In article , "Dan" wrote:

I haven't had any real personal experience with the feline part, but my
understanding is not every cat is a good mouser.

That is certainly true.

Then there's the part where they eat the poison, then crawl into some
inaccessible place & die, creating a stink. Probably not too much of an
issue if you only have a few.

Yup, that's an issue too.

I used traps in the house and also placed some poison in the
crawlspace (which appeared to be the entry point). Since
there should be no kids/pets in there I wasn't too concerned
about a safety hazzard. And since it's also very well
ventilated, a smelly corpse wouldn't be a real issue.
Nevertheless, I removed the poison a few months later.

Traps are often the best option. You may need to experiment
with different baits. As has been reported here several
times, raisins work for some folks while others have more
success with peanut butter. I think there's broad agreement
on dispensing with the cheese as an effective bait.

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