Mice

CMorg · 11-18-08, 09:05 PM

I built a new house this year , and we now have a mouse or mice in our attached garage. I am sure they are field mice since there are fields all around us. I put out 4 glue traps and hope they get nailed tonite...how do I keep them out ? Is there a way at all ? I have a dog and cat inside the house , but not the garage.

bamabassman · 11-18-08, 09:11 PM

cmorg my friend...welcome to the country life buddy. we get feild mice each and every winter here. there is a 20 acre field across form our house. there really isn't much to do except what you are already doing. the cat would help if it was kept in the garage. hope it likes mice meat,lmao. good luck buddy.

CMorg · 11-18-08, 09:24 PM

Thats what I was afraid of.. o well. I just dont want them getting into my house and eating holes in walls and all that good stuff , I paid too much to build this place , I cant afford to fix everything.

zooker · 11-18-08, 09:59 PM

if your boat is in there do two things put a plug in the bilge and one in the live well exit.. or a mouse will make a nice nest in your boat..moth balls seem to help..

imo i would grab the hair ball and chunk it in the garge for a couple days..i have my own rat removal system. a rat terrier called maria..

a good black snake can rid the area of quite a few rats it self so don't wack them..

zooker

CMorg · 11-18-08, 11:01 PM

10/4 zook , thanks.

Fishnngolfn · 11-18-08, 11:42 PM

We had a bunch of field mice invade our home when we moved in. We first used glue traps but there are too many of them once they get in your house and glue traps are expensive. We then used poison but they end up dying in the walls. They stink for about 2 weeks and then the smell is gone. Finally (since it worked) we purchased the Riddex plug in thing (as seen on TV). That thing definitely worked since we have not had one mouse since then. We have two in the house. One upstairs above the garage and the other is downstairs on the opposite end of the house.

GWS3 · 11-19-08, 09:10 AM

i worked pest control for a couple of years in florida. the only way to keep them out is to walk the outside of your building and be sure that it is completely sealed, that being said, if a mouse can get half his head in a hole they will literally flatten themselves out to squeeze in. bottom line is it's nearly impossible to keep them out. making sure there is a healthy black snake population will help.

CarpMan · 11-19-08, 10:10 AM

http://www.victorpest.com/ Take your harvest down to your local Chan Lings Restaurant and this baby has paid for itself.

jasonfish320 · 11-19-08, 10:23 AM

Our hunting camp used to have the same problem, it sits on a pond and old apple fields are right out the back door. The only way that we got rid of the mice was with a contraption that my grandfather came up with...it went something like this: A large plastic 50 gallon drum cut in half, fill the bottom of the drum with about 4inches of water...punch two small holes in the top of the drum just below the lip and run a thin wire(metal hanger) straight across (like a tightrope above a pond of death)...now comes the fun part...put the barrel next to a table or workbench so they can reach the wire, put some small drops of peanut butter on the bench and put a nice glob of it on the wire somewhere in the middle, grease the wire with some crisco oil & the trap is SET!

We nearly caught a hundred mice in over the course of a week, needless too say we could have left the door open to the camp over the next 5 years as we didn't see a single mouse.

flbassman · 11-19-08, 05:12 PM

Man, greasing the rope doesn't really sound very sportsmanlike......

doc · 11-19-08, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by flbassman

Man, greasing the rope doesn't really sound very sportsmanlike......

In your opinion. In my opinion it sounds like a freakin Olympic sport. I could get drunk and watch mice try to walk across a greased rope, for some peanut butter, over a pond of death all day long.

pig n jig · 11-19-08, 06:08 PM

Peanut butter and victor mouse traps. Tie your trap with a string to prevent the mouse from dragging yout trap away.

Also dryer sheets in your boat keeps mice out.I don't know why but it seems to work.

MississippiBoy · 11-19-08, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by doc

In your opinion. In my opinion it sounds like a freakin Olympic sport. I could get drunk and watch mice try to walk across a greased rope, for some peanut butter, over a pond of death all day long.

I'm with you, Doc...we can make bets how long they'll stay on, or how far they'll make it across, or whatever...

EDIT: Just thought of this, too. We could make a drinking game out of it. If the mouse falls off to the right, you take a drink, if it falls to the left, I drink...

