Putty Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 OK, not sure what the hell is in my basement. I am thinking it is a mouse or mice. I started seeing droppings. Well, I got several glue traps and like 2 snap traps. Well, the sob has gotten out of two glue traps and snapped one trap and got away with my Jiffy butter. I wised up yesterday and bought 12 snap traps, put a few of them butt to butt. I also bought 8 more glue traps. I was told if a regular field mouse gets in that glue they are not strong enough to get out....well, this thing has done it twice. I found a little hole where they may have been coming in, so I bought so instaFoam and sprayed in that hole. Damn near used the whole can. I stopped spraying before the hole closed up. I hate the fact there is something in there that sees me, but I cant see it. It's in the unfinished part of my basement where water heater, washer/dryer is..Oh, someone told me it could be mole in there cause they are bigger and have the strength to get off the glue...FYI, if it's a decent size and I see it....it might catch a .45....lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolrayz Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 forget the glue. Get the larger sizes snap traps not the chicken shit little ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 arsenic, motherfucker, do you use it? [/samuel jackson] seriously, though, poison the fuck out of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 forget the glue. Get the larger sizes snap traps not the chicken shit little ones If it is a small rodent....takes too much pressure to set off the larger rat traps. That could be "overkill". seriously, though, poison the fuck out of them Got a pup...Not a good idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Karacho1647545492 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Got a pup...Not a good idea.... Indeed it isn't. are there certain parts of the house your dog doesn't go? cuz that would work ok, especially if it was an unfurnished basement or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87GT Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 If you are going manage pest control yourself then you need to research what you are trying to kill. Start here. This webpage is good reading. http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/rodents.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 seriously, though, poison the fuck out of them So it can run off into a small hole and die, thus stinking up the whole house? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffmeden Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Glue traps FTW. I have dealt with many mice and rats of various sizes with this approach. My secret is simple logic: DON'T PLUG THAT HOLE! If you know where it's getting in and out from, then you are that much closer to trapping it. Plug the hole, and it will just make another in a more remote location. I keep one sticky trap right on the ledge next to the hole, which is in my garage at the top of the block foundation. For a sure-kill, I put another trap on the ground right below it. If anything gets stuck in the trap and thinks it will get out by squirming, TRAP SANDWICH FTMFW! I typically find a few droppings somewhere in the house in a few weeks, and head out to the garage to collect the dead rodent. Apply 2 new traps, wash hands, repeat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I thought glue was the way to go, too, but I have been robbed twice by glue. Time for snap attack...I better have the mfa when I get home. Also, I plugged the home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolrayz Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 if this was a smaller rodent they wouldnt get away from the glue or the small traps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Glue traps FTW. Suckers are so good you'll be in trouble if you put your hand on one I've caught a few moles and what not outside with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Killed a lil mouse lastnight with snap trap. Eating dinner and heard SNAP! Me and GF looked at each other and smiled. It was still alive...caught his leg. I dumped bleach on it, put in Wal-mart bag in knot and tossed in dumpster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Rough way to go out of this world At least you caught one of them.....likely more. I dumped bleach on it, put in Wal-mart bag in knot and tossed in dumpster... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Putty Posted July 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Rough way to go out of this world At least you caught one of them.....likely more. Had no business in my place...Oh, it was still attached to the trap in the plastic bag. I still have all the other traps set. Bleach should be dry today, so I'll place new traps in that same place for his boys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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