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poppin_fresh
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May 31, 2016

Die mice!

With the mild winter here in New England a lot of friends have dealt with mouse problems much more so than usual. I thought I had escaped unscathed as I had used my trusty snap traps and permanently evicted one this winter.

In all my visits to inspect I never checked the front pass-through where apparently there was a party and everyone was invited. Turns out they were traveling behind the sink cupboards and through the wire holes into the pass-through. While doing so they chewed the wiring to the two front outlets and one of the coaxial antenna wires.

All fairly easily fixable, but super annoying to say the least. Prepare for war rodents!

  • Mice can be destructive to your home or building. You have to know that you can get rid of all the pests in the house just when you hire professional services of the exterminators rather than doing it yourself.
  • Thanks for the post and your timing is perfect. I have been dealing with a mouse issue most of the winter. I set several glue traps out but didn't manage to catch a thing in months. I set some snap trap out and caught one of the little turds the next day. Your picture reminded me I need to be more vigilant and check to see where that have been and not assume they haven't done any damage.

    I worked briefly for a pest control company and the owner would laugh at homeowners that used the foam in a can. Mice can easily gnaw thru wood so I have little faith in the foam...it just isn't dense enough to keep them out. We used copper mesh (similar to steel wool but copper doesn't rust) and mortar caulking to fill entry holes where mice were getting in...apparently mice (and rats) do not like the texture of the mortar caulking and can't gnaw thru metal screen or mesh.
  • And we wonder why RV's occasionally go up in flames (frowny face)

    Mice removed most of the outer black insulation cover off our 30-amp power cord, with occasional spots chewed through to bare copper. I'm glad I noticed it before I plugged it in!!
  • It wouldn't hurt to add a bit of screening or stainless steel wool before foaming to further ensure the critters don't invite themselves in.
  • the non-expanding foam works pretty good at sealing the holes and it does not expand and have to be trimmed..

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