Rats and Mice

Rat Tales

By Jimmy Loulegend Let me preface this with a bit of a qualifier: I loved the movie “The Secret of NIMH” when I was kid. I grew up thinking rats were relatively-benevolent, highly-intelligent creatures. That being said; I grew up in the suburbs. Rats weren’t a big problem on my cul-de-sac. But when I was [...]

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What Is The Best Bait For Mouse Traps?

Over the years I get this question quite a lot. What is the best bait for mouse traps? Is there any one thing that will lure them in time after time without fail? For as long as there has been mouse traps I think people have used cheese for the main attractant, peanut butter is [...]

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Mice In The Walls-Smells Like Trouble

It may start as a feint tiny sound that you swear you hear but you pass it off as just a branch on the roof or maybe just your imagination. It’s not all day and when you ask your husband to listen of course it’s dead silent. A bit perplexed you try and put it [...]

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Repelling rodents without baits-it really took a ‘Block’

I’ve done a lot of exclusion work over the years for rats and mice and this can be a very effective way in which to seal out rodents for a very long time. There are however places in every home where it is almost impossible to completely ‘proof’ an area where these crafty critters can’t [...]

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Do mice stink when they die?

For the most part people are pretty adamant about getting rid of mice. They aren’t fond of the idea of the little critters slinking around the kitchen, sneaking in the pantry and leaving all those little doo doo reminders in the silverware drawer. They know they want the mouse (or mice) gone but other than [...]

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It’s rodent hunting season; Prepare now

It’s getting to be that time of year where mice and rats start making there way indoors in hopes of escaping the long cold winter months inside your home. It may be weeks before you notice them and in some cases you may not see them at all. That is of course until their population [...]

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Deer Mice In A House Mouses Territory

Deer mice have got to be one of the all time cutest creatures. Deer mice are also referred to as field mice but that is an all encompassing term and could include other rodents such as voles. With their soft looking two toned fur and their rounded bodies and large ears this very cautious rodent [...]

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The achilles heel of the house mouse & guaranteed results

As with any pest knowledge is the key to complete control and this can be very helpful with mice. Generally speaking mice are very athletic, have excellent sense of smell, hearing and touch. The reaction time of a house mouse can frustrate even the best of trappers as they quite often escape a snap traps [...]

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Squirrels are rodents too

squirrel |ˈskwər(ə)l| noun an agile tree-dwelling rodent with a bushy tail, typically feeding on nuts and seeds. • Family Sciuridae: several genera, in particular Sciurus, and numerous species. • a related rodent of this family ( see ground squirrel , flying squirrel For those of you who love squirrels there’s the definition straight from ol [...]

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