- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Need help finding mice entry points.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:55 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:55 pm
So me and my ol lady just moved into a brand new apartment 2 weeks ago. First week was all good. Two days ago I found a baby mouse in the bathtub. 2 hours later she found one behind the fridge. Later that night after putting down traps we caught two more on the same trap by the fridge. This morning we found another on a trap by the fridge. Found 3 in the garage but that's expected. Its a brand new complex and its in the middle of a field so I expected some activity but do yall think the inside mice were already inside or does it sound like they're coming in from somewhere. I've moved that fridge countless times before finding them so it can't be possible they were already there right? What are some things I should be looking for?
9
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:56 pm to MarcoPolo
they say where there are mice there are snakes.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:57 pm to MarcoPolo
it's virtually impossible to keep them out without some form of recurring pset control device. They can squeeze through anything
Posted on 4/17/17 at 3:59 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
What kind of devices are there?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:00 pm to Chad504boy
quote:
they say where there are mice there are snakes.
I'd prefer the snake.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:05 pm to MarcoPolo
I'd tell the apartment complex to give me my money back and find somewhere else to live.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:10 pm to bbvdd
Was thinking about that. I don't even know if that's legally an option tho. They really didn't give a shite when I called and told them we've found 8 mice in two days.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:19 pm to MarcoPolo
quote:
Was thinking about that. I don't even know if that's legally an option tho. They really didn't give a shite when I called and told them we've found 8 mice in two days.
Mice are like roaches... once they have settled in you aren't going to get rid of them with anything short of a napalm strike. If they are in your apartment they are in everyone's apartment. I say check your contract and see if there is something in there about their obligations to you as a renter (i.e. not having to share you living space with rodents).
If you find it then pack up and move.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:21 pm to MarcoPolo
quote:
I don't even know if that's legally an option tho
Mice can carry diseases. If there are breeding mice where you are sleeping then you can contract diseases from the mice. I doubt an apartment complex wants lawsuits from tenants with respiratory diseases they contracted from a known infestation of rodents.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:30 pm to MarcoPolo
UV light
Posted on 4/17/17 at 4:41 pm to junkfunky
Ill go through my lease and see what I can find. What's with the UV light?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 5:01 pm to MarcoPolo
Uv picks up traces of piss so you can see where the mice are pissing and shitting good luck on the battle with the apartment complex breaking that lease that's gonna be harder than catching all the mice
Put down glue traps behind stove the fridge and corners of the rooms. Use traps in the Corners of closets attics and under the sink. Fill any holes you see that are the size of a quarter or bigger..
Put down glue traps behind stove the fridge and corners of the rooms. Use traps in the Corners of closets attics and under the sink. Fill any holes you see that are the size of a quarter or bigger..
This post was edited on 4/17/17 at 5:04 pm
Posted on 4/17/17 at 5:48 pm to LSU_Smash_the_West
Get a cat
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:03 pm to MarcoPolo
Dang near impossible to find the entry point. Other than moving (good option), i would just set trap after trap...go buy you about 10 of those little wooden woods and place them everywhere.
We built a house in field and had a few when we first moved in, i think i probably caught 8-10 for the first few weeks, then haven't heard from them since. Thats been 4 years ago.
Good luck.
We built a house in field and had a few when we first moved in, i think i probably caught 8-10 for the first few weeks, then haven't heard from them since. Thats been 4 years ago.
Good luck.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:06 pm to MarcoPolo
I would at least keep a few traps baited. Every one you catch helps. Talk to neighbors and maybe they will join in.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:12 pm to MarcoPolo
quote:
What are some things I should be looking for?
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:40 pm to weadjust
Apartments are notoriously put together half hazardly with poor build quality, I'm sure you have gaps all over the place in your flooring and trim work for the mice to travel. Get some poison and glue traps, you'll eventually win it just takes a couple of months.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:43 pm to MarcoPolo
We moved a trailer on our land before we built. After a few months I started seeing mice in the kitchen. I used the regular Victor snap traps and caught a mouse daily, sometimes twice daily for a month before I got rid of them. Good luck!
Posted on 4/17/17 at 6:55 pm to MarcoPolo
Tell them they better start giving a shite or you'll call the local TV station and explain how terrible your experience is... good luck to them trying to find new renters.
Poison and traps. Copper mesh in any and all weep holes or cracks.
Poison and traps. Copper mesh in any and all weep holes or cracks.
Posted on 4/17/17 at 7:04 pm to MarcoPolo
Apartment complexes typically pay for pest control...I would expect that from them.
Page 1 of 2
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News