tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post114116836642588900..comments2023-11-18T01:21:55.631-05:00Comments on My Open Wallet: MiceMadame Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11536189690094235926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141275928309043042006-03-02T00:05:00.000-05:002006-03-02T00:05:00.000-05:00Ah yes, the tell tale sign of mice infestation is ...Ah yes, the tell tale sign of mice infestation is mice poop on your kitchen counters.<BR/>I had a mouse problem, and what we did is we got one of those traps where it's like a box, and you put peanut butter at the end and leave the entrance to the box open.<BR/>When the mouse runs in to get the peanut butter, he tips the box and the door closes.<BR/>That way when you get home and the door of the trap is closed you know you got him.<BR/>Even though we caught 5 mice like that, we never really got rid of them,.<BR/>The last straw was seeing a mouse jump out of my bowl which was full of nachos. The nachos that I was going to eat if I didn't walk in the room just as the mouse jumped out. I ended up moving out 2 months before the lease was over. I told the landlord that either he lets me out of the lease early or I'm going to bring the mice over to his house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141266777462642082006-03-01T21:32:00.000-05:002006-03-01T21:32:00.000-05:00We happened on a mouse once in our old place...cap...We happened on a mouse once in our old place...captured him in a milk carton, named him virgil and set him outside. We told him that the deal was we'd let him go and he could never come back. We seemed to have luck with that approach (but it could have been seeing our two cats that truly freaked him out beyond ever wanting to return). He must have ventured up from another apartment we had no other signs of mice whatsoever in that place.Caitlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07099173870125319819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141246276811115442006-03-01T15:51:00.000-05:002006-03-01T15:51:00.000-05:00A farmer once told me about a technique to reduce ...A farmer once told me about a technique to reduce bug problems with his crops without using toxic pesticides. I'm not sure whether this is translatable to mouse problems, but here goes:<BR/><BR/>Pick out unwanted bugs from the garden, put them in a blender with water, and create a very dilute "bug spray", which you then spray on and around your crops. Any new bugs wandering by catch the smell and go into what he called "freak out" mode and leave.<BR/><BR/>A blender probably wouldn't be powerful enough for mice, however, so you'd need to find something more industrial. Also, I'm not sure it would work. Not to mention the fact that it would be an unfathomably gross thing to do.optioned unarmedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01626411140748520667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141231096941110792006-03-01T11:38:00.000-05:002006-03-01T11:38:00.000-05:00We had a small problem with mice last winter. The...We had a small problem with mice last winter. The first sign that they were cruising the area was that they nested in my car and chewed up a bunch of wires. Then they moved inside, making their presence known by their poop--ON THE KITCHEN CABINETS! We ultimately set down traps in the basement and caught two, and then had no more problems. I put the trap at the end of a paper bag, so that I would just have to pick up the paper bag and toss it when it caught the mouse. Thankfully, though, my husband offered to do it.<BR/><BR/>Getting a cat is NOT an option for me--not only am I terribly allergic to them, but the cat itself would become bait for my dog. Poison is also not an option--again, because of the dog.SMBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08929907537266948108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141227962109142322006-03-01T10:46:00.000-05:002006-03-01T10:46:00.000-05:00We had a mouse in our dryer. I could hear it scur...We had a mouse in our dryer. I could hear it scurry around. It messed up our dryer and had to call a repairman. The guy found a plug that came loose inside it. What a pain!<BR/><BR/>Keeping clean and plugging holes are the #1 deterrents for rodents.<BR/><BR/>We told a friend that we had a mouse problem when we moved in and she said "Ahh. You got an apartment with pets!"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141218314758275292006-03-01T08:05:00.000-05:002006-03-01T08:05:00.000-05:00Cute (and funny!) post. :-)We had our own mouse pr...Cute (and funny!) post. :-)<BR/><BR/>We had our own mouse problems (two mice) last year and a few traps later, they were all gone. However my experience was a bit different than yours -- my wife screamed bloody murder when she found the mouse in the kitchen!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141172827537162122006-02-28T19:27:00.000-05:002006-02-28T19:27:00.000-05:00I lived in Texas for a long time where roaches and...I lived in Texas for a long time where roaches and ants are an everyday issue. So I can *totally* relate to the issues you're dealing with. Those are excellent tips you provided. I had NO idea that mice don't chew through steel wool!.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13595367207712520382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14245531.post-1141171298345651682006-02-28T19:01:00.000-05:002006-02-28T19:01:00.000-05:00it's hit and miss whether your cat is a mouser, bu...it's hit and miss whether your cat is a mouser, but one of two is and has been an excellent guard :) he also likes to exterminate the occasional stray roach. not cheaper, but much cuter than traps.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07960447547306419362noreply@blogger.com