You now have these in your house!

-R

 

You now have these in your house!

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-R

They definitely look, AND SMELL, like that after they eat the Rozol pellets I put out for them.

 

Absolutely ! A mouse can get in anywhere it wants! It almost impossible to keep them out.

 

Just ask Lemmiwinks.

 

No man, just....no...no way...

 

"Can mice run up a two story, six inch downspout?"

Not if you stuff a cat in there first.

 

My neighbor was convinced raccoons were getting on his (2 story) roof from a tree in my yard that had a small 1/2" branch leaning over the property line that ended about a good 15 feet or more diagonally from his roof. If raccoons can weigh down a branch and then fly the 15+ feet onto his roof, I guess a mouse can climb a 2 story vertical & smooth incline.

 

Probably a 2x3 or a 3x4 downspout. Not on the inside of a spout but they're going up at the junction of the spout & where it is against the house most likely.

 

It's just like rock climbing.

 

Does the pipe sit flush against the house or is there a large gap? What he said above me is a valid explanation. They are little freaking acrobats

 

Whether they're going up the outside or inside of the downspout, they still have to get into the attic, which means one of the little buggers has chewed a hole somewhere that you can't see. Probably right above the fascia board just below the first roofing shingle.

 

Ninja Mice, who do you think taught the turtles?

 

Yes. Mice can climb dang near anything. If they can't climb inside the downspout, they can climb up between the downspout and the house. They can go right up the corner trim on your siding, straight up cedar shingles, along the cracks, up brick and mortar, etc.

 

This makes sense. It's a brick house. Ugh.

So even if I block the downspouts, the little boogers might be heading upstairs on the outside of the downspouts. Guess I'll just keep Rozol in business.

 

You need some black snakes.

 

That's what I was gunna say! I've seen a black snake go right up the side of my rock face wall like it was nothin! I'd just as soon have the mice!

 

the itsy bitsy spider can... he actually did it one time....


its true... i heard it when i was a kid

 

the itsy bitsy spider can... he actually did it one time....

its true... i heard it when i was a kid

Lmao, jerk

 

Snakes outside and cats inside. A great combination for mice control!

 

Why would they need a downspout?

 

Holy crap. I am SOL.

 

 

i believe your problem will be alleviated when it rains.... that is how the spider was removed from the downspout

 

So SOL! Just invite them in.

-R

 

I just haven't figured out where they go once they get up there. There are no obvious points of entry like in that guy's video.

 

Okay, so after seeing dmarbell's mouse video scaling the brick veneer house, I've added a fourth choice to the poll at the top.

 

https://masonrysolutions.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/what-are-weep-holes-and-do-i-need-them/

 

You know what you need..... A good cat lol, just kidding I couldn't resist.

 

I thought about getting a couple of yard cats, but the neighbor lady has about a dozen bird feeders, and even though she loves her own housecat, if my yard cats ate any of "her" birds, there would be a serious disturbance in the force.