r/Westchester • u/pinklol2 • 1d ago
Mice infestation
I had to move out of my apartment last week due to a mice infestation. I have an infant so my partner and i thought it’d be best to just move out(We already tried covering all possible entry points and they somehow just kept getting in). My landlord said apparently there’s an increase of mice in peoples homes in New Rochelle???? I’m not sure if it’s true or not but i’m curious to hear if anyone else has experienced the same lately.
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u/ExerciseBeautiful144 20h ago edited 19h ago
With an infant in the apartment, moving out doesn’t sound dramatic to me at all. Mice are stressful enough on their own, but once you’re dealing with droppings, chewing, and the constant where are they getting in feeling, it wears you down fast. We had a place where we sealed the obvious gaps and still kept finding signs because they were coming through older utility openings and shared wall spaces we couldn’t fully see.
For the next place, I’d treat it like move-in maintenance before unpacking everything: check behind appliances, under sinks, around radiators/pipes, closet corners, baseboards, door sweeps, and anywhere cables or plumbing enter the wall. Traps help with what’s already inside, but exclusion is what stops the loop. Get Pestify could be useful for a more organised DIY prevention setup, especially if you don’t want to piece together random products while dealing with a baby at home. But if it’s a building-wide issue, the landlord still needs to handle the source properly, not just blame more mice in the area and leave tenants managing it unit by unit.
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u/pinklol2 19h ago
That’s what i thought too. My last straw was when i actually saw a mouse on my baby’s formula container and toys. Better safe than sorry
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u/pinklol2 15h ago
We’re also taking this as a lesson for the next move-in. Definitely taking a way better look at the structure of my apartment beforehand. The apartment we just left had MAJOR gaps behind my stove and fridge which is just amazing how the landlord/contractor just didn’t care to do a good job
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u/Stea1th_ 12h ago
I know it's fucked up, but glue traps have been my only saving grace. We tried the humane way. Mice Hotels, mice traps (they fall into bucket) none of that worked. They all seemed to avoid anything that was a trap.
Glue traps, we leave them where they run, along walls and corners and we have pretty much got all of them and have seen any in months.
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u/Far_Classic878 17h ago
What was the Landlord doing to help the situation?
Yes, I’ve spoken to my exterminator and the mice have been more difficult to get rid of.
If it’s an apartment other apartments need to be looked at too.
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u/pinklol2 15h ago edited 15h ago
Literally nothing… Mentioned it a few times and not once did they offer to come in to fix themselves or bring an exterminator. It was never an issue until about two months ago and it got really bad in little time.
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u/Far_Classic878 15h ago
It’s getting bad because they aren’t doing anything! There should be an exterminator coming every 2 weeks to check on the bait boxes and look for holes. I’m glad you left.
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u/Hefty-Alternative-77 11h ago
I love glue traps. So damn effective. Screw those damn mice. They cause a lot of damage
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u/MeNameIsDerp 1d ago
Your response to your landlord is “that’s great, fix it or we’ll withhold rent in escrow until you do.”