Well I think they're mice. They tend to be small when they get caught in traps. And I know that this is inhumane, but my parents use glue traps in the house(well hidden in corners where the dogs can not get to). But they also use snap traps in the garage(the dogs can't get to them since the garage is a no no place for them, and the traps are also hidden).
When I see one on the glue traps, I know that they are going to suffer, and I cant let them escape because my parents will get mad. So I euthanize them(they get trapped at night and in the morn, IF they are alive, I quickly let them no longer suffer.
I've only done this 3 times and feel TERRIBLE. Like I have a bad day after.
We can't really afford an exterminator, and we dont want to use poisons since they can kill our dogs if somehow they catch the mice.
Our dogs usually kill the ones in the backyard(they dont eat or bite them. They claw them and pounce.
We have neighbor hood cats, but still they dont do a good job.
Is there anything we can do? The humane traps arent something my parents are up for at all.
Is there like something we can do without harming my other pets? Not having to kill them but stop them from entering our home? The home is about 1400 sq ft.
And no, getting a cat isnt an option
When I see one on the glue traps, I know that they are going to suffer, and I cant let them escape because my parents will get mad. So I euthanize them(they get trapped at night and in the morn, IF they are alive, I quickly let them no longer suffer.
I've only done this 3 times and feel TERRIBLE. Like I have a bad day after.
We can't really afford an exterminator, and we dont want to use poisons since they can kill our dogs if somehow they catch the mice.
Our dogs usually kill the ones in the backyard(they dont eat or bite them. They claw them and pounce.
We have neighbor hood cats, but still they dont do a good job.
Is there anything we can do? The humane traps arent something my parents are up for at all.
Is there like something we can do without harming my other pets? Not having to kill them but stop them from entering our home? The home is about 1400 sq ft.
And no, getting a cat isnt an option
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