Mice

coachgrd · Apr 28, 2004

I have a mice problem out in my shed where my JD 455 lives. I probably fire her up 4-5 times/week, even if to just give my little guys a ride. I'm noticing it sure doesn't take a mouse long to build a home in the engine compartment...a day or two and they move on in. /forums/images/graemlins/mad.gif Do you guys have a solution for this? I've tried finding and sealing up any holes in the shed. I think I could trap them from now until the cows come home. I can't be the only one with this problem.

DannyD · Apr 28, 2004

Want a cat, I have several that I will loan you till the cows come home, or they go to the great cat box in the heavens

JimR · Apr 28, 2004

Set up mouse traps that kill mice. Peanut butter on them works great. You will need to empty then on a daily basis till the supply of mice runs out.

Dozernut · Apr 28, 2004

You might try putting some mothballs under and around your tractor. It worked for me, keeping them out of my old truck.

Hambone · Apr 29, 2004

I have to agree with the cat. It solved my problem.

GareyD · Apr 29, 2004

I use "RoPax"...little green balls that contain massive amounts of Vitamin K...rodents eat the balls and go away and die...hardly ever find a dead one...now I rarely see a live one, and they used to be thicker than maggots around the quail pens/feed room...

I get it at the local Co-Op...doesn't seem to bother any of the other critters either! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

GareyD

CTyler · Apr 29, 2004

We were having mice getting in the shop and house everytime we left the door open more than a couple minutes. I swear they would sit there and wait. The traps would catch them most of the the time pretty quick. Some I chased out and others got stomped on.

Then one day this super friendly cat showed up. Turns out he is quite the hunter. Rabbits, birds, pheasant, mice and bones/feet of what looks alike a turkey. Anyway NO mice since He's been around. Goooood Kitty!!!!!

gsganzer · Apr 29, 2004

I bought some bait/poison from TSC with a "petproof" enclosure. I leave it in my feedroom and haven't seen many mice in the grain bags. It seems to work well.

TheKid · Apr 29, 2004

</font><font color="blue" class="small">( I have to agree with the cat. It solved my problem. )</font> My cat is the problem. She keeps bringing things into the house to play with. So far I've rescued and released a blue tailed skink, a chipmunk, 2 baby bunnys, 2 cardinals, a sparrow, and a dozen or so mice.