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Questions tagged [mice]

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How do I find where mice are entering my house?

So the house I just finished remodeling, and am now living in, has a small mouse problem. We have caught a couple of mice, and suspect there may be more. Catching the mice does little good, if more mice are just walking on in. I have walked…
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What could cause sudden failure of outlets?

Suddenly some of the outlets supplying our table lamps quit working. I checked the breaker and it wasn't tripped, but I reset it anyway. Still no power to some of the outlets. So I turned off the power and pulled out the outlets. Tested for…
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When to stop putting out mouse traps?

So last week my wife and I discovered some evidence of mice fooling around in our kitchen at night (e.g. shuffled cleaning supplies under the sink, hoarded dog food, and of course their droppings). After a little research, I decided to get the…
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How do I set traps in the kitchen ceiling when my roof is flat and I lack access?

At night we can hear mice scuttling about over the kitchen. This area of the house has a flat roof above it, and a solid drywall ceiling with no access to the space between the ceiling and the roof. There is no evidence that the mice have gotten…
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Could mice be escaping traps because the traps are being reused?

We've caught 6 or so mice using the classic snap traps. Being frugal, we tried washing and re-using the traps. We're getting mixed results. The mice are clearly nibbling the food (peanut butter, cheese) and escaping the traps. The only thing we can…
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What is the proper personal protective equipment and procedures for removing mouse nesting that may contain Hantavirus?

Me and my uncle are working on cleaning stuff (various auto parts and tools built up over the last 60 or so years) out a garage on my parents' property prior to demolishing it. There are multiple obvious mouse nests of unknown age that we'll need to…
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What to block a hole with to stop mice getting in?

I have heard rustling sounds coming from my exterior walls, which I am assuming is mice (or some other rodent) scurrying around in the hollow wall. I have found a hole about 2 inches in diameter in my electricity meter box where a thick electrical…
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Method to catch multiple mice?

I have a mouse problem in my house. I have put out mouse traps and they have been mostly successful. Five mice have been caught within a week. My predicament is that there are still mice and I would like a method that I can use to catch multiple…
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Do I still have a mouse problem?

Last saturday I was prepping some food when I see this little creature dash across the floor past me carrying a tiny piece of cardboard, on further inspection around the house I found a couple of very old mice droppings in the living room and a…
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There are mice in my walls and my floors, how do I move forward?

This is a follow up to my previous question about blemishes on drywall. Drilling a hole and sticking an endoscope up there showed mouse droppings and debris. It also showed basically open access to the entire floor / ceiling due to holes. I am now…
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What to use to fill mouse access point?

My wife and I have some field mice that have found refuge in our home through a gap between the foundation and the side of our house. We believe this point to be their only access, as they’ve made distinct paths through the yard leading to this gap,…
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Is it safe to run the oven without insulation around it?

My oven had mice in it and made a nest. So I took all the insulation out of it too look for the mouse. This was because it smelled like a dead animal every time I turned on the oven so I cleaned it out. I do not know if that was the problem in the…
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Ideas for humanely removing rodents from entering home under this fireplace bumpout in garage

I have a fireplace bumpout into my garage. It sits 5-6 inches above the floor. Mice have chewed a hole through the foamboard at the foundation & gotten inside my walls (& wherever they want!). I want to HUMANELY evict them before I figure out how to…
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How to rat proof space around dryer vent hole (inside home)?

This is 3rd floor condominium, Dryer vent goes up and opens on the roof. There is around 4 to 5" extra space around dryer vent in my wall, my neighbor reported rat in their house. I want to seal this space and make it rat proof. My questions. what…
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Help I am over run with mice. I have caught 28 mice in 6 days

I have caught 28 mice in 6 days and I just keep putting out the traps. After the 5 day rule I will start sealing and cracks or hole in the house. I am afraid to put poison out for the fear of the smell so I just keep puttin cheese in the trap. They…
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