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Mice in the basement (Question) Bill 04-20-2008
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Posted by Bill on April 20, 2008, 6:46 pm
I recently had some food in my basement spoiled by mice.
I set 6 traps and got 3 overnight.
I reset those 3 and got 1 more today.

My question is... How are these things surviving in my basement?
Aside from that box of cereal, I have never had food down there and there is
no water that I know of.

I seems any mouse would starve down there.
And then the bigger question, how are they getting inside?



Posted by dicko on April 20, 2008, 6:51 pm

>I recently had some food in my basement spoiled by mice.
>I set 6 traps and got 3 overnight.
>I reset those 3 and got 1 more today.
>
>My question is... How are these things surviving in my basement?
>Aside from that box of cereal, I have never had food down there and there is
>no water that I know of.
>
>I seems any mouse would starve down there.
>And then the bigger question, how are they getting inside?
>
I used to get 2 or 3 mice a week in my basement during the winter
months. I'm not kidding, it was like a mouse grand central station.

I recently had a blower door test done during an energy audit. You
wouldnt believe the number of openings found all the way around the
perimeter of the house where the sill meets the foundation. After
they were all caulked, I havent had a mouse in 3 months down there.

I think that once mice find a nice warm place to nest, they bring
their own food. During a kitchen remodel, I found a whole pile of
acorn shells underneath the old kitchen cabinets.

-dickm

Posted by RBM on April 20, 2008, 6:59 pm

>I recently had some food in my basement spoiled by mice.
> I set 6 traps and got 3 overnight.
> I reset those 3 and got 1 more today.
>
> My question is... How are these things surviving in my basement?
> Aside from that box of cereal, I have never had food down there and there
> is no water that I know of.
>
> I seems any mouse would starve down there.
> And then the bigger question, how are they getting inside?

They come and go as they please. It only takes a tiny hole for them to gain
access, and they probably have routes to every corner of your house. Just
keep setting traps along perimeters and foundation ledges. Once you stop
getting them in the traps, keep a few traps active and replace the bait
every month. You'll never stop them from getting in, but you can certainly
limit their numbers
>
>



Posted by DGDevin on April 20, 2008, 7:49 pm
RBM wrote:

> You'll never stop them from
> getting in, but you can certainly limit their numbers

It's only impossible to keep them out if they always have an alternate
route, i.e. they can chew their way though another section of wood. But if
their point of entry is a crack or other hole in a concrete foundation then
the steel wool and grout method of sealing the hole works quite well.



Posted by RBM on April 20, 2008, 8:13 pm

> RBM wrote:
>
>> You'll never stop them from
>> getting in, but you can certainly limit their numbers
>
> It's only impossible to keep them out if they always have an alternate
> route, i.e. they can chew their way though another section of wood. But
> if their point of entry is a crack or other hole in a concrete foundation
> then the steel wool and grout method of sealing the hole works quite well.

You've got to find the holes before you can plug them. Mice can walk up the
siding of your house and find tiny holes you can't even get to to stick
steel wool in
>
>



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