{"id":8550,"date":"2018-11-29T13:58:40","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T18:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/?p=8550"},"modified":"2018-11-29T16:02:15","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T21:02:15","slug":"ask-oberon-mousey-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.northwoodscenter.org\/wordpress\/ask-oberon-mousey-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Ask Oberon: Mousey House"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Oberon,<\/strong>
\nI have been seeing mice in my house this year! What is the best way to get rid of them?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Sincerely,<\/strong>
\nMousey House<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>
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Dear Mousey House,<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOwl\u201d be honest, I wish I had this problem! I find small mammals delicious, and I just eat the ones I find in my mew. This may not be the best solution for you, however, so I will lay out a few other options which may be better suited to your human lifestyle.<\/p>\n

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First of all, please do not use poison to solve your problem! This is especially true if you live near a road. My fellow birds of prey have been known to swoop down on slow-moving small mammals and get struck by vehicles. I myself was a victim of such a scenario, and now am blind in one eye and suffer from slight brain damage. Also, eating poisoned small mammals can poison the predator that captures them. Bad news!<\/p>\n

Secondly, I know that humans, without an owls highly developed predatory senses, tend to see all small mammals as being the same. Not true! There are a wide variety of small mammals which may be mistaken for mice, but are in fact very different. Shrews, for example, are small and vaguely mouse-shaped, but are actually insectivores and will never steal your food. To learn more about the difference between the plethora of small mammals in our area, check out the Small Mammal Atlas<\/a><\/span> <\/strong>on the NorthWoods website.<\/p>\n

Finally, to get down to the business of actually answering your question, the best way to get rid of mice is to run a tight ship! This means implementing a series of practices that will help a) get rid of pests that are currently in residence, and b) discourage future infestations.<\/p>\n

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