Karenmay

My cats used to bring me mice (headless) as gifts...I told them I'd rather have a box of chocolates but they took no notice! lol

Karen xx

dsb38327

Ditto. This was my first thought too. I get the little card board box mouse traps that you assemble so they have the glue pad on the inside. They are called "Catchmaster".
Seems futile when the box stays empty for years but that is how I know I have no mice. I keep them in places I am reminded to check them. They do work.
Good luck. I understand your dislike of them.

Lostn51

This is more fun!!!

Billy

reach for the stars 2

I agree with JanetM. To much of a coincidence.

Tink's Mom

Contact your neighbors and find out if they are using some poison...if they are..be very careful that the dog doesn't get to them...If dog eats the mice, it could kill the dog...
My husband works for a pest control company. They aren't even allowed to use the peanut butter cubes anymore because the dogs thought they tasted mighty fine.
If dog seems funny, check with vet, immediately....

Minda

On a serious note, mice and rats are very social, intelligent creatures that feel pain just like we do. Please use humane methods to rid yourselves of them. Glue papers cause a slow, extremely cruel death.

Lostn51

Your right about that glue papers are a rough way to die. A lot of the times they will chew their appendages off just to get away from it and then fall face first in the muck and suffocate.

Even though I have issues with hurting one of Gods creatures my Red Ryder BB Gun is quick and to the point!

Billy

Minda

Quick and to the point is often humane. I saw a mouse stuck to a glue paper once (not at my home). It was squeaking and terrified and was all bloody because it had been chewing at its front paws. There was blood all around the mouse and it was still alive. I know this is graphic, but I hope it lets people seek out less cruel ways to dispose of God's creatures. We wouldn't do this to stray cats and dogs, so why would we care any less for smaller creatures who are just trying to find food. Just because we don't watch it die, doesn't mean it doesn't suffer a horrible death.

thequilteddove

I just suffered a mouse situation in my home :( Once I discovered they were there I couldn't sleep! I tried put'n out traps that didn't hurt them & set'n them free but the little boogers kept come'n back. I tried the ratzapper but they didn't do me any good. So in the end I had to use poison :( Then I imagined that there were dead mice in my walls & kept think'n I smelt something funny...

The good thing that came from the experience is I cleaned out my cupboards lol

dsb38327

:( I'm sorry. I didn't know they did that. I won't use the glue boxes anymore. I would think d-con and such would be just as painful for them. What other options are there?
(No, Billy, I am not going to go on a stakeout with my bb gun. :lol: )