Here is tonight’s situation report for the Human-Mouse War of 2009.
MICE TRAPPED: Three.
MICE CONFIRMED DEAD: Three.
SITUATION AS IT STANDS: Mice spotted coming up through back left burner of stove. Investigated further and found no droppings in oven itself or compartment where pots and pans are kept. Nearly clueless as to how mice could be running rampant in that area. Cupboards are clear of any doo-doo. Kitchen is super clean. Two traps set on left side of burner, one on right. Will buy more traps tonight and encircle the burner in attempt to rid of all mice. Considering throwing pulling stove forward and throwing D-Con pellets all over floor as last resort.
IF YOU CAN HELP: Please comment in comments section and share tips for ridding homestead of Satan’s minions.
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As I told you on our phone conversation today, you need to plug up the hole behind your oven. They will continue to come in until you cut off their way of accessing your apartment. Also check under the sink and see if any of the pipes have large holes around them that they may be squeezing through. Close up the holes and they will continue to search for a food supply somewhere else.
I talked to the apartment people and they said if I plugged up the hole behind the wall it was a fire hazard. They told me the only thing I could do was buy traps and wait until Tuesday when the exterminator makes his bi-weekly rounds.
Until then, I am all-out assaulting these mice. I have placed 6 traps in the kitchen and placed 6 D-Con gel packets at suspected places of entry. I will blow these evildoers away!
Don’t kill too many mice at one time or you’ll have a big problem on your hands. Take it slow until you know how many you can handle at one time. You do live on your own, after all. Here are my tips for ridding your homestead. First, start with the biggest ones first. They’re easier to deal with and the small ones aren’t worth your time to start. Next, experiment to find how many you can do in one day. Myself, I can only handle 5, maybe 6 mice per meal before I get too full. Start off with bacon-wrapped mouse appetizer and a side of Ratatouille. For the main course, I recommend a warm winter mice stew. Top it all off with a little vanilla mouse custard.
Before you know it, people will be coming to your house for dinner instead of fast food. Your free-range mice will have much better flavor than the farmed rats at McDonald’s.
I would avoid poison. What happens to the mice you cannot find? They lay dead and rotting in the nooks and crannies and your apartment smells like………..
Agree with the poison post, it reeks when they rot! Remember in Oregon when they would eat it and die in the wall.
They’re cute as a Disney mascot, not so cute when they’re frolicking all over your stove and pooping everywhere. Kudos to you for doing your part to rid the world of those vile little beasts! I’ve heard that the nasty varmints can’t burp, and if they drink carbonation they swell up and DIE. Yes! What a terrible way to go. I say serve up some Mt. Dew with that D-Con!
@Jeremy and Mom — Gotcha on the poison. I don’t think any of it’s been opened yet.
@Diane — I have heard all sorts of remedies from peppermint oil to fox urine but never the Mountain Dew. That would be awesome.
I have six traps laid out all across my kitchen that is now mostly empty of food, and the same black box trap has caught four mice, killing three. It’s right up against the wall by the back left burner of the stove.
I have put in an apartment maintenance request for them to caulk the hole where the wires come out for the stove, since they won’t allow me to do it myself. :(
Wow… Sounds like the mice are all out trying to conquer… But you shall prevail!
Oh, and Daniel, that was so disgusting…. Yet hilarious!