I don't have a kind heart for mice or red squirrels, they are highly destructive and cause money, grief and health problems. Kill one and 10 mice take the place, in swarms. Mice are carriers of the Lyme disease, as do chipmunks. The later don't bother me and are fun to see their antics.
In VT in 3 months on about 1/8th acre I pulled 196 ticks off me and got bit about 12-15 times and have had Lyme. That's the enjoyment of mice. They also ruin vehicle wiring, house wiring, books, clothing etc. Ya I feel for them. Two methods I find best, a baited trap and a 5 gallon bucket with water / anti-freeze and a rotating plastic jar with peanut butter, have drowned over a dozen in a short time. Poor little things.
I don't have a kind heart for mice or red squirrels, they are highly destructive and cause money, grief and health problems. Kill one and 10 mice take the place, in swarms. Mice are carriers of the Lyme disease, as do chipmunks. The later don't bother me and are fun to see their antics.
In VT in 3 months on about 1/8th acre I pulled 196 ticks off me and got bit about 12-15 times and have had Lyme. That's the enjoyment of mice. They also ruin vehicle wiring, house wiring, books, clothing etc. Ya I feel for them. Two methods I find best, a baited trap and a 5 gallon bucket with water / anti-freeze and a rotating plastic jar with peanut butter, have drowned over a dozen in a short time. Poor little things.