The Ford Barn

ole39 · 02-03-2018, 11:27 AM

started to have a mouse problem, used bounce sheets, problem solved!

petehoovie · 02-03-2018, 11:33 AM

You can eliminate rodents without harmful poisons by using a bait of one part plaster-of-paris to three parts raw oatmeal. When they ingest this bait the plaster hardens in their gut and they croak. They experience the constipation from hell....

cas3 · 02-03-2018, 11:40 AM

at the old car museum in murdo sd, i saw a box of moth balls on the floor of a car that the mice were eating the box.

corvette8n · 02-03-2018, 11:52 AM

I tried dryer sheets and moth balls in and around my 8n tractor, mice would take the dryer sheets and make nesting material out of it.

Darrell S · 02-03-2018, 12:02 PM

Watch out if a pet, cat or dog drinks anti freeze. It crystallizes in their urinary tract. We had a cat that died a painful death after drinking anti freeze.

grumppyoldman · 02-03-2018, 02:31 PM

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You have to change the dryer sheets out after a while, they loose their scent over time. I also use them in my deer camp trailer. Has a nice smell when opened up before season. My mother used tin lids full of coke-a-cola when I was a kid, killed the hell out of mice. The new coke formula will not work as well. There again gov. intrusion. Al

D. Jones · 02-03-2018, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Terry,OH

philipswanson I understand the elect shock device works. My Bro-in-law traps chipmunks in his garden with it. He gets about 4 at a time. It is not made to be outdoors but he keeps in under cover.

My oldest daughter had pack rat problems in rural Arizona and used one of the electronic traps, worked great until a skunk got in it. Didn't kill the skunk, just set off his stink bomb and the trap got damaged so she went back to poison.

Ron Pilger · 02-03-2018, 05:02 PM

Doesn’t anybody use wooden mouse traps with cheese anymore? Why do we need a better mousetrap?

robert dick · 02-03-2018, 06:16 PM

mothballs and peppermint has worked for me .

deuce_roadster · 02-03-2018, 10:35 PM

Ron, one night my partner left the garage door open and there were 15 dead mice in the bucket next morning. I have a picture of that somewhere. The old wood trap is fine if you are after 1 mouse.

RalphG · 02-03-2018, 11:08 PM

ON a somewhat related note, I use empty laundry detergent bottles as air fresheners in my old cars. The interior of the 52 Merc had been inhabited by mice and raccoons for years and reeked pretty bad. After a couple of years worth of Sunlight and Tide bottles laying under the seat it smells pretty good now. I don't know if it helps repel the mice but certainly improved the smell. And cost nothing.
And yes, the wooden traps work but the second mouse gets the cheese.

slowforty · 02-04-2018, 09:21 PM

The sticky traps work well also. Then in the spring the kids have nice petrified mouse skeletons to take to school for a science project.

Flathead37 · 02-04-2018, 09:30 PM

A farmer told me about getting rid of racoons.
Green fly bait mixed with Coca Cola. He also said to make sure you have a wheel barrow handy. Coons will die with their head in the pan.
Always wanted to try it for mice but I'm afraid the dog might get into the storage shed.

tomkowal · 02-05-2018, 10:42 AM

I use Irish spring and it works for me

chap52 · 02-05-2018, 11:34 AM

I once had a skunk that moved in under my cabin in the Oregon woods about 40 years ago. After my cats had disturbed the skunk enough to get sprayed. My cabin and everything within 20 yards in every direction smelled like "Stinky Boo Boo."Was told about "moth balls" as a cure. Reverted to the old logic that "if a few work, a lot will work a lot better." Got rid of the skunk but for the next two months EVERYTHING smelled like Aunt Haddies hope chest. Everything, including me, dog, and my food. Quite a trade off.

tubman · 02-05-2018, 12:39 PM

It sounds like "Lawson Cox" is joking (the moth ball part), but I have also had the situation where the mice actually ate Irish Spring soap. Dryer sheets don't work that well either. You guys that report success with that stuff are lucky to have "wimpy" mice. I have found the best solution is a hungry cat. Actually a cat of any kind is OK, because the mice get one whiff of cat smell and they make themselves scarce. You have to feed the cats just enough to keep them around, but not enough to keep them fat and happy.

Billbob 412 · 02-06-2018, 10:32 AM

Seems like mice are alot like people, some like drier sheets some prefer mothballs Most like peanut butter or cheese. I have tried them all i have had the best luck with peppermint oil on cotton balls on paper plates. I also squirt a little around bottom of door. jams

barnstuf · 02-06-2018, 02:08 PM

My cars are in a 200 year old barn which is drafty and not really tight. I had a mouse problem until I removed the car covers and left the hoods open on the cars. Mice do not like daylight. Zero problems since.

JSeery · 02-06-2018, 02:26 PM

Cat story: We have a LOT of wild cats in my area. One lady (the cat Lady) likes to keep them around and has several she keeps in her house. They decided to remodel their garage. When they started to remove the sheetrock inside the garage, hundreds of mice scattered in every direction! Mice are very good at adapting!!

02-03-2018, 11:27 AM	#21
ole39 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: west central ill Posts: 170	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles started to have a mouse problem, used bounce sheets, problem solved!

