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I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:51AM
and I set 3 mousetraps . . . and now I hear the mouse rummaging about.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:52AM
I dripped honey on the levers and then sprinkeled a bit of the ground peanut confection around . . .
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:55AM

This stuff.
I wanted peanut butter but all the corner stores around here seem to be constantly phasing out food.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:56AM
So, there is no way this moouse is going to survive another 5 minutes off rummaging about . . . no way.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:57AM
(quiet now . . .)
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:57AM
clock ticking. . . . refrigerator running . . .
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 02:59AM
tick


tick


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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Racer X
Date: November 26, 2006 03:04AM
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h'

This stuff.
I wanted peanut butter but all the corner stores around here seem to be constantly phasing out food.

they make more money on cancer sticks and Mad Dog.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: spearmint
Date: November 26, 2006 03:16AM
Where's Bun-Bun when you need him?
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: JoeBob
Date: November 26, 2006 04:37AM
Millie would take care of the problem, and then bring you a "gift".
Sorry she can't head out of town for a few days.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: spearmint
Date: November 26, 2006 05:14AM
How about Malibu? He/She looks like a killing machine.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: iaJim
Date: November 26, 2006 07:32AM
Gotta find where they're getting in!
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: spearmint
Date: November 26, 2006 07:45AM
These mean killing machines are for rent.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 08:28AM
Sorry folks, I'd much rather have mouse droppings and an occasional tragic disposal than a litter box.
Unfortunately the traps appear untouched.
This mouse appeared rather plump-- HAVE to get it.
They come in all over the place-- probably through the crawl space; usually when it's getting cold out. Trying to plug all the holes would be a losing battle.
No mad dog around here-- Chicago's been shrinking the ## of liquor licenses aggressively for years. The corner stores sell next to nothing-- no cigarettes either, most of 'em.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 08:30AM
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h'
I dripped honey on the levers and then sprinkeled a bit of the ground peanut confection around . . .

Can you tell I was half asleep . . .?
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: rgG
Date: November 26, 2006 09:12AM
Two cats=no mice grinning smiley

We had a really bad problem with small field mice getting into the house and having lots of babies, just before we got BunBun & Boo. We haven't seen a mouse in the house since. I think they know better. They probably can get the scent of the cats and know to avoid the area, just a guess.

BunBun & Boo are well worth the hassle of a litter box and not just for their value as a mouse deterrent.




Roswell, GA (Atlanta suburb)
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Kraniac
Date: November 26, 2006 09:45AM
Did you try standing on a chair and screaming?
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: kanesa
Date: November 26, 2006 10:46AM
Remember where there's one, there is more.

Since all my cats died, I have had problems with mice every fall. I use the sticky glue traps. I think I have finally found the hole where they were coming in. I caulked it. Hope it works. But this is an old house and I probably don't have enough caulk to fill all the holes.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: dochocson
Date: November 26, 2006 11:19AM
We used sticky traps baited with popcorn. Of course, you need a strong stomach to euthanize the trapped mouse or have a cruel streak to let them die a slow death.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: max
Date: November 26, 2006 11:21AM
I got a killer ferret, named Weasel, goes after them through the holes like a homing missile. No mice....



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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: spearmint
Date: November 26, 2006 11:33AM
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rgG
Two cats=no mice grinning smiley

We had a really bad problem with small field mice getting into the house and having lots of babies, just before we got BunBun & Boo. We haven't seen a mouse in the house since. I think they know better. They probably can get the scent of the cats and know to avoid the area, just a guess.

BunBun & Boo are well worth the hassle of a litter box and not just for their value as a mouse deterrent.
BunBun and Boo rule. Deadly Killers.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: MysteryGuest
Date: November 26, 2006 11:51AM
Bait those traps with bacon. They can't resist.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: MacArtist
Date: November 26, 2006 12:20PM
Usually get a few mice every fall, just after the combines run through the fields surrounding our house. I put bait in the crawlspace and some up in the attic; set traps on the main floor.

I sealed up around the foundation where I found any holes. It doesn't take much to let a mouse through.

No cats allowed here. I am highly allergic to them. Our dogs (bouviers) are no deterrent for mice. Mice know dogs don't want to work that hard for a bite to eat.


I sit on a man’s back, choking him and making
him carry me, and yet assure myself and others
that I am very sorry for him and wish to ease his
lot by all possible means — except by getting off
his back. - Leo Tolstoy, novelist and Philosopher
(1828-1910)

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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: blooz
Date: November 26, 2006 12:37PM
Malibu keeps this place clear of mice. I had a big problem before I got him. 150+yr old house with a dirt basement and pieces of granite for a foundation in some parts.
Now he gets one or two in the beginning of the fall and that's it. I have to look when he cries to come in and make sure he doesn't have one in his mouth. He imports live ones to play with since he can't catch any in here.

