PrincessMommy Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 How do it lay a trap for that?! It's keeping my son awake at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan C. Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Remembering when we had one years ago..... it crawled into a hole, dh sealed it, then it scratched so much he opened it up again (and I didn't want a dead mouse in the wall). And, those little plastic traps (humane ones) DON'T work, the mouse took the bait and ran! We could even hear the little door squeak, twice.....!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Um, I think the protocol in this situation is to MOVE. :ack2: Seriously, I don't know. We had that happen at our old house before figuring out (and fixing!) how they got in there. We just slept in another room until the scratching stopped. URGH. I had nightmares. I suppose you could knock a hole in the wall, but we weren't brave enough. Most importantly, figure out how it got in there so you can prevent it from happening again. Because trust me, if you don't, it'll happen again. Ask me how I know. (I convinced myself that it was a bird, squirrel, or chipmunk. For some reason, those options freaked me out slightly less than a mouse.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orthodox6 Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We have had both rats and squirrels in the attic. Pest control company was our only solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hockey Mom Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We have had both rats and squirrels in the attic. Pest control company was our only solution. Ditto. BUT...do NOT allow the pest control company to throw bait without traps in there. Bait will kill them...but good luck finding them once they die. The smell goes away in about 3 days during the summer months, and takes about a week during the winter months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 23, 2013 Author Share Posted February 23, 2013 We have had both rats and squirrels in the attic. Pest control company was our only solution. Arg. That is one solution I didn't want to hear but I think you are right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 (I convinced myself that it was a bird, squirrel, or chipmunk. For some reason, those options freaked me out slightly less than a mouse.) Bwhaa - ha-ha-ha!!! I did the same thing. But, in our case, it ended up being a BAT!!!!!! It got into our house. AND, we found out we had an entire colony living in our attic!!!! Ack. We did move (not because of that, but I was relieved!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
********* Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Bwhaa - ha-ha-ha!!! I did the same thing. But, in our case, it ended up being a BAT!!!!!! It got into our house. AND, we found out we had an entire colony living in our attic!!!! Ack. We did move (not because of that, but I was relieved!). Oh {shudder}. I never even *considered* that it could be a bat. Gack. That is like a FLYING MOUSE. Blarg... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Oh {shudder}. I never even *considered* that it could be a bat. Gack. That is like a FLYING MOUSE. Blarg... Yup. And, he can DIVE BOMB you while you are falling asleep . . . . ask me how I know!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HappyLady Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We had that happen a few times. We have a cape style house with crawl spaces on the 2nd floor (we heard them in the walls on the 2nd floor). We put some humane traps in the crawl spaces and caught them within a day. My DH then drove them to a better location to live. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 I got a girl cat (the male was worthless)--she stalked him (or them) until they were no more... We had one that was like the mouse in The Green Mile.... I swear he would roll a spool of thread across the ceiling and back again---all night long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Regular mouse trap baited with a sliver of peanut. You want to kill it. If you do a release trap, they will just come back in. Peanuts work really well. They are oily, and therefore smelly. So they attract the mouse, but they can't work the sliver out of the hole, so they always die. Also, get a cat. Just the smell of the cat will discourage invaders. I live in the woods. This happens every couple of years. When I bait with a peanut, the mouse is dead within hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We used to have this more frequently but we keep trying to find where the mice are getting in. Our exterminator told us they can squeeze in the littlest holes. So, we have remortered, filled holes but they still have a way in somewhere. We set a trap with peanut butter and they found it. However, we have had quite a few die in our walls. Nasty smell. Once we opened where the scratching was happening. Out popped the mouse. We caught it. However, our exterminator told us unless we kill it, it will return to our house. Even if you release far away. We couldn't think of what do so we drowned it. Never. Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldberry Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Whatever you do, DON'T watch that tv show "Infested".... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbgrace Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 We caught ours in a trap. I guess he/she was coming out of said wall or could anyway. This mouse was also in our son's room. He kept telling us there had to be a monster in his closet! It took me a while to figure out he was really hearing something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyA Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Are there any openings near the wall? Maybe a pocket door, or a small hole in the baseboards? You could lay a trap there. These humane traps work perfectly for us: http://www.amazon.co...p/dp/B000YFA7HW If you use them, you *must* check them at least every 12 hours so the mice don't become too stressed or hungry. The mice will not and do not come back if you release them several miles away from your house. Obviously, if you release them right outside your house, they're going to come back in! You'll want to release them somewhere where they have some natural cover. I like to leave some food with them, too (oatmeal, birdseed, etc.) Whatever you do, *please* don't use glue traps. They are unbelievably cruel. Some mice chew off their own limbs in an attempt to escape the glue; if they cannot, they suffer there until they dehydrate to death (or until you kill them). Poison is also cruel. Not only do the mice die slowly from internal bleeding, they risk poisoning anything that eats them or their carcasses, including pet dogs and cats, raccoons, owls, and other wildlife. If you feel you must kill them, a snap trap is the most humane option. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Regular mouse trap baited with a sliver of peanut. You want to kill it. If you do a release trap, they will just come back in. Peanuts work really well. They are oily, and therefore smelly. So they attract the mouse, but they can't work the sliver out of the hole, so they always die. Also, get a cat. Just the smell of the cat will discourage invaders. I live in the woods. This happens every couple of years. When I bait with a peanut, the mouse is dead within hours. I've used reg. mouse traps in the past, but those we saw mouse droppings and knew they were IN the house. How do they get it if they're behind the wall? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessMommy Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Yup. And, he can DIVE BOMB you while you are falling asleep . . . . ask me how I know!!! I like bats, but no!! This I would NOT like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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