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Wowzlul t1_izyuxki wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Thinking outside the box. Rats and Cats by HamsterCultural3081

Second this. I never have problems with mice or rats in my places. Friends who get cats have them clear up almost immediately. I know right away if mice are getting in because the little beast kills 'em, and I never find their droppings around.

If you get a cat that enjoys killing bugs as well then you've got it made.

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[deleted] t1_izywi5x wrote

It’s never fun to find a roach in your place, but at least the few times I have, the cat was proudly sitting above its corpse.

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Wowzlul t1_izyxr3x wrote

My cat is a fantastic mouser but will do nothing in the face of roaches. She sees them but just isn't interested.

I have to kill the roaches. And then there's inevitable placement of a bunch of bait in the nooks and crannies that follows, the purging of corrugated cardboard and placement of all food into plastic tupperware, the cleaning out of every nook in the cabinets, the sealing and re-sealing of trim cracks and plumbing holes...and inevitably another roach eventually shows up because the disgusting downstairs neighbors won't stop piling up literal garbage in their apartment.

If your neighbors don't give a shit about roaches well then you're just fucked.

Sorry just bitching.

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[deleted] t1_izyy7cd wrote

Based on your comment there’s a non-zero chance we might be neighbors, this is the exact ritual I go through after I get rid of a roach lol. The diatomaceous earth does wonders to help kill the next ones that get through.

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Wowzlul t1_izyybug wrote

> The diatomaceous earth does wonders to help kill the next ones that get through.

I've done that too! Put it behind all the electrical panels and everything! And the damn things keep coming because the neighbors are just really nasty! Won't even put their garbage in the cans and keep trashing the backyard lol

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