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I believe It states in comments that the mice get used to smell in 1 1/2 to 2 weeks. If that is true it would require 12-15 treatments a winter. That would be a very significant expense at $5 a pouch or $20 a package.
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12-22-2020, 07:12 PM | #3 |
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well that was interesting to watch. why are the little bastards in there runnin around when there's no food? wonder how long the stuff lasts. i bought a similar smelling stuff once, no work.
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12-22-2020, 07:33 PM | #4 |
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As I have posted many times before, the best thing to do is have your shop on a barren piece of ground (read : surrounded by parking lot or bare dirt) and DO NOT store anything edible in it. A bag of popcorn, an empty soda can, or (shudder) dog food will bring them in like a siren's call.
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12-22-2020, 07:46 PM | #5 |
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I had an employee that brought his dog with him to work every day. Great dog and great employee. But he lept a supply of dog food in a plastic container in the carport by the shop.... Where my perfect body '37 1.5 ton resided. It had the most perfect original headliner I had seen in 25 trucks....One day I noticed seat stuffing coming outa the cracks at the header over the windshield.... Then I found rust through and pulled the corner of the headliner down and was showered by star shaped dog kibbles. Thousands of them. After tearing out the headliner, I lost interest and sold it. I will admit as a log hauler I wanted juice brakes too. But it was SICKENING.
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12-22-2020, 07:54 PM | #7 |
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12-22-2020, 07:57 PM | #8 |
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I have a better cat now also.
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12-22-2020, 07:59 PM | #9 |
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the building i have it,s inposable to seal up
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12-22-2020, 08:21 PM | #10 |
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Cut the grass down, keep at least 6 feet of bare ground around the perimeter, and keep the edibles out.
I realize that it is difficult with an old building and my advice is aimed more towards the guys with new shops. Just don't give 'em a reason to want to get in. |
12-22-2020, 09:32 PM | #11 |
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They bring their own food to my shop. I find stashes of acorns everywhere. And I keep Tomcat pellets out, too.
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12-22-2020, 11:55 PM | #12 |
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We had a massive mouse problem at our shop. Literally while on the phone with customers they would run across my desk. We saw them daily. We went to the local animal shelter and let my daughter pick out a kitten. That was 3 years ago, and the cat stays at the shop. I have not seen a single mouse since we’ve had her. It’s weird she doesn’t kill them but just her presence seems to keep them away.
Now, the cat had clawed up three office chairs, but somehow does not mess with the upholstery in my four cars at the main shop as i leave the windows down. She sleeps in the trunk of my 40 coupe ( I leave the lid open for her) and she doesn’t cause damage to the cars. Best damn $40 I’ve ever spent and she’s a great cat. Lucky I guess, and I am typically not a cat person |
12-23-2020, 12:32 AM | #13 |
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i have a cat that is a mass murderer. he's not in my shop, its tight, but in the storage barn critters dont stand a chance. he thinks its his job. on cold nasty days he may not want to go out, so i tease him, "taking the day off? "
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12-23-2020, 03:03 AM | #14 |
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I've used peppermint oil with success spraying in the engine compartment so the little buggers don't eat the wiring.
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12-23-2020, 03:46 AM | #15 |
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if you think your going to keep them out YOUR DREAMING especially you guys that live where it snows you wouldn't believe the size of the mouse that can fit thru that tiny hole Some good advice here especially barren ground [no food no point in being there] combine that with a couple of permanent bait stations seems to keep them under control
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12-23-2020, 06:30 AM | #16 |
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I talked to an exterminator, and he said to use the bait boxes with the bigger block of bait in it. Place them at the openings of your building, garage doors, service doors, both inside and outside. Do not use the pellets. The mice can carry it to there home (usually in your seat or headliner) With the bigger blocks they have to chew off a piece , but can't take the whole thing.
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12-23-2020, 09:47 AM | #17 |
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The "Tom Cat" brand works great. The bait stations can be refilled after you learn how to lift the tabs. I also use just thee bait in plastic cups where animals can't get at them. This stuff works quickly.
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12-23-2020, 10:31 AM | #18 |
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I have been using the cinnamon pine cones that are everywhere during the christmas season seams to work well
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12-23-2020, 10:56 AM | #19 |
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+1 on peppermint oil.
Also, “Cab Fresh” botanical packets - 100% effective
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12-23-2020, 06:00 PM | #20 |
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Cats work ! Ive got 2 old shop cats , no rodents or lizards . They greet me every morning.
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12-23-2020, 06:45 PM | #21 |
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I know we getting OT but we use an ultrasonic pest repellant . It wasn’t the budget model as they do not work. It simply sends ultra sonic signals through the wiring . Never had a pest since.
