Mouse poison recommendations

I'm actually surprised no one mention plaster.

basically mix dry with food stuff, flour,corn meal,sweetened coco mix,ect.

Equal parts.

put out bait.

the plaster will harden in the gut.

Problem solved.

The buckets traps can be found on YouTube.

Pretty cool, and simple to make.

Last time I bought Victor snap traps wasn't that many years ago and they weren't much over a dollar. They are the start to the worldwide challenge to build a better mousetrap. Have one under the kitchen sink baited with peanut butter and set 365/366 days a year. (That's the only way a mouse can get into the living quarters from the basement.) Garden shed usually has one or two set until I step on one and forget to reset it. Garage also has several set all year long. Between various vegetable items plus pigeon feed, we're the number one attraction in the neighborhood for vermin critters. I don't mind them stopping by for a peanut butter snack. They become free blood meal and bone meal in the compost tumbler!

Martin

Um....yeah.

Think about it logically, if the smell is strong enough to KEEP them away, its strong enough to DRIVE them away. Because that's exactly what happens. Out of vehicles, machinery, outbuildings, etc...
But if you prefer to have to deal with the carcasses, more power to you.

I prefer *not* to, so I just get rid of them entirely.

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Our Amish Homestead had a BIG mouse problem when we moved in. Little blighters were everywhere and the cats were overwhelmed.

Finally bought a Tom Cat bait motel and loaded it with Tom Cat one bite. Put the motel in under the kitchen sink where we found their main entrance to the upstairs and wired the door shut so the cats can't get the doors open. We seldom find dead mice on the main floor and deny the animals access to the basement. We have never seen them touch a random dead mouse that we do find.

The mouse problem has been minimal the past two years and the 'mousey' smell has disappeared from the house. I suspect we will always have a mouse problem as we are surrounded by timber. And these are not tiny little field mice. They grow'em big in Missouri.

I really appreciate the plaster/cement/cornmeal tips though.

As for the "bucket o death" as I call it. It does work with mice.

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I've had a bucket o'death set for several weeks using chocolate frosting as bait. Nary a mouse has got in it. Also have had snap traps which while they do work, for a while, there are the little bittys that can eat the bait and not set off the trap.

Might have some plaster powder in the basement. Yes I do have corn meal.

Potato buds kills mice? Kind of scary. The kids and I eat Potato Buds. Do they swell up in the stomach?

Since I asked this I have been to the store several times and keep forgetting to buy bait. Guess I'll have to look for the plaster mix. Would hydraulic cement powder work too? I know I have some of that.

Kind of tempting to try the potatoes. I know those mice eat potatoes. They even eat garlic.

Have to put Bounce sheets on my list, although I hate the smell too.

The funny thing about the bucket o death for me is that I have a 5 gallon bucket of water sitting outside the back door for the dogs all year round. Come fall, I don't have to bait it. Just leave it sitting there with the water about two inches down from the top and the mice fall in trying to get a drink of water and drown. I have to check the water and keep a secondary water supply for the dogs (one that I float a little chunk of wood in so the mice can't sink) because I'll find one to two dead mice floating in the 5 gal bucket every day.

Not the brightest bulbs on the Christmas tree, are they?

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Apparently mine are members of MENSA, except for eating garlic and candles. They're pretty bold too. If a big stupid one sets off the snap trap the others come in and eat the chocolate. I'm surprised they haven't resorted to eating their comrades who have fallen to the woes of the snap trap.

Set out a pan of plaster and cornmeal mixed and a dish of water. I'll let you know how it works.

Thanks for the help.

I'd rather have mice than roaches!

To make the biggest impact in the least amount of time you should place a huge amount of different things throughout your habitat. This would include snap traps, glue boards, tin-cats, bait stations, and any kind of thing mentioned above. These devices should be in every location in the habitat, from rooms, to hallways, closets, cupboards, basement, attic, crawl space, behind/under appliances, under cabinet bottom shelves..... and spaced about 8ft apart.

This does NOT solve the problem, it just quickly reduces the population.

Don't worry about these devices as a routine that will continue, unless you leave the mouse doors open and provide food. So, in your rehab, put closing mouse doors (inside and outside) high on your list of priorities. Otherwise these population reduction actions will become a necessary habit.

Good luck
Gary

Havahart makes small traps for mice that work extremely well. I prefer them over the snap traps. You need to take the time to seal up that wall...

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Got a bunch of those little live traps. Used them extensively when I had something to feed the mice too. (before we bought the problem house)
I hate having to whack the mice with a hammer. Turn them loose and they'll be back inside before I am.

Wall needs to be replaced for more reasons than just than the mouse problem. It's on my list.

This is a better mousetrap: The American Rat Terrier.

Rat Terrier Page

A rat terrier holds the record for most rats killed in a single infested barn: 2501 rats in 7 hours.
They can be very active at times but after burning off some energy they are very happy to snuggle with you in your chair or on the sofa. They are people pleasers.
While they look much like the Jack Russell, and are capable of equally high energy, they have an off switch, unlike the Russell (which is also a great ratter). Overall they are a much calmer dog.
And much easier to train, including housebreaking. Crate train if you get a puppy.
Can weigh 12-25 pounds but have no trouble killing adult rats, much less mice--probably good to keep the cat and small chickens away from them.

See some in action:

Some more good info on them here: Rat Terrier Breed Information & Pictures (American Rat Terrier, Ratting Terrier, Feist, Decker Giant)

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