Mice in the basement
by Kevin Dangoor
Once again, we have mice in the basement. I hadn’t been worried about that for a couple of years, but I saw a mouse scurrying in the kitchen last night. Luckily, it appears that this was the first time this mouse had ventured up to the kitchen. I spotted him on the stairs back down toward the basement, so I’m pretty confident that’s where he came from. I sealed off the gap beneath the basement door and set some live-catch mouse traps.
All three of the traps were sprung this morning. Two were empty (one of which was even empty of cheese!). The third had a little brown mouse inside. I took him to a park and he hopped away.
Unfortunately, the mouse that I saw in the kitchen was gray, not brown. Two traps left. We’ll see who wins the showdown.
I just saw gray little mice in my basement, after hearing scratching in our walls for a few weeks. The lot next to us is being excavated and tree’s torn down as a new house is going to be built, so they must be running for cover. If I have one I’m sure I have more. No sign of them in my kitchen, just down in my basement, but how do I get rid of them? I set traps and they will not go in and on any of them, I need them out of my basement/garage area as I’m terrified to go down there now, and I can’t sleep as I’m afraid. Email me direct. Lynn
I got ONE yesterday and nothing since. Is it possible to have only one mouse? I don’t think so, but thought I’d ask.
It’s certainly possible to have one at a time… but if one can get in, it’s likely others can too. (Barring the case where one snuck in while the door was open.)
Still haven’t seen any more since catching the one, and no signs of the bait being eaten this time. Found that my husband had taken the drain cover off the floor drain in the garage to clean it, but forgot to put it back on, and then the lot next to us began to be excavated for a house being put up. Hubby said maybe they went out and couldn’t get back in since he put the drain cover back on, but I doubt that. How can you tell when ALL the mice are gone?