https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 09 Apr 2026 18:45:07 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786180 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 17:58:49 +0000 bubblegum 2786180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks for all the tips ladies!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786138 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:39:37 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2786138@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>So grossed out to say this, but in our last house we had rats in the attic. Thankfully, they never made it into the house or the garage, but we heard them scurry around. Initially, we just had a pest control set up traps and had our lawn guys trim the trees back from the house so they couldn't get on the roof, which was the entry point. Eventually, we wanted a better, more permanent solution and we had the pest control fix the roof and filled/ glued up entry points. That costs us $1,000, but we didn't have any issues at all after that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786103 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 14:01:51 +0000 Mama Bird 2786103@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely recommend having a service that inspects for entry points, seals them, and guarantees their work (if it looks like they missed something, they'll come back and reinspect free, or for a lower fee). </p> <p>Or maybe get a cat? Though you never know if they will catch mice... and if they do, they may try to present them to you :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786102 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:53:20 +0000 kiddosc 2786102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>All I have to say is don't use glue traps. As others noted, they don't kill the mice and you'll just come home to the most terrible screeching sound. My landlord in college put down glue traps when we had a mouse problem and then wouldn't come back once there was a mouse stuck in the trap... it was terrible. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786100 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:38:56 +0000 MaryM 2786100@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>These are my favorite traps </p> <p><a href="https://www.lowes.com/pd/TOMCAT-Snap-Trap-Mouse-Trap/50195279" rel="nofollow">https://www.lowes.com/pd/TOMCAT-Snap-Trap-Mouse-Trap/50195279</a></p> <p>I think they "pinch" less than a traditional trap (but I set off plenty of traps as a kid and survived). They work without bait if you set them according to the directions (open along walls), and the best part, you can get rid of the mouse without touching anything gross. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786037 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:57:25 +0000 bubblegum 2786037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thank you ladies!! My fingers are crossed that we get it under control asap! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786032 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:49:06 +0000 PinkElephant 2786032@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used the electric traps when we lived in the city and had mice in the kitchen (!! Thanks, new neighbors!!!) they worked well and were safe to have our around the kids, unlike snap traps. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786020 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 10:04:29 +0000 MrsBucky 2786020@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I will say also that a good company will 100% guarantee their work IF you live in a single family home. We live in a townhome, so we can’t control what our neighbors do, hence why they didn’t stop completely. Still, it kept them out of our living space and under control so that’s good enough for now (we rent). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786013 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:54:54 +0000 muffinsmuffins 2786013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had mice in our garage and under kitchen sink in our old house and as soon as we saw droppings, we called a pest control company. I was not dealing with that myself! They sealed things and set traps. We caught a few then no more in the 4 or 5 years we were there after. So worth it and they would come back if the problem wasn't solved. </p> <p>I would 100% not use glue traps as the mice won't be dead, just stuck. You'll have to kill it yourself or let it suffer until it dies which is horrible. Snap traps hidden away then gloves and toss the whole trap if you catch one. You definitely need to find how they're getting in which can be tricky, hence hiring someone. It was like $200-300. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786008 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:48:26 +0000 MrsBucky 2786008@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had a service come out after weeks of putting out traps at night and putting them away during the day when my son was up. DIY we caught 0 mice. The service did a full inspection, sealed up two entry point we would have never noticed and placed traps in places i wouldn’t have thought to. We use kill traps, and the only place we have ever caught them is the laundry room behind a locked door, so we leave a trap there 24/7. We have caught probably a dozen mice in the last year, always in the same spot. The service was about $300 (one time) and was 150% worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/winter-mice#post-2786001 Mon, 13 Nov 2017 09:35:30 +0000 bubblegum 2786001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year we had a mouse, put down traps, never caught him but also never saw him again. Well he's back and was in my ROOM under DD's playpen! I screamed bloody murder!! I can't deal. I hate the winter for this very reason!</p> <p>I hear glue traps and peppermint is the best way to deal when you have kids. What do you do and has it worked? </p>