Are we having a mouse plague?

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Rikkitic

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#306371 17-Jul-2023 12:15

My cat, who is a terrible hunter, is showing up at the door with a fresh mouse every few minutes. The grass must be literally crawling with them. Is this related to the wet weather we have been having and does it qualify as a plague? If pest-free New Zealand includes mice, we haven't got a hope of making that goal any time this century.

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#3105016 17-Jul-2023 12:26

Probably just wet and cold, so hanging around Rikki's Castle might offer better shelter and food options. Foiled by the furry bouncer though!

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#3105037 17-Jul-2023 13:05

its probably a change in the cats behavior more than anything, especially as its bringing them back to you.

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#3105081 17-Jul-2023 15:05

Did you scold said animal and these are its representations of deep remorse.

Reason I won’t get another cat because the gifts became too overwhelming especially in the middle of the night when you could hear a more muffled meowing because of the rodent stuffed in its mouth. It would deposit it live in the en-suite and chase and pounce on it with it with bleary eyed Mr E trying to catch the animal to throw it outside. Two minutes later, cat would return with another one. Had to lock the cat door.

Living next to a town belt means there are hundreds seeking the warmth of home.

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#3105082 17-Jul-2023 15:07

https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/predator-free-2050/

predator free 2050, weather that counts mice, i dont know havent looked into it enough

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#3105111 17-Jul-2023 15:44

My property has had a big increase in mice and rats the past few months! I think its the wet weather driving them inside. My cats have gotten too old and now really can't be bothered going out either.

However the rats in my external garage all just committed suicide, you know how they love to steal off with things and chew/eat whatever they've made off with? Well they stole my newly purchased box of rat poison last night ... found it delicious apparently!

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#3105116 17-Jul-2023 16:14

Jase2985:

https://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/pests-and-threats/predator-free-2050/

predator free 2050, weather that counts mice, i dont know havent looked into it enough

Stoats, weasels, ferrets, rats, possums. If mice like the same bait as some of those then their population might decrease, but they're not a target.

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#3105298 18-Jul-2023 07:49

A couple of weeks ago I saw a mouse in the kitchen for three days in a row (in the evening). We moved to a new house a few months ago and I hadn't got my usual bait-setting routine in place. My bad.

Caught two in traps just under the eaves and a lot of poison was taken from under the house, in the roof, and around the house.

It must have worked since in the last week the new batches of poison bait hasn't been touched.