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Title: What keeps mice away? Post by: Charlief on October 18, 2009, 10:28:19 AM The shed at the back of my property has some new tenants. Mice have moved in and I need to get them out. Getting rid of them won't be a problem...... but how do I keep them away?
I have read that moth balls might work. Any one have any FHE with deterrents? I'm going to go through the shed (8'x12') and seal all possible openings with spray foam. I might just end up spreading poison all around the shed but I don't want to harm any other animals in the area. I don't have to worry about any dogs/cats getting to the poison. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Oldfisti on October 18, 2009, 11:09:52 AM I've had moth balls work quite well for garden pests.
I would think they'd be effective for mice as well. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: somegirl on October 18, 2009, 11:15:53 AM I'm going to go through the shed (8'x12') and seal all possible openings with spray foam. I've had good results sticking steel wool in all possible openings. Sorry, no FHE with a deterrent. If you have owls where you live, maybe you could try putting up an owl house? Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: angler on October 18, 2009, 11:25:36 AM +1 on the steel wool. I wouldn't waste money on the foam. Fill the holes full of steel wool and put metal flashing over them.
Barn cats work wonders on furry and feathered critters...... Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: herm on October 18, 2009, 12:35:43 PM i dont think you will ever keep them out.
put decon inside the shed. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: ducpainter on October 18, 2009, 12:38:36 PM we use cats,
want some? ;D Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: lethe on October 18, 2009, 12:56:32 PM we use cats, You did seem to have a good crop this year.want some? ;D Has anyone ever just tried a "No Mice Allowed" sign? Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Charlief on October 18, 2009, 01:38:11 PM I NEED to keep the mice out. I just bought a new John Deere tractor and if those make the beast with two backsers move back in I'll be pissed!
Cats are not an option because... Well.... I hate 'em. I'll probably go all out and buy every trap/poison available. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: NAKID on October 18, 2009, 01:43:29 PM Steel wool shoved into the areas and held in place by the spray foam. Rodents don't like the steel wool feeling on their teeth...
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: lethe on October 18, 2009, 01:46:28 PM Option 1
http://www.wlwt.com/news/9981163/detail.html (http://www.wlwt.com/news/9981163/detail.html) Option 2 Giant centipede eating mouse. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CL2hetqpfg#noexternalembed-normal) I like number 2 as now you also get a nice cuddly pet. [thumbsup] Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Speedbag on October 18, 2009, 02:20:52 PM Bounce dryer sheets.
(yes, really) I've used them in stored cars for years - and in the spring the car smells fresh! Not sure how you'd apply to a building, other than tossing them everywhere (or packing the nooks and crannies with them). Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Charlief on October 18, 2009, 02:24:47 PM Bounce dryer sheets. (yes, really) I read that on line also and thought... no way. Hell I'll cover the floor with them! Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Monsterlover on October 18, 2009, 07:43:13 PM +1 on the steel wool. I wouldn't waste money on the foam. Fill the holes full of steel wool and put metal flashing over them. Barn cats work wonders on furry and feathered critters...... +1 Mice can chew through most anything except steel wool. Even concrete wont stop them. Also, they can fit through an opening the size of a dime. Or so I've read. I like the centipede idea. Just get a bag of those and release them in the shed. Problem solved. ;D Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: capt steubing on October 19, 2009, 04:25:13 AM every year we pack our combine with moth balls, and it works pretty well, except it only seems to work in smaller enclosed spaces, I don't think you can just scatter them out in an open area and have them work, if you had a cupboard or something you wanted them to stay out of the moth balls would work, but I don't know about a whole shed.
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Howie on October 19, 2009, 04:30:45 AM Moth balls don't work on Bronx squirrels.
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Monsterlover on October 19, 2009, 04:35:03 AM Oh, forgot to mention.
It can always be worse ;D Guinness Worlds records Worst Mouse Plague (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RLmErp43k#normal) Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: NAKID on October 19, 2009, 05:27:29 AM Works on the skunks near us..
