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have one in my room. could hear scurrying switched on side bed lamp and here he was sitting on top of chair in my bedroom. only got a quick look and was gone. anyone know any way to catch him? have got no traps. |
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"Step 1: Purchase traps
Step 2: Set them
Step 3: After success, disposeeasier said then done at 11.55 at night
Any 24 Tesco nearby?"
none. nearest 25 mins away. guess I'll have to try lock him in the room |
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over a year ago
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"A bit of chocolate on the trap never fails
I agree best way to catch the little feckers  "
Hate them especially when they wake you up cause they are running around  |
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I remember having a mouse problem in a previous home. They are harmless but annoying.
I remember before catching them, two of them used to run around my room at night playing with each other, keeping me awake. I drew the line though when one of them invaded my munchies drawer the wee bastard.
I made a humane trap using one of those bins that have a swing lid.
I got an empty Pringles tube with no bottom and put peanut butter on the inside of one end.
Then using tape I affixed the tube on the swing lid so that when any mouse walked along the tube to the end with peanut butter the lid would swing and the tube would slant in such a way that the mouse would drop into the bin.
Caught five of the little blighters like that then released them outside. |
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By *adame BWoman
over a year ago
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"Step 1: Purchase traps
Step 2: Set them
Step 3: After success, disposeeasier said then done at 11.55 at night
Any 24 Tesco nearby?none. nearest 25 mins away. guess I'll have to try lock him in the room "
Damned location again!  |
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"Hate to say it but when there is one little mouse there is probably a little family of them near by.
Get to Tesco's"
Yeap,i was thinking that too.Mind you,they may be coming from under your floorboards rather than above them.This time of year they come in from the cold weather. |
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"Hate to say it but when there is one little mouse there is probably a little family of them near by.
Get to Tesco's
Yeap,i was thinking that too.Mind you,they may be coming from under your floorboards rather than above them.This time of year they come in from the cold weather."
That's the fun part trying to figure where they are getting in |
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"have one in my room. could hear scurrying switched on side bed lamp and here he was sitting on top of chair in my bedroom. only got a quick look and was gone. anyone know any way to catch him? have got no traps. "
I thought you were talking about this place when you mentioned a problem with rat's and mice.Lol.
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By *oghunter33Woman
over a year ago
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"Step 1: Purchase traps
Step 2: Set them
Step 3: After success, disposeeasier said then done at 11.55 at night
Any 24 Tesco nearby?none. nearest 25 mins away. guess I'll have to try lock him in the room "
How do you know it's a him?  |
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"I remember having a mouse problem in a previous home. They are harmless but annoying.
I remember before catching them, two of them used to run around my room at night playing with each other, keeping me awake. I drew the line though when one of them invaded my munchies drawer the wee bastard.
I made a humane trap using one of those bins that have a swing lid.
I got an empty Pringles tube with no bottom and put peanut butter on the inside of one end.
Then using tape I affixed the tube on the swing lid so that when any mouse walked along the tube to the end with peanut butter the lid would swing and the tube would slant in such a way that the mouse would drop into the bin.
Caught five of the little blighters like that then released them outside."
Probably the same mouse 5 times!
If they got in once., they will get in as soon as you throw them out.
Like d*unks in a night club. |
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saw a homemade mouse/rat trap on you tube. bucket put two small holes on each side. get a rooler and insert it. put peanut butter in middle of it. two planks a wood at each side so mouse or rat can climb up, walks out onto roller slips and falls into the bucket filled half with water and drowns |
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By *al2001Man
over a year ago
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"saw a homemade mouse/rat trap on you tube. bucket put two small holes on each side. get a rooler and insert it. put peanut butter in middle of it. two planks a wood at each side so mouse or rat can climb up, walks out onto roller slips and falls into the bucket filled half with water and drowns "
Much more humane to have no water in bucket just catch and hang him |
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"I remember having a mouse problem in a previous home. They are harmless but annoying.
I remember before catching them, two of them used to run around my room at night playing with each other, keeping me awake. I drew the line though when one of them invaded my munchies drawer the wee bastard.
I made a humane trap using one of those bins that have a swing lid.
I got an empty Pringles tube with no bottom and put peanut butter on the inside of one end.
Then using tape I affixed the tube on the swing lid so that when any mouse walked along the tube to the end with peanut butter the lid would swing and the tube would slant in such a way that the mouse would drop into the bin.
Caught five of the little blighters like that then released them outside.
Probably the same mouse 5 times!
If they got in once., they will get in as soon as you throw them out.
Like d*unks in a night club. "
made me chuckle  |
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Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx |
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"I remember having a mouse problem in a previous home. They are harmless but annoying.
