Mouse droppings can you help please

Lilli



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Message Posted:
29/09/2010 23:55

i am so fed up with all the droppings in my kitchen at home. we have gone to all the yapi markets etc to find an humane trap, all we saw were so antiquated. I do not want to hear the kill. Has anyone got any suggestions please.

Pippie


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Message Posted:
29/09/2010 23:57

starve the cat for a couple of days!!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010

i cant have a cat as the dogs will have it for brekkie, is there a way as mouse traps in uk please. I could not put that contraption in the house it would be awful for them

jinky777


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:01

Lilli



They may be antiquated but try them ...they might work..





What about a cat ?????????????



You either deal with the sh*t or put up with the sh*t....... sorry could not resist ......



Good luck ...xxxxx



I hate the little buggers

Lilli



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:07

jinky so do i but i could not bear thier screaming, all i want to know if you can buy what we had in uk to put them to sleep, otherwise i will have to clean up the mess. One ran out on me the other night when i got in and tried to put the kettle on, there he was. I know he was more scared of me but its a woman thing xx

LaptaMike


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:08

back home we had rats coming off the railway lines so I put a couple of traditional mouse traps down. Only ever caught a field mouse. I was so upset because I liked the mice in the garden scuttling around. A small family of them lived in a hole in our garden wall. They were so cute and friendly. Knew their place, unlike rats.

jinky777


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:11

all i want to know if you can buy what we had in uk to put them to sleep.................



Leave C 44 on line



it will bore them to death..................



lol xxxxxxxxxx

Blackbird



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:24

Lillie I work in a home and garden shop that has all sorts of mouse traps. If you let me know which type you require, and if we have them, I could send them to you.

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 00:29

thanks love i will try to find out the make,jinz i agree if i could catch the buggers i would say this is a mouse, this is what you will turn into and i will control you to a pasture new, no more sh xxx , my finger is now your control. Now my little friend a mouse control my life but now i control yoursxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tinkie


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 07:28

Lilli, we have a humane mouse trap...you are very welcome to borrow it to see if it does the trick. x

Groucho



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 07:29

Lilli, If you've got some, the hollow leg of a plastic garden table with some feed in the bottom rested up against the wall in the upright position with anything they can climb up to the top will trap them... they climb up and drop in to get the food but can't get back up. You can then release it away from the house or get Guido to 'deal with it'....



Mice will be laying urine tracks along curtain poles, on top of kitchen units and all sorts... a real nuisance. Never had them here but in Hungerford in the UK we did.... took us ages to track the little bleeder down. We'd inadvertently brought it into the house with some decorating stuff from the garage. Guess he was hibernating...

Markyboy



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 08:10

You can make your own trap using a large sided bin, an empty foil or cling film roll. Balance the empty film roll on a worktop, or other area the mouse can get onto....place some cake (they don't like cheese) in the end of the roll and place a bin underneath the balanced end. Mouse walks into roll and to the end to get the cake, his weight causes the roll to tip and falls into the bin. Points to note: Must be high sided bin or they can jump out....they are very agile critters. The balance of the roll is critical as a mouse does not weigh much so make sure the slightest shift in weight will make the roll fall. If you want him dead, fill the bin half full of water.....if you want to release him....take him at least a mile away from your house as they will come back.

Earlybird


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 08:12

Lilli, sorry I don't have any traps but always found that chocolate was the thing to entice them.

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 08:16

I have to say, if you have 1 or even 2, you most likely have A LOT...it maybe an idea to get some experts in. It would mean vacating your house for a few days....but worth it in the long run.





DD

biglugs


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Posts: 157

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 08:23

Lillie,i have the traps you need they are made of plastic and i bought them over here,if you want to borrow them i have 3,let me know via here and i can deliver them to you,the bait i use is milky way,never failed yet!!!!!!!!

Stephan


Joined: 22/05/2009
Posts: 211

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 10:03

....the best traps are from the 'pound shop'...mouse and rat traps...they are sticky mats and they dont get away!!!! they DO work

martinD41


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 10:07

How do you remove the mouse from the sticky stuff without hurting it?

