The mouse problem

Millie Master said:
I have always sworn by Jeyes Fluid, diluted as wash to very thoroughly erase all of their trails that normally only ever follow the perimeter of a room.
I have also used to good effect neat Jeyes Fluid, sprayed onto tyres (both sides), corner steadies and suspension parts.
And as others have said you need to put a fine metal mesh over all openings, not forgetting that the damnable mouse can flatten its head and body to gain access through opening which are considerably narrower than their body!

Mice.......... I hate them!
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Have you ever ask one what they thought of you. 😂
 
Millie Master said:
I have always sworn by Jeyes Fluid, diluted as wash to very thoroughly erase all of their trails that normally only ever follow the perimeter of a room.
I have also used to good effect neat Jeyes Fluid, sprayed onto tyres (both sides), corner steadies and suspension parts.
And as others have said you need to put a fine metal mesh over all openings, not forgetting that the damnable mouse can flatten its head and body to gain access through opening which are considerably narrower than their body!

Mice.......... I hate them!
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The Chocolate Mice that decorate the Xmas tree are quite tasty, though ... :D

Steve
 
marchie said:
Our haul of 45 mice was amassed using a bait of soft spread margarine blended with hot chocolate powder which we pressed down into the bowl of the plastic trap, so that the mouse has to exert pressure onto the trap mechanism to reach the food. We set the trigger on the finest of hair trigger [had a couple 'spring' whilst I was placing them back on the floor ...], and wait a few minutes for the aroma to reach the mice and then listen for the 'ping' of the trap

Steve
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45! Wow! The thing with mice is that they lay urine trails that they (and their compatriots) later follow to food/shelter. Hence just one can lead to an infestation unless you manage to block their access points and/or get rid of the trails. 45 suggests that your bait might have been drawing them in from the entire neighbourhood!
 
GeoffL said:
45! Wow! The thing with mice is that they lay urine trails that they (and their compatriots) later follow to food/shelter. Hence just one can lead to an infestation unless you manage to block their access points and/or get rid of the trails. 45 suggests that your bait might have been drawing them in from the entire neighbourhood!
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Naw, just from the rewilded embankment abutting the rear lane to our flat. Once I found the entry point, and had established 'Crowd Control' the elimination went quite smoothly; 2 or 3 per day in total from a wee array of 3 traps. The process got into the 'Marchie v. the Mice, this time it's personal' stage, and on more than one occasion I found myself delivering a monologue to a dead mouse as I released its corpse from the trap. 'Yes, you might well have than innocent look of surprise in those big brown eyes, young fellar, my lad, but if you'd stayed in the bloody Lane, life would have been easier for both of us ...' Anybody listening would have thought that I needed psychiatric help; except Elaine who knows that I do ... :rolleyes:

Steve
 
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