Rodent Shield

I'd be just dropping off and then hear that little scratch, scratch above the bed. My husband could sleep through it. I couldn't. I was lying there until 3am trying to work out where it was coming from, then getting up for the school run absolutely shattered.

We put the Rodent Shields in the kitchen, utility and upstairs rooms. It wasn't silent on the first night, but the noises became less frequent and I haven't heard anything for the last three weeks. I still catch myself listening sometimes. The difference is I can roll over and actually go back to sleep.

I could cope with finding a chewed package in the cabinet, just about. Finding droppings behind my little girl's toy box finished me off. Everything went in the wash and I felt horrible letting her play on the floor.

I didn't want loose poison anywhere in a house with a toddler, so we tried these in the rooms where we'd seen signs. We also got the gap beside the kitchen pipe sorted. It's been a month with no fresh droppings in the playroom or kitchen. I'm still keeping the food shut away, obviously, but I don't feel like I need to inspect every toy before she touches it.

Our spaniel will eat absolutely anything. The idea of putting bait down and then hoping he wouldn't find it was making me as nervous as the mice. We had traps behind furniture, which meant moving things about and checking them before the dog came downstairs.

These have been much less of a palaver. Plugged them into the kitchen, utility and lounge and left them alone. The dog hasn't paid them any attention. We were finding little black droppings near his food cupboard most mornings; I haven't found any new ones for several weeks now. Much happier with this arrangement.

I'll be honest, I nearly didn't order. We'd had one of those cheap plug-ins sitting in the hallway while a mouse was happily helping itself to the bread two rooms away. I wasn't keen to throw more money at the same thing.

This time we used the Rodent Shield units in the actual problem rooms rather than relying on one in the hall. We cleared the clutter and kept checking behind the cooker as well. After the first couple of weeks there was noticeably less activity. No chewed packets since, and the kitchen has stayed clear. That is what convinced me, rather than anything written on the box.

Leaving four stars because I think it's worth being honest about the wait. I still heard scratching during the first week and wondered if I'd made a mistake. By the end of the second week it was much quieter, and we're now going whole nights without hearing anything.

The units themselves were easy enough to set up. I had to move one because the only spare socket was tucked behind a big cabinet. I'd prefer the little light to be less noticeable in the bedroom, but that is a small gripe. Overall I'm pleased, especially compared with the endless checking and resetting of traps.

My morning routine had turned into checking the worktop, checking the cutlery drawer, checking behind the kettle. Even after cleaning I couldn't shake the feeling that something had been over it all during the night. We keep a clean house, which somehow made it feel even worse.

We started using these in the kitchen and adjoining rooms and dealt with a hole under the sink at the same time. I haven't found fresh droppings in the drawer since. It's such a small thing, making a cup of tea without that horrible sinking feeling, but it has made a big difference to me.

We tried three different traps. Some caught nothing, some had the peanut butter licked clean by morning. I was beginning to think we were just putting on a nightly buffet. My wife wouldn't go into the kitchen on her own after dark.

Put the Rodent Shields in the kitchen, dining room and utility. We kept an eye on the usual spots instead of assuming they'd gone. The fresh droppings gradually stopped, and we've had nothing behind the bin for over a month. My wife goes downstairs for a glass of water now without making me come with her. That alone makes these worth it for us.

I know some people will think I'm ridiculous, but I hated emptying the traps. I wanted the mice out of the house and still felt awful when we caught one. My husband ended up dealing with all of it, which wasn't fair either.

We tried these because there is nothing to bait or empty. I've got them in the kitchen, spare room and by the utility area. Things settled down over a few weeks and the places where we used to find droppings have stayed clear. I don't dread going downstairs in the morning anymore. It feels a lot more manageable than the routine we had before.

We rent an older flat and getting someone to look at the holes around the pipes was taking forever. Emails, photographs, another email. Meanwhile I'm standing on a chair because I've seen a mouse run along the skirting board.

I wanted something I could use without drilling or changing anything in the flat. The plug-ins were straightforward and I can take them with me when we move. The kitchen activity eased off before the repair appointment, and we've kept them running since the gaps were filled. It's been reassuring having something we could actually do while we were waiting.

Initially I put two in the easiest spare sockets and hoped for the best. One was behind the sofa and the other was in the hall, so I wasn't really covering the rooms where we'd seen mice. I moved them and used the other units in the kitchen and dining room.

