How to catch a mouse?

Mice are small and rather innocent creatures, but for some reason, even before it appears, even an adult man is ready to jump on a stool. If it was formerly believed that mice live only in private homes, now these lovely, but rather annoying rodents can be found sitting on the balcony of the 6th floor or rustling in the kitchen cabinet in the kitchen of the 10th floor. Therefore, the question of how to catch a mouse is of interest to many, because no one is immune to the appearance of uninvited guests, but you need to prepare mentally for the meeting and know how to deal with them.

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How to detect a mouse in an apartment or house?

Near to us live house mice that are so used to the closeness of a person that quickly enough have bred on the whole planet. Some do keep mice at home in cages as pets. Having adapted to live next to us, the mice are not at all capricious in the choice of food. Eats everything:

• Grain.
• Meat
• Milk products.
• Chocolate.
• Wax candles.
• Adhesive.

But without which the mouse can not live, it's without water. On the day they need no more than 3 ml of liquid, and from dehydration the mouse will die in 2-3 weeks.

To determine if your apartment has a mouse, note the 4 main features:

1. Extraneous sounds. Scratching, tapping, grinding testify that rodents are mastering a new place and arranging for themselves a new nest. If you do not want to babysit with numerous offspring, then urgently take up the fight with uninvited guests. Traces of teeth and leftover food. The husks of cereals, seeds, crumbs from packing and cardboard boxes indicate that omnivorous neighbors have settled near you, and the question arises how to catch mice.
2. Litter. Rodents leave behind a waste that resembles shriveled leaves of tea, but they are more rounded and regular.
3. Smell. The smell left by rodents in confined spaces( boxes, shelves with cereals) is very specific and easily recognizable.

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Why do mice come to apartments?

There are two main reasons that make uninvited guests settle in multi-story houses:

1. With the onset of cold weather, mice look for warm places, as they need to overwinter.
2. Food. A village mouse can settle near a stables or cowshed, and steal food from cows. The urban dweller of such an opportunity is deprived, therefore as soon as the cold comes, she walks closer to people and settles in the cellars of apartment buildings.

The lack of food and the proximity to cats often cause the rodent to seek a safe and comfortable place, moving from floor to floor, until there is an ideal apartment, ready to offer the mouse a rich meal and shelter. That's why the problem of how to catch a mouse can arise even among the owners of an apartment in a penthouse.

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How to catch a mouse?

The days when the presence of a cat or a cat in a house or apartment reliably guaranteed protection from mice have vanished. Some cats that live in apartments do not even realize that mice were once a delicious food for their distant ancestors. Accustomed to fresh fish, dairy products, cat food, they have no idea that in order to soak - you need to work hard.

As far as cats are not at all, we will consider several ways how to catch a mouse without causing injury to it.

Method # 1

This method is easy to use, it does not take much time to make a special trap.

You will need:

• 3L glass jar.
• Vegetable oil.
• Any bait( a piece of fat or cheese).

Prepare the trap as follows:

1. Coat the inside walls of the jar with vegetable oil so that the neck edges remain dry( move away from the neck 4-6 cm).
2. Put bait on the bottom of the can.
3. Install the container at an angle of 45 degrees.
4. Place something soft near the entrance to the jar so that the mouse can climb.

As soon as the mouse gets into the jar, it can not get out again, because the feet will slide over the surface of the tank. You will only have to cover the neck of the jar with cardboard and take the mouse out into the street.

Method number 2

To make this trap you will need:

• Box with a lid of 20x20x20 cm size. You can make it yourself from a dense paper or thin cardboard. Glue a cube of the specified size, and cut with scissors 3 sides of one side to make a box with a lid.
• Thread.
• Matches.
• Bait. The best bait for mice will be grain: wheat, oats, and to smell was stronger, mash several grains with a rolling pin or pomelite in a coffee grinder.

To make a trap and put it into action, follow the plan:

1. Step back 1-2 cm from the left and right edge of the box and straight through the center of the side edge, pierce the box from below( use an awl or Gypsy needle).
2. Thread the thread. At one end, lowered into the box, secure the bait. On the other end, left outside, make a reliable knot that will hold the bait and not let the thread fall.

Important! The length of the thread should be less by 4-6 cm of the length of the side wall of the box.

1. Place the box with bait on the floor with the lid down( the bait should hang in the middle).
2. Lift one side of the box so that the rodent can climb inside.
3. Under the raised edge of the box, place 2 matches, they will keep the trap from falling.

The principle of the trap:

The mouse caught by the smell of food will climb inside the box and, using its paws on the trap walls, will try to get the bait. Since the box is light enough, the backups from the touch will fall and the trap will close. You will only have to lift the box, supporting the lid( the bottom of the box), catch the mouse and take it away from home.

