Christmas surprise, mice edition.

[Ifixoldjunk 778]

“not a creature was stirring not even a mouse” 

well, as it turns out that’s kinda a lie. A mice decided that all the wonderful poison in my barn wasn’t tasty enough and instead decided to munch on some coil wire and ground wire.

the coil doesn’t have enough damage to justify replacing it, however that ground running behind the engine shroud from the starter is just about bare. Seeing that it’s only a ground, I believe it shouldn’t be the worst thing to leave it as is until I have some free time to take it apart. Probably next spring cause it’s my only means of clearing snow currently. Thoughts?

[roadapples 6,983]

If it's a ground wire, should never matter 

Supposedly they don't like peppermint oil...

Edited December 26, 2021 by roadapples

[ebinmaine 67,596]

30 minutes ago, Ifixoldjunk said:

mice

@)#($+&-_@$$. 

 

Us and meeces. Constantly at war. 

 

IIFF the ground wire won't contact anything and shut the tractor down at the wrong time it really won't hurt anything. 

 

Mice are extremely fickle about what they like or don't. 

Search this site and Google and you'll find dozens of helpful things that may or may not rid your area of the no good rotten sonova........

 

[Ifixoldjunk 778]

so I went out and got some mothballs to keep under the hoods of my tractors when they’re being stored in the barn. That should keep those little sucker out😄

[ebinmaine 67,596]

Should help. 

You might try a different brand or type of poison too. 

It's legitimately possible they don't like the taste of the current one. 

 

 

 

[wfrpalm 218]

I keep the backs of my car rear seats down all the time and when I raised one the other day the seat was covered in acorns and droppings, I hate mice.

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[Ifixoldjunk 778]

1 hour ago, ebinmaine said:

Should help. 

You might try a different brand or type of poison too. 

It's legitimately possible they don't like the taste of the current one. 

 

 

 

Yeah. I’ve used tomkat place packs for years now. Today I switched to tomkat oat and seed bait. They’d probably like the more natural based poisons🤔

[Ifixoldjunk 778]

48 minutes ago, wfrpalm said:

I keep the backs of my car rear seats down all the time and when I raised one the other day the seat was covered in acorns and droppings, I hate mice.

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Oh they’ve done that with my truck before. I hate those vermin

[953 nut 55,300]

A few years ago my wife's car had a strange noise that became louder when the heater fan was set to a higher speed. Pulled the fan motor (what a PITA) and found a rather tattered looking dead mouse inside the squirrel cage fan.

[pfrederi 17,741]

I know a lot of people will suggest dryer sheets.  I tried that   the mice used them to build its nest.  The are very weak pulled in one direction exceedingly strong lengthwise.  Wrapped around the bendix and jammed every thing up had to pull the starter motor...

[ebinmaine 67,596]

12 hours ago, pfrederi said:

I know a lot of people will suggest dryer sheets.  I tried that   the mice used them to build its nest

Same here.  

My parents put dryer sheets in their camper. No problems. 

I put dryer sheets in my camper. 

Mouse house construction material. 

 

Edited December 27, 2021 by ebinmaine

[Retired Wrencher 5,465]

11 hours ago, pfrederi said:

I know a lot of people will suggest dryer sheets.  I tried that   the mice used them to build its nest.  The are very weak pulled in one direction exceedingly strong lengthwise.  Wrapped around the bendix and jammed every thing up had to pull the starter motor...

You have to get Berkley and Jenison ones. They smell bad. I have good luck with them.

[ebinmaine 67,596]

1 hour ago, Retierd Wrencher said:

You have to get Berkley and Jenison ones. They smell bad. I have good luck with them.

Still depends on the mouse. 

Damn things are tough to please. 😀

 

I tried Bounce and a generic here. Both failed.  

 

[953 nut 55,300]

5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said:

Still depends on the mouse. 

Damn things are tough to please. 😀

 

I tried Bounce and a generic here. Both failed.  

 

Fussy little boogers aren't they. 

[ebinmaine 67,596]

4 minutes ago, 953 nut said:

Fussy little boogers aren't they. 

Yessir. 

 

We've had the best results with a bucket half full of water which is covered by black oil sunflower seeds. They think it's a solid surface.....

[Handy Don 12,235]

2 hours ago, ebinmaine said:

Yessir. 

 

We've had the best results with a bucket half full of water which is covered by black oil sunflower seeds. They think it's a solid surface.....

Very tricky. We're using the adhesive cardboards--flat and tented. They also get the crickets.

 

[WHX?? 48,828]

Went to visit my girls in a neighbors enclosed lean to yesterday. Check on the battery chargers and such and say hello. Soon as I pulled the garage door open a pine squirrel took off. Now there's a rodent that can do some damage. Then I noticed the neighbor feeds birds....  Now I like to feed birds too but throw out the mice welcome mat.  At home I got at least five outdoor cats that hang around and take care of business. Off to get some poison for the winter quarters. 

[AMC RULES 37,130]

 

[WheelhorseBob 1,549]

I had a severe mouse issue and went to war. Victor traps with peanut butter. Check them daily. Went from 6 in one day to one a week. And I think that one isn’t a resident but attracted too the bait. I tried the poison stuff once, they packed my muffler full of it🤔

[Jeff-C175 7,202]

Mice are bad... now Rats... oh much worse!

 

They tore down an abandoned building about ohhhh, maybe 1000' away several years ago.  Place must have been FULL of rats.  They ran for the hills and every neighbor for about a quarter mile radius was infested with them!

 

Between the poison, snap traps, and my sniper's nest in the upstairs bathroom eventually we took care of them.  JINX!  Haven't seen one in years.  

[953 nut 55,300]

9 hours ago, Handy Don said:

using the adhesive cardboards-

One of my wife's friends called one day and asked if I could come over and get rid of a snake in her garage. Turns out she had a sticky cardboard trap down for mice and a mouse had indeed become adhered to it then a small snake approached the mouse from the other side and as it attempted to have an easy lunch it was stuck to the trap also. I couldn't get the snake free so I put the whole trap in a puddle with the mouse at the deep end. The lady said she checked on it a little later and the snake was gone so guess it worked.

[WHX?? 48,828]

Good call Richard ... let the snake go so he can eat more mice!?!?