It improved after that. No new marks on the cereal boxes and far less rustling in the evenings. Four stars as finding enough accessible sockets took a bit of rearranging in our house. Once everything was in place, though, it was much easier than fiddling about with traps every night.

With a new baby I was already awake enough. Then we started hearing scuttling above the bedroom and I couldn't tell whether every little noise was the baby moving or something in the ceiling. I felt on edge all the time.

We put the units in the upstairs rooms and downstairs where we'd found signs. My partner also checked the outside gaps. After a few weeks the scratching had stopped. I still wake for feeds, but I don't lie there afterwards listening to the ceiling until morning. That extra bit of sleep has been lovely.

Mum lives on her own and was ringing me because she'd found droppings behind the fridge. She wouldn't set traps herself and I couldn't get round every morning to check them. She'd started leaving the kitchen light on all night.

I fitted these for her and checked the usual places when I visited. They're simple enough that she doesn't have to remember batteries or refills. We've not found fresh droppings on the last several visits, and she's stopped ringing in a panic over every noise. For me the best part is knowing she feels comfortable using her own kitchen again.

Everyone's advice was 'you've got a cat, you'll be fine'. Our cat caught one mouse, brought it upstairs and let it go under our bed. So that wasn't quite the solution people made it out to be.

I didn't want to add poison to that situation. We started using the Rodent Shields in the kitchen and upstairs rooms and kept the cat's food sealed away overnight. We haven't had another bedroom visitor, and the scratching downstairs has stopped too. I like that there isn't a trap for the cat to poke his paws into. He's been his usual lazy self with these plugged in.

I hadn't told anyone we had mice. I was cleaning constantly and worrying somebody would think we were dirty if they spotted a dropping. I even cancelled a friend coming for lunch because I didn't trust what I'd find in the kitchen that morning.

We put these around the rooms we'd had trouble in, sealed the food up properly and got the obvious gap repaired. A few weeks on, the kitchen stayed clear. I actually had my friend round last weekend and wasn't hovering by the cupboards the whole time. I didn't expect a little plug-in to make that much difference to how I felt about the house.

The reason for buying was mice in the kitchen and a scratching noise near the spare bedroom. Both have been much better since we spread the units across those rooms. I haven't found any fresh droppings for a few weeks.

I sleep in a very dark room and notice even small lights, so that is my main niggle. We moved the bedroom unit to a different socket and it bothers me less now. My husband quite likes having a bit of light when he gets up. Nothing complicated about using them, and certainly preferable to the trap-checking routine we had.

I opened the pantry and there was a little hole in the corner of the flour bag. Next day it was the rice. Everything ended up in tubs and I was checking the shelves morning and night. It felt like we were feeding them despite trying so hard not to.

We put the units in the kitchen, pantry area and laundry. I kept checking so I'd know whether anything had changed. The shelves have been clear for several weeks now, with no new chewed packaging. I still use the tubs, but I'm not standing there dreading what I'll find every time I open the door.

At first we thought the noise in the roof was something outside. Then you could hear it moving above the room and it was definitely rats. My husband was less bothered than I was. I was lying there imagining them getting down into the house.

We had the entry point looked at and used Rodent Shield in the rooms below where we'd heard activity. Things quietened down gradually rather than all at once. It's been a good few weeks since we heard that scurrying overhead. I can sit in the living room in the evening without jumping at every sound now.

Mice had got into a bag of grass seed in the garage and left droppings along the shelving. My wife stopped going in for the washing because she was worried one would run out at her. We threw out the damaged stuff, tidied the shelves and put these in the garage and laundry.

No fresh mess around the shelves since things settled down. I like that I don't have to remember to reset anything after work. My wife is using the garage again, which means I am no longer on permanent washing-basket duty. Very straightforward once we'd found suitable sockets.

We'd already paid for a visit and had bait stations put down. It got quieter for a while, then the rustling in the basement started again. I was fed up spending money and still feeling like I couldn't relax in the house.

We tried these in the basement rooms and kitchen, and my husband went back over the gaps he'd missed. I've not seen new droppings near the basement stairs for over a month. No idea which part of the old house they liked so much, but it is a relief not to be checking those stairs every morning before I put the laundry on.

The first few days didn't look much different. We still found a couple of droppings near the basement wall and I nearly wrote these off. We left the units in place and carried on checking rather than moving them every day.

