There's a mouse in the house! (At least we think so.) Does anyone have any recommendations for an honest and reliable local business who could assess the situation and set a trap or some sticky paper or whatever? We have young children so the hardware store mousetraps probably won't do... THANKS!
They are brutally effective. A two-pack will set you back $3. Won't hurt the kids or dog...just Mickey. We had the cute little things come to visit when the house next door was under construction. I rather enjoyed having them around, but Mrs. Clamato insisted I do something to get rid of them.
No need to get intimate with Mickey's carcass either. Just pick it up and squeeze...mousey falls into the garbage.
These are genius.
BTW...nothing is creepier than coming across a mouse caught on that sticky crap. All you an do is say "Sorry" as you dump it in the garbage.
And never have an exterminator near your house. Those guys are crazy. And the stuff they use...wouldn't want it around my kids, but that's me.
If there is anyone out there as wimpy as me and/or an animal activist, the live traps work great too...little peanut butter in the back gets them everytime. Then, just take'em in a giant, closeable Utz Pretzel container to the nearest large, green parcel to run free! If they die there I figure it's nature, if I kill 'em, I can't deal with it!
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Those sticky one's with the deadly seeds in the middle are alot of fun too! We usually dolloped some peanut butter in the middle to make them more attractive to the little guys.
"When you don't know what you are talking about, it's hard to know when you are finished."
Just remember to place the trap along a wall or cabinet. Mice usually run along horizontal surfaces and rarely venture, say, across the kitchen floor unless being chased by sonething. Just be glad it's not a bat. They're illegal to kill.
In more ways than one you should be happy you don't live in my house. Rodents, especially rodents that insist on living in my home, are dispatched to their maker as quickly as I can get my hands on them.
We have a vaulted ceiling above our bedroom and squirrels constantly broke into the void between the ceiling and roof. They were actually chewing through the joist to get into the house. Didn't take too many nights of being woken up at 2 AM before I realized that not only were they breaking the rules of nature by trying to live with me and my family, but they were keeping me awake on top of it. I'd repair the hole, they'd chew through it. I'd repair the hole, they'd chew through it. Finally got me a Have-A-Heart trap and caught it as it was leaving my home. Took the trap behind the garage and (this section has been deleted by clamato's legal counsel). Something about the scent of a squirrel leads other squirrels to seek out shelter in their absence. I must have fixed that thing a half-dozen times before I came up with a permanent solution.
Being a lover of nature as you are, Ms. Amy...you would have loved having to explain to your 6 year-old why it was raining inside the house one night. Seems a visitor got into the house, was camped out on the window header, and relieved itself causing squirrel pee to cascade down the window onto the walls and carpet. That was the squirrel's last act. He was Have-A-Hearted out of the house the next day...and brought behind the garage and (this section has been deleted by clamato's legal counsel).
I like squirrels as much as the next guy. But when you live in a frame house, they can try your patience.
I may be mistaken, but I believe it is illegal to do anything more than catch them and release them in your backyard. I don't think you are allowed to take them for a 6 mile ride, I don't think you're allowed to (this section deleted by clamato's legal counsel)...and I definitely know you aren't allowed to (this section deleted by clamato's legal counsel).
A sincere thank you again to everybody! We did not catch anything last night, but are confident in the resolution potential, thanks to all of you.
Mr. Clamato, we were always envious of those living in your area and on your Mayberry type of street. Who knew of the mayhem that existed in the wee hours of the morning... Good luck!
The only reason to envy my location (My wife refers to it as Bedford Falls....not Mayberry) is that, with the exception of one, I have great neighbors...and I can walk to the train in 5 minutes.
Otherwise...I'd trade my life with any of you. Ruydah in particular.
Clamato, Don't patronize me, a poor sap who lives on the wrong(south)side of the tracks. I can only imagine the society parties and gala events that occur regularly in your neighborhood. Remember what I've always told you: If you woke up tomorrow morning with my money, instead of yours, you'd take that 5 minute walk to the train and sit down in front of it! You, my friend, have a life that is enviable.
Well, my assistant who lives in a third floor apartment in Chicago says she and her roommates have a problem with , um, large mice. Her landlord gave them some of the sticky traps, and they promptly trapped a very , uh, large mouse. There ensued extensive drama among the roommates as to the proper disposition of the live and pathetically squeaking prisoner. The landlord was nowhere to be found. After extensive consultation with various of their male acquaintences, none of whom volunteered to do the right thing and come deal with it, they placed the trap with the prisoner in a small opaque plastic bag, sealed it up and placed it in the dumpster. Now my assistant says she's having dreams about large mice. So does anybody know what you're supposed to do with the live and squealing critters under such circumstances?
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