I'd be worried about what killed the rats. It might be more of a hazard than just to the rodents. Maybe Animal Control would be interested in finding out what's killling the mouses.

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Your update was not offensive to me. I was glad you shared your knowledge and experience. I did not know they did that to themselves and the visual you gave made me feel reaaaal bad for the mouses.
Now that you have shared your knowledge and experience with me I can make a wiser choice and I appreciate your having given me that advantage. I am leaning toward the electronic things. (I guess the sound keeps them away and doesn't exterminate them?????)

I've always heard cats can't live on mice. I have 4 cats and had 3 others in the past and I always kept them in my house, fed,cared for,declawed and spayed/neutered. just the way cats should be treated, in a humane way.

I vote for snakes, they will eat the mice they kill. Our cats always bring them home and leave them on the doormat for me to get and eat. And they are so very proud of themselves, too.

When I was in real estate in Fl. and we had a problem with mice, rats etc. we called pest control. I wish I could remember the name of the product they use to get rid of them. It kills them and they literally dry up and leave no smell etc. You might check with a local pest control.

that is terrible, I hate mice also

bird seed and cement stir together and when the mice eats the seeds they dry up and there is no stink

Just read on the Florida Agriculture website about rodents and traps and ways to keep them out of your house and barn. One thing they said was that the noise repellers work well on roaches and waterbugs and other insects but have no affect on rodents. Maybe that's just for Florida?

I have a mouse problem also. I purchased a bottle of Peppermint essential oil. I put a few drops of the oil on cotton balls and put them throughout the house. Especially where mice have been sighted. The mice hate peppermint! I love the smell it gives in my home and the mice sightings are non-existent. I reapply the oil once a week.

Looks sto me like the Peppermint and the Sound thingys are the way to go since I am in TN and not FL. Better than having to kill the little things....... :-(

Mousie would be proud of me!!

Billy

I'm all for getting rid of mice and rats ! Even snakes . But wouldn't this mixture kill the birds that eat the seed ?

Have any tips on getting rid of groundhogs ? Annie

I can't remember the name of it either, but I know you can buy it at a Feed Store. It's a turquoise-colored bar.

The bird seed and cement should be put inside a square wood box that has a small opening for mice or inside a outside building where mice and rats gather. I have used this for several years and never killed any birds or other small animals.
Ann

I have to tell you, I'm concerned about why you're seeing dead mice. My first thought was, that's a sign of plague.

So I hope it's that a neighbor is trying to get rid of them and you're seeing the fallout.

What do the dead mice look like? Do they look like something attacked them? Or unharmed? Or have blood or foam coming out of their mouths, like they were poisoned?

I've read that Peppermint essential oil works very well at keeping mice away, and there would be no dead mice to dispose of. I think I'll try it, since it would also work as a natural air freshener.

Don't let that pup eat any of them just in case they have been poisoned,. The residual poison can make a dog very very ill.

we also use the electrical plug ins for house and garage and don't have mice inside (you can buy them at Lowes or Walmart) We have used them for over 20 years.

I really don't know what I would do if I saw one of these in my yard!! :shock: OMG Don't know if I'd even let the dog out! :lol: :lol:

ctack2, you may be sooo right. When my youngest brotherwas only 5 yrs old he had a yellow tomcat named Paul who slept, ate and played with him. Randy got terribly ill and was hospitalized for 2 weeks . His cheif complaint was "missing Paul". In an effort to placate a sick child my mom told Randy "cat adventure stories " starring Paul.One of the favorite stories told about a "big, huge, enormous rat " Paul would bring Randy as a welcome home present. Sure enough when my Dad carried my scrawny little brother from the car toward the front porch Paul showed up with a rat so big he had to carry his head high and a little to the side, otherwise Paul would have tripped over the rat! Randy was thrilled and I swear Paul smiled at randy!!

I plant mint outside by the window wells (Basement windows) and by my front and back doors. I wasn't kidding when I said I had a mouse problem! We are also getting rid of our wood pile in the back of the house. We were told they harbor mice. I believe someone in your area put poison out and that is why you are finding them dead in your yard. They are searching for water.

Mice are part of the food chain as are rats. Thanks to a rather wet winter we have LOTS of both. Mr. Bean, the kitty is a happy camper - only sometimes he brings them when they are still alive. Then the hunt is on. At that point, we let Heidi our Lab/Hound loose and she takes care of business. Gotta love nature.

DITTO,DITTO,DITTO!!!I HATE SNAKES!!! :D :D

I cannot tell you how much I hate snakes. I will go into hysterics if a snake comes near me. I even hate to see them on TV. When we lived in New Mexico we had rattle snakes. We bought geese and they kept the snakes AND the mice under control. If I was allowed to have geese in my area I would have them and would not need any other form of mouse or snake control.

LOL, I live on the river and we have problems with cottonmouths. I just killed a large black snake that got into my pigeon loft and was killing my young pigeons and eating the eggs. grrrrrrr

So far, no more mice since the day of the OP. Maybe, hopefully, they have decided to move away.

hope they are gone,

Are you really sure my fine furry freind? :evil: :evil: :evil: