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Post by mellowyellow on May 6, 2010 15:32:05 GMT -5
Ideas: -Dollar store plastic containers with lids that seal -Ziplocs (initially sounded good and space efficient, but would be a pain to always open and rezip. -Dollar store tins (square or rectangular shaped cookie tins) (I really liked the jar in the fridge idea, and probably on the counter would be fine too... I keep my cooking utensils (ladle, scraper, etc.) in an old square ceramic cookie container. It looks nice enough to leave it on the counter right by the stove.) I have to say, I was more worried to hear you had poison in the same spot as you had your cutlery. Please be careful and make sure to wash the cutlery that is anywhere near a dangerous substance.
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Post by eagle on May 7, 2010 14:07:20 GMT -5
Rodents are such a pain. My first house was across the street from an open field and the field mice came into the house. My last house, before this one was in the mountains and it was rats that were a problem. We worked so hard to get rid of them, but they lived there first and just wouldn't cooperate with our desire to rid ourselves of them.
I wasn't aware of your dog food issue last winter. Perhaps I was away on my extended road trip. I've had my experience with rodents eating pet food, too. I guess you can't blame them, it's easy pickings, right? But still, the only rodents I want to see eating pet food are squirrels. The rest of them can just go find it somewhere else, as far as I'm concerned.
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Post by gini on May 9, 2010 13:52:51 GMT -5
btt
We had mousies in the house one winter. They are so invasive and destructive and SMELLY! And they did manage to get up high.....we found their 'evidence' even in the cupboard above the fridge.
The catch-and-release traps were ineffective, so we got rid of them finally with the show-no-mercy snap-traps. This was hard on me, because they ARE cute-looking, and I was read all those Beatrix Potter books in my childhood...........you know, mice dressed in waistcoats and crinolines, sitting down to tea like adorable and civilized creatures.
We kept our dogfood in a lidded metal garbage can in the broom closet. The dogs were fed once a day after supper........kibble mixed with table scraps. Their bowls were picked up after 15 minutes and put in the dishwasher. And not put out again until the next suppertime. No all-day grazing permitted.
Good luck and may you be victorious over those vermin.
gini
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Post by usedtobeneat on Jul 10, 2010 18:30:36 GMT -5
I would get all the silverware and put it in a big old freezer zip lock bag, then put the bag in a bedroom drawer. If it's dirty rinse it off first, you don't have to scrub it. If it's dried on stuff, just put it in the bag as is, you will have to wash it anyway after taking it out of storage. I would buy some plastic silverware to use in the meantime. You can just throw that away afterwards. If you don't want to use the plastic, then get you two place settings of silver out of the bag and store them in the microwave or fridge until needed, and store the rest of it.
I have had a bad mouse problem ever since the renovation started, and there's rat crap all under and behind my microwave and in the cabinets etc. I just put stuff in the fridge or microwave and they can't get to it.
I would also strongly urge you to get a cat. We brought our outside cat in just for that reason and he caught almost all of them. I haven't seen once since I've been letting him in the house. Keep the cat inside overnight and he will more than likely catch them. Open cabinets and drawers too so he can get in there. If you don't want to keep a cat, find a friend who would like one and arrange to give it to him after your mice are gone. You can usually get good mousers from farms. They will just give you one usually, because they have a lot of cats.
For mouse traps, bait them with peanut butter. I only recently learned that, I had always thought you were supposed to use cheese. You have to put out a lot of traps though. Put two or three in each cabinet, etc. Don't put the traps out if you get the cat though.
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Post by bigtimetroubles on Jul 10, 2010 20:16:18 GMT -5
I have washed all my silverware and half of it is still in dishwasher other half is in grocery brown paper bag in dining room on table where no mice will go now....but the move is almost here so I am done with these mice....do not want them in new house....and no cockroaches either....ugg I hate cockroaches....cannot find evidence of them there so I might be lucky
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Post by usedtobeneat on Jul 10, 2010 20:28:36 GMT -5
Be VERY careful of brown paper bags if you are worried about roaches. You don't always see roaches when you have them, and by the time you see them you usually have a boatload that you don't see. They lay their eggs in paper bag seams. Also in packed away books. If you have anything like that, just spray the crap out of it with Raid then let it air.
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Post by def6 on Jul 10, 2010 20:46:40 GMT -5
Hey Big Time, I would put a few of silverware sets in a container with a lid (you can get one at Dollar Tree) Also ,keep your bread in the refrigerator or the freezer.
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