Can mice eat aspirin?
Mice carry diseases and multiply quickly; so this is one problem you’ll want to nip in the bud. Alka Seltzer and peanut butter combine to safely and effectively kill mice. The peanut butter attracts the mouse, while the Alka Seltzer generates a build-up of gas.
In some cases, taking aspirin on a regular basis can lead to chronic salicylate toxicity. This can happen if you have problems with your kidneys and liver, which are responsible for filtering aspirin.
An overdose of aspirin or even the correct dose, under specific circumstances, can kill a rat, depending upon other factors. You can read more about this medication and it’s use in rats, here:
Aspirin poisoning occurs when a cat ingests a toxic dose of aspirin, either through misuse or accidentally. Poisoning over time can occur if a cat is dosed too frequently at an inappropriate dose.
Any mammal, including mice and rats, will be attracted to antifreeze, consume it and die. But antifreeze is extremely dangerous and should never be used as a pesticide. The active ingredient in antifreeze is a chemical called ethylene glycol.
FASTRAC with Bromethalin is Bell’s newest and fastest acting rodenticide. An acute bait, FASTRAC kills rats and mice in one or two days, often within 24 hours!
A single dose of Bayer Extra Strength Aspirin contains 500 mg of acetylsalicylic acid which should be enough to kill an average size rat.
Rats and mice were fed a diet containing aspirin at levels of 0, 0.3, 0.6 and 1.2% for 1 and 4 weeks. However, no conspicuous haemorrhagic signs were found in mice given aspirin.