02-03-2018, 11:33 AM	#22
petehoovie Senior Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 8,137	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles You can eliminate rodents without harmful poisons by using a bait of one part plaster-of-paris to three parts raw oatmeal. When they ingest this bait the plaster hardens in their gut and they croak. They experience the constipation from hell.... __________________ The only thing nice about being imperfect is the joy it brings to others.... *"Silver rings, your butt! Them's washers!"* "We shot our way out of that town for a dollar's worth of steel holes!" - from 'The Wild Bunch' - 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NReUd2_0u0

02-03-2018, 11:40 AM	#23
cas3 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: sw minnesota Posts: 4,574	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles at the old car museum in murdo sd, i saw a box of moth balls on the floor of a car that the mice were eating the box.

02-03-2018, 11:52 AM	#24
corvette8n Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: 36 miles north of Albany NY Posts: 2,950	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles I tried dryer sheets and moth balls in and around my 8n tractor, mice would take the dryer sheets and make nesting material out of it.

02-03-2018, 12:02 PM	#25
Darrell S Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Everett WA Posts: 346	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Watch out if a pet, cat or dog drinks anti freeze. It crystallizes in their urinary tract. We had a cat that died a painful death after drinking anti freeze.

02-03-2018, 02:31 PM	#26
grumppyoldman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Texas Gulf Coast Posts: 727	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) You have to change the dryer sheets out after a while, they loose their scent over time. I also use them in my deer camp trailer. Has a nice smell when opened up before season. My mother used tin lids full of coke-a-cola when I was a kid, killed the hell out of mice. The new coke formula will not work as well. There again gov. intrusion. Al

02-03-2018, 05:02 PM	#28
Ron Pilger Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Camrose, Alberta Posts: 396	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Doesn’t anybody use wooden mouse traps with cheese anymore? Why do we need a better mousetrap?

02-03-2018, 06:16 PM	#29
robert dick Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: massachusetts Posts: 317	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles mothballs and peppermint has worked for me .

02-03-2018, 10:35 PM	#30
deuce_roadster Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Shelton, WA Posts: 3,800	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Ron, one night my partner left the garage door open and there were 15 dead mice in the bucket next morning. I have a picture of that somewhere. The old wood trap is fine if you are after 1 mouse.

02-03-2018, 11:08 PM	#31
RalphG Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Sask. Canada Posts: 2,424	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles ON a somewhat related note, I use empty laundry detergent bottles as air fresheners in my old cars. The interior of the 52 Merc had been inhabited by mice and raccoons for years and reeked pretty bad. After a couple of years worth of Sunlight and Tide bottles laying under the seat it smells pretty good now. I don't know if it helps repel the mice but certainly improved the smell. And cost nothing. And yes, the wooden traps work but the second mouse gets the cheese. __________________ https://www.youtube.com/user/roosty6/videos

02-04-2018, 09:21 PM	#32
slowforty Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tinley Park Ill Posts: 1,061	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles The sticky traps work well also. Then in the spring the kids have nice petrified mouse skeletons to take to school for a science project.

02-04-2018, 09:30 PM	#33
Flathead37 Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Smiths Falls, ON Posts: 71	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles A farmer told me about getting rid of racoons. Green fly bait mixed with Coca Cola. He also said to make sure you have a wheel barrow handy. Coons will die with their head in the pan. Always wanted to try it for mice but I'm afraid the dog might get into the storage shed.

02-05-2018, 10:42 AM	#34
tomkowal Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: southeast michigan Posts: 574	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles I use Irish spring and it works for me

02-05-2018, 11:34 AM	#35
chap52 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Marana Arizona Posts: 1,776	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles I once had a skunk that moved in under my cabin in the Oregon woods about 40 years ago. After my cats had disturbed the skunk enough to get sprayed. My cabin and everything within 20 yards in every direction smelled like "Stinky Boo Boo."Was told about "moth balls" as a cure. Reverted to the old logic that "if a few work, a lot will work a lot better." Got rid of the skunk but for the next two months EVERYTHING smelled like Aunt Haddies hope chest. Everything, including me, dog, and my food. Quite a trade off. Last edited by chap52; 02-05-2018 at 11:35 AM. Reason: puncuation

02-05-2018, 12:39 PM	#36
tubman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Minnesota, Florida Keys Posts: 10,316	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles It sounds like "Lawson Cox" is joking (the moth ball part), but I have also had the situation where the mice actually ate Irish Spring soap. Dryer sheets don't work that well either. You guys that report success with that stuff are lucky to have "wimpy" mice. I have found the best solution is a hungry cat. Actually a cat of any kind is OK, because the mice get one whiff of cat smell and they make themselves scarce. You have to feed the cats just enough to keep them around, but not enough to keep them fat and happy.

02-06-2018, 10:32 AM	#37
Billbob 412 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 4	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Seems like mice are alot like people, some like drier sheets some prefer mothballs Most like peanut butter or cheese. I have tried them all i have had the best luck with peppermint oil on cotton balls on paper plates. I also squirt a little around bottom of door. jams

02-06-2018, 02:08 PM	#38
barnstuf Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cape Cod MA Posts: 2,840	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles My cars are in a 200 year old barn which is drafty and not really tight. I had a mouse problem until I removed the car covers and left the hoods open on the cars. Mice do not like daylight. Zero problems since.

02-06-2018, 02:26 PM	#39
JSeery Member Emeritus Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 16,132	Re: Mice getting into stored vehicles Cat story: We have a LOT of wild cats in my area. One lady (the cat Lady) likes to keep them around and has several she keeps in her house. They decided to remodel their garage. When they started to remove the sheetrock inside the garage, hundreds of mice scattered in every direction! Mice are very good at adapting!!