By the second week there was less activity. We're now several weeks on with nothing fresh in the usual spots. I'm giving four stars because I wanted a quicker result and had to free up sockets in two rooms. Otherwise they're easy to live with. No bait smell, no batteries and no daily trip round the house resetting traps.

In a townhouse you start wondering whether you're dealing with your mice or the neighbour's mice. We'd filled gaps, cleaned everything and still kept finding signs near the kitchen pipes. It was so frustrating.

We used the Rodent Shields in the kitchen and adjacent rooms while getting the remaining pipe openings sorted. It has been much quieter and the cupboard under the sink has stayed clear. I'm still watching it because of the shared walls, but I'm not waking up already stressed about what I'll find downstairs. That change has been the biggest thing for me.

Between work, school lunches and the dog, I really didn't need 'check mouse traps' on my morning list. My partner and I kept assuming the other one had done it. Then we'd find another chewed bag and have the same conversation again.

These were easy to set up and leave running. We put them in the kitchen, laundry room and downstairs rooms. It took a little while, but the new droppings stopped and the food cabinet has stayed clear. I like not having anything to empty or refill. It has removed one horrible little job from a morning that was already busy enough.

Saw a mouse shoot behind the TV one evening and after that I couldn't properly watch anything. My eyes kept going to the edge of the room. Sounds silly until it happens in your own lounge.

We put these in the lounge, kitchen and hallway rooms where we'd seen activity. We also found and dealt with a small gap near the plumbing. No more dashes along the skirting board and nothing fresh behind the TV when we checked. I'm finally watching the programme instead of staring at the floor. Very pleased with how simple they've been to use.

We'd been keeping the spare room door shut after hearing scratching beside the wardrobe. I didn't want our granddaughter sleeping in there, so visits meant moving everyone around the house. There were little droppings at the back of a drawer as well.

We cleaned it out, checked the gaps and put a Rodent Shield in that room along with the other rooms we'd had trouble in. Nothing new has appeared in the drawer for several weeks, and the night noises have gone quiet. Our granddaughter stayed last weekend and I wasn't up half the night worrying about the room.

I was tempted to get the smallest pack, but we'd had signs in the kitchen, utility and the room above. In the end I wanted to cover those areas properly rather than try one unit and keep moving it around.

I'm pleased so far. The kitchen has been clear for a month and we've heard much less upstairs. Four stars because I had to rearrange a couple of things to keep the sockets accessible, and I'd rather the units were a little less noticeable. They just sit there doing their thing now, which suits me. I've had enough of making mice my evening hobby.

Not proud of this but I was keeping the light on and tucking the duvet under my feet because I'd seen a mouse near the stairs. I'm 47, not five. My husband kept saying it was more frightened of me, which did precisely nothing to help.

We've had the Rodent Shields running downstairs and in the upstairs rooms for several weeks now. The fresh droppings stopped first, then the scratching. Last week I realised I'd turned the landing light off without even thinking about it. That probably tells you more about how I feel than anything else.

Behind the fridge was our horrible little checkpoint. Pull it out, clean it, push it back, find more droppings a few days later. We'd caught two mice and thought we'd sorted it. Clearly not.

Put these in the kitchen and laundry room while we worked through the remaining gaps. I've pulled the fridge out twice since things settled down and there has been nothing new. I'm still checking, but at least now there's a point to cleaning it. Setup was just plugging them in; there's nothing fiddly to programme.

My partner wanted bait stations. I didn't, because of our dog and the thought of something dying behind the plasterboard. We'd got to the stage where every conversation about the mice turned into an argument about what to do.

We agreed to try the Rodent Shield units and deal with the holes we'd found as well. They've been running in the kitchen, dining room and utility. It's been quieter and we haven't had fresh signs near the back door for a few weeks. We are both much less wound up about it. Nice to have a plan we were actually comfortable sticking with.

My son saw a mouse dart under the kitchen units and wouldn't go downstairs alone after that. He'd ask whether it was still there every single morning. I hated not having an answer for him.

We used these in the kitchen and downstairs rooms and kept checking for fresh signs. No new droppings for several weeks, and we've not seen another mouse. He's stopped asking me to come with him to get a drink. I'm relieved about the kitchen, obviously, but seeing him comfortable in his own house again is the bit that matters most.

Good overall, but different rooms took different amounts of time in our house. The kitchen seemed clear fairly quickly. We still found signs in the utility, so I checked the positioning there and moved a unit into a more open socket.

