Last night we went to turn on our grill for dinner and found a family of House Mice inside it. There were 3 that appeared to be pretty much fully grown and one mother that was nursing 3 more very tiny mice that looked like they had been born just around two or so days ago. We decided to just used a different grill instead and left them to finish raising the babies without further interruption. I was wondering though, what would be the best course of action once she had raised this current litter? We left them alone since we had other options, but we also don’t want to turn it into a mouse apartment. Any ideas are appreciated, and as stated in the title, we live in Northern Michigan.
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Hi! Once they are all full grown, I would just remove them from the grill. They’ll likely run out by themselves, but if they don’t, wear thick gloves so you don’t get bitten. Once you do that, remove any nest material, clean the grill, and maybe move it into a garage? If they come back and see that they have to start over, They’ll likely move somewhere else (hopefully not you other grill!)
I hope this helps!
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Thanks! I’ll try it and hope it does.
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I’ve heard mothballs deter mice. I also found this stuff in a customer’s boat once, but I’ve never used it so can’t offer an opinion on it’s effectiveness.
I want them out of the house and garage.
(Also Northern Lower Michigan).
I’ve heard the same about peppermint oil. It is applied in the form of a cotton ball soaked in the oil.
Good to know. I’ll try a variety of things.
I’m sure this goes without saying, but mothballs, which are typically made of napthalene or 1,4-dichlorobenzene, are both toxic and flammable and should never be placed on or near a food preparation surface or a source of ignition. They should also never be used in outdoor areas where they could potentially dissolve and contaminate the environment, and such misuse may be illegal in some jurisdictions.
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I didn’t know that actually. Thanks for the info.
Some people say that and lemons for deterring ants too - but apparently nobody told the ants who seem to go wild for my compost bins when it’s lemon juicing season :D
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