Mice in the basement

We have recently observed mice in the basement. We have a "pantry"
down there where there was a lot of food, such as rice etc, which the
mice fed on.

We threw out everything that was not in cans. I set up a "mouse cube"
type of mouse trap (highly recommended) and it caught one mouse. Kids
reported seeing one more mouse afterwards.

My question is how to get rid of them effectively. At this point there
is no mouse accessible food left in the basement.

I would prefer not to use poison for two reasons, one is that we have
a toddler, and another is that dead mice make big stink (don't ask me
how I know). I would prefer to either drive them away, or catch them.

Thanks

i

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on June 14, 2007, 11:38 am

> We have recently observed mice in the basement. We have a "pantry"

> down there where there was a lot of food, such as rice etc, which the

> mice fed on.

> We threw out everything that was not in cans. I set up a "mouse cube"

> type of mouse trap (highly recommended) and it caught one mouse. Kids

> reported seeing one more mouse afterwards.

> My question is how to get rid of them effectively. At this point there

> is no mouse accessible food left in the basement.

> I would prefer not to use poison for two reasons, one is that we have

> a toddler, and another is that dead mice make big stink (don't ask me

> how I know). I would prefer to either drive them away, or catch them.

> Thanks

> i

Spring-loaded mouse trap baited with a bit of cracker & peanut butter.
Yeah...I know...you have to remove the dead mouse, but this method involves
no poison and is very effective. Put on a pair of dishwashing gloves when
handling the dead mouse, and then wash your glove covered hands with
whatever liquid detergent you have around. Keep the toddlers out of the
basement until this is over.

Posted by Bob Brock on June 14, 2007, 11:39 am

>> We have recently observed mice in the basement. We have a "pantry"

>> down there where there was a lot of food, such as rice etc, which the

>> mice fed on.

>> We threw out everything that was not in cans. I set up a "mouse cube"

>> type of mouse trap (highly recommended) and it caught one mouse. Kids

>> reported seeing one more mouse afterwards.

>> My question is how to get rid of them effectively. At this point there

>> is no mouse accessible food left in the basement.

>> I would prefer not to use poison for two reasons, one is that we have

>> a toddler, and another is that dead mice make big stink (don't ask me

>> how I know). I would prefer to either drive them away, or catch them.

>> Thanks

>> i

> Spring-loaded mouse trap baited with a bit of cracker & peanut butter.

> Yeah...I know...you have to remove the dead mouse, but this method

> involves no poison and is very effective. Put on a pair of dishwashing

> gloves when handling the dead mouse, and then wash your glove covered

> hands with whatever liquid detergent you have around. Keep the toddlers

> out of the basement until this is over.

Then there is the sticky traps that catch the mouse's feet. Of course then
you either have to let the mouse starve or kill him yourself.

Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on June 14, 2007, 12:21 pm

>>> We have recently observed mice in the basement. We have a "pantry"

>>> down there where there was a lot of food, such as rice etc, which the

>>> mice fed on.

>>>

>>> We threw out everything that was not in cans. I set up a "mouse cube"

>>> type of mouse trap (highly recommended) and it caught one mouse. Kids

>>> reported seeing one more mouse afterwards.

>>>

>>> My question is how to get rid of them effectively. At this point there

>>> is no mouse accessible food left in the basement.

>>>

>>> I would prefer not to use poison for two reasons, one is that we have

>>> a toddler, and another is that dead mice make big stink (don't ask me

>>> how I know). I would prefer to either drive them away, or catch them.

>>>

>>> Thanks

>>>

>>> i

>> Spring-loaded mouse trap baited with a bit of cracker & peanut butter.

>> Yeah...I know...you have to remove the dead mouse, but this method

>> involves no poison and is very effective. Put on a pair of dishwashing

>> gloves when handling the dead mouse, and then wash your glove covered

>> hands with whatever liquid detergent you have around. Keep the toddlers

>> out of the basement until this is over.

> Then there is the sticky traps that catch the mouse's feet. Of course

> then you either have to let the mouse starve or kill him yourself.

Burn off the hair over the stove burner, then deep fry and serve with spicy
marinara sauce as a dip, like calamari.

Posted by Gunner on June 14, 2007, 1:36 pm

On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 16:21:49 GMT, "JoeSpareBedroom"

>>>> We have recently observed mice in the basement. We have a "pantry"

>>>> down there where there was a lot of food, such as rice etc, which the

>>>> mice fed on.

>>>>

>>>> We threw out everything that was not in cans. I set up a "mouse cube"

>>>> type of mouse trap (highly recommended) and it caught one mouse. Kids

>>>> reported seeing one more mouse afterwards.

>>>>

>>>> My question is how to get rid of them effectively. At this point there

>>>> is no mouse accessible food left in the basement.

>>>>

>>>> I would prefer not to use poison for two reasons, one is that we have

>>>> a toddler, and another is that dead mice make big stink (don't ask me

>>>> how I know). I would prefer to either drive them away, or catch them.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks

>>>>

>>>> i

>>>

>>> Spring-loaded mouse trap baited with a bit of cracker & peanut butter.

>>> Yeah...I know...you have to remove the dead mouse, but this method

>>> involves no poison and is very effective. Put on a pair of dishwashing

>>> gloves when handling the dead mouse, and then wash your glove covered

>>> hands with whatever liquid detergent you have around. Keep the toddlers

>>> out of the basement until this is over.

>> Then there is the sticky traps that catch the mouse's feet. Of course

>> then you either have to let the mouse starve or kill him yourself.

>Burn off the hair over the stove burner, then deep fry and serve with spicy

>marinara sauce as a dip, like calamari.

Proper serving is a key. Bamboo skewer up the rectum and out the mouth
is the proper way.

Plus you can deep fry them on the skewer by simply dunking em into the
hot grease.

Gunner

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