Where the hell is the Orkin man when you need him???

[Calamity Jane]

My house is overrun with mice. We've lived here 3 years, and only seen one mouse. Dead. With a cat chewing on it.

This whole summer, I've been seeing them... streaking through the livingroom, running back under the fridge... nearly out of sight, and therefore, nearly out of mind.

Until I rearranged furniture in the kids' room and found a nest in their recliner... and went to plug in a lamp in the livingroom and my hand bumped into a mouse climbing into the space around the outlet (i haven't bought a cover for that one yet)... until yesterday when I was in the kitchen, I opened my cabinet that's full of baking supplies, and one jumped out and landed right the fuck on my chest.

I can't ignore them. I can't poison them. I get queasy at the thought of emptying traps. I've considered not feeding my cats until they get hungry enough to hunt.

Has anyone ever used an exterminator for rodents? I don't understand how it could possibly be effective, but I'm totally willing to let someone else take on the Karmic responsibility of dispatching the nasty lil critters.

Someone help me before the lil shits call Ben.

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

I believe they have "mice bombs" similar to those roach bombs. You may want to give that a try.

If not, just go to the pet shelter, and get the meanest, most foul-tempered feline you can find. Ever see the movie "Mouse Hunt"?

 

[brokenbrainwave]

damn, you might have to get a profesional to bomb the place with poisons, this sounds like a lot of Mickey's. Honestly it sounds a tad dire to tackle on your own, those critters reproduce faster than your cats will get hungry. I hope you got a place to stay for a few days.

 

[SaucyWench]

I ALWAYS knew you were infested with nasty things! Now, I have confirmation.

Get them taken care of soon, as you well know, 'cause the cold weather only drives more inside and pretty soon you'll have a mousy convention going on in your livingroom! Ewwww!!!

SW

 

[patient1]

I can't ignore them. I can't poison them. I get queasy at the thought of emptying traps. I've considered not feeding my cats until they get hungry enough to hunt.



Has anyone ever used an exterminator for rodents? I don't understand how it could possibly be effective, but I'm totally willing to let someone else take on the Karmic responsibility of dispatching the nasty lil critters.

Someone help me before the lil shits call Ben.

The exterminator will poison them, by various methods. He'll bring them under control.

They can also put a tent over your house & fumigate it, eradicating every insect & animal within.... at the cost of a few Grand, plus you have to go away for a long weekend or so.

Either way, you can expect to smell dead mice. But I prefer that to the live ones scent marking everywhere.

I expect they'll want to sign you up for a monthly service contract, rather than a job fee.

You'd probably need a snake to go everywhere the mice are & eat them, if you wanted to attack this many mice without poison.

Uncovered outlets are a great source of mouse traffic. You really don't want them gnawing on your wiring, but you could always wait for the fire..

 

[Calamity Jane]

Re: Re: Where the hell is the Orkin man when you need him???

Uncovered outlets are a great source of mouse traffic. You really don't want them gnawing on your wiring, but you could always wait for the fire..

Don't tempt me. This house is making me crazy anyway. I'm sure the only reason we have mice now is because most of the outlets are missing covers. Damn remodeling projects.

Maybe I'll go out to the barn and catch a few blacksnakes... release them into the crawlspace...

Hew Saucy... I think I'm going to start storing my horse feed in the spare room, just for you.

 

[Olivianna]

If you are seriously concerned about harming the mice and are willing to make the effort to approach the problem in a humane manner, you could pick up some of those box-like mousetraps. Basically, the mice are lured into the little box (not sure exactly how it works, but I know friends who have used these) and then you toss the critter outside (open the box container far from your house). You can leave these traps out overnight, and then empty them in the morning. Of course, extermination or evacuation may not exactly solve your mice problem. Can you figure out how they're getting in?

 

[svenmn]

Re: Re: Re: Where the hell is the Orkin man when you need him???

Don't tempt me. This house is making me crazy anyway. I'm sure the only reason we have mice now is because most of the outlets are missing covers. Damn remodeling projects.

Maybe I'll go out to the barn and catch a few blacksnakes... release them into the crawlspace...

Hew Saucy... I think I'm going to start storing my horse feed in the spare room, just for you.

Hey that will work but call exterminator company they have a little trap box that will catch and kill the little buggers and sign up for monthly service even come back and empty the box and refresh it.

S

 

[patient1]

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Don't tempt me. This house is making me crazy anyway. I'm sure the only reason we have mice now is because most of the outlets are missing covers. Damn remodeling projects.

Oh, but of course. The last thing a pro wants to do when they get home is work, regardless of occupation.

I had a uncle that died before he finished his bathroom, even though he lived there over 20 years.

 

[Narcosis]

that orkin commercial where it shows a fake commercial and then a roach runs across the screen scared the living shit out of me.

 

[Saytur]

that orkin commercial where it shows a fake commercial and then a roach runs across the screen scared the living shit out of me.

Fuck yeah! I hate that one

 

[Guest]

I've had Orkin for mice and bugs. It worked very well, except they get into all the spots in the house where you can.... hide stuff.

They spray and put out what is evidently very powerful poison. There are boxes full of it that the mice walk through, and they eat it and go on their merry way. The poison decomposes them from the inside out, so there is nothing to clean up.

