Topbird, got any details? Hubby looked at some in the local hardware store said they were £25 each,be cheaper to go and buy the veg At that point extermination was not on the cards
They work a treat. We got some really cheap ones from B&Q but despite looking flimsy they caught 9 wood mice from our kitchen! All relocated to a nearby forest and despite Wood and the odd House Mouse being outside regularly we have never had a another one in the house in five years.
The boxes were supplied by a local pest control man but you can buy mouse or rat bait boxes quite easily. We only felt it necessary to use the bait boxes because the traps are being used outside and could be triggered by a nosy cat, bird or hedgehog which could then be injured.
If you're intending to use them where other critters can't access them you don't need to use the bait boxes. The bait boxes also stop the peanut butter being washed away by rain (if we ever get any ever again!) but, again, undercover that's not really an issue.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Been advised on here you aren't allowed to relocate them
If i'm understanding this document correctly then it is allowed to relocate mice. There are some rodents that it isn't legal to relocate including black rats, squirrels and dormice.
Well, I am very law-abiding and endeavour to do what is right. I am also reluctant to kill anything that can be regarded as harmless, though I believe rats and house mice have to go. However, there is no point trying to grow crops and then allowing pests to eat them. So what us the answer? I cannot personally see any danger in popping a few field mice 50 yards along the garden but if there is a better way I'd be happy to hear it.
Some folks are happy for me to "dispatch" them, actually there is a very nice park a couple of miles away, we go to most days with the dogs. Said neighbour, keeps, fishing bait in his shed, also had rats. In our last house we had chicken, one day a visit from a very abbusive man from Public Health, said he had "right of entry" and was going to put poison in my garden, under my daughters wendy house,(rats this time) I told him I wasnt happy, because I had, cats, dogs,chicken,toddler, (also ironically, a lovelly pet rat) Is it any different to getting rid of, snails,slugs,ants,pigeons, we have a lot of cats come and poo in our veg, inspite of our dogs, Hubby is very squeamish, found one today, bit of "heaving" (and swearing!!) and he was off
Our neighbours have a hay and feed store a few yards from our house so there are always rats, but our cats are excellent ratters and save a deal of trouble. I'm not keen on having poison about. I take your point about cat poo but it only competes with the fox, badger, pigeon and rook poo. I've grown hardened to it!
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The boxes were supplied by a local pest control man but you can buy mouse or rat bait boxes quite easily. We only felt it necessary to use the bait boxes because the traps are being used outside and could be triggered by a nosy cat, bird or hedgehog which could then be injured.
If you're intending to use them where other critters can't access them you don't need to use the bait boxes. The bait boxes also stop the peanut butter being washed away by rain (if we ever get any ever again!) but, again, undercover that's not really an issue.
https://www.rspca.org.uk/documents/1494939/7712578/Living+with+Rats+and+Mice+%2813.06.2017%29.pdf/aee9490c-669d-9053-d248-77ac5c38d32a?t=1553271443232