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Andrew:
--- Quote from: David925 on October 24, 2006, 10:11:41 pm ---I'll take a look at those. I hope they won't hurt my dog or cat though. I suppose if they won't hurt the mice, they won't hurt my dog.
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No, there is a kind of door which falls from a horizontal position to a diagonal one. Even if a paw were going into the trap, it could easily be withdrawn; the edge of the door is not sharp and there is no spring force.
Andrew:
One other humane recommendation - make your house unattractive to mice by making sure all food and pet food not in the fridge is in tightly sealed containers, and make sure to vacuum under the appliances (moving the ones that move) so there is really nothing to eat. Sad to say, they are good climbers - if there are crumbs or spilt cooking oil on the stove top they can easily climb up through the oven to get to them...The containers are good for other reasons, too - grain bugs and moths can get into bulk foods like flour which is only in the original sack.
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Andrew on October 25, 2006, 02:47:10 pm ---One other humane recommendation - make your house unattractive to mice by making sure all food and pet food not in the fridge is in tightly sealed containers, and make sure to vacuum under the appliances (moving the ones that move) so there is really nothing to eat. Sad to say, they are good climbers - if there are crumbs or spilt cooking oil on the stove top they can easily climb up through the oven to get to them...The containers are good for other reasons, too - grain bugs and moths can get into bulk foods like flour which is only in the original sack.
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Thanks for the information Andrew. My cat just caught one a few minutes ago. When I tried to take it away from him, he hissed and growled at me. :(
I think my animals are upset about this mouse problem too. I'm heading up to Lowes right now!
mvansand76:
--- Quote from: David925 on October 25, 2006, 01:03:17 pm ---Geri... I was thinking of getting some of those high frequency devices because I absolutely refuse to kill them. I'm going to run an errand this afternoon and buy a few of those devices.
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Nooooo! Those are bad for Oreo and Cody, David!!!!
mvansand76:
The traps that Katie mentioned seem to be your best bet. You should close all holes and (here I go, I am tired, I don't know the translation: gaten en spleten) where they can come through, and they can get through half a centimeter if they need to, so I heard. Put the traps close to the walls, because mice are agoraphobic, they HATE open spaces, they always stay near the walls. Also, they do NOT eat cheese, but they LOVE peanut butter, so if you get those traps that Katie mentioned, then put a piece of bread with peanut butter in it, they will flock to it...
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