Electric Rodent Repeller Units?

[beaglady]

What must be a huge family of mice had decided that my pantry closet made a nice bed & breakfast. They even chewed a hole in the drywall ceiling for an emergency exit. They seem to be gone now, thanks to traps, elbow grease and 'mouse proof' containers for all the food. I don't want to use poison, due to my cats & dogs.

At the hardware store, I saw these electronic units that emit ultrasonic waves which are supposed to annoy the mice enough to repel them. www.pestacator.com They run about $25, so I'm hesitant to buy one without a report of success. If they work, it will be money well spent.

Anyone used these successfully?

[Square Peg]

I'm interested to hear if they've worked for anybody -- they didn't work for me. Put one in the bathroom end of a 27 foot trailer. Could lay on the bunk and watch the mice run straight for the bathroom!

(When we realized they were always running from the front end we figured out where they were getting in -- fine mesh screen did the trick.)

(Sorry to be negative -- I really liked the idea of them too!)

[starjj]

I got one last Oct didn't seem to do a thing. I have resorted to poison in the back of the cabinets very well away from where the dogs could get it.

[Nature Man]

I have used the electric ones in my tack room and shop and the mice and red squirrels seem to ignore them. They did not work for me.

Bill

[oz in SC V2.0]

Didn't work for us either,regular old mouse traps did the trick.

[beaglady]

So, you're all saying there's no magical quick fix? I suspected as much, but I was hoping there was.

They seem to get into place where the cats don't fit, so I'll take Rose's suggestion of peppermint oil on cotton balls, and keep the traps baited.

[ldc]

Didn't work for me either in LA; seemed to work for other family in NYState. ldc

[Little Quacker in OR]

Well, do keep in mind that skunks and snakes are great mousers! OK, OK, impractical I know. Heh, heh, couldn't resist.

I do want to bring something serious up here though please. To anyone thinking of using rodent poisons...these are not just deadly to any pets and some poultry, but also this stuff is deadly when ingested "second hand". The rat or mouse gets the poison and what ever eats the sick or dead rodent dies too. Just something to keep in mind.

Some infestations of vermin are so dire they are life threatening(diseases etc). Then you have to get serious and consider the poison solution. Do lock up all pets and poultry though when you do and be ready to keep them protected for about a three weeks to a month.

LQ

[Joshie]

They work to make money for those who sell them. They don't seem to bother rodents though.

[Jim-mi]

The "electric" got my attention.......

I've thought for a long while of building my own electric 'floor' for very quick elimination of these little buggers.
Alternating strips of tin can(?) that are connected to the regular house AC.
So as the little buggers cross this small field of Hot strips . . to get to the dab of p butter in the center.............Zap sizzle........

Trouble is if the little bugger remains in contact with the strips it WILL be cooked in short order. . . . . . .could be a problem . . .me thinks the Stink might be kinda much.

remember the ole hot dog cookers (electrocute)...??

gotta find a appropriate size circuit breaker.............


whats for dinner . . . . . .why of course . . roast mouse.......

[deaconjim]

I owned a pest control company for several years, and I assure you if they worked I would have been using them. You will notice that the companies that sell them are only around for a short time before they are out of business. They pop up again later with a different name, but they won't last long either. Traps, poison, cats, and snakes are the most effective way to get rid of mice.

[poppy]

Originally Posted by Little Quacker in OR

Well, do keep in mind that skunks and snakes are great mousers! OK, OK, impractical I know. Heh, heh, couldn't resist.

I do want to bring something serious up here though please. To anyone thinking of using rodent poisons...these are not just deadly to any pets and some poultry, but also this stuff is deadly when ingested "second hand". The rat or mouse gets the poison and what ever eats the sick or dead rodent dies too. Just something to keep in mind.



LQ

Possible, but rarely happens. The lethal dose of poisons is based on milligrams of poison to kilograms of the animal's body weight. A mouse is very small and the amount of poison it takes to kill it would not kill a grown cat or dog. If the cat ate several poisoned mice in a short period of time, it is possible.

[mnn2501]

Originally Posted by beaglady

Anyone used these successfully?

No, they don't work, unfortunatly I bought 3 thinking my mouse problems would be over

Originally Posted by Joshie

They work to make money for those who sell them. They don't seem to bother rodents though.

Exactly!

[suitcase_sally]

This works for me:

http://www.ratmousezapper.com/?gclid...FRshnAodaTABqw

[Little Quacker in OR]

"

Originally Posted by poppy

Possible, but rarely happens. The lethal dose of poisons is based on milligrams of poison to kilograms of the animal's body weight. A mouse is very small and the amount of poison it takes to kill it would not kill a grown cat or dog. If the cat ate several poisoned mice in a short period of time, it is possible.

"

OR if a DOG ate a few mice! And yes it does happen 'cause I watched a nieghbors border collie die a terrible death from this. And another thing. Many types of poultry and waterfowl will eat mice when they can catch them! And sick mice are easy to catch! Chickens and ducks are quite small compared to a cat or dog. They kick off right away.

its my nature to worry about things like this as I am a retired Vet Tech. Do you want it to be YOUR dog? I sure don't want it to be mine. Hence the warning.

LQ

[Little Quacker in OR]

Told my buddy down in the desert that I would post this for her. Good input here. She got the idea from a previous thread on Mice.

LQ
Chances Fancy writes...

"When we were in northern CA for 9 months and came back, the mice had gotten everywhere in the kitchen EXCEPT the cabinets that had bay leaves in them. This included the one with the cereal stored in cardboard boxes. I foolishly did not put bay leaves in the other cabinets after cleaning them, and got more mice. I have since rectified that error and have not found a single mouse in any of the traps or the drowning bucket. Maybe the skunks ate the ones outside and the cats got the ones inside, but maybe stuffing bay leaves all over the kitchen shooed them off. Either way, mouse free so far.

CF

[Country Lady]

I don't know about the ones for rats, but I can report on the ones for roaches. We were seeing a few running around and sprays weren't working. A friend told me about the plug ins. I bought three at Home Depot. They told me they had a 90 day warranty and to bring them back if they didn't work. Well, it's been over a week now since we plugged them in and I haven't seen a roach since. If the ones for rats have the same warranty, you might just try them and if they don't work, take them back for a refund.

[Larburlingame]

How about a big rodent, a squirrel!. I have one that gets in my attic some how. We but a radio in the attic to scare him and that didn't work. Some one said to use a strobe light and that didn't work. The last thing we tried was putting moth balls all around the attic and that didn't, it did keep us from wanting to go into the attic. Any ideas on how to get rid of him?

[poppy]

Originally Posted by Larburlingame

How about a big rodent, a squirrel!. I have one that gets in my attic some how. We but a radio in the attic to scare him and that didn't work. Some one said to use a strobe light and that didn't work. The last thing we tried was putting moth balls all around the attic and that didn't, it did keep us from wanting to go into the attic. Any ideas on how to get rid of him?

Try a 22. If you don't want to kill him, shoot him in the nuts with a .410. That way, he won't have anything to eat and will leave looking for food.:banana02:

[Marilyn]

We must have been very lucky with our Lions Club building. It had been empty for months before we took posession and it had a serious mouse problem. They plugged in one electrical unit into the wall outlet and it took a couple of weeks, but we are now mouse-free - and have been for years.