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The odd mouse keeps getting in somehow from the rooftop - 2 story house - how???? | |
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| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8093327 Canada02/08/2018 09:54 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IDK. One time( April) I notice a small picture and frame had been tipped over. Its a vigil set up on the fireplace hearth with cremation remains and several photos etc. I came home to find the one photo disturbed(knocked over) so i assumed the mouse had done it. I figured he was climbing along the fireplace chimney and that was how he was getting between floors. I am at my wits end. Never had this problem before the cats all died. For 45 years there was never a rodent problem while i had cats. Cats all died of old age and 4 years later we have mouse problems. |
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| TheExBunkerBill
User ID: 833985 United States02/08/2018 09:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | IDK. One time( April) I notice a small picture and frame had been tipped over. Its a vigil set up on the fireplace hearth with cremation remains and several photos etc. I came home to find the one photo disturbed(knocked over) so i assumed the mouse had done it. I figured he was climbing along the fireplace chimney and that was how he was getting between floors. I am at my wits end. Never had this problem before the cats all died. For 45 years there was never a rodent problem while i had cats. Cats all died of old age and 4 years later we have mouse problems. You need to get at least one more cat then. I live in the wilderness and have a few indoor and a few outdoor cats. No mice here. TheExBunkerBill |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8093327 Canada02/08/2018 09:57 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What's your experience and how did you find they were getting in? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8093327 How are they getting in through the roof? Do mice scale vertical walls? Wtf? Why are you talking to yourself? Trying to get some brain storming brewing here. Sometimes some of you guys know a thing or two |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 76216597 United States02/08/2018 10:05 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Keep in mind, mice really aren't tree climbers, per-say. But they do climb brick walls to access roof areas and will also climb vines and vegetation that extend to the roofline. If you're 100% positive they're likely getting into the attic first, it's got to be through a gable/ridge/static vent, opening in attic fan, etc. One of my gable vents was torn - by some animal. The screen used was nothing more that plastic covered mesh, not steel. Turned out it was a pain in the wazoo to fix. I had to remove the exterior trim to replace the screen, then put the trim back on, caulk, and repaint. A typical field mouse can climb through a hole the size of a dime. Bottom line: You absolutely have to find the source exactly where the mice are getting in. Start at the obvious. Then, the least likely locations. May want to have a can of crack sealant with you. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 72717835 United States02/08/2018 10:06 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What's your experience and how did you find they were getting in? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8093327 How are they getting in through the roof? Do mice scale vertical walls? Wtf? Why are you talking to yourself? Trying to get some brain storming brewing here. Sometimes some of you guys know a thing or two I see. Well..just feed it some cheese and tell it stories of the past. It’s just passing through I’m sure. |
| Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 8093327 Canada02/08/2018 10:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Keep in mind, mice really aren't tree climbers, per-say. But they do climb brick walls to access roof areas and will also climb vines and vegetation that extend to the roofline. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 76216597 If you're 100% positive they're likely getting into the attic first, it's got to be through a gable/ridge/static vent, opening in attic fan, etc. One of my gable vents was torn - by some animal. The screen used was nothing more that plastic covered mesh, not steel. Turned out it was a pain in the wazoo to fix. I had to remove the exterior trim to replace the screen, then put the trim back on, caulk, and repaint. A typical field mouse can climb through a hole the size of a dime. Bottom line: You absolutely have to find the source exactly where the mice are getting in. Start at the obvious. Then, the least likely locations. May want to have a can of crack sealant with you. A dime! Im quite certain its the roof. It seems to be where they come in. Usually one every few months. I hear him first upstairs then a week or so later i catch him on the main floor or basement. Its not a nesting situation. I really dont understand how a mouse can live in the attic for 3 weeks with no food or water before migrating into the rest of the house. I doubt that they come in thru the basement and climb two stories to the attic, doesn't make any logical sense, not to mention i dont see evidence of it that way |
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