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Post by limegreen on Nov 5, 2008 19:57:41 GMT -5
I've been thinking about getting rid of the mice, and wondering about the dual-action plug-in mouse repellers. They have ultrasound and some sort of electromagnetic action involving the wiring in the house which annoys the mice sufficently to make them leave.
I know the ultrasound would be usless because it requires line-of-sight and can't penetrate walls, and I'm pretty sure that to reach any of my electric outlets I have to burrow though the walls of clutter, but the electromagnetic effect might just work. So, does it?
They're quite pricey, so I don't want to be spending £25 on what might turn out to be a very expensive night light but if £25 would make the little mice pack their furry bags and leave, then it's £25 well spent. (I've looked at cheaper models, but that's the cheapest that claims to cover my square footage).
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Post by UdderChaos on Nov 5, 2008 21:21:06 GMT -5
Well, we had a mouse (or something...) in the roof somewhere, could hear it scraping around at night. Plugged in the ultrasonic thingy the MIL had gotten us (which I thought was a load of poo.... ) and lo-and-behold! No more mousey! But I don't know whather to give the credit to the thingy, or the mouse was leaving anyways....
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Post by Blackswan on Nov 5, 2008 22:27:03 GMT -5
Well, I researched it pretty good when I had a mouse in my last house, and there is a lot of testimonials online for them. I never got them because I have guinea pigs. I have heard though about high pitched tones that are supposed to sound outside of shops to repel teenagers, and those have been proven to work in studies, and there is a high pitched ring tone that adults can't hear, and the navy does experiments with sonar, so maybe it really does work!
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Post by mellowyellow on Nov 6, 2008 0:17:06 GMT -5
The high pitched "sound to repel teens" is called the Mosquito. They have placed it in locations where young people tend to loiter, and it has worked well. Apparently older people (generally around 20 and up) no longer hear that high pitch. The fascinating part of this is that young people have figured out how to use the Mosquito to their benefit , downloading ringtones that only they can hear, and not their parents or teachers. Bright bright kids!
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Post by Mystic Pegasus on Nov 6, 2008 5:20:03 GMT -5
We had one, and didn't have much mouse problem while it was in use, but did at other times... but whether this was due to the device or just a coincidence...who knows?!
Ours was only the electromagnetic type only, not sound. And it was a cyclic one, that operated on for a while, and off for a while (just 20 or 30 second intervals or something). Apparently if they are just constantly on, the mice can get used to it and are no longer worried by it, while the intermittent use never allows them to *acclimatise*.
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Post by limegreen on Nov 6, 2008 9:27:38 GMT -5
Thanks Pegasus, I'll need to check if the model I'm looking at is cyclic, I don't want to train a flock/herd/whatever of super mice to resist it. I haven't seen an electromagnetic type only - which I would prefer, the clutter being an effective barrier to sound, don't want to pay for what I'm not going to use.
Off to do further research. Bathroom mice and underfloor mice, your days of freedom are numbered!
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Post by AnnieOkie on Nov 6, 2008 9:36:16 GMT -5
Thanks Pegasus, I'll need to check if the model I'm looking at is cyclic, I don't want to train a flock/herd/whatever of super mice to resist it. I haven't seen an electromagnetic type only - which I would prefer, the clutter being an effective barrier to sound, don't want to pay for what I'm not going to use. Off to do further research. Bathroom mice and underfloor mice, your days of freedom are numbered!
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Post by limegreen on Nov 6, 2008 12:35:37 GMT -5
I ordered one from eBay, and, when I got the paypal receipt realised it was from a friend's shop's online site, I had no idea from their eBay name! So it should be here in a couple of days and then, mice, get your bags packed!
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Post by papertyger on Nov 6, 2008 17:43:04 GMT -5
nope dont work, and ive tried lots of different types. the humain ones work to some extent, but if you dont get up in the middle of the night to take them for a long drive they can escape. only thing ive ever had success with are lLINK HERE type traps baited with peanut butter. that was after spending a fortune on alternative methods.
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Post by limegreen on Nov 6, 2008 19:07:40 GMT -5
Oh poot papertyger, I just knew someone would tell me they didn't work the instant I bought one! I have used those snap traps before, but as soon as you clear an area of mice, and remove the sad little corpses, you create the opportunity for another mouse family to move in. My house is Victorian, there's no way I could prevent a mouse entering, even if I tried all year. Mostly the mice here are smart enough to avoid snap traps. I have a few traps behind the fridge and under the sink and although I know there are mice there, I seldom catch one.
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Post by mouse on Nov 6, 2008 20:55:37 GMT -5
Thanks Pegasus, I'll need to check if the model I'm looking at is cyclic, I don't want to train a flock/herd/whatever of super mice to resist it. I haven't seen an electromagnetic type only - which I would prefer, the clutter being an effective barrier to sound, don't want to pay for what I'm not going to use. Off to do further research. Bathroom mice and underfloor mice, your days of freedom are numbered! *cowers in a corner* ~Mouse
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Post by morningglory on Nov 6, 2008 23:03:33 GMT -5
I'm glad to hear that some at least *seem* to have had success with these, as I have been wanting to try them, too. The presence of the mice in our house drives me nuts, and adds to the level of squalor. I was thinking of first trying them in the basement, since there is plenty of open space there, compared to our regular living spaces where there is clutter and furniture.
I'll let you guys know how it works for us when we eventually do get them.
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Post by papertyger on Nov 7, 2008 1:57:23 GMT -5
Oh poot papertyger, I just knew someone would tell me they didn't work the instant I bought one! I have used those snap traps before, but as soon as you clear an area of mice, and remove the sad little corpses, you create the opportunity for another mouse family to move in. My house is Victorian, there's no way I could prevent a mouse entering, even if I tried all year. Mostly the mice here are smart enough to avoid snap traps. I have a few traps behind the fridge and under the sink and although I know there are mice there, I seldom catch one. well good luck, I know mine isnt clear of then, but when i gave up trying to encourage them to go else where they would litteraly run round the skirtingboard infront of me first time i used the traps i caught 25 in one weekend. I know there are still here as i can hear them ( tower block, they run down the communal walls) but at least now they dont take the pee
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Post by limegreen on Nov 7, 2008 20:17:57 GMT -5
Papertyger, I think I'm likely to run into a similar problem as I live in a flat, so if upstairs, downstairs or next door have mice then I have them too. I hope at least I'll make them decide that my house is not the most hospitable in the neighbourhood and walk on by. If they could do that quietly, so much the better, as hearing a mouse run along behind the bathroom skirting whilst you're on the loo is most disconcerting, and frankly, there is one spot in the bedroom which smells quite mousy and I'd rather it didn't. I'm going to plug the repeller in near that one first.
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Post by papertyger on Nov 8, 2008 4:14:12 GMT -5
Oh i know the feeling, mine used to keep me awake fighting under my bed!! Fingers crossed they work better for you than me.
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