Mice Extermination
House mice are nasty little buggers. They leave droppings everywhere. They are known for carrying all kinds of nasty diseases from Bubonic plague to Typhoid. It is not uncommon for mice to be rabid when they take up residence in the home. They contaminate everything they touch and destroy food supplies.
But how to ferret out these little beasties and be rid of them? As the first course of action mouse traps are usually what come to mind. There are several do-it-yourself mice extermination options available at the local hardware store. Here are a few options to try before calling the exterminator.
Conventional mouse traps use a steel bar and spring that snaps shut and instantly kills the mouse when the trap is sprung. The trap is baited with a tasty tidbit and when the mouse goes for the food the trap springs shut on the mouse. That is the basic intention anyway. Sometimes the mouse makes of with the food, and sometimes the trap doesn’t actually spring shut.
Live traps are considered to be the most humane method of mice extermination since the mouse is trapped unharmed to be released away from the home. Something to keep in mind is that mice have a territory that is more than 200 yards wide and will return to the house if not released a great distance away.
Glue traps are considered to be the least humane since the mouse is not killed right away. It simply is stuck to the trap and will take days or weeks to starve to death. If the trapped mouse is found while still alive, there is the dilemma of what to do with it. The trapper must then end the life of the little rodent prior to disposal.
Poison kills the mouse by way of a blood thinner that causes the mouse to bleed to death internally. The mouse eats the poison then wanders off to die. Once dead, the body will decompose and stink. This poison will also kill pets and children if they ingest it.
Electronic traps deliver an electrical shock that instantly kills the mouse. Once the mouse steps onto the trap a shock is sent into its body and its heart stops almost instantly. These traps run on batteries and can be quite expensive.
Sonic pest control is another option. These devises use ultra high frequency sound to keep mice from entering the home in the first place. It has not yet been proven that these devises work completely as they have been designed.
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