profdant139 wrote:
When we had a mouse problem in a campground in Washington, we got one of these plastic humane traps:
Humane trap
It worked great -- no mess, no mouse guts or blood, no dead body. We took the trap far away from the trailer and released it.
There is no such thing as a "humane trap", a trap is a trap even if you catch and release.. Perhaps you should off the mice a blindfold and cigarette to ease it's pain?
In all seriousness, mice multiply at an incredible rate.
See
HERE"How the Numbers Climb Exponentially
Even with all that is against them at birth and infancy, enough mice survive to compound any pest problem you may have in your home. With a lifespan of about one year in the wild, common house mice may live twice as long in the comforts of your homeโs walls or foundation. Also worth noting: In the wild, mice have breeding seasons in the spring and fall, but indoors they mate year-round!
Just consider the potential a pair of mice has to increase its numbers. Your original two parent mice may be around for two years and are able to produce as many as ten litters โ approximately sixty mice โ each year. And donโt forget, with every litter comes a new batch of mice ready to procreate after another six weeks. Unless youโre breeding them, these numbers show how a small mouse problem could develop into a serious situation in no time."And yes, that is coming from Victor trap's point of view, but it IS reality.. By trapping a releasing somewhere else you ARE HELPING TO INCREASE POPULATION OF MICE WHICH DOES NOT NEED MAN'S "HELP".
Mice do considerable damage, they can carry disease, in some states like PA they are a great carrier of "deer ticks" (which carry LYMES DISEASE!).
See
HERE (and YES, it IS another "pest controller website")
"ypes of Mouse Diseases
Mice are some of the dirtiest pests that infest homes. These rodents carry a variety of bacteria and other disease organisms, which they spread by leaving their feces and urine around houses. Residents should be aware of the following mouse diseases that are directly transmitted by mice: Hantavirus: This disease is generally a problem when the viral organisms causing Hantavirus are inhaled along with dust particles while cleaning up or when coming into direct contact with droppings and urine where outdoor rodents such as deer mice and white-footed mice have lived and built nest sites. Nest sites for these mice may be inside or outside. One of the more likely places to discover these mouse nests are inside outdoors storage buildings. Early symptoms of Hantavirus include fever, headache and muscle pain. If the disease goes untreated, more serious symptoms such as severe coughing, fluid in the lungs and possible death can occur.
Salmonellosis: This disease often causes stomach upset in humans. Contact with rodent feces or urine in food or on food preparation surfaces are the most common ways to contract this illness from mice.
Leptospirosis: Spread through mouse and other animal urine-tainted water, this disease may lead to kidney damage and liver failure without treatment.
LCM: This condition can cause anything from a fever and headache to brain damage. LCM is especially troubling for pregnant females whose fetus can develop birth defects or possibly die. The sources of LCM is from direct contact with waste or inhaling waste tainted dust, so people cleaning up mouse droppings without protection are at high risk."
To make you feel better
HERE is link to CDC and what they say about diseases directly carried by mice..
And a CDC link
HERE about diseases indirectly carried by mice..
A study of the connection of Lymes and mice..
HERE"Mice and some other small rodents are the most effective sources, or reservoirs, of the pathogen that causes Lyme disease.
These smaller mammals can carry lots of ticks, and ticks that bite infected mice have a higher chance of picking up the disease than they do from other critters."You may feel good that you didn't kill the mice you trapped, but in reality all you are doing is making yourself feel good at the expense of every other human beings quality of life, shortening their life spans, causing more disease to spread rapidly, costing lives and taxing the healthcare systems..
Yeah, I realize "Common Sense" is dead, was put to death by good intentioned but ill informed "Save the Planet" bandwagon and I keep poor "Common Sense" on life support in a vain attempt to bring him back to life..
