Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: Sniper]
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09/26/21 04:15 PM
09/26/21 04:15 PM
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galen
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Don't mind cats. Actually thought about it. Our local shelter has a barn cat program. Have not tried bay leaves, may try that.
Last edited by galen; 09/26/21 04:18 PM.
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: galen]
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09/27/21 08:40 AM
09/27/21 08:40 AM
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Posts: 12,046 Benton, IL.
DaveRS23
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Special needs idiot
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I work and have my cars in a huge old barn. Mice are a constant problem. But then so are squirrels and dirt daubers. I do the best that I can to keep the mouse population down, but it is a constant battle. The cat thing is a non starter for us. They just kill anything and everything that they come across. When they bring the crippled baby bunnies up to the house, or kill a chipmunk, my wife cries. It is just too much for her in order for me to control the mice in the barn. So, I have to eliminate the cats and control the mice. The cats are a larger target, so they are not a problem. The wife feeds the little colored birds, and chipmunks, and bunnies. We even have flying squirrels now that the cars are gone. All that and mice, too. But no cats.
Master, again and still
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: DaveRS23]
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09/27/21 09:12 AM
09/27/21 09:12 AM
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justinp61
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I Live Here
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I work and have my cars in a huge old barn. Mice are a constant problem. But then so are squirrels and dirt daubers. I do the best that I can to keep the mouse population down, but it is a constant battle. The cat thing is a non starter for us. They just kill anything and everything that they come across. When they bring the crippled baby bunnies up to the house, or kill a chipmunk, my wife cries. It is just too much for her in order for me to control the mice in the barn. So, I have to eliminate the cats and control the mice. The cats are a larger target, so they are not a problem. The wife feeds the little colored birds, and chipmunks, and bunnies. We even have flying squirrels now that the cars are gone. All that and mice, too. But no cats. That's the problem with cats, they're killers. They kill everything. I hate mice and would rather have a snake around than a mouse. BTW traps with peanut butter work great, it that don't catch them put a piece of bacon on the trap.
Last edited by justinp61; 09/27/21 09:12 AM.
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: justinp61]
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09/27/21 09:42 AM
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BSharp
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A guy named Shawn Woods has a Utube channel where all he does is test mouse traps. The best he's found is this one available on Amazon. American made, but beware Chinese knock-offs.
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: galen]
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09/27/21 11:42 AM
09/27/21 11:42 AM
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Posts: 2,331 Addison Twp, Mi.
RobG
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Tractor Supply has a peanut flavored poison bait. They work real well! They drive the mouse out in search of water. The poison bait comes in a gallon bucket. You can also look at this system - https://www.acehardware.com/departm...OCDYLX08XkaAumIEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I am not rich...but I get off my ass everyday to make sure I am not broke!
Can we get the Mexican cartels to help us with our supply chain issues? They don't seem to have any trouble getting stuff from one place to another.
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: RobG]
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09/27/21 12:09 PM
09/27/21 12:09 PM
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56_Royal_Lancer
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My Mouth Is Shut II
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Here's an elaboration on the "ramp and bucket" trap:
5 gallon plastic bucket, drill two holes across from each other about an inch or so below the top.
Drill a hole in the bottom of a water bottle. Slide a dowel through the bottle and through the holes in the bucket. Put a couple inches of water in the bucket. Cold weather, add anti-freeze. Prop a board from the floor up to the top of the bucket.
The mice walk out on the dowel, when they go to get on the bottle it will spin them into the water. Use a slotted scoop, like used for cat litter, to scoop them out. They generally don't stink because they are in the water. I hate poison, as they go off to die in places that you can't find them and they stink the place up. Relatively humane, too. Drowning can't be fun but it's not like being glued to a board and left to squirm until you die.
This has worked really, really well for me.
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Re: Field mice taking over my shop
[Re: Sniper]
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09/27/21 01:28 PM
09/27/21 01:28 PM
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Posts: 25,767 Rio Linda, CA
John_Kunkel
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If you can stand them, cats will kill way more than they will eat. And, when you don't need them anymore, you can sell them to a Chinese restaurant.
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