NJ. Easy adoption process and healthy cats that are already neutered and have micochips in case they get lost.
Re: 2 month old Wild...lost? Cat?
Encountered a wild (or maybe lost?) cat in my backyard today.
I think it's wild since when I approached it with my neighbor (who kept saying "here kitty kitty") - the cat just took off...ran into our fence and was frantically clawing around trying to get out and then finally scampered behind our storage shed and found a gap out our fence to escape out of. Now I have no cats so I don't know age or size or anything - but my neighbor claims the cat looked about 2 months old (it was pretty small) and since it did not respond to us - it was probably a wild one. People who have domestic cats - you put tags on them right? This one definitely did not have one.
Question - do I call the animal welfare folks next time? We have quite a few wild animals and it wouldn't be good if the cat somehow got rabbies. Also - while it's august now, I dunno how a cat can survive the winter out there.
Just asking...next time I'll take pics.
Encountered a wild (or maybe lost?) cat in my backyard today.
I think it's wild since when I approached it with my neighbor (who kept saying "here kitty kitty") - the cat just took off...ran into our fence and was frantically clawing around trying to get out and then finally scampered behind our storage shed and found a gap out our fence to escape out of. Now I have no cats so I don't know age or size or anything - but my neighbor claims the cat looked about 2 months old (it was pretty small) and since it did not respond to us - it was probably a wild one. People who have domestic cats - you put tags on them right? This one definitely did not have one.
Question - do I call the animal welfare folks next time? We have quite a few wild animals and it wouldn't be good if the cat somehow got rabbies. Also - while it's august now, I dunno how a cat can survive the winter out there.
Just asking...next time I'll take pics.