Ah, geez. Mouse in the House Alert!

That is very true, no pleasant way to get rid of them. I also lived in a large city at one time (Baltimore) and we had mice and an occasional rat. I had to set traps, too. Once, I used sticky traps because poison wasn't doing the job and they were multiplying. The sticky traps worked but I hated having to kill the mice once they were stuck on the traps. I couldn't stand to hear their frantic squeaking so I had to drown them. Always very unpleasant!

I was sick for awhile with, I think, the swine flu. I'm not sure but I don't think the regular flu has broken out yet. I was sick enough to have no energy and didn't even come in to myLot for almost a full week. All I wanted to do was sleep or watch television. But, I'm almost 100% better now. I'm thinking of getting some humane traps for mice. I have a chipmunk problem, too, so that would cover both of them. I have one for larger critters like opossums, rabbits and squirrels and have caught an opossum. I drove him miles away and released him. I'll do the same with the mice. I'd much rather do that than have my cat or dogs kill them. They really are cute little creatures, even if they do carry diseases sometimes and almost always carry lice. Plus, they love to chew through walls, boxes, just about anything. They're quite pesky but I still don't like killing them. So, I'll get 2 or 3 traps and put them around before it starts getting too cold. I managed to get a bird away from my cat not too long ago. The bird wasn't injured so I took it outside and let it go. Unfortunately, birds are not my biggest problem. It's those darned mice!

There are other things that come from killing wildlife. When I live in Arizona, Cookie would kill any jackrabbit that came through the fence--and it was a very small gauge fence!! She's incredibly fast and grabs birds from the air--anyway, she had worms from eating the rabbits, which usually sneaked into the yard at dawn, before I was awake. I saw her kill one once--incredibly fast, incredibly efficient, the kill was quick and humane. But still, my heart ached for the little creature! And my pocketbook ached from the worming!!! Now, in Ohio, she only kills the random mouse and birds. Strangely, she'll chase butterflies but not kill them. I hope you solve your problem and your sweet dogs and cat remain healthy and worm free!

Hahahaha! I don't think many toy mice last very long. In my house, if the cats don't tear the toy mice up, my dogs will! Yeah, we've had this problem with mice since we moved in here. Not many have come in on their own, though. Usually, they're brought in from the cat, then get loose while he tries to "play" with his new toy. But, whenever it rains for any length of time, we usually see a mouse. BUT, this is the first time my dogs ever got into the act in trying to catch it. It was usually the cat going after it and, sometimes, my dogs would go after the cat but never after the mouse. Now, of course, my littlest dog won't be chasing any mice, at least not for awhile. She just got stung on her... uh... girlie part by a bee. Apparently, she sat down on this bee and the bee was NOT happy about it. Poor little thing is on my lap now, clinging to me like never before. I had to give her a pill to calm down because she was shaking so badly. The pill is Xanax, given to me by the vet for my other dog who is terrified of thunder. What a world!

Oooooouch!!! My best goes out to Lily. Please keep us up to date on her condition. cdrxo

Hi Chevee. I'm doing pretty good, now. I was sick last week with what I think might have been the swine flu. It wasn't too bad but it did zap me of energy for awhile. I'm so much better now! I think I forgot to tell you; I got approved for disability!!!!! Yep, I FINALLY got that approval letter I've waited 7 years for! And, the judge said that my disability goes back to April 2000, when I was first unable to work full-time. That's almost 9 1/2 years! I haven't received any money yet but at least I know it's coming. I see travel in my future. I want to do some visiting of a few of the friends I've made here and you are on that list. I told miracle freebies that I'd love to get down that way and meet her and also swing by and see you while I'm down that way. Maybe the three of us could meet somewhere. Well, the four of us, actually, because I'm an unofficial 'grandmother' of miracle's little girl. That would be so cool! That is a funny story about the mice pellets. I NEVER would have thought that roaches/water bugs were eating it! Well, at least you won't have a problem with bugs! LOL I'm also glad to hear that you don't have mice, or you might have but don't now. The mice here always seem to come in one at a time. I've never seen more than one. That's probably because of the 2 dogs and 2 cats and most rodents are smarter than that. Also, there is a cattle farm across the road from us and I have the feeling that their mouse problem is much worse than ours. I just hate seeing the little critters scurrying around. Gives me the creeps!

