Mouse Proofing

[ConPilot1]

I prefer a sharp cheddar or Swiss.

That's what Uncle Ed preferred, too, from his "processing factories."

[Sport-Touring]

[Mr.Black]

That's what Uncle Ed preferred, too, from his "processing factories."

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[MadOzodi]

Emmentaler...look into it.

I'm gonna start my bike when I get home and see if any rodents get shot out the triple cannon D&D exhaust cans.

[ConPilot1]

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Ask Bubbles about that.  

[Mr.Black]

Ask Bubbles about that.  

Don't care. Back to bed.

[buls4evr]

 D-Con.....And a bowl of water near the pkg. They die right at the water bowl and stink very little as the stuff dries them right to fur. Now red squirrels on the other hand...a REAL PROBLEM!

[desert_rider]

Yup, the problem with poison is the little bastards go somewhere and die and stink up the place no end.  I don't put poison in the house anymore.  This winter, I put out anti-freeze bucket traps at the cabin up north.  So far, so good.  They fall in, they drown.  And you know where the corpse is.

Do you just put some anti-freeze in a bucket with a plank going up to it?

I hate the little bastards!  I won't go into details but I had a BMW Z3 and they made a buffet of the electrical system.  You know it's going to be expensive when your mechanic calls you up and the first words out of his mouth are: "Are you sitting down?"

[BillL]

 .....Now red squirrels on the other hand...a REAL PROBLEM!

Yup, been there, too.

[BillL]

Do you just put some anti-freeze in a bucket with a plank going up to it?

I hate the little bastards!  I won't go into details but I had a BMW Z3 and they made a buffet of the electrical system.  You know it's going to be expensive when your mechanic calls you up and the first words out of his mouth are: "Are you sitting down?"

Yea, and a spinning can smeared with peanut butter, suspended over the anti-freeze.  Do a search on youtube.  There are a bunch of demos there.

[desert_rider]

Yea, and a spinning can smeared with peanut butter, suspended over the anti-freeze.  Do a search on youtube.  There are a bunch of demos there.

Excellent!  Thanks.

[ConPilot1]

Gotta link to that??

I don't like the idea of anti-freeze but we've got a mouse problem at work also and there are
$200,000 pieces of sensitive tech equipment involved at risk and we've been fighting to find the proverbial "better mousetrap".

[chornbe]

Fine. Substitue sulfuric acid for antifreeze.

[ConPilot1]

Or we could use some of the venom that's been flying around here today!

Hey there's a thought!! Snake in the bucket!!!

[chornbe]

Or we could use some of the venom that's been flying around here today!

Hey there's a thought!! Snake in the bucket!!!

THEY GOT OUT OF THE PLANE!!!

[CLAY]

 D-Con.....And a bowl of water near the pkg. They die right at the water bowl and stink very little as the stuff dries them right to fur. Now red squirrels on the other hand...a REAL PROBLEM!

Red squirrel solution:  A number #1 1/2 or #2 leghold trap.  Smear the pan with peanut butter, and set it really light (wax the dog if you need to).   An instantaneous head catch has been my experience.  I had 4 of them under my sunroom this spring.  I got them all that way.  I also hung it up high enough that no kids could get at it.  

[Cablebandit]

 I also hung it up high enough that no kids could get at it.  

Why?  Get rid of two problems with one solution.  

[CLAY]

Why?  Get rid of two problems with one solution.  

Hmmmmm.....  

[TBone]

 (wax the dog if you need to).  

Pervert.

[CLAY]

Pervert.

 

[cjgauthier]

     Any bucket, even an empty one will work as long as there's a  way for them to get to the edge. Once one falls in the others get curious and follow.
     Most vehicles have a snorkle that leads to the air cleaner. Find it and cut some 1/4" or 1/2" hardware cloth to the shape of the entrance and cram it in. I've had to do this with every vehicle I've owned to keep the mice out. It works!  Poison should be available to them as well.