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Ultrasonic mouse repellers..?
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Ivor Jones - 31 May 2005 18:08 GMT I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and bring them in to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems to lose all interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing the things round trying vainly to catch them..!
I've recently seen some plug-in devices that are supposed to deter mice by means of ultrasonic sound waves, does anyone have any experience of these and are they any good..? They aren't cheap so I don't want to waste my money.
Ivor
Philip - 31 May 2005 19:22 GMT > I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats > were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy > seems to think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and > bring them in to run around the living room and kitchen..! She seems > to lose all interest in them once she's done this and sits watching > me chasing the things round trying vainly to catch them..! snip
> Ivor Just sharing her new found toy with you! From her perspective, it's probably pretty funny watching you chase after it! LOL
Ivor Jones - 31 May 2005 20:11 GMT >> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > Just sharing her new found toy with you! From her perspective, it's > probably pretty funny watching you chase after it! LOL Yeah, but that doesn't help me get rid of it..! Are these ultrasonic things any good or not..?!
Ivor
Gary Stone - 31 May 2005 20:17 GMT >>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Ivor Every news report I've seen concludes that the ultrasonic pest gadgets are useless.
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Philip - 01 Jun 2005 00:11 GMT >>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Ivor Never tried one.
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Ivor Jones - 31 May 2005 22:43 GMT > 1chip-state1@earthlink.net > IP # 64.203.38.114 > > OrgAbuseName: ABUSE TEAM > OrgAbusePhone: +1-404-815-0770 > OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@abuse.earthlink.net ?????
Ivor
BC - 01 Jun 2005 13:02 GMT > I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were > supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Ivor I have one in my kitchen but am not sure how good they are as i think i have blocked the hole up that the little critters had got in through, but still use it as a secondary measure! I do know that they are only meant to work in an open area. The sound waves bounce of everything and do not go round or under things.
Not sure it would be much good to you if its your cat bringing them in, as you may just drive the little creatures into otherparts of the house if they are trapped in.
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Knucklehead - 01 Jun 2005 17:24 GMT Field mice are a big problem out here where I live so I bought 3 of those things--didn't seem to help at all.I had to resort to those nasty mouse traps until I found some Warfrin pellets.They worked great but when I got Pearl I had to dispose of them or they could have killed her too.One day Pearl brought me a dead mouse she had caught and my mouse problem is over.Haven't seen any evidence of any since.Such a good girl doing her share.The bug things don't work either.I think your kitty isn't a killer.She brings you the mouse to show what a good girl she is but is telling you "I caught the thing--now you kill it" I did my job--do yours, Ha,ha. DEW
BarB - 01 Jun 2005 19:09 GMT >I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were >supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > >Ivor You would be wasting your money.
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/eb1663/eb1663.html
http://walterreeves.com/feature.phtml?cat=21&id=267
quote: Pouring out of my Web browser came dozens of university publications regarding the effectiveness of ultrasonic pest repellers:
Ultrasonic pest repelling devices have repeatedly been shown to be completely useless. University of Florida
Ultrasonic treatment devices (such as ultrasonic flea collars) claimed to rid homes of pests are completely ineffective. University of North Dakota
Ultrasonic devices do not meet advertisers claims for their products. University of Maryland
With proper use of rodenticide baits, there are few situations where the additional cost of ultrasonic devices is warranted. University of Saskatchewan
Ultrasonic devices are frequently advertised as a non-toxic method of cockroach control. However, extensive research has shown that these devices neither kill nor repel cockroaches. University of Florida
With these testimonials before me, I could give Clark and his listeners a definitive answer. You might wonder, though, why the scientists came to their conclusions.
The reason ultrasonic devices dont repel animals, even though they can hear sounds we cant, is that ultrasound does not pack much energy. A sofa, a kitchen cabinet or a wall block almost all of the sound waves. Just as you might quickly roll up your car window when an ambulance howls past, a mouse or rat can duck behind a solid object to hide from loud noise. When food, water and shelter are present, a rodent can easily find different pathways that avoid the ultrasonic sound waves. Insects dont have ears but they can feel sound. Even so, ultrasonic sound dissipates rapidly. A bug crawling more than thirty feet away from a unit cant even detect ultrasonic noise.
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BarB
DaKitty - 02 Jun 2005 07:18 GMT > I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats were > supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but Missy seems to > think it's her role in life to catch the things outside and bring them in > to run around the living room and kitchen..! She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family! ;)
> She seems to lose all > interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing the > things round trying vainly to catch them..! Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it! Give her a nice head pat for being so caring!
Ivor Jones - 02 Jun 2005 12:11 GMT >> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > She's making heroffering in trying to assist in feeding the family! > ;) I don't think I'd like mouse sandwiches ;-)
>> She seems to lose all >> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing >> the things round trying vainly to catch them..! > > Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat it! > Give her a nice head pat for being so caring! Yeah, right, but that doesn't help me catch the thing which has been eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I think, and that's a major headache to move..!!
Ivor
Robert Klemme - 02 Jun 2005 13:03 GMT >>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > I don't think I'd like mouse sandwiches ;-) Alternative: make mouse pads of them... :-)
>>> She seems to lose all >>> interest in them once she's done this and sits watching me chasing [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I > think, and that's a major headache to move..!! How about conventional mouse traps in places where your cat can't go?
Kind regards
robert
Roberta Bagshaw - 02 Jun 2005 14:56 GMT We had the same problem some years ago....... cats bringing in mice, releasing them in the house, watching them run up the walls, losing interest and then going outside to bring in a few more!
We bought a humane mouse trap - which was a metal box contraption and you put some cheese or salami in this. The mouse enters the trap and the little "drum" rotates to drop them into another section - it is a one way entry only - the beauty being that you can catch more than one mouse in this, without actually injuring them. In the morning you can take the contraption outside, open the hatch and release them outdoors if you want.
Although, by the sounds of things, if your cat sees you doing this it may get the idea that you are an avid mouse collector, and will bring in even more mice to add to your collection!
Cheers!
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>>>> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats >>>> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > robert Ivor Jones - 02 Jun 2005 19:25 GMT [snip]
>>> Her job is done, she's waiting for you to play with it then eat >>> it! Give her a nice head pat for being so caring! [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > How about conventional mouse traps in places where your cat can't > go? Can't bring myself to use anything that would kill. Tried a couple of different so-called "humane" traps but no joy so far.
Ivor
DaKitty - 02 Jun 2005 20:21 GMT > >> I don't understand my cat, really I don't..! I always thought cats > >> were supposed to catch mice in the house and dispatch them, but [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > eluding me since Monday..! It's still behind the cooker somewhere I think, > and that's a major headache to move..!! I guess I lucked out, my kitties would bring home birds rather then mice, and usually they'd be maimed enough where there was no catching involved.
Luckily, they've gotten to be older, slightly overweight cats now, and not so successful at catching things.
Oh, you know what, once I got them collars with little bells on them, the bell would sound off as they would stalk, and alert the prey, so they couldn't catch much. It wasn't foolproof, but it helped.
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