Tori,
I'm pretty sure they do (burrow). I've had a few smart (or maybe not so smart) mice in the garage avoid heading into the trap, and get caught by a leg. They drag the trap to a split in the concrete in the garage floor and try to get away underground. A little hard to accomplish with a trap attached to your leg, but they do try.
I don't often read the postings of this group, so haven't been following if you have already tried your own traps. The JAWZ brand traps are inexpensive, easy to set, easy to release for resetting, and very competent at catching the intruders. A very small dab of peanut butter is all that is needed.
It would be good if you could eliminate them before they make more babies and expect you to feed and support the whole clan. I wouldn't want to examine any dark spaces, either, but I wouldn't mind setting traps nearby.
Sorry if you're rolling your eyes because this has all been discussed ad nauseum. As I mentioned, I don't often read the posts; I scan the digest for topics I'm interested in and limit myself to those, otherwise I would spend my whole day in front of this screen.
Christine - Mpls
--- In DoIt_Yourself@yahoogroups.com, "Tori" wrote:
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> So Ive now paid for 2 different pest control companies total $230, no captures, no definitive resolve. I basically paid for some "tips"
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> So i must ask, Ive now resolved some potential ingresses, but there is a major concern with what I believe to be the 1st addition/ crawl space on the South/front of house. I didnt realize until this 2nd guy crawled into my dug out basement that there was another crawl (i have 2: south-1st add /north-2nd add, 1pad-3rd addon, 1hand dug original section).
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> How do I investigate this dark shallow area that has openings into my basement but they are covered with makeshift fiber batt. Its a frightening prospect to take a flashlight into this upper enclosed storage section of the basement and pull away some of the batting in order to get a clue whats going on in there.
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> I suspect there are rotted openings into my house since its originally a 1940 shack that has been owned by simple folk, then I came along and gave the suburban neighborhood, eye candy, by way of my cosmetic facelift, however, here we are discovering a not so pretty underside, perhaps it should have just been torn down, IMO, so I never would have fallen for this inflated suburban taxation of an old rodent shack. Rambling so you may have pity on me? Sure! A little.
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> Also, ive heard but dont believe this- mice do not burrow in ground! I say they do! Once i finish investigating for sealing lower sill plate/foundation areas of the south and east section of this old house, ill know for sure.
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