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Monsterlover on October 19, 2009, 05:31:06 AM What does, ten million mice?
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Schmitty on October 19, 2009, 08:04:21 AM Moth balls don't work on Bronx squirrels. Not even when fired from a slingshot? :-\ Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: squidwood on October 19, 2009, 06:47:30 PM www.wsu.edu/hortsense (http://).
You will find your answer there plus everything you ever wanted to know about anything agricultural.WSU wrote the book that every land grant university uses in their master gardener program. Rodents can fit through holes so small you would not believe it. Go to the website and read ...............or as my pal Dr Charles Brun says........... got mice? buy a cat! lets here it for WSU [bow_down] Go Cougars!! Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Langanobob on October 19, 2009, 11:57:02 PM I NEED to keep the mice out. I just bought a new John Deere tractor and if those make the beast with two backsers move back in I'll be pissed! Cats are not an option because... Well.... I hate 'em. I'll probably go all out and buy every trap/poison available. Cats are really OK, once you get to know them. They were a great solution for mice here and trying to permanently get rid of mice without cats is like bringing the proverbial knife to a gunfight. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: angler on October 20, 2009, 04:20:40 AM Cats are not an option because... Well.... I hate 'em. You don't have to like barn cats. Actually, they kinda work better if you don't like them. Give them no attention and feed them rarely. They will have every mouse and songbird dead within a several block radius. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Porsche Monkey on October 20, 2009, 08:57:15 AM 10/22 tackdriver
(http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/porschaholic/Ruger-10-22-pic-2-795425.jpg) 50 round mag for said 10/22 (http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/porschaholic/50round.jpg) Frosty barley beverage (http://i288.photobucket.com/albums/ll161/porschaholic/shiner.jpg) [thumbsup] Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Monsterlover on October 20, 2009, 09:51:53 AM :D
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Pip on October 20, 2009, 09:56:28 AM 10/22 tackdriver 50 round mag for said 10/22 Frosty barley beverage [thumbsup] +1. Walther P22. Not perfect for eradication, but damned fun, and good for your accuracy. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Porsche Monkey on October 20, 2009, 10:48:18 AM My buddy and I used to eradicate the honey bee population with 10/22s. Put a decent scope on one and they will put 5 rounds inside a dime at 50 yards stock.
Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: herm on October 20, 2009, 12:27:57 PM i "think" charlie lives in a municipality that would frown on shooting the mice...
just a guess. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Charlief on October 20, 2009, 12:39:55 PM i "think" charlie lives in a municipality that would frown on shooting the mice... just a guess. ordering aclass 3 suppressor now for said weapon! [cheeky] Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: Pip on October 20, 2009, 12:55:59 PM ordering aclass 3 suppressor now for said weapon! [cheeky] Attaboy! Adapt and overcome!!! [thumbsup] Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: ducpainter on October 20, 2009, 12:57:05 PM ordering aclass 3 suppressor now for said weapon! [cheeky] It'd be easier to take a couple of kittens.Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: herm on October 20, 2009, 01:57:23 PM It'd be easier to take a couple of kittens. but get the suppressor anyway. eventually, those cats are going to piss you off... Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: ducpainter on October 20, 2009, 02:01:02 PM but get the suppressor anyway. and the mice will return...eventually, those cats are going to piss you off... charlie may as well just keep a goat in the tractor shed and end the pain. [laugh] Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: herm on October 20, 2009, 03:27:25 PM well, a goat would take care of the grass.
do they eat mice too? Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: The Architect on October 20, 2009, 03:31:20 PM well, a goat would take care of the grass. do they eat mice too? Goats eat anything. Not only will they eat they mice, they'll eat the shed and the tractor. Just get a load of traps. Make sure you try the sticky pads. They could be entertaining. Title: Re: What keeps mice away? Post by: ducpainter on October 20, 2009, 03:33:40 PM well, a goat would take care of the grass. do they eat mice too? I figured Charlie was worried about the mice eating his tractor over the winter... the goat will do it in a half hour... thus ending the pain. ;D |