Mice

I use a set up like JoeK but simpler. 5 gallon plastic pail, Notch the rim 180 degrees to hold a stiff wire ( coat hanger). Poke opposite holes in soda can and suspend on wire in middle top of pail. Cover can with peanot butter. Use a stick for a ramp. If you check it daily use 3-4 inches of water. If you let it sit a while use 50-50 antifreeze so there will be no dead mouse smell.
 
I have two cats that l let loose in the garage. They seem to keep the mice out. My neighbor lets his cat out every day. My neighbor said in a month the cat brought back 8 mice and left them on his steps.
 
springerpete said:
I use a set up like JoeK but simpler. 5 gallon plastic pail, Notch the rim 180 degrees to hold a stiff wire ( coat hanger). Poke opposite holes in soda can and suspend on wire in middle top of pail. Cover can with peanot butter. Use a stick for a ramp. If you check it daily use 3-4 inches of water. If you let it sit a while use 50-50 antifreeze so there will be no dead mouse smell.
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This really works. Need to leave in heated space.

Good luck.
 
I have 6 of the yellow bucket tops with the trap door,and 6 buckets with the spinning can.The problem is they don't work well in the cold.I can't be buying gallons of lowtox anti freeze all winter long.I thought maybe if I just baited them dry they would fall in and starve or freeze after a couple of days.Not so.They just climbed up,and gnawed the edge of the trap door enough to get back out again.
 
the frolicking continued. so i just waited there in the dark. about 10 mins later... 'SNAP!' :p then quiet. and about another 10 mins and another 'SNAP!' i figured the cheddar cheese had caught these two frisky friends attention.
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Similar story, not nearly so successful.

Trap placed "just within reach" in one of the access/ventilation holes. Bed. Half hour later hear the trap go SNAP. Up and go check with a flashlight. No trap.

And then I hear something deeper in the beyond moving away from the light. The trap had caught the mouse but apparently not crushed it per the usual plan.

Well out of reach there is no getting it. Back to bed, listening to the death throws of that mouse and trap until long into the night.

Later, like a year later, we're doing some remodeling down in the kitchen space below the crawl space. Above the sheet rock find the mouse remains and the trap.

The mouse was caught by the tail. I expect it had starved to death.

Now, when I use the crawl space opening, I tie a string to the trap.

Joe K
 
I have a friend that swears by peppermint to keep mice out of his car. He says they don't like the smell and puts a pan of flavoring under his A every winter. I've never tried it but there's worse things to smell when you walk in the garage...
 
I had used cab fresh from Tractor Supply for a while.Then,one day,the mice decided it was a nice treat.I put some fresh bags in,and a couple of days later they had chowed down on it.
 

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Ayers1 said:
I have a friend that swears by peppermint to keep mice out of his car. He says they don't like the smell and puts a pan of flavoring under his A every winter. I've never tried it but there's worse things to smell when you walk in the garage...
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i could be wrong... but seems to me might not be a problem with an open car given a Sunday drive! :)

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I put cedar chips in my Town Sedan, seem to work well as I have never seen any signs of them. Smells good too.

I found this on the interweb years ago:
"Pest Control: Cedar chips or sprays can be used in and around the house as a natural way to keep fleas, ants, mites, moths, mosquitoes, and other insects at bay. The chips are also effective in repelling termites, rodents, scorpions, spiders, and snakes."

Recently a member of our club had some rats chew up the wiring under the hood of her modern. Not a good thing.
 
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#6. And I have had good experience turning the trap around in a corner so they have to climb on top of the trap to get the bait. I don't care how I get em, as long as I get em.
 
I have a rat terrier mix. Awful name for a very cute dog, and smart. As far as I know we don’t have a rodent problem, and didn’t even before we got the dog. She may be bred to kill rats, but appears to have been bred to sleep, with an added bonus of being a short haired breed that nonetheless sheds constantly.
 
David in San Antonio said:
I have a rat terrier mix. Awful name for a very cute dog, and smart. As far as I know we don’t have a rodent problem, and didn’t even before we got the dog. She may be bred to kill rats, but appears to have been bred to sleep, with an added bonus of being a short haired breed that nonetheless sheds constantly.
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Haha, good one David. We have a Cairnoodle, Cairn Terrier / Poodle Mix. We were told Poodles don'r shed but the Terrier half more than makes up for it, except we get curly hair instead of short hair.
 
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The string idea worked. I coated some string with peanut butter and tucked it into the bait holder. Caught three of the little bastards the first night.
Ed
 
When camping with an RV, owners will keep LED lights lit under their rig at night to keep the rats away. Otherwise they will eat the wiring and crawl up into the engine compartment and eat more wiring.
 
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