This topic usually comes up about this time of year. This company has lots of solutions. https://www.tomcatbrand.com/en-us/products/mice
Saw the topic and thought... mouse control? My mouse works fine on my computer. :haha:
Quote from: Cuda Cody on December 02, 2017, 02:52:26 PM
Saw the topic and thought... mouse control? My mouse works fine on my computer. :haha:
:rofl: :haha:
:cool: I've used dryer sheets in my motor home and not had any issues with mice. Smells decent come spring time too.
I use a combo of plain old wooden mouse traps, (they work very effectively and super cheap) and Tomcat metal live traps. I patrol the areas I place the wooden traps every morning, whenever I catch one my Gila Monsters get a fresh treat 8)
I avoid poison type baits for multiple reasons, mainly because they often die where you cant get to them, but also because any animal that eats mice can get sick or die from eating a poisoned mouse.
The steel live traps work great for areas you don't visit daily because they will catch several mice over time and contain them so they don't die in a wall or some other hidden place where they can cause a smell. Glue traps also work well but are a bit messy to handle, especially when they have a couple dead rotting mice plastered to them, but they also get spiders and other floor dwelling crawling unwanteds.
Hi Scott,
Can you give a us a model number of the steel cage? Sounds like a great idea.
Thanks Ken
Knock on wood but since I put two of the electric ones you plug in I haven't seen one in 3 years
Quote from: Convertcuda on December 03, 2017, 05:39:53 PM
Hi Scott,
Can you give a us a model number of the steel cage? Sounds like a great idea.
Thanks Ken
Not sure if this is the same one Scott uses, but I have 2 of them along with a couple of the cheap wooden spring traps that you can bait with.
(https://static.gemplers.com/img/ketch-all-mouse-127675-lrg.jpg)
https://www.gemplers.com/product/127675/Ketch-All-Mouse-Live-Trap
Should be able to find at your local tractor/farm store and maybe even an Ace hardware or similar.
Any of them work pretty well but my favorite are the clear lid style so you can quickly see if you have a mouse or not.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/jt-eaton-420cl-repeater-multiple-catch-mouse-trap-with-clear-lid-galvanized-steel/605JT420CLGY.html?utm_source=Google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=GoogleShopping&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1rirmqTv1wIVBtVkCh13hwhNEAQYASABEgLJqPD_BwE
We have never had any problem.... Just put the little Bengal pride on patrol and we've never spotted a mouse yet!
Bengals are awesome! More like dogs than cats, mine was my best buddy for 13 years (RIP Auggie). Ever see a cat that liked to swim?
Thanks Scott,
I just ordered two of them I will let you how it goes.
Ken
Quote from: spiritbird65 on December 03, 2017, 06:26:52 PM
We have never had any problem.... Just put the little Bengal pride on patrol and we've never spotted a mouse yet!
Pretty cool looking cat!
We had a cat that was something else, rabbits, squirrels and birds no problem. One morning while getting ready to go to work a mouse went under a corner cabinet. Grabbed our cat, held her nose close by within seconds she picked up its sent. Before I left she was playing with it, so I used a small box and scooped it up and threw it in the field behind us and went on my way to work.
I used to do all the different things for mice. Then I got adopted by a cat. Mouse problem has not returned. And the chipmunk, squirrel, and rodents are all gone as well.
Get a cat. There are thousands killed every day in every city in this nation.
I'm a cat fan as well but here's the thing.....We have at least 4 neighborhood cats that routinely patrol my property, not shy at all, day and night. In the same area that these cats hang out I caught 5 mice in the past two days in plain old wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter.
So, can cats be effective? Sure, but they are not usually the entire answer to the problem. Not to mention, feral and domestic cats reek havoc on wild native animal populations (good and bad animals alike). So, while I am a fan of house pets, I'm not a fan of free roaming pets. .02
I use the old 5 gallon pail with a soda can covered in peanut butter. It is by far the best mouse trap I've ever used and it only takes about 5 minutes to make one. You can catch and release or you can put a little antifreeze in the pail which makes for a quick kill.
Yes, also good, and cheap!
I had the same concerns over poison as I'm trying to encourage the owl's and hawks in the area to clean up what I miss. I tried using poison IN the cage traps so they couldn't get out but that just turned into a scene of pure carnage :barf:
These have worked super well for me as I don't visit the traps often... fill bucket with a few inches of water water so they can't jump out, or if in weather some non freezing liquid and dump once a week or so...
https://www.amazon.com/Original-Plank-Mouse-Reset-Humane/dp/B073W4PSRQ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1512493124&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=mouse+trap+5+gallon+bucket&psc=1
As a result I no longer see mice running around behind the grill of my scout as they ignore me completely.
Problem solved :yes:
Quote from: ScottSmith_Harms on December 04, 2017, 07:58:21 PM
I'm a cat fan as well but here's the thing.....We have at least 4 neighborhood cats that routinely patrol my property, not shy at all, day and night. In the same area that these cats hang out I caught 5 mice in the past two days in plain old wooden snap traps baited with peanut butter.
So, can cats be effective? Sure, but they are not usually the entire answer to the problem. Not to mention, feral and domestic cats reek havoc on wild native animal populations (good and bad animals alike). So, while I am a fan of house pets, I'm not a fan of free roaming pets. .02
I agree wholeheartedly. Also not only the dangers but out of all the pure bred breeds out there the Bengal statistically is the number one breed to be stolen. They are so friendly they would just trot right up to a car that pulled over to admire how unique they look. Keep them safe.