I remember before catching them, two of them used to run around my room at night playing with each other, keeping me awake. I drew the line though when one of them invaded my munchies drawer the wee bastard.
I made a humane trap using one of those bins that have a swing lid.
I got an empty Pringles tube with no bottom and put peanut butter on the inside of one end.
Then using tape I affixed the tube on the swing lid so that when any mouse walked along the tube to the end with peanut butter the lid would swing and the tube would slant in such a way that the mouse would drop into the bin.
Caught five of the little blighters like that then released them outside."
Nope. The five of them were in the trap together when I found them then released them. |
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"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx"
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio? |
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"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio?"
6 or so drops to half pint of water. It doesn't really matter, as long as it stinks. It raises my heartbeat if it's too pungent, so it does the same for the mice I think. I remember squirting one while it sprinted and it collapsed and died on me.
Another tip would be is to plant mint outside the buildings that they infest, but mint spreads like nobody's business. Stick to the spray or put mint plant pots in the building itself. |
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By *eanontiWoman
over a year ago
Limerick |
"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio?
6 or so drops to half pint of water. It doesn't really matter, as long as it stinks. It raises my heartbeat if it's too pungent, so it does the same for the mice I think. I remember squirting one while it sprinted and it collapsed and died on me.
Another tip would be is to plant mint outside the buildings that they infest, but mint spreads like nobody's business. Stick to the spray or put mint plant pots in the building itself."
Great advice
We've finally finished trapping what's in our house, 15 mice later. The buggers were so small they were licking the nutella off the traps without setting them off.
We went around the house blocking up small holes around pipes etc and anything visible around the roof with the expanding foam. The little buggers were climbing in a bathroom window!!! |
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By *j47Man
over a year ago
limerick |
"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio?
6 or so drops to half pint of water. It doesn't really matter, as long as it stinks. It raises my heartbeat if it's too pungent, so it does the same for the mice I think. I remember squirting one while it sprinted and it collapsed and died on me.
Another tip would be is to plant mint outside the buildings that they infest, but mint spreads like nobody's business. Stick to the spray or put mint plant pots in the building itself.
Great advice
We've finally finished trapping what's in our house, 15 mice later. The buggers were so small they were licking the nutella off the traps without setting them off.
We went around the house blocking up small holes around pipes etc and anything visible around the roof with the expanding foam. The little buggers were climbing in a bathroom window!!!"
I'd climb in ur window  |
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"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio?
6 or so drops to half pint of water. It doesn't really matter, as long as it stinks. It raises my heartbeat if it's too pungent, so it does the same for the mice I think. I remember squirting one while it sprinted and it collapsed and died on me.
Another tip would be is to plant mint outside the buildings that they infest, but mint spreads like nobody's business. Stick to the spray or put mint plant pots in the building itself."
Oh brilliant, - mint loves growing around here & more mint = less ing ") ....... although I haven't a clue how they're getting in, - possibly down from the roof.
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By *eanontiWoman
over a year ago
Limerick |
"Get yourself to A health food shop and buy some peppermint essential oil. It MUST be essential oil. No flavouring crap.
Put some drops in a spray bottle and add water. Spray in the corner that you heard it in, in fact spray it in all the corners and make the place smell like a Trebor mint.
They'll take off like a bat out of hell. They hate peppermint.
Meanwhile order those sound things so you don't get them back.
Hope that helps!
Cx
excellent info - thanks.
I live out in the country & am currently at war with the little buggers but they're far too cute to either fall for the conventional mouse traps or my 'ingenious' new inventions
~Ö ~Ö ~Ö
any idea of the peppermint oil to water ratio?
6 or so drops to half pint of water. It doesn't really matter, as long as it stinks. It raises my heartbeat if it's too pungent, so it does the same for the mice I think. I remember squirting one while it sprinted and it collapsed and died on me.
Another tip would be is to plant mint outside the buildings that they infest, but mint spreads like nobody's business. Stick to the spray or put mint plant pots in the building itself.
Great advice
We've finally finished trapping what's in our house, 15 mice later. The buggers were so small they were licking the nutella off the traps without setting them off.
We went around the house blocking up small holes around pipes etc and anything visible around the roof with the expanding foam. The little buggers were climbing in a bathroom window!!!
I'd climb in ur window "
Make sure you let me know when I might leave it open just a bit  |
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"Mint pot plants.never heard that one.u put them inside or outside"
Outside to prevent them from coming in. However, most gardeners would shudder at the idea because mint spreads like wildfire.
People without gardens put plant pots in their houses. It has the same effect. |
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"Mint pot plants.never heard that one.u put them inside or outside
Outside to prevent them from coming in. However, most gardeners would shudder at the idea because mint spreads like wildfire.
People without gardens put plant pots in their houses. It has the same effect."
Must try this |
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