I missed yesterday’s post because we spent most of the day managing the water that was insistent on making its way into our office and soaking the carpets. We’re just coping with thaw from the mountains of snow around the house, and not rising floodwater from swollen rivers, as homeowners are north of Toronto, so feel pretty lucky. However, wringing out towels every half hour, and moving all the computers off the floor is a bit time-consuming.
It’s a sign of spring though, and there were plenty of them at the Cottage Life Show last weekend. The most predictable was seeing Jen and Neil from Oust-a-Mouse unloading yet another skid of boxes.
Our booth was next to theirs a few years ago and we were amazed at the crowds surrounding them all weekend at their first Show. Each year since then, it’s been interesting to follow their progress and success, but it’s very telling that the continued demand for the Oust-a-Mouse solution points to a problem that is serious for many cottage owners.
It always helps to have a product that just about every cottager will need at some time during their time of ownership. Just take a look at one of the most-read threads on the Cottage Life Forum titled "Mice-they’re back!" This has had nearly 14,500 views since Sawbill first posted in October last year, about finding mice in his cottage for the first time in 3 years. Cottage Life reprinted a 1999 article online recently. Man vs Mouse: How to get rid of mice at the cottage, covers just about everything you need to know and is worth a read if you think you may have unwelcome furry visitors.
I’m guessing that we’ll be seeing Jen and Neil carrying in more and more boxes to the Fall Show as well!
Has anyone used the Oust-a-Mouse product? Is it effective? Or do you have another secret to removing the little critters?
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We have cats who patrol several times a day under the cottage. They are merciless and take no prisoners!
I bought several last year. The Ousta-mouse boxes worked well – pretty much wiped them out. However, other critters are chewing the mouse hole opening larger. The solution – epoxy large washers over the mouse hole. This fixed the problem.
Good luck.