What is the best way to get mice out of garage and car. I must let you know that my back yard is up against a huge field.

Set mouse traps inside and outside of the garage. If you want to do this in a humane way, please look for those types of traps. You should also make sure all access areas to the garage are blocked off (vents, doors, etc.) We used to have a mice issue, but we are vigilant about closing the garage door and keeping all vents repaired. We also set humane traps and relocate the critters.

Until Catsmine gets here, our resident expert in this area, I would like to add that mice don't like moth balls. I have had much success with the smelly little balls.

Until Catsmine gets here, our resident expert in this area, I would like to add that mice don't like moth balls. I have had much success with the smelly little balls.

I didn't know this! I'm definitely trying this. I also live right behind a field, and the entire neighborhood has a mouse issue.

I currently use the humane traps, and snap traps. The humane traps are great because I really don't like killing anything, and the bigger ones can trap up to 9 mice at a time, where a snap trap is a one hit wonder, and not fun to clean out and reset.

My humane trap cost $12, it's metal, and very easy to use. Look at your local hardware store. If there's a Home Depot (not sure if that store is in the US) in your area, they will have those traps there.

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Do not get the wind up humane trap, I used one and ended up not only killing a lot of the mice (they get stuck in the wheel mechanism), the trap was plastic, and broke when I had to remove a mouse from the wheel. It only works on fully grown mice, not younger ones, and even then, many of them ended up with a missing limb, or tail, or dying a slow painful death. I did not like that trap at all. The one I posted a link to above, is the one I have, and it works wonderfully. No possibility of injury if you wish to be humane. If you wish to kill the mice, the snap trap is the best option, it's quick and painless.

I've used the moth balls and lined all of my kitchen shelves with foil. Also, dog food must be tightly stored. Mice LOVE dog food!

I've used the moth balls and lined all of my kitchen shelves with foil. Also, dog food must be tightly stored. Mice LOVE dog food!

That I learned the hard way. :(

Foil? What does the foil do?

They don't like the feel of the foil so they avoid it.

You are more humane than me though. I don't want mice returning so I won't use humane traps. I also don't want Hantavirus, so I kill the damm things!!

They don't like the feel of the foil so they avoid it.

You are more humane than me though. I don't want mice returning so I won't use humane traps. I also don't want Hantavirus, so I kill the damm things!!!

Truth told, I use the humane trap more because I don't like dealing with the snap traps. I don't like killing things, but I really don't have a problem killing mice that invade my home and put my family at risk, not to mention my home. But dealing with anything dead, I can't do. R can't do it because I use peanut butter on the traps (it works the best) and R is allergic to peanut butter. So I have to set the traps, empty them, and reset them. That's too much of an ick factor for me.

One thing about the humane trap, you don't have to catch and release. You can put the trap in a bucket of water when it's full, and quickly drown the mice. It is death, but it's still humane, they don't suffer, at least not for long. I myself don't do that, I get R to drive them 10 km away to the off leash forest where we walk our dogs. Plenty of owls and hawks that need a meal in that area.

The main thing I do like about the humane trap is that it's multiple catch. I can set it up, it can hold up to 9 mice, and actually, once one is caught others quickly follow. It's like they call to each other for help, and the idiots come to help only to find themselves also trapped. :)

I use both the humane and the snap. I refuse to use the sticky traps, even though they do work. They are inhumane in the worst way. If I'm going to kill them, the least I can do is make it quick and painless. I also don't use poison, not only because of the pain factor, but my dogs as well. My Rascal is a mouser (he should have been a cat), and poison would put him at risk.

I will definitely try the foil. Thanks for that tip. :)

I haven't used peanut butter in YEARS! Mice like Peeps, you know the easter marshmallow treats. They like anything sweet. I've used chocolate, dog food, etc. I've had little luck with peanut butter actually.

I actually had a nest in my garage that we found when we renovated. It was in an old window air-conditioner unit. I caught more mice with marshmallow fluff, peeps and dog food than I did peanut butter.

Haven't had a mouse in about 2 or so years now.

I haven't used peanut butter in YEARS!! Mice like Peeps, you know the easter marshmallow treats. They like anything sweet. I've used chocolate, dog food, etc. I've had little luck with peanut butter actually.

I actually had a nest in my garage that we found when we renovated. It was in an old window air-conditioner unit. I caught more mice with marshmallow fluff, peeps and dog food than I did peanut butter.

Haven't had a mouse in about 2 or so years now.

Peeps? Really? Damn! Those are only available at Easter here. Would marshmallow work as well?

I've always used peanut butter because that's the only thing that worked for me. The other things I tried were cheese (whoever came up with the mouse and cheese connection is a liar) and cheese whiz (same as cheese). Mice don't really seem to like cheese at all. They do like the peanut butter though.

Maybe Canadian mice are different. ;)

You can get that marshmallow fluff stuff you use to make rice krispy treats. You know it comes in a jar and is kind of spreadable. My mice loved that. Cheese sucks, as does peanut butter. Marshmallows cut and/or broken, not whole. They like it nice an soft.

Mice spread some very serious diseases. I don't want my family to go through that, so I kill them. I kill them I tell you!

You can get that marshmallow fluff stuff you use to make rice krispy treats. You know it comes in a jar and is kind of spreadable. My mice loved that. Cheese sucks, as does peanut butter. Marshmallows cut and/or broken, not whole. They like it nice an soft.

Mice spread some very serious diseases. I don't want my family to go through that, so I kill them. I kill them I tell ya!

LOL! I'll get some marshmallow stuff tomorrow. Sadly our whole neighborhood has mice issues, because of the open field by our house. Our home is also very close to a forested area that hasn't been developed, so there is wildlife, mice being the major ones.

Our gerbils actually killed a mouse. A mouse got into their cage (before I switched to a tank) and they ganged up on it and killed it. Good little gerbils. Rascal catches quite a few as well. :)

The kindness of a trap is debatable, Markograman, as you can see. Traps and poisons are all designed to solve the immediate problem, i.e. the current infestation. Exclusion will prevent further infestations, as field mice will be disrupted and move every time the field behind you is cut or plowed.

In addition to making your garage as mouse=proof as possible, look for other ways they can get into the house. Pipes cannot fit precisely into the hole cut for them, so a sealant in the rest of the hole will help. Caulk or the polyurethane aerosol sealants do well in blocking those holes. The polyurethane is also effective around the holes cut for electric conduits and gas lines. Don't neglect the stove; whether gas or electric, it will have a supply line.

Once you stop new ones from coming in, then you can deal with the question of whether to use traps or poison. Both work. If you decide on poison, hunt down the kind that comes inside a bait station. The stations are safer for use inside a home and much easier to clean up, as mice are very messy eaters.

Placement of traps/bait stations is important. Mice tend to travel along walls (the owls can't stoop on them) so placements right up against the wall will be more successful than out in the open. If using bait, stations, make sure both entryways are available, not blocked by being in a corner.