"Drakanthus" wrote in message
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My mouse traps are catching mice nearly every day under the garden shed. I
keep disposing of the corpses and re-baiting the traps with cheese. But it
occurred to me today - why? Are mice really a problem (outside)? I've
heard
they can carry disease and eat certain garden veg such as beetroot - but
do
they actually do any other damage or harm outside? What diseases are they
supposed to carry and how would they be transmitted to humans? Since
buying
the traps a few months ago I must have killed at least 50 mice. It's
getting
a bit tedious disposing of the corpses each day and I'm wondering if I'm
actually achieving anything anyway. Advice welcome.
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Mice will eat some bulbs, etc.. However, if they are common in your area, it
is unlikely that you will ever eliminate them. The more you kill, the more
chances that others will move in to take their place. I don't think there
will be any disease problems provided you manage to keep them out of your
house. A cat would help to control them, but unless you can train your cat
to use only your own garden as a toilet, you could become unpopular with any
neighbours whose garden is used as a cat toilet.

Bevan