We've got a mouse in the house

[milliepops]

And it's driving my 2 Jack Russells mad. I've bought one of them plug in rodent deterrents, but it hasn't worked. I don't want to put a trap down and kill it, any ideas anyone ?

[tiggerblue10]

You can get humane traps.

[tiggerblue10]

http://www.amazon.co....ef=pd_sl_6ejv3u2rho_b

[Answerprancer]

Get a trip trap like this one http://www.martleyele...hickbox/trip-trap.jpg and bait it with chocolate - I've done this many times, no need to kill the little beastie.

[ubasses]

get a humane trap put some hamster or guinea pig food in it and place where you find any droppings. It will snap shut and then you can release it. Make sure you take it at least a mile away. I have been tols mueseli will work as well

[sherrardk]

As Tiiger says, humane trap with chocolate in it. When you catch the mouse, don't just release it in the garden though - take it somewhe else.

[RATTER15]

Put a trap down and kill it, those rodent repellents are a waste of time and money.

Are you sure its just one mouse and not an infestation?

[ELVIS68]

You never get a mouse in the house, you get mice

[Auntie-Mimi]

You have to kill it, if you use a humane moustrap and capture it you have to transport that mouse a mile from your property before release, you can purchase moustraps that kill humanely they do cost about £30 though they electrocute the mouse in a chamber in a second, you are probably appaled at this thought however, you don't want it nesting and breeding in the wall cavities otherwise it will drive you all mad.

[RATTER15]

Is that so Elvis, so a cat always bring in more than one mouse at a time.

[Eve]

I got one of those tippy trap things from B&Q when one of the cats brought a live mouse in. It was a lot smaller than I expected and quite flimsy, very lightweight and I was a little dubious as to whether it would work.

In the end the little fella ventured out enough to get in a box where I left him to recover before I hoped to set him free but he didn't make it, probably too traumatised after the cat.

[ELVIS68]

Ratter.......... in this case it is mice

[Answerprancer]

"You never get a mouse in the house, you get mice" not when there are cats around. The only mice I've had in my room are ones the cat brought in and lost, I've trapped at least four in the last few years - none of which came back (they were garden mice not house mice). I find it irritating to say the least that these sort of posts generate this KILL KILL KILL !! attitude with some posters.

[daoji]

KILL KILL KILL lol :0)
If a cat brought it in it's already suffering and unlikely to live. A 'humane' trap will simply add to it's trauma and so it's suffering.
Much kinder to get the job done quickly and cleanly with the traditional snap of a steel sprung trap.

[zzxxee]

rodents <<<shudder shudder shudder>>>> i am a wuss, i would suggest you move out for a few days and get someone to get rid of them for you :0)

[lorri24601]

if you go for humane trap, then make sure you get a metal one. we put plastic one down and the mouse just ate the food, then ate its way out the trap lol

[slinkycat]

Answerprancer much as I hate to say it, agree with all the posters who say KILL! Had a real problem in all the sheds recently, despite having a cat, they were getting out of control.
Also know a family who had a terrible infestation in the house cos they thought blocking holes etc would get rid of them eventually. You could hear them scurrying around the attic, and the droppings were in all the kitchen cupboards.
Btw milliepops, my JRT was extremely enthusiastic but didn't manage to catch one! Although he did sniff out a nest in the greenhouse.

[lankeela]

Two Jack Russells and they can't catch a mouse? I'll lend you a couple of Lancashire Heelers - they'll do the job and come back for more.

[RATTER15]

I do tend to go for the kill when Mice are concerned for a reason, a mouse trapped in a humane trap is known to suffere immense stress and will often die from this stress, so quick kill is more humane In MHO.

Landkeela, Ive killed many thousands of mice and rats with my Jack Russells, but generally when mice are in the house the dogs cant get to them. What are Lancashire Heelers, some of the best dogs ive ever know for ratting and killing mice is the little Yorkshire Terrier. Not many dogs will kill rats and mice better than a JRT!!

[milly143]

Haven't read all the posts so someone might have already said but you do realise mice are incontinent don't you? Every time it toddles over your kitchen sides it's littering the place with p1ss and sh1t. Lovely! Get a trap and get rid of the critter.

[jd_1984]

Wow, you learn something every day! Is that all rodents or just mice that are incontenent? Im not holding my brothers hamsters again if it is!