That room has been much better since. I've given four stars because it took a bit of trial and error and I was hoping I could just plug them anywhere and forget about them. They're simple to use once you've worked out your rooms. Nothing fresh by the washing machine on the last few checks.

We had the dog's biscuits in what I thought was a decent bag until I found a hole chewed in the bottom. Then droppings on the shelf underneath. I emptied the whole cupboard and stood there thinking, how long has this been going on?

The food is in a proper sealed tub now and we put the Rodent Shields around the kitchen and utility. It's been several weeks with the shelf staying clean. The dog hasn't been bothered by the units. Quite a relief to open that cupboard and just scoop his dinner out rather than inspect everything first.

For a while I was opening the kitchen door, flicking the light on and waiting before I went in. I'd seen a mouse run across the floor twice and couldn't get that picture out of my head. My husband thought I was making too much of it.

He fitted these in the kitchen and adjoining rooms, and we've kept an eye on the places where we found droppings. Nothing new for about a month now. I walk straight in when I get up, which sounds completely ordinary until you've spent weeks doing the little door-opening routine. Really happy with them.

Even once it had gone quiet I kept expecting the scratching to start. We had a bad few weeks of it, mostly above the bed, and I think I'd got used to being on alert.

The units have been running for nearly two months now. We've also checked the gaps outside and kept the kitchen food sealed. No fresh signs and no night-time rustling in weeks. It took longer for me to relax than it did for the house to quieten down. I'm finally getting into bed without that horrible feeling of waiting for something to happen.

Our youngest is into everything. I was constantly reminding the older one not to move the furniture because we had traps tucked behind it. It was all becoming a bit much, trying to keep the children away from the very things we'd put down to sort the mice.

These suit our household much better. We've used them in the downstairs rooms and the kitchen has stayed clear for several weeks. I like not having to remember what's hidden behind which cupboard. The children haven't paid any attention to them, and neither has our dog.

The plug-ins are straightforward, but I would have appreciated a really clear picture of where to put them in an awkward kitchen like ours. I ended up moving one from a socket behind an appliance to a more open spot.

We had less activity after we'd sorted the positioning and left them running. I haven't found fresh droppings near the bin for several weeks. Four stars because I spent the first few days wondering whether I'd placed everything correctly. In day-to-day use they're very easy. No bait to replace and nothing unpleasant to pick up.

People kept telling me mice were just part of living in an old house. I understand they're around, but I couldn't accept hearing them in the walls while I was trying to eat my dinner. We were forever catching one and then finding another chewed packet.

We tried the Rodent Shields in the problem rooms and went over the pipe gaps again. It's been much quieter and the food cupboards have stayed clear. I'm still realistic about an old house, but it feels like somewhere I can relax again. I don't feel I have to put up with being permanently on edge.

Every creak had become a mouse. The heating clicked, I'd stop talking. Something rustled outside, I'd get up and check the kitchen. It was exhausting, and I knew I was doing it but couldn't seem to stop.

We've had these running in the kitchen, lounge and upstairs rooms for a few weeks. The actual scratching has stopped and there's been nothing fresh in the cupboard where we found droppings. I'm not getting up at every sound now. The house hasn't become silent, obviously. I can just hear a normal creak without immediately assuming the worst.

I wouldn't normally order this sort of thing, especially after the cheap one we'd tried before. My sister mentioned she was using Rodent Shield, so I decided to try enough units for our kitchen and downstairs rooms.

We'd been finding droppings by the dishwasher and had a mouse ignore three traps in the same week. There was still some activity at first, then the fresh signs tailed off. We've had a clear kitchen for several weeks now. The units are quiet enough that I forget they're there. I'm pleased I gave them a chance rather than buying yet another set of traps.

The silverware drawer was what upset me most. Not the shed, not the garage, somewhere we use several times a day. I washed absolutely everything and then kept doing it because I didn't trust what had been in there overnight.

We plugged these into the kitchen and neighboring rooms and got the gap behind the drawers sorted. I haven't found new droppings there in over a month. We still keep things clean and food packed away, but breakfast doesn't start with me emptying and washing the entire drawer anymore. So much less hassle.

We've had noticeably less mouse activity since spreading the units through the rooms where we'd found signs. The kitchen has stayed clear for several weeks, which is what we bought them for.