CMorg · 11-19-08, 06:27 PM

One down , hopefully no more to go... My wife put an ear of corn from halloween decorations in a trash bag with some dead flower foliage , I noticed the bag moving around , so I took it outside and took care of the little critter , it was a field mouse for sure , maybe thats why it preferred seeds and corn ?

Stinkies Daddy · 11-19-08, 06:44 PM

GWS3 is right but completely sealed is impossable, decon works for me. and pepperment oil on cotton balls is what i use in the boat, do something with the boat whatever it may be, the nasty lil bastages can destroy the inside or your boat in just a few weeks, seats carpet wiring life vests and they are gonna shat all over it!

Earl Marshall · 11-19-08, 06:46 PM

I have a uncle that loaded his 22 pistol with bird shot and set in his recliner and shot away he destroyed his cooking stove. Got to much time on his hands. LOL

zooker · 11-19-08, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Earl Marshall

I have a uncle that loaded his 22 pistol with bird shot and set in his recliner and shot away he destroyed his cooking stove. Got to much time on his hands. LOL

and he is from ky hmmm go figure...

zooker

Earl Marshall · 11-19-08, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

and he is from ky hmmm go figure...

zooker

I quess that is better than letting them run around in the house.

zooker · 11-19-08, 08:33 PM

the mice or your uncle??

zooker

bamabassman · 11-19-08, 08:40 PM

rofl earl. KAN-TUCK-EE is fun huh? kiddding pal.

cmorg....tell ya another way to help ya out. go buy some BORAX, it's poison powder. pour it along the walls inside and outside of your home, helps with ALL kinds of critters and bugs. last house we built in south bamy, we used in inside our exterior walls. does a WONDERFUL JOB!!!

CMorg · 11-19-08, 09:35 PM

Allright , thanks bama..

Earl Marshall · 11-19-08, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

rofl earl. KAN-TUCK-EE is fun huh? kiddding pal.

cmorg....tell ya another way to help ya out. go buy some BORAX, it's poison powder. pour it along the walls inside and outside of your home, helps with ALL kinds of critters and bugs. last house we built in south bamy, we used in inside our exterior walls. does a WONDERFUL JOB!!!

That would do good unless you have kids or pets running around.

Earl Marshall · 11-19-08, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by zooker

the mice or your uncle??

zooker

Smarty had a party and no one came.

Christopherkeene9 · 11-19-08, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Earl Marshall

Smarty had a party and no one came.

Actually I thought it was rather amusing!

bamabassman · 11-19-08, 11:35 PM

you are right about the kids and pets earl. that is why we put it INSIDE the walls, before they were covered with sheetrock and brick (outside). and we also put it UNDER THE HOUSE, along the foundation walls that is. never had a field mouse come in there. gotta do it to this house this year, lmao. found 2 dead already. you smell em afterwards,lol.

11-18-08, 09:05 PM	#1
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Mice I built a new house this year , and we now have a mouse or mice in our attached garage. I am sure they are field mice since there are fields all around us. I put out 4 glue traps and hope they get nailed tonite...how do I keep them out ? Is there a way at all ? I have a dog and cat inside the house , but not the garage.

11-18-08, 09:59 PM	#4
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	if your boat is in there do two things put a plug in the bilge and one in the live well exit.. or a mouse will make a nice nest in your boat..moth balls seem to help.. imo i would grab the hair ball and chunk it in the garge for a couple days..i have my own rat removal system. a rat terrier called maria.. a good black snake can rid the area of quite a few rats it self so don't wack them.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-19-08, 09:10 AM	#7
GWS3 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mechanicsville,Va Posts: 10	i worked pest control for a couple of years in florida. the only way to keep them out is to walk the outside of your building and be sure that it is completely sealed, that being said, if a mouse can get half his head in a hole they will literally flatten themselves out to squeeze in. bottom line is it's nearly impossible to keep them out. making sure there is a healthy black snake population will help. __________________ Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways totally worn out shouting, "Holy crap what a ride!"