I used a haveaheart trap for a long time, but the mice got wise.


And we should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
Western Massachusetts
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: JoeH
Date: November 26, 2006 12:39PM
I bait my traps with peanut butter, seems to work real well. Some from an old jar that has sat in the corner so it has turned a bit seems to work best. Location of the trap is also very important. Mice like to move along edges of cabinets and walls, corners where these meet are good locations for the traps.






Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/26/2006 12:40PM by JoeH.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Paul F.
Date: November 26, 2006 01:22PM
Peanut butter has worked for me in the past...

Fortunately, since I have Max around now, I haven't needed traps for mice.
The live other critters Max brings from the outside to the inside have needed other measures...
Chipmunks seem to love banana, by the way... (live cage trap, baited with banana, captures chipmunks every time...).


Would it be practical for you to borrow a cat for a couple days?
Some cats would even dispose of (most) of the corpse for you...
Max leaves the head and innards... (and might I add, YUCK!).


Paul F.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: November 26, 2006 02:12PM
Put the traps along the baseboard with the trigger end against the wall. Then put something like a Kleenex box 3" from the wall right next to the trap. The mice will sometimes run right across the trigger and get caught even if they are not eating the bait.


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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: spearmint
Date: November 26, 2006 02:15PM
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blooz
Malibu keeps this place clear of mice. I had a big problem before I got him. 150+yr old house with a dirt basement and pieces of granite for a foundation in some parts.
Now he gets one or two in the beginning of the fall and that's it. I have to look when he cries to come in and make sure he doesn't have one in his mouth. He imports live ones to play with since he can't catch any in here.

I used a haveaheart trap for a long time, but the mice got wise.
Malibu rocks.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Markintosh
Date: November 26, 2006 02:27PM
My son and I had a mouse trapping contest in our garage this spring. Three different syles of trap and several baits. The only trpa to catch any mice (several) was the old fashioned type baited with liberal amounts of powdered hot chocolate mix. They loved that stuff!


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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Mike Johnson
Date: November 26, 2006 02:56PM
Mmmm, bacon.

JoeH is right, traps should be placed in their path, along walls and edges. They rarely run across empty space unless it's a mad dash for cover. And place the traps in pairs, one facing each way, because you don't know from whence the mouse will come.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: rob banzai
Date: November 26, 2006 04:22PM
If you give a mouse a cookie....
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: h'
Date: November 26, 2006 04:53PM
I have a good sense of where the mice travel and placed the traps accordingly, along baseboards. Bacon? Seriously? I will try the chocolate suggestion, a well as barriers to better steer it towards the traps. Peanut butter is not such a great idea really, even if I had nany, since I'd just eat the whole jar.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Paul F.
Date: November 26, 2006 06:09PM
Chocolate... Cheese.. Bacon.. Peanut Butter...

Cripes.. it's a wonder the mice even live long enough to bother you!
No wonder the little buggers are always getting cancer in laboratory studies... it's not what they're testing... the mice are just unhealthy to begin with!!!


Paul F.
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A sword never kills anybody; it is a tool in the killer's hand. - Lucius Annaeus Seneca c. 5 BC - 65 AD
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Good is the enemy of Excellent. Talent is not necessary for Excellence.
Persistence is necessary for Excellence. And Persistence is a Decision.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Filliam H. Muffman
Date: November 26, 2006 07:28PM
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rob banzai
If you give a mouse a cookie....

If you give a mouse a cookie, he will eat for a week. If you teach him how to order out for pizza, he will die from a heart attack like humans do.


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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Racer X
Date: November 26, 2006 08:59PM
most mamals don't have cholesterol problems like humans do.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: November 26, 2006 09:09PM
That's because they can't order out like we can.





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There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
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You make me pull, I'll put you down.

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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: Racer X
Date: November 26, 2006 11:00PM
Mine can. You should see all the pizza boxes in the garbage can. My cats order double anchovies, artichoke hearts and roasted garlic. You wouldn't believe their litter box......
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: RAMd®d
Date: November 27, 2006 05:43AM
Game, set, and match, Racer!

Oh and the shellshot thing was pretty funny, too.





I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.
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Re: I saw a mouse in my kitchen today
Posted by: MysteryGuest
Date: December 11, 2006 01:01AM
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h'
Bacon? Seriously?.

Bacon, seriously.

Keep it in the freezer if you don't eat it, it'll last forever.
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