My only real complaint is losing a socket in a couple of rooms where we don't have many to start with. We had to move a lamp and rethink where we charged things. It isn't a huge issue, just something I'd have liked to think about before ordering. Otherwise there's very little to do once they're in place. Four stars from me.

We were finding little droppings beside the laundry basket and I kept wondering whether the mice were getting into the clothes as well. Even clean washing didn't feel properly clean once I'd seen that.

We tidied the laundry, checked around the pipes and put the Rodent Shields in there and the kitchen. The floor has been clear for weeks now. I don't have to stand in the doorway checking before I go in for a load. The units haven't needed anything from us beyond plugging them in. It's a small everyday relief, but I've really noticed it.

I only saw one mouse, but I could hear things in the wall most evenings. Not knowing how many were there was driving me crazy. We'd sit down after dinner and I'd end up listening to the wall instead of my husband.

Used these in the kitchen and the rooms beside it, and kept checking the usual spots. It got quieter over a few weeks. We haven't heard the scratching for some time now and haven't found anything new behind the sideboard. I feel much more at ease in the evenings. Glad we tried them.

We had mice in the lower cupboards and were putting traps down every evening. I'd check them in the morning, find nothing, then open a cupboard and see another chewed corner. It was really frustrating.

The Rodent Shield units are now in the kitchen and basement rooms. We also tightened up our food storage and checked the pipe openings. No newly damaged boxes and no fresh droppings in the usual cupboard for over a month. I'm keeping the units running. It's nice to unpack groceries without immediately wondering what will be ruined next.

I used to nudge my husband awake and ask if he could hear it too. He could, but he'd go straight back to sleep. I'd lie there with my ear practically against the headboard, getting more upset the longer it went on.

We put these through the problem rooms and checked the places where we thought they were getting in. The scratching became less frequent and then stopped. It's been several quiet weeks now. My husband is pleased I'm no longer waking him up, and I'm pleased I can actually sleep beside him instead of listening to the wall all night.

I nearly gave up too early. After a few nights we still had signs in the basement, so I was ready to unplug the whole lot. My wife suggested leaving the positioning alone and giving it more time.

We continued checking and the fresh droppings became less frequent. There has been nothing new on the shelf by the basement stairs for several weeks. Four stars because I went into it expecting a quicker change than we actually saw. The units themselves are easy to use, and not having to rebait traps has been a welcome improvement.

I live alone and couldn't bear the idea of lifting a trap with a mouse in it. My daughter was coming over to deal with things, which was lovely of her but not exactly convenient for either of us.

She helped me set these up in the kitchen and adjoining rooms. We also had someone sort the gap we found. I haven't seen fresh droppings in weeks, and I can leave the units running without needing her to come round and reset them. Much easier for me. I feel comfortable going into the kitchen in the evening again.

Found little black droppings at the back of the linen cabinet. All the towels went through the wash, then I kept checking the cabinet because I didn't want to put them back just to have it happen again.

We used the Rodent Shields in that room and the nearby problem areas. Things quietened down and there's been nothing new in the cabinet for several weeks. The clean towels are back where they belong. I was surprised how much time I'd been spending worrying about one cabinet until I didn't need to keep thinking about it.

I could deal with the cleaning. What I couldn't deal with was never knowing whether it was over. Every morning I checked the same corners and every night I listened for the same noise. If I caught one, I just wondered how many were left.

We've been using these in the rooms where we had signs, alongside sorting the obvious gaps. No fresh droppings in over a month and the scratching has gone quiet. I still check occasionally, but it's not the first thing I think about when I wake up. That's a bigger difference than I expected.

I'd tried scented things people suggested and ended up with a kitchen that smelt odd while we were still finding mouse droppings. I was fed up. I just wanted somewhere normal to make dinner.

These don't add another smell or leave anything on the surfaces. We put them in the kitchen and laundry room, got the cabinet pipe gap filled and kept the food shut away. The usual spots have stayed clear for several weeks. I'm no longer sniffing around the cabinets or doing an inspection before I start cooking. Everything feels much more ordinary, in a good way.

We've had no fresh droppings in the kitchen for several weeks since using these. The setup was easy and I like not having anything to empty.

I've given four stars because I haven't quite reached the point of forgetting about the mice completely. We had them on and off for a long time before trying Rodent Shield, so I still look behind the bin now and then. That is probably as much about me as the units. The house has been much quieter, and checking has become an occasional thing rather than a daily chore. I'm happy with that progress.