Operation Mouse Kill

[Denali]

Poison is a terrible option, only required in the most extreme of circumstances, it just as readily kills unintended species, like your cat or dog. The water bucket trap is probably the best mouse killing gizmo to ever be designed, but its fairly cumbersome and this turns away many from realizing its potential. I use the water bucket in my pole barn to devastating effect, but in my home the sheriff takes care of business in merciless fashion. The best cats are the American short hairs, or American domestics, you know, the little tiger striped black & gray, or Black, tan & gray cats. This species of cat are far and away the most prolific mousers of the cat world, I've never seen a single specimen turn up its nose at the chance to murder a mouse or rat, ever! Not all of them will eat the mice, but they will sure as hell murder them. What you need to do is place their food and water dishes in the area of highest rodent activity, literally right in the rodents sweet spot.

You will never have an internal mouse problem again.....

[Amp Mangum]

You need an old fashioned rat killin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinxXoot724

[Kain]

Poison is a terrible option, only required in the most extreme of circumstances, it just as readily kills unintended species, like your cat or dog. The water bucket trap is probably the best mouse killing gizmo to ever be designed, but its fairly cumbersome and this turns away many from realizing its potential. I use the water bucket in my pole barn to devastating effect, but in my home the sheriff takes care of business in merciless fashion. The best cats are the American short hairs, or American domestics, you know, the little tiger striped black & gray, or Black, tan & gray cats. This species of cat are far and away the most prolific mousers of the cat world, I've never seen a single specimen turn up its nose at the chance to murder a mouse or rat, ever! Not all of them will eat the mice, but they will sure as hell murder them. What you need to do is place their food and water dishes in the area of highest rodent activity, literally right in the rodents sweet spot.

You will never have an internal mouse problem again.....

Used to have two cats like that. Brothers. They killed mice, rats, snakes, lizards, scorpions, flies, roaches, birds, ect, ect, ect, and likely things that we never knew about. If it came into the house it was fair game to them, it would be chased, captured, and killed after it became boring to beat around. As far as them eating things if the cat is well fed then they will not eat the prey, but they have no issues killing it. Also, at least according to an article I remember reading way back when, that domesticated cats are the most murderous creatures on the planet(How much truth to that? I don't know, but makes you wonder....)

[Moose-Knuckle]

Used to have two cats like that. Brothers. They killed mice, rats, snakes, lizards, scorpions, flies, roaches, birds, ect, ect, ect, and likely things that we never knew about. If it came into the house it was fair game to them, it would be chased, captured, and killed after it became boring to beat around. As far as them eating things if the cat is well fed then they will not eat the prey, but they have no issues killing it. Also, at least according to an article I remember reading way back when, that domesticated cats are the most murderous creatures on the planet(How much truth to that? I don't know, but makes you wonder....)

There is a lot of truth to that, cats are right behind humans in this regard. I have a pure breed Japanese Bobtail and she kills for pleasure/sport. Pure predator drive in cats.

[Kain]

There is a lot of truth to that, cats are right behind humans in this regard. I have a pure breed Japanese Bobtail and she kills for pleasure/sport. Pure predator drive in cats.

That was one thing that was brought up, was that it was arguable that cats were more homicidal than even humans, in the numbers that they would kill for just straight pleasure.

I know my cats had no need to kill for food, since they were plump little fur balls who were constantly trying to climb into the fridge and the gun safe.

[SeriousStudent]

Thanks Ned and Whiskey_Bravo, I will remember that. Useful technique to have.

[MountainRaven]

Used to have two cats like that. Brothers. They killed mice, rats, snakes, lizards, scorpions, flies, roaches, birds, ect, ect, ect, and likely things that we never knew about. If it came into the house it was fair game to them, it would be chased, captured, and killed after it became boring to beat around. As far as them eating things if the cat is well fed then they will not eat the prey, but they have no issues killing it. Also, at least according to an article I remember reading way back when, that domesticated cats are the most murderous creatures on the planet(How much truth to that? I don't know, but makes you wonder....)

[Cincinnatus]

You need an old fashioned rat killin'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iinxXoot724

I love me some Jerry Clower stories! Good one.

[Shao]

You want dead mice in your light fixtures stinking up your house, then go ahead and put poison out.

My experience too. After much frustration and research, I first inspected every square inch of the outside of my house. I sealed any holes that I found with chicken wire and spray foam to trap the suckers inside. I baited a number of the larger sized glue traps with dollops of peanut butter and set them up around the house. I kept a bucket of water, gloves, and tongs nearby. When I would hear the squeals of a trapped rodent, I would bust of the gloves and tongs and proceed to drown them in the bucket of water. Within two weeks I was 100% rodent free.

[gunrunner505]

I waged a pitched battle with mice in the house about 9 months ago. We had new A/C installed and they didn't seal up the wall where the lines pass into the house. Sealed the point of entry and got rid of them. Did my due diligence, checked for signs, saw none. Yeah me.

Then......

Last night I get home from work, relaxing on the couch for a minute when I think I see movement. Up off the couch, look around the other sofa and right there, in the room........an enemy insurgent. You little bastard.

He spots me and runs into the laundry room.

Needless to say it's speed and angels check and fight's on.