11-19-08, 10:23 AM	#9
jasonfish320 BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: MAINEIAC Posts: 585	Our hunting camp used to have the same problem, it sits on a pond and old apple fields are right out the back door. The only way that we got rid of the mice was with a contraption that my grandfather came up with...it went something like this: A large plastic 50 gallon drum cut in half, fill the bottom of the drum with about 4inches of water...punch two small holes in the top of the drum just below the lip and run a thin wire(metal hanger) straight across (like a tightrope above a pond of death)...now comes the fun part...put the barrel next to a table or workbench so they can reach the wire, put some small drops of peanut butter on the bench and put a nice glob of it on the wire somewhere in the middle, grease the wire with some crisco oil & the trap is SET! We nearly caught a hundred mice in over the course of a week, needless too say we could have left the door open to the camp over the next 5 years as we didn't see a single mouse. __________________ "If at first you don't succeed; have another beer"

11-19-08, 05:12 PM	#10
flbassman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Jacksonville Florida Posts: 2,840	Man, greasing the rope doesn't really sound very sportsmanlike...... __________________ R.I.P. Zooker

11-18-08, 09:11 PM	#2
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	cmorg my friend...welcome to the country life buddy. we get feild mice each and every winter here. there is a 20 acre field across form our house. there really isn't much to do except what you are already doing. the cat would help if it was kept in the garage. hope it likes mice meat,lmao. good luck buddy.

11-18-08, 09:24 PM	#3
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Thats what I was afraid of.. o well. I just dont want them getting into my house and eating holes in walls and all that good stuff , I paid too much to build this place , I cant afford to fix everything.

11-18-08, 11:01 PM	#5
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	10/4 zook , thanks.

11-18-08, 11:42 PM	#6
Fishnngolfn BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,523	We had a bunch of field mice invade our home when we moved in. We first used glue traps but there are too many of them once they get in your house and glue traps are expensive. We then used poison but they end up dying in the walls. They stink for about 2 weeks and then the smell is gone. Finally (since it worked) we purchased the Riddex plug in thing (as seen on TV). That thing definitely worked since we have not had one mouse since then. We have two in the house. One upstairs above the garage and the other is downstairs on the opposite end of the house.

11-19-08, 10:10 AM	#8
CarpMan BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 676	http://www.victorpest.com/ Take your harvest down to your local Chan Lings Restaurant and this baby has paid for itself.

11-19-08, 06:08 PM	#12
pig n jig BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Avoca, NY Posts: 3,508	Peanut butter and victor mouse traps. Tie your trap with a string to prevent the mouse from dragging yout trap away. Also dryer sheets in your boat keeps mice out.I don't know why but it seems to work.

11-19-08, 06:27 PM	#14
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	One down , hopefully no more to go... My wife put an ear of corn from halloween decorations in a trash bag with some dead flower foliage , I noticed the bag moving around , so I took it outside and took care of the little critter , it was a field mouse for sure , maybe thats why it preferred seeds and corn ?

11-19-08, 06:44 PM	#15
Stinkies Daddy BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pea Ridge, Arkansas Posts: 118	GWS3 is right but completely sealed is impossable, decon works for me. and pepperment oil on cotton balls is what i use in the boat, do something with the boat whatever it may be, the nasty lil bastages can destroy the inside or your boat in just a few weeks, seats carpet wiring life vests and they are gonna shat all over it! __________________ Stinkies Daddy

11-19-08, 06:46 PM	#16
Earl Marshall BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Salyersville,KY Posts: 247	I have a uncle that loaded his 22 pistol with bird shot and set in his recliner and shot away he destroyed his cooking stove. Got to much time on his hands. LOL

11-19-08, 08:33 PM	#19
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	the mice or your uncle?? zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

11-19-08, 08:40 PM	#20
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	rofl earl. KAN-TUCK-EE is fun huh? kiddding pal. cmorg....tell ya another way to help ya out. go buy some BORAX, it's poison powder. pour it along the walls inside and outside of your home, helps with ALL kinds of critters and bugs. last house we built in south bamy, we used in inside our exterior walls. does a WONDERFUL JOB!!!

11-19-08, 09:35 PM	#21
CMorg BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Southern , IN Posts: 1,832	Allright , thanks bama..

11-19-08, 11:35 PM	#25
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	you are right about the kids and pets earl. that is why we put it INSIDE the walls, before they were covered with sheetrock and brick (outside). and we also put it UNDER THE HOUSE, along the foundation walls that is. never had a field mouse come in there. gotta do it to this house this year, lmao. found 2 dead already. you smell em afterwards,lol.

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