Mice in the house

[specialk]

So last week we found evidence of mice in the house. Bread bag chewed through, toilet paper roll chewed, droppings on top of the fridge (where the bread was kept.

I bought some mouse traps, baited with peanut butter and a bit of chocolate. Nothing. These mice are trap-shy. So now it's poison. It looks like most of the poisons work using a blood anticoagulant. Seems like it should work if the little bastids will actually eat the stuff. Anyone know of a good brand of poison?

I hear that mouse flypaper stuff doesn't work too well and no cats, as the wife has allergies.

Any other ideas outside of TNT?

[frank_c]

I had a bad mice problem when I lived in Philly. I actually was successful just placing the spring traps where they entered my kitchen, no bait at all. They walked right into those tings.

the house i used to live in had a shelf that ran around the basement wall. we'd put unbaited spring traps up there and catch quite a few mice just passing through.

i've tried the D-Con no touch/"spin" traps, and they work pretty good. rodents are my Kryptonite, the less i have to see 'em the better off i am, lol.