NLC - Pest Control!

Post by **campbell** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:31 pm

We've got a mouse. Mickey to his friends.

Think he just moved in recently, spotted in the kitchen tonight, making rapid exit towards access hole behind our dishwasher. Naturally once dealt with I'll block that up, but meantime, other than cliche of cheese-filled traps, what's my best approach to eradicating? Where do I get my "equipment" - Homebase, etc?!

TIA!

Campbell
(never had a mouse before faction!)

Skyenet · Post by **Skyenet** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:37 pm

I got a couple of mouse traps out of B&Q and slapped a bit of peanut butter on them and placed them in my Gargage. Less than 20 minutes later my Chocolate biscuit thief was dead

Thought there was more but seems he was the sole thief as not seen any other since then

Post by **campbell** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 11:39 pm

Ta! On a mission tomorrow, then...

thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:02 am

NOOPS 160 wrote:Campbell further problems or any extra advice give me a pm.

don't he will end up hiding in your fridge with a 12bore waiting to blow away little mousy and your dishwasher

robin · Post by **robin** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:54 am

thinfourth wrote:
NOOPS 160 wrote:Campbell further problems or any extra advice give me a pm.
don't he will end up hiding in your fridge with a 12bore waiting to blow away little mousy and your dishwasher

With the 12 bore AND the eagle ...

Robin

delands · Post by **delands** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:48 am

Apparently, Milky Ways are favourite substance to put on the traps.

Sanjøy · Post by **Sanjøy** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:22 am

Post by **campbell** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 2:37 pm

Thank you everybody, I now have a humane mousetrap and am ready to load with peanut butter at nightfall...Stay tuned...

Campbell
(Pest Controller)

rossybee · Post by **rossybee** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:08 pm

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 5:50 pm

dairy milks worked for me - killed 6 in 2 nights

Remember, 'humane' traps are only so if you remember to empty the buggers out of them

Lawrence · Post by **Lawrence** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:52 pm

the only thing I know about mice is that there is never only 1

gorrie · Post by **gorrie** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:25 pm

My old cottage used to get loads of field mice in winter. Chips, smeared with peanut butter used to work for me. Any traps with cheese never seemed to work.

Put 6 out on a lunch time, went out... came back at teatime, 5 had sprung with 4 of them 'direct hits'. The out-house was just as bad... my rabbits used to harbour them I'm sure...

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:59 pm

We used humane traps in my parents last house. We caught them then took them up the garden with the dogs and raced them back to the house....

If they ran straight then they never made it, chopm, gulp, no mess and v quick. If they made a turn, the dogs fell over each other in a heap and mr mousy got another bit of choccy biccy and another go the next day.

Suppose thats called blood sport now

Post by **campbell** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:00 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
Hadn't the heart to tell him of the impending invasion.........

S'ok I am a big boy and quite worldly wise in some things. Eg mice never arrive alone. They always have that wee sack tied onto their walking pole slung over their shoulder like in Tom & Jerry

r055 · Post by **r055** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:56 pm

NOOPS 160 wrote:
For sure just be prepared for Andrew, Alana, Aleister ,Adrian ,Bill, Bob, Barri, Charley , Casper ,Charlatanry Damion David, Edith , Elizabeth , Edward, Freddy , Francesca , Frau , George, Gus , Genevieve , Harry , Henryetta , Henry, Ian , Iona ................. to follow on

dont think i'll be watching that cartoon!