Mouse or Rat? I have something that lives contained by my walls that you can...
I have something that lives contained by my walls that you can hear chewing, that eats tupperware, wall, and wallpaper, not a bit food. I put rat poison down, in armour it was a mouse or a rat, I presently have several 2 to 3 inch circumference holes baseboard smooth in my walls. What should I do to carry rid of whatever it is?
Answers: It sounds similar to a rat. Mouse holes are much smaller and discreet.
We had rats and mice surrounded by our garage and this is what we did to get rid of them:
We placed traps bait with fruit, NOT peanut butter as they are experts at licking it past its sell-by date so gently that it doesn't set stale the trap.
WALLS:
For rats or mice in walls, do this:
IF you don't enjoy pets, you can put poisen packets done that are incredibly, very delicately spread with peanut butter or almond join to attract the rodent over to the packet. Only put a slight smear on so that they will continue on drinking into the packet of poisen.
You DO NOT want to cover the holes until after the rodents die, otherwise you will have insensible rodent smells sealed up surrounded by your walls. ALSO, the holes are there because most expected they are coming inside your home at night for food and hose. Place traps against baseboard walls as rats and mice will stick to baseboards and will almost always run alike route along the edges of a room before venture out for food.
Also, unless their food source is removed, they have no motivation to check out food set out on traps. So label sure counters, tables and floors present nothing for a feast.
IF YOU HAVE PETS, you can try the traps that kill rats and mice (unless you know what gentle you will need both sizes) that let off a small electrical shock that humanely and instantly kills the rodent and leaves it contained by the trap so you can retrieve and remove it.
If these methods aren't effective, you should catch a professional exterminator (though they will usually do no more than what I have told you) to consult beside on this.
Rats carry so frequent diseases that can actually assassinate you like the Bubonic Plague, so be persistant! Also, the rule of thumb I've be told for knowing how many rats you own is this:
"For every one you hear or see, you can multiply that by the number 3."
Best of luck.
Set Traps. The more the better. Mouse/Rat poison is good, but you never know you've gotten the little buggers until they start to smell. Then you hold to wait for the body to grow mouldy completly for the smell to go away. (Or so I'v eheard) I use simply traps. Bait with Peanut Butter or appropriate cheddar cheese, and catch yourself some mice.