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Ron D
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Last time I was in southern California (Marines) there was always a ton of these little ground rat-squirrels (a.k.a rodents) running around, and I mean herds of them. I don't remember their real name. But at the rate they chewed our gear if you weren't watching and left it parked too long, they'd chew through that expensive car bag in a heartbeat and be pooping it all over before you figured out what you were stepping in. Cats are cheap and plentiful......maybe import some from south of the border like everyone else seems to be doing? You might even get government assistance money to export them to the interior U.S where they can do good work! Good luck!
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Michaeltru
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Fiesta cats?
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Mike in AZ
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cpt logger
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I am unsure about those bags. If they keep out water they also keep
moisture in. Not something I think is good for our rust issues. Even
here in the high desert, if you store steel in a sealed plastic bag with
a touch of moisture, it will rust. I have no idea where in California there is a lack of mice, but IME, they are fairly widespread, or at least they were in the 60s, 70s, & 80s. They are in the mountains, both coastal & The Sierra Nevada range, on the beach (at least in Northern California) & in the desert. IDK about LA, but SF & Sacramento have them. I spent a fair amount of my childhood in California. I also spent a fair amount of my early adulthood there in my sojourning years. I have friends & relatives spread through out the west many in California & Oregon. They all have mice. Also IME, they will chew through anything that is not metal or concrete. They chew through those blue plastic barrels if feed is stored in them. Yes, the plastic does slow them down, but if they want in they will get in. |
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cal.bar
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Stev
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Update: I put 2 bars of Irish Spring around the radiator felt and one on the windshield under the trap. Took this picture yesterday afternoon 8/1/2022. Irish Spring does not work.
Edited by Stev - 02 Aug. 2022 at 9:01am |
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Jeff J
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A good cat will keep the mice population low. Personally, I throw a lot of poison into the corners of my buildings. Around here the snakes follow the mice so keeping the mice population low helps keep me from sliding under a vehicle and getting nose to nose with a moccasin, copperhead or rattlesnake. I had a snake on top of my lawnmower battery one day when I went to jump start it. I don’t bother the rat and king snakes on the property because they help too.
Mothballs seem to deter some varmints. Edited by Jeff J - 02 Aug. 2022 at 8:56am |
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Oilleaker1
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My latest try for mouse control is from a You Tube video. The guy buys the cheap food storage plastic containers about 4 x 6 x 3 inches. Clear snap on lid with a black plastic base. Open a access hole in one end. 4 spoonfuls of honey flavored cornbread mix mixed with 4 spoonfuls of baking soda. He swears in two weeks time, no more rat/mouse sign. I have 3 of them placed in my sheds and yes, I have evidence they have been eating. Supposedly they eat, leave, get a drink and the soda expands and kills them. Predators (like kitty cats) can eat them with no ill effect since it's not poison. So far, I think it's working.
I hate the actual traps due to the horrid smell you get if you don't check the traps everyday. it costs next to nothing and it's worth a try.
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Green Disease, Jeeps, Old Iron!
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Jeff J
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I forget where I encountered the idea but the bucket trick works well for the more rodent friendly among us. Make a ramp to the top of the bucket with a bridge that rotates to the other side. A free spinning piece of pipe on a heavy wire or rod works. Bait the rotating part over the middle of the bucket. Mouse goes for the bait, the bridge rotates and dumps it into the bucket. Bucket can be filled with something to drown or poison the mouse or empty to relocate. A smooth metal buck works best but anything they can’t climb works.
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Bruce W
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My grandpa used to mix flour or cornmeal with Portland Cement and leave it out. The mouse eats the mixture then drinks water. The cement becomes concrete in their stomach etc and kills them.
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Oilleaker1
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Bruce, that must be where the term "Hard Core" comes from eh?
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Joe Friday
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NOTE TO SELF : Don't eat the Corn Muffins at the Fall Color Tour,
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WeeWilly
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Where can the tan horse hair welting be purchased to replace what the mice have stolen. I have seen the gray but I need the tan.
Jim
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Stev
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WeeWilly,
The horse air/ felt is from Quarter Ton and Military. I put new felt /horse hair on last July 2021. The mice really do a great job fluffing it up for their nests. Got to give that to them. I am going to add more hardware cloth. The wire mesh seems to work pretty will in the areas I have used it. Currently the mice are destroying the side welting where there is no hardware cloth. Stev |
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Stev
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WeeWilly
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Thanks Steve, I will order some. The mice removed the top piece and part of one side and I cant remember where I bought it to replace it to match.
Jim
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Bill2A
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An alert cat or two should reduce mouse problems.
If you are nearby, I have spares.
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Stev
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Trying something new - sprayed down the horse hair / felt with WD40. Checked it two days later no new mouse activity - so far.
Edit update - September 12th. 1 Month later and no sign of mouse activity. Hosed the hair down again with more WD40 so far so good.
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Stev
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Oldpappy
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I have had a bucket trap down in the barn for a while. I occasionally find a drowned mouse in the bucket but not very often. I may also try the corn meal cement mixture Bruce mentioned if I find any more damage from the little boogers.
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oldscot3
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Knock on wood... so far, I have not had mice problems with Chigger. I have much sympathy for y'all that do because I used to have a big mouse problem out at the ranch.
I have an old feral cat that hangs around my garage and I think maybe the smell of her keep them away. She doesn't really hunt anymore that I can tell because my wife feeds her now, but at least lives nearly fulltime close to where the jeep is parked. More importantly, I have several gray foxes that live nearby. I see them frequently and sometimes it's when they are coming out of my storeroom/garage area. I admire their hunting motivation as creatures beholding to no man. You can bet I'm happy to have them around as often as they wish.
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