On Mon, 17 Sep 2012 22:18:30 +0000 (UTC), Doug Miller
wrote:

Ignoramus16116 wrote in
m:

We discovered that have some mice in the warehouse.

I set up some mouse traps, but I doubt that it will take care of the
problem fully. Maybe we should get a cat here. If so, what cats are
least troublemakers and good at catching mice?

Hungry ones. Give the cat just enough cat kibble so that it knows it has a steady supply of
food, but not so much that it's too sated to hunt.

Best to get a female (it won't scent-mark your equipment).

Don't worry about specific breeds. Any cat will do; they all hunt mice. And don't pay for one,
either; you should have *no* trouble finding someone who's happy to give you as many
cats as you're willing to take. Try searching craigslist for "free cat" -- I get about a dozen hits
in the Indianapolis area. IIRC, you're in metro Chicago, aren't you? I'd be surprised if you
don't get at least fifty.
Hungry cats will usually only hunt enough to satisfy hunger and then
sleep, up to 16 hours a day, the rest of the time. On the other hand,
well fed cats will spend much more time hunting just for fun. I have
personal experience with this, having owned cats for over 50 years.
Female cats often make the best hunters, fixed male cats will also
hunt quite a bit and will usually not spray, and will be friendly to,
sometimes even protective of, the owner. I shouldn't really say owner,
more like trained servent.
Eric