Wow, Marti, that is great, give God the glory, I am happy for you,now you can get yourself together, get rid of the stress. Take care, and I will be looking forward to meeting you.

Hmmm, is 'rodent' okay? I'm going to get some of those sonic things. I've seen them all over the place but didn't know if they worked. I'm glad you told me that they do! I'll definitely be putting them in every room here. I can't stand those little critters in my house, either! We don't have a problem with snakes (knock on wood). There are snakes near our lake, or so I've been told. I haven't seen any but two neighbors have told me that there are snakes out there. I also try to make sure that nothing is sitting against the house because I know that snakes like to hide in things like wood piles or anything else against the house and that's usually how they get in, somewhere near that hiding place. Nope, I don't want any snakes in here, either! I caught an opossum once in a humane trap and drove it miles away before releasing it. I haven't seen it (or any others) since.

Thanks, thea! I'll look into these "stink balls". I don't think I could handle seeing a snake in the house. I'm not especially afraid of them but they'd scare me pretty bad if I saw one in the house. Plus, I'm sure they'd at least try to bite my dogs or cats if they tried to catch them. I've used moth balls against squirrels because I heard that they work. Well, they don't work! I had squirrels take up residence in my attic in a house I used to live in and put a bunch of moth balls around up there. The squirrels didn't seem to mind them being there. That's when I bought the humane trap. It has come in handy on more than one occasion!

Hello again, thank you for being sensitive enough to not mention that dreaded word. Now I see you also would not invite a snake inside, so I can provide yet another effective tip for this problem, which is much cheaper than something sonic. After a rather shocking moment at the beginning of the summer, when indeed the worst happened and a snake ventured indoors, no manners at all I should add as totally uninvited, I immediatly took steps to ensure it would not happen again. Upon local advice I purchased a bag of white stink balls, the name of which I don't know in English, but it may have been a brand name. It is a product called 'nafoleeni' - or at least that is the transliteration of the name. It is somewhat akin to moth balls. Do not use them inside the house but lay the balls at intervals around the external permimeter of the house. I can't guarantee they work as I have had only one incident of a snake coming inside, despite there being many slithering around outside, but there does appear to be more than usual this year. It's worth a go at least but I'd advise wearing gloves whilst placing them.

I'm so sorry about your Maltese baby. I know what it's like to miss a pet. I went through a horrible period after my first divorce and had to find another home for two of my three dogs. I was fortunate in finding a really nice man who lived on a farm who took both of the dogs (father and daughter) and they actually seemed excited to go with him. So, I was happy that they were happy but I sure did miss them! I know all about mice. So much like roaches! If you see one you can be pretty sure you have many more. I had mice move into another house I owned and they had babies. Boy, was that ever fun! (NOT!) The one in my house now is just a baby. I generally only see one at a time, I think because we do have the 2 dogs and 2 cats. The rodents smell them and generally steer clear of this house. Besides, there's a farm across the road with several barns, much easier access to food for the little critters. But, I guess they try to get in anywhere when the weather is bad. Luckily, they don't last long in this house.

YAHOOCONGRATULATIONS...AND WOW! Finally, finally...you got thru all that "red tape" the bureaucrats thru at you...and came out the other end...A WINNER! Now possible you can relax...shed the stress...and keep the fibromyalgia..to a minimum! Sorry to hear, that possibly, you had swine flu...but possibly that is a good thing, as you shud be immune...NOW! Pendemic...yes, RATZ! I am sorry, I CANNOT be humane, regarding their demise, as re-locating them would only pass my problem on to some-one else...and if they are humane, let them propogate...and they would be right back at me. They carry many diseases, none of which I want in my home. We are over run with them here, and they are agressive...just when you start to get the pendemic under control, some idiot here, let's his family (7) of pet rats loose...and now we have rats of every color & size! I live very close (about a km) from a horse rescue farm, that also has llamas, goats & sheep...so their feed barn is rife with them! Sorry....BUT I deal with them agressively! Have a wonderful weekend...Marti...and BIG HUGZ!

We have 2 cats and 2 dogs. That's why I think that the mice that do come in are mentally handicapped. They don't stand a chance in this house! LOL