Hippo


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 10:20

Hand me another mouse, never mind the trouser sniffers



Hippo's cat

nadymou


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Posts: 18

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 12:10

Hi Lilli,



Try a humane trap made out of the biggest cola bottle you can get (2ltr ?) Cut the top off the bottle, just after the tapered bit and where the cut bit is the same diameter of remaining bottle. Place the top you have cut off upside down in remaining bottle, stick together with any sticky tape. In effect you have made an inverted tunnel. Mice like chocolate, nuts or cheese or maybe corn, anyway place any of these or all of these in the bottle. Then lay the bottle on it's side in places where you know the mouse goes, you may have to make more than one. I have to say I tried it, but with a smaller bottle and unfortunately it didn't work, I do think the size of the bottle is important and although I had to resort to poison in the end, I will never do that again, it upset me so much. I know people will say oh, it's only a mouse, but I say live and let live. There has to be a humane way to catch mice, we have to work on it. Best of luck.



Nadymou

dippersgirl



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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 13:03

I bought Mouse poison in Lemar. Two saches in a pack with pink pellets, rather like the blue snail poison. My friend used it and it worked a treat. Maybe you can find a tube to put it in, so it's safe for the dogs.

parkview



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Posts: 1123

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 13:43

Hi Lilly



We have the same problem, we have a mouse which has come in from next doors garden while they were clearing all their weeds etc, have tried the mouse glue on card with nuts in the middle but has not gone near it, do not know where it is getting its food or water source from, its a real mystery. Like you do not want to use the old fashioned traps.

Chegwin


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Posts: 775

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 13:47

Tried any products like these?



http://www.amazon.co.uk/Big-Cheese-Mouse-Repeller-Four/dp/B000LJ56OA

Stephan


Joined: 22/05/2009
Posts: 211

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 15:33

....the best traps are from the 'pound shop'...mouse and rat traps...they are sticky mats and they dont get away!!!! they DO work

Glynn


Joined: 25/03/2009
Posts: 192

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 15:48

Stephan, have you shares in the company that make glue traps.



Considered cruel but they don't have to be. I used a couple and checked them regularly, scraped the mice off into a bucket and deposited them a little way away near some other poor soul.



Bit of squealing from the beastie, but no harm done.



I now have a cat (who is bone idle)

berkeh2001


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Posts: 455

Message Posted:
30/09/2010 15:57

go to lapta belediye they are giving little bags which have a mixture inside them it does the trick and its free

ataturk


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Message Posted:
30/09/2010 22:07

Hi Lilli,

I still run a pest control company in the UK. I know you are looking for a humane way to get rid of the problem but if you have a bad problem using the humane traps may prove ineffective in reducing the numbers. I am not sure if you dont want to use poison but if you do although it kills them most of the poisons do so humanely, meaning that the mice must not suffer any pain. Most poisons are anticouagualants and work by thinning the blood normally it makes them drowsy and takes a couple of daysd to take effect. The mice normally go to sleep and die. With regards to your pets i would recommend that you put any poison under your kitchen units which would be inaccessible to the dogs you can also place bait behind fridges, cupboards under the stairs, under bath panels, airing cupboards to name a few places.



Make sure the baits are put up against a wall as the mice normally come out at night and use their whiskers to feel their way round. If you need any more info let me k

blade


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Message Posted:
01/10/2010 14:00

I don't think when you have mice there is anyway to be humane about it.

Try those sticky pads it worked for us when we had mice in an outbuilding. The trouble is they breed so fast its not just a mouse you have it could be many more. They love pasta as a friend of our found out in the uk, it was the pasta packet they raided everytime.

Good luck.

ataturk


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Posts: 712

Message Posted:
03/10/2010 21:13

Those sticky pads are ever so cruel especially if they are not checked on a regular basis. In the UK if a pest control company puts them down in a property they have to check them every day by law. They really are inhumane.



