Getting Rid of Mice in my shop ?

[dsails380]

Hiltz, the easiest solution is moth balls. Mice hate them. I've been using them in my basement since the first year I moved in and was inundated with field mice. Since then, no mice. Spread the moth balls into all those tight spots or between your equipment.
Dave K.:thumbsup:

 

[patrick_g]

There may be some who will sayPat's mice die of starvation when following one of his walls!:thumbsup:

I have never had or seen evidence of having a mouse in the new house but had a rat in the shop who tried to empty a bushel basket of pecans into my multiple pairs of boots in a wall rack of cubby holes. I eliminated it by other means.

I used the wind up trap on my mom's sun porch which seemed to get mice in it from doors not being closed all the time. Worked fine.

When I worked where the computer facility had raised floors with chilled air underneath we had mice and rats get in and chew on wiring. The Building maint folks used sticky traps baited with creamy peanut butter. The rodents couldn't pick up the bait and get a way with it so they stood there to eat it and got securely stuck to the sticky trap. This too is an efficient method but in the long run the all metal wind up trap is the economy approach.

Pat

 

[rbcsaver]

I tried the bucket, It froze and they ate all the peanut butter. I also tried the tractor exhaust thing. Will never know until the place starts to stink of dead mice. Mice won't chew on closed cell foam, So I finally went around my camp and foamed every crack I thought a mouse could crawl through. Then I set my traps as a backup. Been a year without mice.

A mouse can through any hole that they can get their heads through. And that size, is about a dime's diameter.
Steve

 

[sixdogs]

A mouse can through any hole that they can get their heads through. And that size, is about a dime's diameter.
Steve

Is it even smaller?
I thought I read somewhere that a mouse could get through a 1/4" by 1/4" hole.
Does not seem possible?

 

[wvpolekat]

Is it even smaller?
I thought I read somewhere that a mouse could get through a 1/4" by 1/4" hole.
Doesn't seem possible?

Depends on how fine you grind em!

 

[JCC]

I found a great way to keep the mice away is to use the shop more often. Mice don't like company, too much commotion and they leave for quieter quarters. It does seem to work for me, using the shop every few days seem to clear out the little buggers. Great excuse for the wife too

 

[ustmd]

Depends on how fine you grind em!

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[retiredmgn]

Wire up about 20 or 25 pounds of C-4 military grade plastic explosive around your building, add another 5 or 10 if you have snow in your driveway. This will get rid of all problem critters off your property, and, clean the snow off your driveway at the same time.....

Dry. Very dry. Good though.

 

[RobertBrown]

If you don't like cats, get a terrier. Our Irish Terrier hates mice, and kills 'em any opportunity she has.

2 terriers will hunt much better than one.
This
dog
has
no
quit
with
rodents

 

[sellercreek]

I've had good luck with these:

Getting Rid Of Mice! Victor® TIN CAT® Mouse Trap, Model M310

I don't catch and release though.