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Have had a few field mice take up resident in my shed, the OH will not let me trap them,she has bought one of those electric gadget's that is supposed to emit a sound that only they can hear, has anyone tried them, more to the point, are they any good.

Pardon ? ? ? Cheers, Tony.

You could use a humane trap. I used one to get rid of house mice last year. You bait the trap with chocolate and when the mouse enters it drops a door behind it and can't get out. I then took them a distance away to an open area to release.

Had them at work to deter rats from chewing cables in a diesel generator, had to remove them as a colleague was adversly affected by them.

MikA wrote:You could use a humane trap. I used one to get rid of house mice last year. You bait the trap with chocolate and when the mouse enters it drops a door behind it and can't get out. I then took them a distance away to an open area to release.

Tried this once but they learned how to escape...They must have tipped it in the right way.

We have the cats so no worries any more as they are keen mousers.

I accidentally found the perfect way to catch mice in the house.

At a flat I was sharing a long time ago, we heard a mouse under the fridge. My flat mate got the broom handle and rattling it around underneath disturbed the mouse who ran for its escape hole in the skirting board. I stuck out my leg to stop it and the next thing I knew it was up my trouser leg hanging on my socks with only the tip of its tail showing. I very rapidly grabbed my leg just below the knee to stop it going any higher. My flat mate hollered with laughter but was able to grab the tail and took it down the bottom of garden to dispose of.

From this I realised a mouse loose in the house will run into a dark paper bag held open next to the skirting.
When I was married we had cats and one bought a mouse in for us one evening (they liked to share) and it went up the curtain. A paper bag and much rattling of the curtain captured the mouse and it was put back outside for the cat to dispose of.

MikA wrote:I accidentally found the perfect way to catch mice in the house.

At a flat I was sharing a long time ago, we heard a mouse under the fridge. My flat mate got the broom handle and rattling it around underneath disturbed the mouse who ran for its escape hole in the skirting board. I stuck out my leg to stop it and the next thing I knew it was up my trouser leg hanging on my socks with only the tip of its tail showing. I very rapidly grabbed my leg just below the knee to stop it going any higher. My flat mate hollered with laughter but was able to grab the tail and took it down the bottom of garden to dispose of.

From this I realised a mouse loose in the house will run into a dark paper bag held open next to the skirting.
When I was married we had cats and one bought a mouse in for us one evening (they liked to share) and it went up the curtain. A paper bag and much rattling of the curtain captured the mouse and it was put back outside for the cat to dispose of.

Reminds me of once in another house, a wee mouse sat on the printer right by me, totally unafraid.. Let me pet it.. So I picked it up, by the tail, and put it outside.. I had 11 cats at the time so this seemed best. The following morning, there were mice everywhere. Dancing in the frying pan in the cooker, in the central heating controls... It was war.. traps. poison where the cats could not get at it... caught so many.. Does not do to be too welcoming! It was unnerving to find so many in so many places..

MikeA thank you for the hearty laugh this morning, laughing with, not at you, Wonderful start to the day!