Possible mouse problem?

Yes, sticky traps are nasty, too. Fast elimination really is the best way. I won't shy away from taking out a pest or a predator, but I want it to be fast and painless as possible.

I've seen but never used the electronic traps. I don't have a problem dealing with mechanical traps, and they're much more cost effective.

I really don't think professional exterminators are the best solution for most mouse and rat problems. It's a daily chore that quickly becomes second nature; by that I mean the behaviors that will help control the problem as well as actually removing the mice.

Electric wasn't as costly as I feared, $39.99 plus a pack of batteries. And it's relatively fast (2 min total, intended to overkill) compared to drowning, poison, glue, etc. My hubby was willing to set mechanical traps for me (as you noted they're cost effective and usually more humane than poison/glue) but he also warned that it could possibly be "icky" at times, compared to the electric where they're just lying there intact.

What I am hoping the pros will do is to find the points of entry into the house. I've already done things like put hardware cloth over the tiny gaps in the back of the cabinet (which was a known entrypoint into the interior of the kitchen) but I want to know what else we can do to minimize entry. I'd rather not needlessly throw poison and traps everywhere and instead deter them from coming in in the first place. As long as the mice and rats stay outside I have no quarrel with them.
 

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