Mice in the loft!
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Good afternoon.
I live in a 20 year old detached house and I am suffering repeated problems with mice in the loft space. I get rid of them for a while then a few months later they return!!
I have been mouse poison and mouse traps which do the trick but now have been untouched for some time, but I was awoken by a scurrying and scratching noise to the plasterboard above my bed this morning!!
How can I get rid of them and how can I find out where thay are coming in and hopefully block thier path?
Any advise would be gratefully received.
I live in a 20 year old detached house and I am suffering repeated problems with mice in the loft space. I get rid of them for a while then a few months later they return!!
I have been mouse poison and mouse traps which do the trick but now have been untouched for some time, but I was awoken by a scurrying and scratching noise to the plasterboard above my bed this morning!!
How can I get rid of them and how can I find out where thay are coming in and hopefully block thier path?
Any advise would be gratefully received.
i have no idea how mice get up there, but i'm similarly troubled.
my loft is converted, but now and then i hear scurrying between the floorboards that means i need to bait some traps. i don't have any mousey problems through the rest of the house.
i live in a terrace that was built in various styles so that the rooflines are all different. i only share a roofline with one house which also has a converted loft, the one at the other side is one storey shorter.
the roof has been recently repaired and it's a 3 storey drop to street level. how the hell are the micey's getting up there?
my loft is converted, but now and then i hear scurrying between the floorboards that means i need to bait some traps. i don't have any mousey problems through the rest of the house.
i live in a terrace that was built in various styles so that the rooflines are all different. i only share a roofline with one house which also has a converted loft, the one at the other side is one storey shorter.
the roof has been recently repaired and it's a 3 storey drop to street level. how the hell are the micey's getting up there?
They are coming in through the vents in the eaves - you cant block these. A very fine mesh will do the trick but the holes shouldn't be any bigger than 5mm or so.
They are coming in for the winter and will eat ANYTHING! Wires, foam mats and cardboard have all been nibbled in our loft! I suggest lots of non-humane traps with chocolate as bait.
They are coming in for the winter and will eat ANYTHING! Wires, foam mats and cardboard have all been nibbled in our loft! I suggest lots of non-humane traps with chocolate as bait.
shirt said:
Podie said:
shirt said:
the roof has been recently repaired and it's a 3 storey drop to street level. how the hell are the micey's getting up there?
Climbing. Its no problemn for a mouse to climb up brick.And yes they are stupid, they eat Foam and Cardboard!
it is indeed. currently a bit of a slug motorway by the look of things too.
'tis on my my very long list of things to do.
i used to have pet mice. it's amzing how crap they are at doing things compared to wild ones. a pet mouse is scared of any drop over 6" and has trouble climbing stairs. a wild mouse can [from experience] ina single clear 4 steps, bridge a 1.5m gap from the top step to the kitchen cupboard, and hit the 1" gap between the door top and underside of the worktop. impressive but annoying little things.
'tis on my my very long list of things to do.
i used to have pet mice. it's amzing how crap they are at doing things compared to wild ones. a pet mouse is scared of any drop over 6" and has trouble climbing stairs. a wild mouse can [from experience] ina single clear 4 steps, bridge a 1.5m gap from the top step to the kitchen cupboard, and hit the 1" gap between the door top and underside of the worktop. impressive but annoying little things.
shirt said:
it is indeed. currently a bit of a slug motorway by the look of things too.
'tis on my my very long list of things to do.
i used to have pet mice. it's amzing how crap they are at doing things compared to wild ones. a pet mouse is scared of any drop over 6" and has trouble climbing stairs. a wild mouse can [from experience] ina single clear 4 steps, bridge a 1.5m gap from the top step to the kitchen cupboard, and hit the 1" gap between the door top and underside of the worktop. impressive but annoying little things.
Yep, we've got pet mice, but wild ones are seriously impressive. Fearless little things.'tis on my my very long list of things to do.
i used to have pet mice. it's amzing how crap they are at doing things compared to wild ones. a pet mouse is scared of any drop over 6" and has trouble climbing stairs. a wild mouse can [from experience] ina single clear 4 steps, bridge a 1.5m gap from the top step to the kitchen cupboard, and hit the 1" gap between the door top and underside of the worktop. impressive but annoying little things.
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