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To: ansel12

I have no idea. My house is 100 years old so points of entry are legion.


18 posted on 01/17/2024 1:16:48 PM PST by week 71
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To: week 71

That is challenging.

I had one field mouse get into my house and I left him alone for about 3 months to learn about what damage he could cause and he sampled everything he could among the edibles, nibbling his little holes into every box and bag.

Finally, I ordered the mouse traps from Amazon, and within an hour or two of setting one at his hiding area, he was cleanly killed with a broken neck.


35 posted on 01/17/2024 1:31:18 PM PST by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: week 71

My farm relatives use feral cats. Mice get into the horse chow, live well with hay and alfalfa aplenty, but the cats keep the population down.
If your house is old, try to secure the foundation, and fill in around all the pipes and ducts. Keep plants away from the house wall; plants often shelter bugs and mice eat bugs and plants.
Also, there are substances mice don’t appreciate, smells that deter them.


100 posted on 01/17/2024 3:15:47 PM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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