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Mice Attack! And cockroaches, too...
Okay... so this is definitely not really about pets, but there wasn't an appropriate category!
I have mice in my house. My fiancee is away for the weekend, and the mice are not going for the traps, even though they're baited with peanut butter.
I'm not scared of mice, but they are a pain in the butt, and they're dirty to boot.
How do I get rid of them, and keep them out of my house? If it makes any difference, I live in a semi-detached.
The other issue: cockroaches. We occasionally get little cockroaches, seemingly in spurts. Those, I can't handle. How do you keep them from coming into your home? Sealing everything is not an option... our home was built in the 1920s.
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I totally hear you on the sealing everything idea. My house was built in the late 1800's and we've had mice, spiders, squirrels and flea problems. [And, I also have a rabbit, so everything had to be pet friendly for us, also.]
Before moving into our house we called an exterminator and he sprayed our house on three different occasions. Sealing everything really is one of the best things you can possibly do for your house- they sell this Grate [I believe that's the spelling] stuff at Lowe's or Home Depot that's like white foam when you spray it out of the little nozzle.
If you don't want to call an exterminator, find a pet friendly bug spray and spray your house from bottom to top. [If there is such a thing, I haven't heard of one yet.] If that doesn't happen, ask a friend, neighbor or relative to keep the little pup for a day or two until you have time to spray the house, and then VACUUM VACUUM VACUUM! [If your exterminator doesn't tell you to do this, I'm telling you now!] And I'm talking EVERY single crack, too. [Yes, I DO know how long that will take. Been there, done that.]
The point of vacuuming is that you will suck up all of the dead critters... then if/ when[it took us 3 times to get rid of all of ours] you spray again a few days later [be sure to vacuum again] you'll get the newly hatched critters, and the still-egg critters. Hopefully that will end your problem.
And for the mice-- A) try getting the traps that the mice eat the bait, which makes them incredibly thirsty, and they go out searching for water. That seemed to work better for us than the actual old fashioned [almost cartoon looking] kind of mouse trap. B) But if you want to use the kind you already have, for some reason, chunky peanut butter works better than creamy. C) If all else fails, use a glue trap.
That was all from personal experience, but if you want more info, check out:
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Okay,
You're best bet might be to call an exterminator only because mice can build there nest inside the walls which will only make the problem become worse. Try baiting with graham crackers with a dab of peanut butter, There are also different types of mice traps you can buy. Cockroaches, Make sure there are no clothes in bundles, dishes in the sink, crumbs on the counters and if you do, Do not store paper or plastic bags in cupboards it will only cause insulation which attracks cockroaches. Call an exterminatior as it might be your best bet.
Good Luck
BahaiMa22
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