Mice thread

[Robin Blankenship]

They are not fond of citrus smells. Orange peels will discourage them. So will Irish Spring soap. I live in a rural setting and my fearsome Felix doesn't get them all. Besides the issue of the nest and all that implies, the viruses they track around are a real concern. 

They can be discouraged without being directly harmed. 

Robin Blankenship, Mouseketeer First Class
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Stéphane Collin 
  To: Pianotech 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 7:11 AM
  Subject: Mice thread


  Hello list.

  I have a mice family refugees that elected my house as new place for their living.  While I find those animals way cool, intelligent, funny, even talkative (?), well, my wife doesn't.  So I'm now trying to catch them the easy way, in order to move them to the next field out there (but those animals manage to eat the cheese without engaging the trap system ; I'll have to use my brain too).
  My problem is that I'm about to leave for holidays, and I'm afraid that I won't catch them all before.  As they are aware that there is no nest like a Wurzen nest, I suspect that they could ruin my pianos in no time, which would be no cool.
  So may I ask if someone knows of a trick to keep them out of the pianos while I'm away ?  I have no cat, and can not get one, because I have larger dogs.  If possible, I would like to stay away from anticoagulent chemics, because my religion forbiddens that to me.
  Any advice ?

  Best regards.

  Stéphane Collin.
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