[BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Jennifer Jackson
I have a mouse problem. I have caught several and then I get more. The other half of the block our house sits on is empty except for the vet's clinic and one house at the far end so we have a lot of wild life for a city. I am thinking of getting a cat. Any tips on this, or if it will even wor

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Tom Fowle
Jennifer, If you get a real invasion, it can take a while to trap them all. First use basic traps, they work as well as the overpriced ones. We did find that a trap with a larger "paddle" type trigger worked better than the ones with just a little metal trigger. We tried some fancy enclosed ones a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread cheetah
yes they have electronic mouse repellers you just plug them in to your wall I have one that emits sounds and also does something through the house wiring. all I know is they work I am allergic to cats so that is not an option and you don't have to feed these things. well not much or peanut butter

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Max Robinson
2009 6:50 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice > Jennifer, > If you get a real invasion, it can take a while to trap them all. > First use basic traps, they work as well as the overpriced ones. > We did find that a trap with a larger "paddle" type trigger worked bette

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Betsy Whitney
Aloha Jenifer, For many years, I have depended on cats for my mouse removal. I have a male cat now who is a great mouser, but in the past, I always had females. It is true that not all cats are good mousers, but I guess I've been lucky because all of mine have been. They also have all been lap

RE: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Tom Vos
om[tom Vos] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice[Tom Vos] I have a mouse problem. I have caught several and then I get more. The other half of the block our house sits on is empty except for the vet's clinic and one house at the far end so we have a lot of wild life for a city. I am thinki

RE: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-23 Thread Tom Vos
Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice Some cats are good mousers while others will turn and run the other way when they see a mouse. No way to tell in advance. In general, and there are always exceptions, A good hunter is not a good lap cat. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-24 Thread Lee A. Stone
good advice you shared Tom. I'll tell you why your landlord might not want any tenants to have a cat. I was a landloard not that many years ago. real nice family and I said no pets at all but they told me they had this nice old family harmless cat. what a croc. that old cat ripped out all bu

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-24 Thread wstephan
at. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Jennifer Jackson Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009 6:19 pm Subject: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice > I have a mouse problem. I have caught several and then I get > mor

Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats and mice

2009-04-24 Thread wstephan
lry box on the floor. And, yes, he has succeeded in training us to repond when that happens. Bill Stephan Kansas Citty MO Email: wstep...@everestkc.net Phone: (816)803-2469 - Original Message - From: Max Robinson Date: Thursday, April 23, 2009 9:25 pm Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] cats