http://hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] davis_square2013-11-25 12:52 pm
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I've got mice

Can anyone recommend an exterminator to get rid of mice in a 3 family? I've tried trapping them to no effect. Maybe they would prefer Roquefort in the traps.
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[identity profile] jwg.livejournal.com 2013-11-25 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Where is ZipCat when you need it?
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[personal profile] totient 2013-11-25 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Where is the 'like' button when you need it?

[identity profile] courtney o'keefe (from livejournal.com) 2013-11-25 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Best Pest on Elm Street: 617-625-4850

[identity profile] somerfriend.livejournal.com 2013-11-25 10:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, Best Pest-I have used them a number of times for various properties.

Best way to take of this long term is removing food source and adding a cat to the mix. Best Pest will plug holes in the house which the mice are travelling in which is also helpful and they'll put some poising.

They are great and professional guys.

[identity profile] intuition-ist.livejournal.com 2013-11-27 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
second the cat. also, put anything a mouse might chew through to get food (boxed goods, bread in plastic wrappers) into hard plastic containers. if you're using standard traps, put peanut butter as bait. or try glue traps.

[identity profile] greyling.livejournal.com 2013-11-26 06:09 pm (UTC)(link)
I actually had Best Pest come and de-mouse my place two years ago, and was rather unimpressed by their service. They say that they will plug the holes and put down poison; the guy was in my house for a total of 40 minutes, the last 15 of which were spent explaining to me what I could and couldn't expect from them. I don't believe that I received quality service from them (can you imagine doing a thorough search for mouse holes - and plugging them - in 25 minutes?) and sure enough, after this cold snap, I just found evidence of mice in my basement again.

[identity profile] hikermtnbiker.livejournal.com 2013-11-27 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
I'm not sure that it is possible to make an old house completely mouse proof so I don't hold much stake with them plugging up all the access points. It is not like squirrels in the eves that can be prevented easily.

What I'm really looking for is their smart placement of baits, which has worked in the past, or perhaps it is just the amount that they use. Either way if I don't get mice for another 5+ years I figure that I'm OK. I think that it has been nearly 10 years since my last batch like this.
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