Question about mice
I own a little john boat and store it in a private garage in a "nearly
rural" part of town. Mice come into the garage from the surrounding corn
field. I have noticed mice pellets in the boat and once after bringing the
boat to my house, noticed a dazed mouse moving down the driveway and finally
finding the grass.I do not want to kill these mice--I am afraid if they die in the insulation
under the flooring, the boat will stick of rotten mouse for a long time. I
do want to make the boat unpleasant for the mice--get them to leave. Thanks in advance for your ideas. |
Michael
May 23
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| Dittos to that. Moth balls have worked for me - and not just on mice.
Raccoons don't like 'em either. Larry Weiss
"...Ever After!" |
Larry
May 24
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| That sounds particularly cruel, but even if you plan on doing this, how
do you get their little legs apart to pull off their balls? |
Reginald
May 25
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| Might just pick up a samich before I head out to DMV to get my
sticker, always a line in Enfield, much nicer in OSaybrook. I always
bring a sandwich, drink, mp3, and a little guitar just for the wait. |
justwaitafreki...
May 25
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| By "don't kill" it seems you just don't want them dying where you
can't get to 'em. Get regular ol' mousetraps baited with peanut
butter, or those sticky traps that just glue them in place. Then
dispose of the bodies wherever. |
Keith
May 25
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| KILL THEM - KILL THEM NOW!!! |
Short
May 24
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| Wow, imagine skinnin' the little f*****s. I hate little animals, mice,
moles, chipmunks... yeah chipmunks and squirrels too. Had to remove a
couple of squirrels when I came to this place. I do use live traps and
take em' out to the "snip" (local lake). Anyway, just wanted to hijack
the thread for a minute. Hey ShortWave! Where can I go around here to
get 10-20 lbs. of good boston butts. Going down to the water to pick
up my smoker (and a small sailboat) today and the kids are bugging me
for some kielbasa and sausages. |
justwaitafreki...
May 24
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| Spread some moth balls around your boat. That will keep them out of
it. On May 23, 1:34 pm, "Michael Plog" <mbp...@insightbb.com> wrote: |
Paul
May 24
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| Hmmmm - good question - don't know exactly where you live. Big Y has always been good to us with fresh meat products. Geissler's Supermarket has a great meat section. I've heard good things about Adolf's, but I've never bought there. http://www.macraesbluebook.com/search/company.cfm?company=509298 |
Short
May 24
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| I will look around, just wondered if you had a local butcher you used.
For reference, I am in the tri town area, only several hundred yards
from Rein's, closer to the mall. Thanks for the link, opening it up
now. |
justwaitafreki...
May 24
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| If you are near Reins go there. No pork products, but the beef sausages are terrific. |
Short
May 24
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| I don't know about the 'stick' part but they sure will stink if they die in
a hard to reach place.
I'd talk to your town animal control officer or a pest control company for
some 'live traps'. You could then release the mice back into the
country...far away from
houses. |
Don
May 23
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| I'm not so sure about the stink aspect - I just moved and I found a
dead baby mouse behind a very dusty book case - it was so covered in
dust that it must have been there for a while - never noticed any
smell - but prevention is the best. The best prevention is a cat - I
moved into an apartment above a pizza shop (bad idea) - and man my
place was a friggin mouse highway - got a cat - less than 24 hours she
had herself 2 kills, though when I came home and discovered her\them
she looked at me like she was in trouble. But, you can't just buya a cat and leave it in a garage - that's
crueler than killing mice - you could occasionally have a friend who
owns a cat come to the garage and sniff around leaving it's scent -
but the scent wouldn't last long. Then fool the mice - I know that
gardeners have problems with deer and\or rabbits - and other varmits -
eating their vegetables. Believe it or not, doing a #1 or #2 around
the garden leaves a scent that will scare of the varmits - but it
could also scare off your neighbors if they see you copping a squat -
so some tricks are to put hair around the brounds or to go to a store
and buy shtuff that leaves a scent of dogs and or cats - from a pet
store maybe, or maybe a nursery - not sure - human hair may work - ask
the barber to give you some - or even better, is there by any change a
dog\pet grooming shop near you - spread cat\dog hair all around. |
Jimbo
May 23
|
| I'm not so sure about the stink aspect - I just moved and I found a
dead baby mouse behind a very dusty book case - it was so covered in
dust that it must have been there for a while - never noticed any
smell - but prevention is the best. The best prevention is a cat - I
moved into an apartment above a pizza shop (bad idea) - and man my
place was a friggin mouse highway - got a cat - less than 24 hours she
had herself 2 kills, though when I came home and discovered her\them
she looked at me like she was in trouble. But, you can't just buya a cat and leave it in a garage - that's
crueler than killing mice - you could occasionally have a friend who
owns a cat come to the garage and sniff around leaving it's scent -
but the scent wouldn't last long. Then fool the mice - I know that
gardeners have problems with deer and\or rabbits - and other varmits -
eating their vegetables. Believe it or not, doing a #1 or #2 around
the garden leaves a scent that will scare of the varmits - but it
could also scare off your neighbors if they see you copping a squat -
so some tricks are to put hair around the brounds or to go to a store
and buy shtuff that leaves a scent of dogs and or cats - from a pet
store maybe, or maybe a nursery - not sure - human hair may work - ask
the barber to give you some - or even better, is there by any change a
dog\pet grooming shop near you - spread cat\dog hair all around. |
Jimbo
May 23
|
| I'm not so sure about the stink aspect - I just moved and I found a
dead baby mouse behind a very dusty book case - it was so covered in
dust that it must have been there for a while - never noticed any
smell - but prevention is the best. The best prevention is a cat - I
moved into an apartment above a pizza shop (bad idea) - and man my
place was a friggin mouse highway - got a cat - less than 24 hours she
had herself 2 kills, though when I came home and discovered her\them
she looked at me like she was in trouble. But, you can't just buya a cat and leave it in a garage - that's
crueler than killing mice - you could occasionally have a friend who
owns a cat come to the garage and sniff around leaving it's scent -
but the scent wouldn't last long. Then fool the mice - I know that
gardeners have problems with deer and\or rabbits - and other varmits -
eating their vegetables. Believe it or not, doing a #1 or #2 around
the garden leaves a scent that will scare of the varmits - but it
could also scare off your neighbors if they see you copping a squat -
so some tricks are to put hair around the brounds or to go to a store
and buy shtuff that leaves a scent of dogs and or cats - from a pet
store maybe, or maybe a nursery - not sure - human hair may work - ask
the barber to give you some - or even better, is there by any change a
dog\pet grooming shop near you - spread cat\dog hair all around. |
Jimbo
May 23
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| Oops - your friends cat that is - would be wierd to ask your friend to
sniff around and leave his scent :-) |
Jimbo
May 23
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| Meow. |
JR
May 23
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