Does anybody have a tried and true method to keep the mice away? I continually find the little buggers up under the hood and dash of my tractor, to say nothing of in and on my lawn mower when I lay it up for the winter. Do dryer sheets actually work? I would hate to spend a few dollars just so those under-grown rats can have a fresh smelling nest for their young-uns! JP.
Keeping out the mouse
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dex3361
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After reading about it on TBN I started putting out the regular Bounce fabric softener sheets and it seems to keep them at bay.
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Barn cats, females. Two that is. One will run off but two keep each other occupied. No Tom's, they piss everywhere and stink things up.
I hated cats until 3 years ago. My dog passed and a neighbor gave my daughter 2 six week old kittens. I put in a kitty door in the barn, bought a $10 pet bed, and spend $10 per month on food. They each cost me $25 at the humane society to have fixed and not a single mouse in my barn or house since.
I had only had 1 mouse in 7 years but would catch a good dozen each year in the barn with traps or poison. Now, no more damage. They have saved me money in the long run.
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I'm not a cat person either but we do have a couple of barn cats. They make a difference. I keep my equipment in a separate barn that's sealed too tight for these cats to get in I am constantly having to keep poison out in the barn the cats can't get in to.
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Get a $12 kitty door. Keep it open for a few weeks till you see them going in and out. Put some food in there for them so they want to come back. After a few weeks shut the door and you are all good. I still get a kick out of my one cat after 3 years she paws at the door for a good while to get it open then goes in and out while the other will go in and out just pushing it open with her head at 30 mph.
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whistlepig
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Never thought of that even though we have a doggy door in the house. Although the barn is sealed tight enough to keep the cats out the rear of the barn has a slider door on it. Something is crawling under the door and pooping on the barn floor. No doubt it's racoons or skunks. I have heard of racoons going through kitty doors in to people's houses.
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I've always wondered about "other" small animals finding their way in.. Nothing like heading out the barn and finding a skunk or raccoon making it home.
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I control the mice with poison pellets.
Don't/won't have a cat.
Put pellets out "once-in-awhile" and they will store them and then eat them. Keep the poison outside so they eat it there, and avoid getting them inside (that way they will not die inside and stink).
Has worked well for 40+ years, and never had a mouse in the house.
Don't/won't have a cat.
Put pellets out "once-in-awhile" and they will store them and then eat them. Keep the poison outside so they eat it there, and avoid getting them inside (that way they will not die inside and stink).
Has worked well for 40+ years, and never had a mouse in the house.
NWOH_Grizz
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Yep, female barn cats. Mine chase down the little field mice they find in and around the barn. bat them around for a while, then bite their heads off and leave them laying in the driveway in front of the barn. Sort of proof that they are doing their job and deserve some food. Never have found the heads yet, must be tasty.
