Is it possible for an neighbor's apartment to have mice but not mine?
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When the dirty neighbor moves out you're about to have a "mouse issue".
IMO, get ready now and set some old-school wood-and-copper snap traps, I put mine in shoeboxes or disposable tupperware with little mouse holes in the side. This keeps the kitty off the traps. I bait with peanut butter, two traps per box and I bend the sear so it goes off on a hair trigger.
I am loath to use poison on rodents because I don't want to make pets, raptors, or owls sick. I settled on Cholecalciferol because it seems safer for other wildlife.
Good luck and don't forget, smacking them with a broom works too.
edit: I like to imagine the two people who downvoted this are soap-dodging militant vegans who are AGHAST I would kill vermin.
Thanks for the information. I guess it's time to get containers for all my food. I already keep bread in the freezer.
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I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
wrote on last edited by [email protected]*If you pay rent: Tell your landlord, this is their job to fix. Email them about it now so you have proof in case they try to blame you for an infestation...
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Thanks for the information. I guess it's time to get containers for all my food. I already keep bread in the freezer.
I already keep bread in the freezer.
Wouldn't you rather enjoy it?
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I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
Cats get rid of mice just by existing. We had a mouse problem when we moved in. The cats never once killed a mouse. We no longer have mice (in the house). Mice are always outside so maybe your neighbor just doesn’t like that?
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yeah, but sometimes they are smarter than traps. small mouse = small stink.
It'll dessicate eventually
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I already keep bread in the freezer.
Wouldn't you rather enjoy it?
No. I must keep it in the freezer in case the bread factory goes silent.
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I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
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*If you pay rent: Tell your landlord, this is their job to fix. Email them about it now so you have proof in case they try to blame you for an infestation...
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Why is there an assumption OP is renting? And why in the world is this the top voted comment? It has absolutely nothing to do with the question.
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Cats get rid of mice just by existing. We had a mouse problem when we moved in. The cats never once killed a mouse. We no longer have mice (in the house). Mice are always outside so maybe your neighbor just doesn’t like that?
I have a friend with six cats, and a mice problem. I had actually never seen a mouse indoors until I was visiting them one day lol
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Why is there an assumption OP is renting? And why in the world is this the top voted comment? It has absolutely nothing to do with the question.
Apartments are by definition rented. If they're individually owned, they're condominiums.
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I already keep bread in the freezer.
Wouldn't you rather enjoy it?
If you toast it before use, it's pretty much identical to unfrozen toasted bread.
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Apartments are by definition rented. If they're individually owned, they're condominiums.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Huh. That's the first time I've ever heard that definition. TIL. Googling it, it seems to be a cultural thing and very much depends which country you live in.
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Why is there an assumption OP is renting? And why in the world is this the top voted comment? It has absolutely nothing to do with the question.
I guess it's solid advice that most people didn't think about. If OP happens to not be paying rent, this comment is just irrelevant. But if OP is like the majority of users reading this comment, a little lightbulb will turn on and they'll appreciate it
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Huh. That's the first time I've ever heard that definition. TIL. Googling it, it seems to be a cultural thing and very much depends which country you live in.
Yep, it's not the case where I live. Besides, is there a secret third name it must have for you to call it by when you don't know the resident's ownership status?
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I guess it's solid advice that most people didn't think about. If OP happens to not be paying rent, this comment is just irrelevant. But if OP is like the majority of users reading this comment, a little lightbulb will turn on and they'll appreciate it
I admit the comment makes more sense after I learnt apartments are by definition rented in some countries.
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I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
Yes cat smell can fend off rodents. I only saw rats in my childhood house after my cat died.
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Yep, it's not the case where I live. Besides, is there a secret third name it must have for you to call it by when you don't know the resident's ownership status?
Shithole should work.
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I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
Mice can often find ways you wouldn't believe, but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics, so you might simply not have suitable holes in your apartment for them to enter. But yeah, also quite possible that they can smell the cat and don't want to enter the lion's den.
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I have a friend with six cats, and a mice problem. I had actually never seen a mouse indoors until I was visiting them one day lol
Some cats do not pull their weight! Fuzzy lovely freeloaders! I love them even as I admonish them for not doing their jobs.
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Mice can often find ways you wouldn't believe, but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics, so you might simply not have suitable holes in your apartment for them to enter. But yeah, also quite possible that they can smell the cat and don't want to enter the lion's den.
but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics
[citation needed]