You can get more info on mice from my site http://www.pest3.com

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
03/10/2010 21:21

Hi ataturk many thanks to you and everybody else for your advice, just wanted to catch them and take them away from the house without hurting them or risking my dogs. Ataturk will check out your site. Blade we never have much food in the house as we tend to eat in the restaurant but . That the little blighters got into my disestive bikkies. Thanks again everyone xx

Groucho



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 22:20

As they will be in Lilli's kitchen I'm hoping she would check them every day!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 22:31

Grouch I do believe you me, it drives me mad, only thing is by the time i get home i cant find them, only once did i see one. I have scrubbed the units today with vinegar and anti bacterial fluid, i am neurotic about cleanliness. The house we are in is an old farmhouse type on the sea.i get creatures here i have never ever seen before. As long as they wont hurt us I wont hurt them as i also beleive in nature and what they do to each other. This week there has been less but tomorrow i will get some of the items you all told me about. It was my own stupid fault about the biscuits as I now put everything in containers, but I buy these for the dogs as my mojo loves them and stupidly left them out. Otherwise the poor mice would starve in this house. However you are very knowledgeable do you think they would go for the dogs dried food as there is always a big bowl out

ataturk


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 22:43

Lilli as best you can put everything in sealed containers as if you remove the food source it does discourage them. Also remember the bin is also a food source so make sure this has a lid on it.

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
03/10/2010 22:48

Oh ataturk thank you, i forgot that as we only have a bin liner not a sealed bin. All i keep is crisps for me in the cupboard some cupasoup and what ever treats i keep for my dogs, god love the mice they will die of starvation here. Checked your page WOW x

Krypton


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 22:55

the question: why hasn't a mod closed this thread yet

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:06

why krypton, lots of people have a promblem and good advice has been offered, but if you feel you want it closed please request it x I have taken much of the advice on board and i thank everyone for their help. xx

Krypton


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:10

Advice was all good, but how much advice is too much!

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:13

its all about what you take from it i think so anyway. If people are kind enough to share it then Im kind enough to heed their advice. It is causing me a problem but i cant hurt an animal so all i need to know how to do it nicely x

Krypton


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:14

Lilli, don't prolong the agony - put a cat in there

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:16

cant love , the dogs will have the cat before the cat gets to the mouse, anyway i wouldnt do that x

apc2010


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:19

lilli msg 37 , about hurting animals , do you run a vegaterian resturant..???????

Krypton


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:19

now i am your love! things are looking up for us then

sienna


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:21

well we have caught both mice and a rat in humane traps I get hubby to drive to a nearby field or wooded area and let them go! I too hate kiling anything.



The rat was last winter when we had all the snow used to come out from under our decking and eat the food I put out for the birds so put a trap down caught a blackbird first night poor thing - it was ok though and let it go. Then we caught ratty it was a baby one but squealed like hell whilst it was trapped.



Mice like sweet things I caught mine with jam - just put humane trap down and then let them go Lillie



Good luck - I have images of Tom & Jerry now with the mouse laughing at you from his mouse hole !

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:38

Liz, just get a professional in....





DD

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:42

thanks dd and sienna, you made me laugh. apc no we dont as we have to cater for all but thats not to say i agree. However most on the main menu are suitable for veggies. However we get requests for steaks foie gras etc. In this buisness we have to give people what they want. x

apc2010


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:48

you won't kill a mouse but will serve foie gras , (force fed goose's liver )

Krypton


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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:48

do you serve veal at your establishment

Lilli



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Message Posted:
03/10/2010 23:55

apc didnt say i would , in fact i dont serve bambi foie gras , let the others do it, i wont even do the bills but we have to give them what they want. By the way Im not a veggie but I do have some standards which go against the grain. I eat a steak once a month as I need blood because Im anemic and cant eat liver. I was forced feed it whilst pregnant with my oldest daughter, she is now 43. Couldnt take iron or iron tabletsI know its hyopcritical but as long as i dont see it im ok. So when Veal Venision etc comes in Im out. I cant even be introduced to the lobsters. so i guess im wrong xxxxx

apc2010


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 00:06

lili i think most people are the same, i love eating meat but could i kill an animal ,i don't think so ,

Lilli



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 00:17

apc i get upset now when i see the trucks with the animals on, i cry as i know where they are going. Living here has taught me so much about animals. I didnt have a dog until the yer I came here. That was only because we got burgaled and took a STAFFI,. We were never coming for ever only for 6 moths so my son had him. Our life changed we bvought with gay robb, took on the brasserie to help friends out who did a runner on us. so we are here trying to survive. Bottom line brought the staffi here my baby, hates the heat like his irish mammy me. As I said i have my once a month steak but i see the pleasure in all who eat the steaks , pork chops etc. Im bloody irish anyway and we didnt have meat only potatoes ans cabbage, what do all the top restaurants serve now colcannon. (cabbage and pototoe mixed) I love it xxxxxxxxxxxxx

daisy dukes


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 00:28

EURGH!!!!!! Cabbage....foul foul and more foul...the mere smell of it cooking will guarantee me a throw up session!!





