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chaos · **Posted: 18-10-2008 , 10:19 PM** #13

We had a terrible problem with not just mice, but rats too - it wasn't just a nightmare when I felt a rat run over my foot in the bathroom half way through the night a few years ago.
The quarry at the back of the terrace had been re landscaped, disturbing the rats who found their way into houses through tumble dryer vents and in our case a hole behind a rotten skirting board. We tried the special plugs which didn't work at first, so we had to resort to poison to get rid of them.
Then once we were sure we were rid of them, tried the plugs again, and there's been no sight nor sound of anything since. It seems that you have to be sure that they're not nesting anywhere. It's easier to keep them away than to get them out afterwards. Try the plugs again. Good luck.
I have heard that you don't find mice and rats taking up residence in the same house at the same time.

	Posted: 18-10-2008 , 10:19 PM #13
chaos Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cork City Posts: 92	Mice We had a terrible problem with not just mice, but rats too - it wasn't just a nightmare when I felt a rat run over my foot in the bathroom half way through the night a few years ago. The quarry at the back of the terrace had been re landscaped, disturbing the rats who found their way into houses through tumble dryer vents and in our case a hole behind a rotten skirting board. We tried the special plugs which didn't work at first, so we had to resort to poison to get rid of them. Then once we were sure we were rid of them, tried the plugs again, and there's been no sight nor sound of anything since. It seems that you have to be sure that they're not nesting anywhere. It's easier to keep them away than to get them out afterwards. Try the plugs again. Good luck. I have heard that you don't find mice and rats taking up residence in the same house at the same time.