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?

  • rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works
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    19 hours ago

    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.