DD

Lilli



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 00:28

krypton msg 41 i think i would rather have friends than enemies and as you know me so well we are friends xxxxxxx

moxie


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:13

mouse traps to vegetarians...????good luck Lilli

britvic



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:19

I have humane mouse traps because my cat brings in the Mice then lets them go! They end up under the cooker. The traps are great, the mouse goes in the door shuts, and the next day I take them back to the field they came from.

moxie


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:21

lovely Britvic

britvic



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:24

I am like Liz, will not kill a living thing......................Apart from fly's........

moxie


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:33

me too......a humane trap is the best option, but maybe for a while live in restaurant ,food wise...no food in the house ...no food , no mice !! maybe ?

britvic



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:37

Moxie, I have food in the house, it just has to be kept in containers especially cereal and biscuits. And I don't think the restaurant has accommodation.

moxie


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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 20:58

no i meant just not have food in their home, eat in the restaurant..sleep in house..food ban in the house lol ..i just hope poor lilli can get rid of the little scuttlers

andrew4232



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 21:48

i agree with message 34 !

Lilli



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Message Posted:
04/10/2010 23:54

moxie the poor buggars wont find food here, only my crisps and the bikkies i bring in for the dogs. I have to say today when I cleaned the surfaces, not alot there. guess they may go else where. i hope so as i couldnt kill them xxx

Deniz1


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 10:18

I have a mouse i think an apple in the fruit bowl has been nibbled but no droppings. I also have a cat who normally catches mice and brings them to me. Maybe this is one that got away. What can i do? My back is very bad at the moment so i cannot hunt for it.

spider


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 10:29

Deniz1 Why have you resurrected this post that is over TWO months old, What are you trying to play at...JUST BECAUSE ITS CHRISTMAS AND YOU ARE TRYING HARD TO CAUSE UPSET...





Moderators please try and put this thread back to where it belongs....like a few months away in the pages with all the others..and I THANK YOU for your assistance with this, You have the power.



Deniz1 sorry to hear you have a back problem, Have a word with your cat or has it turned DEAF..



Spider,X

Deniz1


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 11:28

Sorry i am sure. I searched for mouse traps and this came up. I dont need any more problems in my life at the moment and a Happy Christmas to you.

spider


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 11:49

Dear Denizi 1............My very very sincere apologies to you, I am so sorry. I jumped the gun as some would say ! That has taught me a very good lesson ! Please except my apologies and I am so sorry if I have caused you upset, I will email you, and maybe if you come tomorrow to the lunch, we can chat. Wish you could see how sorry I am.





Spider,X

spider


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 12:31

Denizi1/ Linda I sent you an apology email are your details right as it can straight back..









Spider,X

kelly25


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 16:42

so with all these messages on this posting, does anyone know where we can buy humane traps in this country, rather than making your own?

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
15/12/2010 16:58

well i never found one , but did manage to catch the mouse and released it. So far so good x Deniz hope you feel better soon x

soraya2983


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 17:24

Hi, Not sure about mouse traps but we are currently importing some humane plug-in devices that are effective in clearing homes of pest problems including, mice, rats, spiders and ants. We have tried and tested them in the uk and found them very effective. Each unit covers 2000 sq. ft. They work by giving off an ultra sonic frequency that humans can't hear but pests can't stand. The manufacturers also believe that the elctromagnetic field the devices passes through the wiring of your house irriatating the pests making the environment undesirable.



If anyone is interested in ordering some devices, let me know.





Soraya

Deniz1


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Message Posted:
15/12/2010 17:59

Hi spider apologies accepted. My details are correct. I wanted to come tomorrow but i am afraid i cant as my back wont let me! Been to physio today it will take another week at least. Hey ho! x