ark@alice.UUCP (Andrew Koenig) (08/13/85)
How about moving the woodpile so it is not next to the house. Or do what I did a few years ago when I found a mouse in my office: get a little cage and keep it as a pet.
tortorino@hamstr.DEC (Sandy @The Puzzle Palace, DTN 264-5977) (08/17/85)
Yes, mouse traps DO work, although a bit gruesomely. We had mice in the house one winter, and four traps did the job quite quickly. I was warned against using the poison, as supposedly their little bodies swell up after they die, and decompose wherever they went to die (usually some inaccessible place). Bait the trap, put it where kids or pets can't get to it (one of our most successful was behind the fridge), and make sure to attach it to a stationary object, because if a mouse is not trapped correctly, he will thrash about for a while. I know this sounds TERRIBLE, but the little buggers have to be gotten rid of. After our episode with them, I moved the couch to clean behind it, and found a LARGE pile of dog food. They had been saving it there. Good luck, Sandy P.S. I've had mice and hamsters as pets, too, but it's different when they're confined and can be cleaned regularly.