I worked in pest control for about 5 years, and I figured someone here might need some advice on how to deal with bugs and mice. So if you've ever wanted to know, now's your chance.
My biggest recommendation, right from the start: Never pay for pest control. You can do a better, more ethical job than any business ever will.
I want to edit to say, my inbox is always open for questions too.
If they're outside and under control, let them be. @Dirt_Owl needs something to eat. Just make sure your house is sealed up really well. Don't leave your doors open, especially in the fall.
If you find them inside, start looking along your foundation for any kind of hole in your walls/foundation. Mice roam along looking for the warmth, so think like that. Once you find it, spray foam it if it's small enough.
There under control due to the professional baits atm. Is there a way to remove them ethically?
Not with poison, in my opinion. Dead mice are still poisonous. Dying mice are slow, easy for animals to catch and eat. The poisons found in mouse bait boxes has been found upstream in the food chain. Removing the food source is the only way to move them along ethically. But that might be a challenge if your neighbors have fruit trees
Yeah poisoned mice and rats kill owls :sadness:
Okay thanks mate :)