A murine menace
Jan. 7th, 2009 10:07 pmI returned home to find that my apartment has become Infested By Mice. This is not good. They seem to be living in the stove, and a little Googling reveals that this is really not good, and if they start nesting in the insulation, you're sunk. (Googling also suggests that they hate the smell of peppermint. I guess I'll be washing everything in the house in Dr. Bronner's over the weekend.) Aargh.
I bought one of those humane traps (yes, I am a sap who can't bear to kill them, and there are lots of nice fields around where they can do their mousy thing without hurting anybody), but none of them have entrapped themselves yet. I think they are probably far too clever.
I am seriously considering borrowing my colleague's rat terrier. (As I said, I don't want to kill them myself, but natural predation is another thing altogether.)
Are there any other good home remedies I should know about?
I bought one of those humane traps (yes, I am a sap who can't bear to kill them, and there are lots of nice fields around where they can do their mousy thing without hurting anybody), but none of them have entrapped themselves yet. I think they are probably far too clever.
I am seriously considering borrowing my colleague's rat terrier. (As I said, I don't want to kill them myself, but natural predation is another thing altogether.)
Are there any other good home remedies I should know about?