Scheduled

The exterminator didn’t respond to the BBB inquiry so I called them.  I got someone coming out Wednesday afternoon to give me 2 quotes.  1 for finding and closing up entrances that the mice are getting into.  1 for the extermination of the mice.  We chatted quickly about Gator and they use something that is lethal but said that it would take her to eat several mice.  If she would chew on one she would for sure get sick but they said it wouldn’t kill her.  I checked online and the ASPCA says differently.  Poison is dangerous when you have pets which is one of the main reason why I have delayed getting an exterminator. 

I know Gator pretty well after 18 years and I really don’t think she is going to bother with a mouse but hey she might surprise me.  I will talk more with the guy that comes out on Wednesday about my concerns. 

Preliminarily I was told that this would be a bi-monthly service and the extermination part wasn’t horribly expensive.  If I have to replace insulation then that would be a little pricy.  The person I was speaking with on the phone told me  a mildly funny story.  He had a caller who had got a quote from a nationally known exterminator.  She lived in her home for 2 months and saw 1 mouse.  This other company came out and said that she was infested despite the fact she has hear no clawing/scratching or found evidence of mice and they wanted $30,000.00 from her.  See that’s part of my fear as well.  Anyone here could screw me over because I can’t get into the attic. 

I’m not super wild about using poison but I know that I can’t continue down the same path.  The odds of me not having to replace insulation are probably slim to none since my estimate is they have been there for 2 years or possibly longer.  I didn’t learn of them until April of this past year, kind of wish I knew sooner so I could have done something.  I think things are way out of control but then again I could be pleasantly surprised.  

Given that the horrible odor is still present I don’t think I am taking the risk of going in tomorrow despite really wanting to.  I’d like to wait until the smell for sure is gone and I can treat my closet with my Ozone generator to ensure my clothes and shoes no longer smell.  I may have to get new shoes but I don’t think I will need to replace my clothes because of this.  I may need new clothes because of the weight problem that won’t go away but that is a different issue. 

That’s the latest.  I hope I am on the right path and that this will all be over very soon.