Bunnyish Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Opened the shed door and took lid off dustbin to find 7 mice in there! Dealt with them and had the all clear for a good week! Opened the shed door today and 3 more new mice were in the feed!! How can I get rid?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 12, 2011 Share Posted November 12, 2011 Traps, poison and making your feed more secure. If your feed is in a plastic dustbin, it would be better off in a metal one. And bungee the lid down so the mice can't squeeze their way in. I discovered a rat tunnel under my compost bin today (it's stood on weldmesh so thankfully the rats can't actually get into the compost bin) so have had to go out and buy poison and a bait box... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollyripkim Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 I found mice poo in the garage amongst my various containers of wild bird food, think I got careless with spillage. Anyway gave it all a good clean and bought a ultrasonic repeller from a garden centre fir £15.99, of course you need a power socket but ten days on and no more mice poo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 i let the cats in the garage from time to time for a snoop round hopefully will keep blighters out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongus Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 i saw 2 mice running about near the grub container a few days ago and found a hole had been dug up through the bark which they disappeared into. i filled the hole up but later they re-appeared. worried about poison near tweedy though, is this ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Poison should be kept in a bait box so that it cannot be accessed by other animals. Also keep an eye out for dead/dying rats and mice and dispose of them - the poison will be in their system and can harm any animals that eat them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongus Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 i thought they had gone but just saw one....i will have to try poison and make sure tweedy the hen and harley the dog stay away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I spotted a few mice in the run the other night. Little eyes reflecting back in the torch light. I got good old fashioned traps as I didn't want the girls eating poisoned carcasses. So far have got 8 of the little beggars in 4 days Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I put down snap traps last year when we had a rat problem. Blasted rats wouldn't go anywhere near them though I, on the other hand, nearly removed my fingers several times setting them and moving them out the way of the hens so they didn't decapitate themselves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyhas3chucks Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I have 2 bat boxes for rats and even put the bait in their doorway(it is uubersafe secure from others) they dont touch it... My garden is over run with mice. these we have to live with unlike the rats!! the sonic thingys have watched them climbing over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My cat enjoys chasing mice INTO the house instead of keeping them out...but have never trapped or poisoned them. I've never even deliberately hurt flies, and hate those who do, but I'm not causing an argument now. As someone said above, ultrasonic repellants are good, but i usually scare them out of their hiding place and throw a box on top of them easier than you'd think, and a kiddies fishing net (just the little plastic ones) kept nearby in case you miss is ok too. I couldn't bring myself to hurt anything unless it was in loads of pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 My cat went through a phase of bringing mice in too and then setting them free to live as they pleased in the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bongus Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 i'll try the humane traps...but with a little un on the way and the eglu near the house, i dont fancy a mouse infestation any time soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NouveauChick Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 We've got 4 chickens in a WIR on our allotment, I noticed some small burrows yesterday around the run, the opening was small (about the size of a 50p piece) I think they are mice holes, as not sure anything else could fit. The run is pretty secure, with concrete slabs, and an anti-dig skirt around the bottom (dirt in the middle), and weldmesh all around. Although I'm sure the tiny mice can fit in somewhere. The pellets are left out all the time, (in a feeder like the Blenham one sold on here) toehr than eating the food, will the mice cause any other issues? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&T Posted November 21, 2011 Share Posted November 21, 2011 We've got 4 chickens in a WIR on our allotment, I noticed some small burrows yesterday around the run, the opening was small (about the size of a 50p piece) I think they are mice holes, as not sure anything else could fit. The run is pretty secure, with concrete slabs, and an anti-dig skirt around the bottom (dirt in the middle), and weldmesh all around. Although I'm sure the tiny mice can fit in somewhere. The pellets are left out all the time, (in a feeder like the Blenham one sold on here) toehr than eating the food, will the mice cause any other issues? WIth a steady supply of food, they will breed like mad and will eat not only the chickens food, but also the produce on your allotment. Courgettes (or marrows when I forget about them!) seem a favourate to mice in our garden, but anything they can get their little teeth into! And there is of course desease. Not as bad as rats, but none the less, not what you want all over your salad and veg! Snap traps and Marsbars have worked for us - quick and humane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted November 22, 2011 Share Posted November 22, 2011 We've got loads of little field mice in our garden, occasionally they get into the chicken run to nick a few pellets! The cat keeps bringing them indoors, and if he drops them they disappear under the furniture. I try to catch them in humane traps and let them go outside. I feel sorry for them, they're sweet little things and only trying to survive after all. The cat lost one in the house recently and we knew it went under the fridge, but we couldn't trap it. The cat was going mad, sniffing round the fridge for days, so we knew it was still there. Eventually hubby took the back off the fridge and found a comfy little nest next to the nice warm motor, lined with carpet fluff and a little stash of cat biscuits! We managed to catch it in a humane trap the next morning and let it go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henhathnofury Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 Also a little warning - I don't want to worry anyone but sometimes baby rats can be mistaken for mice...they do look similar at an early stage. Their droppings are spindle shaped...so should be distinctive. I have a problem with rats...so I am sprinking curry powder in the areas they are seen, flooding any tunnels and generally being vigilant about food. It's tough though...they are around, breeding like mad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
