Best Mouse Killer

[smurfchops]

I love animals but I have mice in the loft. I have used Roshield Rat and Mouse killer, they emptied the dish a couple of weeks ago and I filled it up again,they have emptied it again so maybe it isn’t strong enough. Can someone recommend the best bait to use apart from a mousetrap? Thanks all

[rayzorless]

a hungry cat?

[Hopkirk]

Are you sure it's nice?

Could squirrels gat access via a tree? If so you need to stop them getting in.

[youngmafbog]

Only way I have found is a trap. Snaps the Gregory pretty fast so not much of a problem. Better than letting a cat get it as they usually 'play' with them before killing them.

More likely to be rats than a squirrel. Get a bigger trap.

[rayzorless]

unfortunately, whichever it is you're going to have to be ruthless. both can do much damage

[smurfchops]

Thanks all, I have a cat but I have an open door to loft and I don’t want her bringing the mouse downstairs, especially still alive. I would prefer to use the wheat bait but a strong one!!

[roopower]

You don't want a cat catching a mouse that may have taken poison , either. I think rodents take the poison back to their nests so it might take a while to clear.

[rayzorless]

just had another thought. a humane way to catch the little blighters is an old fashion pint milk bottle or something similar set at a 45 degree angle with some bait in the bottom. Once they're in they can't get out. put a lid on before you pick up the bottle or they can jump out once the bottle is upright
PS was only joking about the cat. sorry

[woofgang]

it may not be the same mice surviving....its the old story, where there is food and shelter, there will be vermin...even though the bait is poisonous, they still see it as food....you need to block access and make the loft inhospitable...move stuff around, go up there and bang around with a broom or something often, block access routes, clear it out as much as possinle so no cosy nooks and crannies.

[smurfchops]

I have a couple of humane mouse traps so hubby has put them up there. As long as he doesn’t show me the mice when they are caught .... and takes them far away afterwards!!

[youngmafbog]

IMHO those 'humane' traps are anything but given people take house mice and dump them in a field where all they will be doing is awaiting the first predator. As they wont have the natural defences I'd give them 20 mins tops.

[woofgang]

Smurfy you can do what you like, if you don't block access and make your loft inhospitable, they will be back

[emmie]

i didn't humanely kill mine, sorry about that, but they invaded our block. i had 6 in my flat at one point. in order not to upset you i won't say how i got of them. eventually though the council sent a pest control officer round and he blocked up all areas they were getting in, horrible things. Suggest you get pest control to block all areas they can get in, and woofgang is right they will come back if you don't

[calmck]

My sister, when young, had two pet mice who rode on her neck. When we had field mice in the house she caught them and kept them as pets! We also had bats in our attic that we couldn't touch as they are protected

[emmie]

they give me the creeps.

[emmie]

mice and bats.....

[woofgang]

There are bats living around my garden, I love to see them. They are very casual about me and the dog and fly quite close.

[emmie]

outside no problem, as long as they don't come anywhere near me.