Archive for the ‘catchmaster’ Category
Lazy Urban Cats
Many people think they can solve their mouse problem by getting a cat. Granted, cats are the natural enemies of mice. Unfortunately domestication has bred the mice killing instinct out of many of our nation’s cats. Cats are still a great pet but when you buy a cat you have no guarantee they will have [...]
Pet Mice and Pest Mice
Many of us choose to have rodents as pets. Guinea pigs, hamsters, mice, rats, and rabbits are all great pets. They make especially good first pets for kids because they are low maintenance and cute. They are also surprisingly smart (except rabbits, who are surprisingly dumb). The problem is once you invite one rodent into [...]
The Secret Life of Mice
Mice may seem dumb enough, but in fact they are fairly smart. They are one of the few animals with anything that resembles problem solving skills (other animals who have these kinds of skills are primates, elephants, and parrots; all the brainiacs of the animal kingdom). Mice can plan ahead, recognize patterns, and run through [...]
The Mice in My Walls
When I first moved into my apartment I noticed I had a mouse problem. I would see them scurrying across the floor at night. I tried some conventional methods of pest control like throwing firecrackers at the mice, rounding up some stray cats and letting them stay the night in my apartment, and getting a [...]
As We Feast, So Do the Pests
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, they are all great holidays. More importantly, however, they are an excuse to pig out. Whether you are double fisting turkey legs or eating two boxes of potatoes in latke form, the holidays are all about the food. But while the merriment goes on in our homes, something far more nefarious brews [...]
The Myth of the American Pest
Most people think that mice and rats are dumb. This is a fallacy. Rats and mice have great problem solving skills, good vision, and an excellent sense of smell. Not to mention they are lightning fast and can artfully doge obstructions and traps. Mice and rats co-evolved with humans while 99% of the other animals [...]
The Modern Mouse
Mice are getting smarter, and the dumb days of catching them with conventional traps or clubbing them are gone. This is especially true if you live in urban areas and are surrounded by cultured mice who spend their days pilfering food from the café at the MoMA or Guggenheim. The smarter mouse requires the smarter [...]
What to Do With Glue Mouse Traps
Glue mouse traps are a good way to catch mice. Often they will be already dead when you find them but if they aren’t do not be afraid to kill the mice once they are caught, or you can try to free them by soaking in olive oil, although this is dangerous. Trapped mice are [...]
Winter Pest Proofing
Now that winter is upon as all the mice and rats that have been running around under the boardwalk all summer, gorging themselves on hot dogs and cotton candy, are going to be looking for a place to bed down for the winter. Don’t let that place be your house. Get Catchmaster traps and stop [...]
Mouse Evolution
Mice and rats are getting smarter. In many ways it’s a good thing. Rats have been trained to detect mines and to smell human mucus for diseases. Most mice and rats, however, are inherently evil and need to be dealt with harshly. They are watching us, evolving with us, and trying to outsmart us. New [...]
