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"Machete" <sirfuxalot@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>I am trying to finsish up nursing school and was a little short on money.
>So I moved into this ****hole (so to speak) small one bedroom apt. About
>three weeks ago, while it was still quite hot outside, I noticed a mouse
>run into my kitchen from under my bed. I must have jumped ten feet in
the
>air, knowing how dirty and diseased filled these little bastards are.
>Well, in the last three weeks, since the cooler weather has arrived, the
>population has increased a great deal. I now see them during the day, on
>occasion, although I'm not foolish enough to think I could corner one and
>catch it. Can't have pets here so no cats. I'd say it's a moderate
>infestation because I can't find their droppings anywhere.
>
> I set about six or seven snap traps at first, and I caught probably four
> or five mice with them but now they are becoming trap-shy. I also
> captured two or three with glue strips but that's just nasty. I have a
> feeling, now that the cooler weather has set in, that this problem is
> going to get worse. My landlord has provided me with the supplies but
I'm
> not sure I want the place nuked with chemicals. The guy downstairs
> (although he is a major pothead) claims he doesn't have any but others
in
> the building do. Do I have a chance of stopping this infestation by
using
> traps and strips alone? I have about six traps out now but it's hard to
> know where to put them without any fecal evidence. Usually I put them
> close to the wall, under my bed (against the wall) and in the kitchen.
> Would cleaning my apartment to the point of a 5 star hotel help?
There's
> no food laying around but I'm willing to bleach down the entire place at
> this point, hell, I'd use weapons grade plutonium if I thought it would
> help. FA
>
> Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciated, thanks for *listening*
>
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