Re: [FWDLK] Mouse Poison as a deterrent...

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Most all these poisons require a source of water to activate them. The 
poison gives the mouse a raging thirst and when they drink it's very 
quick.
A basement is a bad place to use it if there is a sump or suchlike 
there, as the mouse may get onto a hidden area while dying.
I can't use poison since my cats think mice and other such critters are 
a moving buffet. They also sit on the porch and watch cat TV (birds at 
the feeders).
Regards, Ray


On Oct 31, 2006, at 5:33 AM, Jim Bennett wrote:

> Gang...
>
> I would not recommend poison. The mouse could die INSIDE your car -- 
> in an inconvenient place like the headliner or under the back seat. 
> There is no way to guarantee that the mouse will get weak outside the 
> car. The smell of a dead mouse could be there for weeks and weeks 
> unless you disassembled the headliner to find it. Her Highness (the 
> wife) insisted on putting bait poison in the basement, and the result 
> was horrendous. If you want to go this route of putting bait outside 
> the car, just get mouse trap and some peanut butter. Then, when you 
> catch the mouse, you can easily dispose of the corpse.
>
> Happy Halloween to All... Jim
>
> Bounce is good inside the car. I like to also use a mouse poison in 
> small containers. Place them OUTSIDE the car, a few feet away, so they 
> attract the mice out of the car. Eventually, the mice are too weak to 
> climb back in.
>
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