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my exterminator threw 2 little poison baits behind my stove, telling me that if the mice die they will not smell. I asked him to retrieve the baits (which he did) because i don't want dead mouse carcasses anywhere even if they don't smell. that is sooooo gross. im still recovering from a trapped mouse (not so bad) and a dead one under my kitchen table on 11/14. the trapped one not so bad after finding a dead one i could not sleep a wink and had to cancel a medical test the next AM i was so sickened.
trapping them is ok you just throw a rag over it and discard it but finding a dead one that is just gross.
last year i asked the old super to disconnect the gas line from the stove so i could clean back there. i noticed a glue trap filled with dust (thought it was a mouse carcass) that was there before i even moved in in 2005. so i guess this mouse thing could always have been a problem (there is steel wool in the wall under the cabinet) that comes and goes. after 8 years living here this is the first time
Now I remember why I originally thought you were a woman. Lol
Man up.
I can't stand the things either but I rather them dead than alive. Just take a bag and scooch it in with a disposable stick next time you see a dead one.
Now I remember why I originally thought you were a woman. Lol
Man up.
I can't stand the things either but I rather them dead than alive. Just take a bag and scooch it in with a disposable stick next time you see a dead one.
You may think rlrl's fear is unreasonable and excessive as a man, but it's perfectly explainable for people
who got some kind of phobia of certain objects or situations, and it triggers a panic reaction from them.
It's more of a medical condition and nothing to do with being a man or woman.
luvnyc--i had them 15 years ago and trapped several back then. i got immune to it and it was nothing. this was the first dead one i ever had in my history of 22 years in an apartment and what else can i say but its gross. if i see a rodent outside im fine with it but indoors its kind of...different!!!
I saw something on a vacant parcel of land. I went closer and could see it was a big rat. It was breathing but unable to move. I returned 10 or 15 minutes later and it was dead. Probably poison. I took a stick and rolled it on its back, the stomach had a lighter color than the rest of the body. Typical Rattus Norvegicus. Completely different than a mouse.
last year i asked the old super to disconnect the gas line from the stove so i could clean back there. i noticed a glue trap filled with dust (thought it was a mouse carcass) that was there before i even moved in in 2005. so i guess this mouse thing could always have been a problem (there is steel wool in the wall under the cabinet) that comes and goes. after 8 years living here this is the first time
It is very common to find rats and or mice near or behind ranges (stoves). First any opening in the walls such as pipes or electrical wiring invites either to come through. If it is not well sealed around mice or rats will simply chew at the hold to enlarge.
Once in sadly many homes especially apartments provide plenty of food in or around ranges. You'd be surprised at the crud of grease, food and god only knows what else that develops behind, under or in such things. I've known places where the oven and boiler pans have not been cleaned ever, period.
Even if vermin do not find anything in or around the range to eat, they often build nests in or around because the insulation makes wonderful material for such. Or, just use holes created as mentioned above for access to the apartment and come/go to forage.
The other popular spot for rodents in kitchens would be behind or in the fridge. Again the insulation makes for great nesting material and the motor generates gentle heat to keep things warm.
One thing both objects have in common is that they are often large and heavy, thus not frequently shifted. Again this is perfect for rodents since they prefer such places for nesting.
Whenever have looked at a new apartment *always* check under the sink, behind the range and fridge and where steam pipes enter for signs of rodents.
Those poison bait things are horrible. The mouse eats the poison, goes back to the nest or into the walls and dies. The stench is horrible. At my old job they did this and it was beyond gross. You would come in first thing in the morning and practically vomit from the stench. They couldn't get the dead rodents because they were inside the walls. You would have to open every door and window and turn on fans to air it out before you could actually come in to work.
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