I have had good success with the 5 gallon bucket deal but add a little antifreeze in the water for cold weather
Just be aware that when they die, and their bodies get cold all their fleas jump off and start looking for something (someone) else to live on. The fleas can hibernate in carpeting for a year, when a living thing comes by they basically wake up and jump on (more complicated but that's basically it) We've had a few flea infestations in our house due to killing mouse traps. I use the live traps and set em free miles away, fleas ****. Our cat just watches the mice skitter around. Tried all the repellents to no avail. They just drag peppermint cotton balls off. Laugh at the thing plugged into the wall with the flashing light. Little paw prints in the hot pepper. Good luck man.
Didn't have any luck with them or people would say Irish Spring soap put that in tue car and they ate it. The stuff the op posted works and you can get it at Menards in two packs if you don't feel like buying 12 of them. I do like the bucket trick, we always have them in buckets in the cabin garage and its empty!
I found these "mouse repellant pouches" at the farm store......so far so good ,no Mickey https://www.grandpagus.com
My mice love to nest in dryer sheets, and I think they adapt to the smell of moth balls. This year I decided to try peppermint oil. Bought it on e-b**. So far, seems to be fairly effective. Odor not too bad either. I drip a small portion onto a cloth rag, and put the rag in a small plastic box (without the lid). Have 4 boxes set up in my chev. One on the engine, one each on the front and rear floor (opposite sides), and one in the trunk. Come spring, I'll remove the boxes, put the lids on and keep them to recharge for use next fall. I also have the peanut ****er/bucket trap. I use windshield washer fluid (Good to -20F). I discard carcases if necessary every few days to keep from smelling.
This "season" I have glued a peanut to the snap traps. Eliminates bait robbers. Wipe the oil off half a peanut and glue it securely. I use hot melt glue. Re-load when the glue dries out and becomes brittle.
Well some of the older motorhome guys swear by the radio playing loud, hey not me. Can you imagine a MotorHome storage building ROCKING OUT...lol
Peppermint oil is great , the bucket water and peanut ****er or sprinkle sunflower seeds in the water , just don't fill over 1/2 full the little parts of nature can jump high when there life is depending on it . They are blind as bats ! Set traps or deterrents close to the wall not in center on the floor. Good luck they reproduce faster than rabbits
We suspected we had a mouse problem at Brenda's Flower shop since Sam her pet bird ****ters seeds on the floor so we tried this and I was shock just how many of these tiny rodents we caught. The first night with two traps we caught 13 and no bigger than your thumb. HRP
Hello, We live near dry brush and many hills. That in itself is a warning that coyotes, skunks, possums, rac****s, and all kinds of field mice are running rampant at night. When we first moved to this neighborhood, we saw all of the above. But, those little pesky guys were running all over the neighborhood homes, garages, and also, in our attic. We set regular flip traps and caught a few, but it was not making much of a dent. The sounds of little feet scurrying around in the walls and attic at night just is not right. We thought of the dry poison flakes, but that sends them back into the wall somewhere to dehydrate and die, compounding the problem. So, on a whim, we tried one of those electronic devices we saw at the local hardware store. We put them where we thought was the greatest infestation, and within one night, the little patter of feet scurrying around was gone. So, in my mind, if one device works in just this section of the attic, wouldn’t one in every attic access door area work wonders all over the house? There is one in the attic in the garage area and no more droppings or other residue from those pesky critters. Here is the odd ball catch, we let them run around outside in the yard as the local cats and bigger mouse catchers will handle that situation. So we leave them alone, outside. Well, our neighbor came over the other day to tell us of a rac**** chasing something in his backyard and wanted to know if we had any problems. I just could not tell him that his fruit trees are attracting that rac**** and the little feet sounds + droppings he finds in his garage are mice residue. The electronic devices work for us, but not for everyone. It is the clutter in the garage that attracts, my neighbor has tons of clutter…just “stuff” covering a pristine Mustang convertible, but, I do not have the heart to tell him to de-clutter as the first step. We no longer have running feet or droppings anywhere in our house, garage, attic, or porch. So, the devices work. People will downgrade these electronic devices as a joke and not to waste money, but we no longer have poisonous flakes spread out to kill those little ****ers. We change the devices about every three years and that seems to work. Jnaki My wife had this idea…are the devices making the mice leave our house and moving over to our neighbor’s house? That may be the case. But, if we keep up on these devices and the result is positive without poisons and with a good night’s sleep, then it is well worth it. No traps, no poison, no mice…what more could one ask in this situation? Every store has these devices…check the frequency listed as they may or may not work for your situation. yrmv
Kills everything under 20 LBS !! Really, she took out a full grown ra**** couple years ago. Lost a fight to two coyotes, lost part of an ear and middle claw on one paw got ripped out. Never grew back. Oh the coyotes treed her but one of the two was bleeding pretty good, figured he died later on. Never had coyotes back since(7 years or so). The only thing she does not catch is squirrels, I use traps for them.
our garage dog Hello OTP, WOW, your cat is a toughie…our house/garage dog went after a large coyote across the street and chased him into some bushes. I ran after him and heard a yelp. I guess the coyote did not like to be chased and attacked our little guy. The s****per that he is, he has survived those bite marks, but continues to have nightmares when falling off to sleep. Awww, poor guy… Jnaki I am sure that since he likes wandering around the garage, he has scared all of the tiny guys hiding somewhere, if there are any. In the yard, he is always on alert. Like your cat, our little doggy plus an abundance of electronic devices seems to be keeping those little scurrying feet at bay. This breed was originally bred to be "mousers" and also go after small rodents back in the real old days. Today, most are happy garage/household friends and constant companions. But, ours is also a "stranger alert" warning doggy.
I've been using a combination of Decon poison pellets and the old fashioned spring mouse traps baited with peanut ****er spread around my shops perimeter for years and have never had a rodent problem in any cars. Requires the removal of dead mice from the traps but this system works for me. Gary
Found great skunk repellent. I have some solar powered gopher repellents. Got them at harbor freight. Make a high pitched whine every 2 minutes. Had skunks under shed last year. Found out skunks sleep during the day. Put gopher sticks (as I call them) next to shed laying down on a couple of tin foil plates. Every two minutes they would vibrate the plates making an awful racket. Skunks moved on to more peaceful sleeping accommodations.
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