The Mice Cube: A Civilized Solution to the Problem of Mice
Written: Apr 15 '09 (Updated Apr 15 '09)
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Pros: Much less barbaric and disgusting than other methods that kill the mouse
Cons: Now that we've trapped that mouse what do we do with it??
The Bottom Line: The Mice Cube solved our problem with out causing too much anguish over the fate of the mice or having to use poison.
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| nollequeen's Full Review: Mice Cube - Reusable Humane Mouse Trap - Free Ship... |
Several years ago, my husband and I moved into a 250 year old house which had a mouse problem.
Prior to our marriage, I had lived in apartment on the edge of a wetland/swamp. It was a beautiful place with a big picture window overlooking the water. Life was wonderful until winter came and the critters were forced indoors. I first noticed the mouse infestation on a snowy Saturday morning. I was happily baking chocolate chip cookies for my true love and singing along with a John Denver CD, when without looking, (and believe me I always look now) I stuck my hand in the silverware drawer to pull out a spatula and put my hand on something warm and wiggly....
The apartment management company decided to treat the problem with poison. A very bright green poison which was supposed to dehydrate the mice and force them outside in search of water. This seemed like a reasonably good idea to me until I woke up a few days later, opened my eyes and saw barely inches from my face, bright green mouse droppings all over the top of the bedside table. Further investigation produced green droppings on the bathroom sink and the kitchen counters. EEEEKKK!
It seemed to have no effect on them as it went on for several days. I had to move out because after the bedside table incident, I became afraid that in search of moisture they might seek out my open and sleeping mouth!!!!!
Needless to say, finding ourselves in our "new" old house, with a serious mouse problem, poison was now completely out of the question. After much research and questioning of other new homeowner friends, we bought some Mice Cubes.
Mice Cubes aren't literally cubes, but rather dark black but somewhat translucent rectangles the size of a butter dish. Easy enough to use, the theory behind the Mice Cube is that you put some peanut butter on a cracker inside the cube (the box recommends rubbing some on the door and removing it to leave the scent behind)and the mouse wanders in through the light weight trap door which closes with the help of gravity and traps him.
The mouse drops right out when you pick up the cube and turn it upside down but the shape prevents him from doing it himself. The cube worked great and we caught several mice in a humane fashion (except for that one we forgot to check for a few days). The only problem with this method is what do you do with your mouse now that you caught it? We worried over how far we should take them before setting them free. We didn't want to take them too far, but didn't want them to be able to find their way home either. My husband finally took a few for a nervewracking car ride, with the cube in a tall bucket before dropping them off in a meadow about a mile away.
After several years of freedom from mice, we made a nasty discovery late last night in our kitchen. Once again, a kitchen drawer that we had let down our guard with proved to contain something living. Eeek! Hubby ran out and bought two Mice Cubes at Walmart and within 3 hours, we had caught that varmint (we're hoping it was a loner). Pretty impressive if you ask me.
Husband has devised a new method for transporting the mouse. Already running late for work, he took the Mice Cube and taped it to a piece of cardboard which allowed it to remain flat on the floor of the car (don't try this at home kids) while he drove to work. While the mouse was a wreck, husband reported that he felt quite relaxed knowing that the cube was unable to tip over (which is how you release the mouse).
The Mice Cube really solved our problems with out causing too much anguish over the fate of the mice. I highly recommend them for other squeamish folks as well as anyone worried about using poison in their home.
Recommended:
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