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DIY & Home Improvement

LunaSea

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1. How big?

Reply to Baltimike (Original post)

Wed Oct 12, 2022, 08:04 AM

Oct 2022

Rats or mice? Or something else?
Personally I like traps. Bait them with nuts, seeds and peanut butter.
Like these-
https://www.homedepot.com/p/JT-Eaton-Repeater-Low-Profile-Multi-Catch-Mouse-Trap-with-Solid-Steel-Lid-12-Pack-420/205018835

https://www.thespruce.com/best-mouse-traps-4154321

You are right about poisons, they will endanger your pets, as well as anything else that feeds on mice, like hawks and owls.

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any advice on how to get rid of rodents? [View all] Baltimike Oct 2022 OP

How big? LunaSea Oct 2022 #1

I thought they were rat big, but so far, I think the only kills have been mice Baltimike Oct 2022 #4

Do not use poison. A poisoned rodent can die in your walls. Auggie Oct 2022 #2

If you are against killing them, you can try mothballs and/or peppermint oil. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #3

will that get rid of them if they're already there? nt Baltimike Oct 2022 #5

It has for us. We love to feed the birds and the squirrels so of course Ferrets are Cool Oct 2022 #6

Vote Democratic JohnSJ Oct 2022 #7

They hate cloves. IbogaProject Oct 2022 #8

Glue traps. They work. Every year, I go through this routine when the weather changes for the SWBTATTReg Oct 2022 #9

Infestation of rodents BlueTexasMan Oct 2022 #10

Try to find how they are getting in TheRealNorth Oct 2022 #11

Peppermint Oil Simeon Salus Oct 2022 #12

My first thought when I had only read the title of your post was to say Vote Them Out. MLAA Oct 2022 #13

There is a high frequency sound on you tube that will drive them out. Play it loud. You will not be cutroot Oct 2022 #14

The initial cost is a little steep Warpy Oct 2022 #15

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