I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of “the mouse issue.” This is the first I’ve heard about it. I’m pretty sure I don’t have mice. I haven’t found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I’m not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I’ve never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven’t been presented with any “presents.” Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
You didn’t HAVE a mouse problem… You may soon, the mice may travel now that their previous source is cut off.
The cat well help though.
*the cat will help if it is so inclined. -cat
Mice can often find ways you wouldn’t believe, but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics, so you might simply not have suitable holes in your apartment for them to enter. But yeah, also quite possible that they can smell the cat and don’t want to enter the lion’s den.
Cats get rid of mice just by existing. We had a mouse problem when we moved in. The cats never once killed a mouse. We no longer have mice (in the house). Mice are always outside so maybe your neighbor just doesn’t like that?
When the dirty neighbor moves out you’re about to have a “mouse issue”.
IMO, get ready now and set some old-school wood-and-copper snap traps, I put mine in shoeboxes or disposable tupperware with little mouse holes in the side. This keeps the kitty off the traps. I bait with peanut butter, two traps per box and I bend the sear so it goes off on a hair trigger.
I am loath to use poison on rodents because I don’t want to make pets, raptors, or owls sick. I settled on Cholecalciferol because it seems safer for other wildlife.
Good luck and don’t forget, smacking them with a broom works too.
Poison also means they’ll hide and die somewhere unreachable and will stink up the place.
yeah, but sometimes they are smarter than traps. small mouse = small stink.
It’ll dessicate eventually
Thanks for the information. I guess it’s time to get containers for all my food. I already keep bread in the freezer.
I already keep bread in the freezer.
Wouldn’t you rather enjoy it?
Many apartments have a firewall between units, it’s a safety measure. If fire can’t get through, I doubt mice could.
Yea, I got a cat, my cat is stupid and doesn’t know how to kill mice, only bite and play around with them. Mouse is all gone within 3 months. Haven’t seen a mouse since, well except that one time like 2 years later when my cat caught and killed one mouse, that’s it. No other mouse sightings.
Roaches tho… that’s a problem my cat couldn’t fix… 🤷♂️ now roaches are just funny tiny moving living toys for my cat to squish lol