Method # 3

To catch a mouse in this way, you will need:

• Glass bowl or glass.
• Coin.
• Bait( a little chocolate).

Proceed as follows:

1. To the bottom of the bowl, glue some chocolate.
2. With one edge put the bowl on the coin standing on the edge.
3. The design is installed in the rodent's residence.

The principle of operation is similar to the previous method. Trying to get to the chocolate, the rodent breaks the balance and the trap closes. Next - to catch the mouse is not difficult.

Method No. 4

A special adhesive for catching mice is on sale. This product does not dry out and smells delicious( according to rodents).In order to catch uninvited guests, you just need to pour glue on a piece of wood or cardboard and wait until the animal is stuck.

Method # 5

Another way to catch a mouse at home is as follows:

1. Take the tube from the paper towels. It should be without paper or use something similar. The tube should be large enough to fit a mouse in it, but also fragile enough that it could not withstand the weight of the rodent.
2. Place the bait in the very depth of the tube( walnut oil is suitable, since it adheres well to the inside of the tube).
3. Fasten the tube to the edge of the table( half a meter from the floor).One half of the tube should lie on the table, and the other( with the bait inside) - hang from the table.

Important! If it is difficult for you to install the tube smoothly, then glue it lightly with adhesive tape to the table.

1. Place a high bucket under the edge of the tube. The mouse, climbing into the tube, must fall directly into the bucket.
2. Check the mousetrap from time to time.

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Murderous methods of getting rid of mice

One of the most cruel ways of how to catch a mouse is to establish a mousetrap. You can buy it at a specialized store. Following the instructions, set up the mousetrap and set it in the place where the appearance of an uninvited guest is most likely.

Use a strongly smelling product as a bait:

• Animal food.
• Smoked sausage.
• Peanut Butter.
• Damaged meat.

Once the mouse is trapped, remove and discard, or better - bury it so that it does not appear to you in a dream.

Types of mousetraps

Mousetraps come in many forms, from traditional to spring to electric. To establish a mousetrap is necessary in those places where, in your opinion, the rodent lives:

• In the closet.
• In the drawer.
• In the pantry.
• , and so on.

One mousetrap to catch rodents may not be enough, and using several devices, you can catch a few mice at a time. Since mice carry many dangerous diseases, regularly check the mousetrap and throw away the corpse, but use protective gloves, and even a face shield to protect yourself from contact with dangerous bacteria.

You can kill mice in another way by adding poison to the food, but as a result, if the mouse returns to its burrow and dies there, the unpleasant smell of the decomposing corpse will spread through the apartment.

Tips:

• If you decide to buy a mousetrap, then remember that electric mousetraps are much more effective mechanical.
• Close the mouse holes only if you are sure that you have got rid of all the mice, otherwise they will gnaw through new holes or die behind the wall from dehydration, which is also unpleasant.
• Once you have discovered unwanted guests, act quickly, as the mice can bring friends or quickly breed.
• Poisoned bait should be placed in places inaccessible to pets and children.

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Creating barriers against rodents

To prevent mice looking at your house or apartment, create the most inconvenient conditions for their residence. To do this:

1. Inspect all possible slots, corners, chimneys, vents. Large holes are covered with dense mesh so that even the cockroach does not come through. Grids adhere silicone glue( PVA do not use, as rodents can eat them).
2. Apply a small slurry with a special compound.
3. Store all food in sealed containers and places that are not accessible to mice.
4. If you live in a private house, then place garbage cans as far from the house as possible, so as not to attract the smell of rodents.
5. Water should not stand in the open. The current cranes are fixed, and at night do not leave a cup of water to prevent the mouse from obtaining neither food nor drink.
6. Use folk remedies that repel mice:
   • Peppermint. Drop a few drops of oil on cotton balls and place them in places where uninvited guests can enter your home: near the entrance doors, ventilation, etc. Alternatively, grow a mint plant near the places where rodents appear.
   • Place trays with used filler for cat litter in the areas where rodents enter the house. If they smell a cat, they will instantly leave the boundaries of your house.
   • Snake faeces spread in places of potential appearance of mice, but be sure to be out of reach of pets and children.
   • Smoke from incense - as one of the variants of the remedy against mice.
7. Use ultrasonic scarers. The electronic device scares mice with ultrasound, since rodents can not tolerate it. The only drawback is that the device works only in the zone of visibility and only until the mouse is used to it.

If you are faced with the problem of an "uninvited guest", then do not wait for the intelligence mouse to transfer the entire unit, and try to get her out as soon as possible. Use our tips and advice for a successful hunt!