Sure, you let a mouse on your fucking chest, but I got nothin'! I thought my prolonged staring would have given me away, too.

 

[lickerish]

I opened my cabinet that's full of baking supplies, and one jumped out and landed right the fuck on my chest.

I screamed when I read that, I feel your pain. I set a trap out at my dads and I haven't seen the lil' fucker since.

 

[farmerr]

wow it sounds like u have the same prob with mice as i due with ants

one thing that u might wanna look into that i have heard works is that they make this device that plugs into your outlet that sends out a a sub level noise that humans cant hear but drives mice insane so the leave the range of the noise ive never had a mouse prob so i cant tell u to buy one but they make them and sell a shit load of them so i assume they work there not that pricey ither

as far as my ants ive done everything in the world except dig up my foundation
i belive my house was built on a ant colony

 

[SaucyWench]

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Hew Saucy... I think I'm going to start storing my horse feed in the spare room, just for you.

If you do that, does that mean I get to sleep in your bed next time I visit? *cheers*

SW

 

[LukkyKnight]

Someone help me before the lil shits call Ben.

Send them to Sioux City. If Orkin can't handle em, the meat packers sure the hell can.

 

[Guest]

PGC is gone now.

She's been carried away by a big mouse and renamed Mrs. Frisbee.

At least the NIMH will have fun with her.

We will miss her wit, charm, and sex appeal. But SaucyWench can more than make up for it

 

[Bindii]

PCG, please don't use poison or allow an exterminator to use poison.....unless you check (and double check) that secondary poisoning can't occur.

As you know I am a wildlife carer and you have no idea the amount of animals I have to watch die (or euthanase) an extremely painful death because they have eaten poisoned mice or rats. What happens is the normal form of poison for mice and rats (generally an arsnic based solution) is eaten by the mice, it then acts by dehydrating the animal (it swells inside and hardens) which forces the animal to leave the house in search of water....the majority of them die outdoors and many of them are eaten by birds, snakes, lizards, possums, insects, domestic pets etc If they are eaten then the animal that has eaten them will also be poisoned...trust me its not a pleasant death.

There are some poisons on the market that claim not to cause secondary poisoning. If you decide to poison then please look for one of these.

I believe that the humane mouse traps are a much better idea...then all you have to do is go for a nice drive and let them go (in another neighbourhood!).

 

[SaucyWench]

PGC is gone now.

She's been carried away by a big mouse and renamed Mrs. Frisbee.

At least the NIMH will have fun with her.

We will miss her wit, charm, and sex appeal. But SaucyWench can more than make up for it

Oh, I dunno about that! I don't think I can ever even think about coming close to PCG's goddess-like stature and her incredible charm.

Damn those NIMH rats, gimme PCG back!

 

[KillerMuffin]

Screw the Orkin man. Get a ferret.

I mean that literally. They look kind of cute with those tight pants and that hat.

 

[Calamity Jane]

Sure, you let a mouse on your fucking chest, but I got nothin'! I thought my prolonged staring would have given me away, too.

Nothin??? I flashed the whole freakin bar in Chi town... where were you? All you had to do was ask

I checked into those sonic things. "You may need two for any room exceeding 10x10. I'm pretty sure every room in my house is at least 10x10. My kitchen alone is 15x30. I also liked "The sound will not penetrate walls, cabinet doors, floors or ceilings" so, basically, they'll keep the mice off the counters in the kitchen.

So KM, do ferrets work because they're stinky or will a descented one work too?

SW, my bed is always open to you, you know that.

Bindii... I know I can't really use poison. Secondary poisoning is a concern, considering the # of animals intentionally running around my house. Besides, I've already had to treat one dog for strychnine (sp?) poisoning and two for ingesting D-Con. Not experiences I need to repeat.

Maybe I'll just move into the house down the road...

 

[LukkyKnight]

No no no, don't screw the orkin man, come elope to Sioux City and leave your mice behind.

 

[patient1]

I don't think there are any arsenic poisons avaiable here any more. Even so, secondary poisoning could be an issue.Brodifocum (active ingrediant )is a cat-killer. I wouldn't take chances with cats I spent so much money on. Warfarin sends dogs to the ER.

I'd recommend one with Cholecalciferol as an active ingredient. It puts the mice off their feed in one serving, & they die later. It pulls calcium out of their bones & into their blood, & they die of heart attacks. It was designed to be easy on other animals.

Ferrets like getting into the cracks & crevices, & behind appliances where mice go.

I think trapping will be part of the solution, can you get somebody else to empty them for you?

 

[Calamity Jane]

No no no, don't screw the orkin man, come elope to Sioux City and leave your mice behind.

Now there's an offer a girl would be hard pressed to refuse! When will you be departing for that fair city, again?

I think trapping will be part of the solution, can you get somebody else to empty them for you?

It's not so much the emptying of the traps that bothers me, provided the critters are dead. Unfortunately, anytime I've used traps in the past, the mice have been caught by their feet or by their tails, so they're alive and wiggling and makin noise... and then you have to kill them. THAT's the part I can't handle.

I suppose I should be happy that they're only mice. My greyhound brought me a rat today that at first I thought was a small possum. If that's what's hangin out in the fields, no wonder all the mice took shelter in my house!

 

[LukkyKnight]

Fair city? You've been there, right? Fair city?

Um... tail end of the week it looks like.