Any way to KEEP OUT these stinkin' mice??!!

[EmmaJean]

AAAHHHHHHH!!!!!! I'm SO sick of these mice in my house! Every time we get rid of one, another one comes. Is there a way to see where they're coming in from or a way to keep them out in the first place? And why am I so freaked out by these little pests? I'm just so sick of them and the rest of the bugs (crickets) that invade after all the rain we had last week. At least it's not roaches--they're the worst for me!!

Thanks for letting me rant!

Emily

[frodo]

this may sound barbaric, but, do you have a cat?

blessings

[EmmaJean]

That is too funny! I WISH we had a cat, but dh HATES them! That would be the easy way, wouldn't it?! Our dog DID catch a squirrel outside, though! She's a bird dog and goes NUTS chasing squirrels. Well, last week I was outside playing with ds, and found a dead squirrel at the base of a tree....hmmmm.... I think she finally caught it! HAAA!! Kind of sad, gross, and funny all at the same time. :

[SoHappy]

Go to the hardware store. Get a can of expanding foam. Find every single place where a pipe, wire or hose enters or leaves your house. Fill hole with expanding foam. Critters love squeezing in through these little holes. Read the directions on the can -- the stuff REALLY expands!

[srain]

Can you BORROW a cat? Or would your husband prefer a snake?

Another option if you can find the holes they're coming in is steel wool. We used to have a rat problem- you don't want to hear the details.

[carminex]

First, plug all of the places where they can get in. Next spread LOTS of mint around. I read that mice do not like the smell of mint and it worked for us. (And plugging the holes)
Good luck!