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12-23-2020, 10:47 PM | #22 |
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How about old fashioned mouse traps? I have had good luck with them, baited with peanut butter. The ultrasonic device sounds interesting. No pun intended.
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12-23-2020, 11:27 PM | #23 |
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I bait the old fashioned trap with pepperoni. Good results.
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12-24-2020, 08:17 AM | #24 |
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No mice in my vehicles, however, we DO have a couple owls that hang around the place
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Probably not politically correct but had a friend with a shop full of really old cars that used a mixture of oatmeal and cement. Rats loved the oatmeal but then it hardened. Never tried it since it makes me cringe just thinking about what would happen.
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12-24-2020, 03:04 PM | #27 |
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Mouse trap!
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12-24-2020, 05:32 PM | #28 |
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I've used a soda bottle with antifreeze in it with good results. Make a small hole for the mice to get in and out and be sure to fix the bottle to something with duct tape so pets can't knock it over.
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12-25-2020, 12:09 PM | #29 |
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wat o what a great idea
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12-25-2020, 12:20 PM | #30 |
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12-25-2020, 01:39 PM | #31 |
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I've used mothballs with good effect. Sprinkle some around, no mice, nice.
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12-25-2020, 04:17 PM | #32 |
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I have seen or smelled enough cars with mothballs and the smell of mothballs combined with the smell of mouse piss and smells like barf!
Mousetraps and peanut butter are cheap! I circle my cars with traps and never have a problem! When the mouse is caught, dump in trash and its gone. Cats are great BUT you better not have any antifreeze leaks! It tastes sweet and cats and dogs will lick it up and die a slow horrible death. Again use traps instead and I also don't use poison mouse treats because they don't die instantly, but instead make it back to your car, crawl into the interior and die. |
12-26-2020, 11:10 PM | #33 |
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Irish Spring Soap - one under the seat - one under the hood + one in the trunk
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12-26-2020, 11:33 PM | #34 |
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5-gallon bucket partially filled with antifreeze, one or two board 'ramps' up to the rim, a half-inch diameter wood dowel on metal pins just below the rim to create a 'rolling' log with peanut butter smeared on the center of the roller. Mice go up the ramps, try to get to the peanut butter, fall off into the bucket and drown. Need to rebait my trap tomorrow and scoop out the latest round of deceased varmints.
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12-27-2020, 09:54 AM | #35 |
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In my neck of the woods, the mice consider "Irish Spring" to be one of the major food groups.
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12-27-2020, 12:33 PM | #36 |
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yup...they eat mothballs too
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12-27-2020, 01:21 PM | #37 |
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Mothballs
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12-27-2020, 09:05 PM | #38 |
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I'd suggest to use Irish Spring Soap, one bar under the hood, one under the seat & one in the trunk - that'll keep the mice from nesting in your vehicle.
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12-27-2020, 11:09 PM | #39 |
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It seems some folks post on threads without reading them.
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12-28-2020, 01:29 PM | #40 |
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I had mice in the drawers of my tool box. Put
moth balls in the drawers and the mice built their nest out of moth balls. G.M.
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I haven't read all the postings but a ball bearing mouse trap is the best. Read that "Tom Cat".
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Hey Lawson, I had to look that one up.
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12-30-2020, 11:32 AM | #43 |
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One of the guys in our car club has a serious mouse issue. He purchased four 24" x 24" cookie pans. He jacked up the car and put a pan under each tire and filled the pans with waste motor oil. Well it didn't work. Somehow the mice still got into the car and made a mess of the interior. I don't believe they can be stopped, unless you get a couple of cats and leave them in your garage.
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12-30-2020, 12:35 PM | #44 |
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ever seen a mouse jump? they make an Olympic pole vaulter look silly
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Fresh Cab Rodent Reppelant from Tractor Supply
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antifreeze. Repelling them doesn't cure the problem, just prolongs it.
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You have to stay vigilant, I got lazy and didn't check the traps as often as I should have. The little varmints ate a hole in my convertible top that was up, off the floor on a lift for the winter. At my shop, I plugged all the holes that I could find and they still get in. I set traps around with peanut butter (mice crack) which works the best. It's usually one mouse a week at the same location. Mice seem to follow the same route as their predecessors have fatefully done. I feel no remorse for their demise and apparently they don't ether. It can be a bloody trap and it still doesn't stop them from going after the bait.
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i have some moles here, the short tail things, they will eat they're buddy thats caught in the trap!
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Sprinkle moth balls on floor of car.Its worked for 35 yrs for me.
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