Removing mice without being cruel

Hi. We're not 100% sure but I think there might be a little furry uninvited guest. A little mousy that is. The odd thing is that there have been no outward signs. No droppings, urine, or even chew marks. Why do we think there might be a mouse you may ask? A drinking glass left out on the island in the kitchen fell over by itself. Then we found some fluffy material in the dishwasher. Those two things are in my mind suspect. Any advice? Bare in mind we won't to avoid discovering tiny mouse corpses.

 

Interesting side note. I have found that you can humanely kill flies with alcohol. Isopropyl alcohol will do just fine. Put it in a spray bottle that has a stream setting. Two streams are usually required. But it does the trick.

Maybe something like that would work with your mouse. Or some other kind of central nervous system depressant. Ask around, in fact. Frankly an ordinary mouse trap should be okay I think. It's messy, but it's quick.

But what ever you do, don't leave out warfarin rat poison. That's a horrible way even to kill a rodent.

 

Mus Domesticus (the house mouse) began its coexistence with humans some 8,000-10,000 years ago on the steppes of Asia.
It’s highly adaptable and flourishes in a great diversity of habitats most notably shared with human beings.

The most humane way to rid yourself of the pests is either with an ultrasonic mice repeller, or with a the use of a humane mousetrap (catch & release)

 

Traps. Up to you which kind you choose to use. Proper bait is also key.

 

M.ouses
‘O.use
A.dvertently
B.anished

 

Wouldn't that kinda mess up the furniture in the house?

 

Cat's are not cruel.

 

You could always adopt a cat. Their smell alone soon makes mice move into the hotel next door.

 

Put some pleasant bait in an empty 5 gallon bucket . A broom handle leaned on the bucket
will work as a mouse ladder . The mouse climbs the stick , jumps in , and not out . It's funny
to listen to mouse jumping and jumping trying to get out .

For a rat , though , fill the bucket half to 2/3 full with water then generously add some oatmeal .
In a couple days the oatmeal will rise and appear to the rat as dry land . The rat will jump
in and swim unto exhaustion . How to know you have a dead rat ? Float a jar top in there :
the rat will sink it .

 

give the mice weed and then put cake and ice cream in your neighbors yard..

 

It would certainly take care of the cobwebs!