I use a trap made by Victor called a tin cat. Throw a few peanuts inside and it's ready. I have caught at least 30 mice in my house in the last year. Works every time and fast.
Looked it up, nice way to do a nasty job.I use a trap made by Victor called a tin cat. Throw a few peanuts inside and it's ready. I have caught at least 30 mice in my house in the last year. Works every time and fast.
If its bigger then a mouse deisle takes care of it.The only thing I found better than a cat was my dog, a flat-coated retriever, Lady. She wiped out every rodent in my back yard, including squirrels until she got older. Neighbors called her the rodent destroyer. Best thing about her is that she seldom barked. Instead, she minded her own business and hunted them down like a bobcat. Totally relentless, she cleaned them out -- rabbits, rats, opossums, ground squirrels, chipmunks, and even moles. Best part about her was that she was a fabulous watch dog.
I lost Lady late last month to old age after 15.5 years. I will never forget her.
Antifreeze. It kills the smell too.
No need for water, they'll fall in and die of exposure or you can feed them to your lazy cats.
Poison is a bad way to rid your area of mice, as you have just learned. It's like leaving a land mine in your yard.Bastards just cost me $300. Must have been one of the cats drug one of the bait blocks into the dogs zone, ole girl had it half gone by the time my wife knew what was going on. Hopefully whatever drug it out of the shed ingested some of it like our dog did.
Time to wage war on the mice AND cats.
Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk
Bastards just cost me $300. Must have been one of the cats drug one of the bait blocks into the dogs zone, ole girl had it half gone by the time my wife knew what was going on. Hopefully whatever drug it out of the shed ingested some of it like our dog did.
Time to wage war on the mice AND cats.
Sent from my SM-G892A using Tapatalk
View attachment 613194 I've had my share of problems with mice. I loaned a riding mower to a friend. It was not used over winter then did not start. I brought it home and when I opened it up it was loaded with mice nests. I cleaned it up, got it running and kept it at home. My latest and ongoing battle is with my tractor. They keep chewing the instrument panel wiring. I just finished the third repair. I am trying bounce fabric softener sheets. I use a pick-up tool to get them into the wiring area. I may fill a mesh bag with moth balls and see if that helps.
It's a mower, not a space shuttle, mice can do serious damage to wiring so a McGyver fix shouldn't be a prob.What's up with wire nuts? I hope that isn't OEM and just a hack job by a previous owner (and something you should fix!)
What's up with wire nuts? I hope that isn't OEM and just a hack job by a previous owner (and something you should fix!)
NiceI use standard mouse traps but we hot glue the green rat poison pellets on never seen a trap tripped without a mouse in it with that setup.
View attachment 613555 If its bigger then a mouse deisle takes care of it.
It's a mower, not a space shuttle, mice can do serious damage to wiring so a McGyver fix shouldn't be a prob.
It's a lawn mower, guessing the value at around 350$ , I'd take the risk. It's also 12v DC, the likely hood of fire is extremely low.I know someone that did wiring with that thought. Almost lost a $150,000 skidder from a fire... twice.
It's a lawn mower, guessing the value at around 350$ , I'd take the risk. It's also 12v DC, the likely hood of fire is extremely low.