Are there any house pets besides cats that would keep mice out?
May 7th, 2010 | 
Author: I have heard from a couple of people that having certain types of pets such as Iguanas, hamspers, and pet rats will discourage house mice from infesting your home. Any truth to that or just a lot of hooy?
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dunno about those, but a rat terrier sure will!
Yes. boa constrictors, if you can sleep at night with it slithering through your house.
The best way to eliminate a mice infestation is to keep a very clean home that is crumb free- i.e. keep foods in plastic bins and in the refrigerator. Use D-CON mouse poison, and depending on the severity- call an exterminator. Animals that eat mice can become very sick from eating them because of the diseases mice carry (and the fact that mice can be poisoned), so I would keep any beloved pets far away from wild rodents. Having open animal food containers, like cat food in a bowl on the floor may make the situation a lot worse.
Unless the critter is runninf around and chasing mice out, I doubt if there is any truth to this. The only reason cats keep them out is because they kill them.
if you don’t mind spiders get a rose hair tarantula…. thy are cool and i have had 1 for 9yrs now no nice in my house lol
NO TRUTH JUST MYTH DOGS AND CATS WILL BUT DISCOURAGE THEM BUT DOGS ARE SLOPPY ABOUT GETTING THEM IF THEY DO GET IN I DON’T THINK YOU WANT BROKEN LAMPS AND SUCH CATS ARE THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND CLEANEST HUNTERS OF RODENTS AND IF YOU TREAT YOUR CAT WITH LOVE AND RESPECT YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT FRIEND AS WELL
Some dogs will do it depending on its personality.
Jack Russell Terrier’s were bread for that purpose
Hamsters wouldn’t matter. They’re also rodents.
In theory you’d think snakes would, but I have a snake and still have a mouse problem.
Some people with ferrets tell me they’re good at killing mice, but the ferret would have to be running loose in the house to do any good.
You’re better off figuring out why mice love your home so much. Are there food crumbs? Birdseed in the garage? Pet kibble? Put everything into bins so the rodents don’t have an easy soruce of food. Plug holes along foundation, even tiny ones, so make the home less welcoming.
dogs work too
I have a rat terrier and he catches more mice then my cat. Also ferrets kill mice. But I would not get a rodent because the mice will be attracted to it because the food is the same. Good Luck.
if you like dogs then i would recommend a rat terrier. that’s what they were originally breed for – to get rid of mice and rats
Iguanas, hamsters, or rats won’t keep mice away. That’s all fallacy. Hypothetically, snakes and ferrets can kill mice, but since they don’t have free roam of the house, they’re unlikely to catch any.
Besides a cat, your only other option would be a dog. Many small terriers, like rat terriers, Jack Russell terriers, or Cairn terriers, were bred to hunt vermin and are therefor excellent, natural mice catchers!
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