Pressure washer - Mouse -Fire

[DaveNH]

YES!

Victor plain old fashion mouse traps.
Two for a buck.
Baited with peanutbutter

Mice 0 /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif -- traps 2. /w3tcompact/icons/smile.gif

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Thanks

We're all in this together! (3)
Retired Yuppie Tractor Owner

 

[beenthere]

Been there, and had the wiring chewed up on my JD420 2-cyl tractor and JD110. Repaired the wiring and scrubbed the whole mess out of there, only to have the mice move back in within days. I could hardly stand the smell of the urine and feces, so after cleaning it again, I sprayed it down with bleach to get rid of the smell. Interesting enough, the mice didn't come back to either tractor. I don't know if it was the smell of the bleach they didn't like, or the possibility that they couldn't smell their old tracks. I since have also used this method (bleach) on my wood deck, after the raccoons crapped on it, and have found that they do not come back to that spot. Again, is it just chance, or does the bleach work. I am tempted to extend the bleach treatment to my woodpile where the raccoons have a heyday crapping on the wood. What a disgusting mess. I shoot them when I have a chance, and trap them too, but don't like the chore of getting rid of the carcasses (35-40 two years in a row!). I don't mind the raccoons, as long as they change their waste disposal habits.

 

[jinman]

Cayenne Pepper: Mice and other rodents hate pepper. Just sprinkle the area around your tiller with the pepper and you shouldn't have any problem. If the area is moist or your tiller is stored for several months, re-apply the pepper. I use this method to keep armadillos away from trees in my yard and it works great. If you have cats or some other small pet animal that might get in the pepper (including yourself if you aren't careful), you might want to consider some other method. I can tell you from experience that this does actually work. I buy cayenne pepper by the pound (about $4 at Sam's) and just sprinkle it around. ...just my 2 cents worth.

JimI

 

[RichZ]

Dave, you can use mothballs to keep mice away from anything. Keep mothballs around your equipment and it will keep them away. Also check for entry points as to where they're getting in, and seal them. If the holes are too difficult to seal, just fill them with steel wool.

Rich

 

[TerryinMD]

Hmmm... why are the coons using your property for their crapper. Never heard of such a thing. There must be something that is very appealing to them.

Think I'll keep the mice!!!!

 

[beenthere]

Well now you have. And as you stated before, "It's part of living in the country". I store about 6 cords of firewood for drying under roof 3-4 years before burning it, and apparently the raccoons like to get in out of the weather and under that roof. Once they start a location to do their dropping, they seem to come back to the same location. I can only attest to that because of the volume, frequency, and placement of the droppings. Not a pretty site, and not a healthy one either. The raccoons carry a disease in their droppings, that lasts for years - so I am told - that is particularly rough (can be deadly) on children. I should try to find out more about it. I'll also work to get rid of the raccoons in my wood shed.

 

[Bird]

You're trying to get rid of the coons and my brother and his wife throw out lots of corn and bread every day for all kinds of critters, but particularly they like the antics of the coons that show up just before dark every evening to play and eat around their patio./w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bird

 

[TerryinMD]

Doh!! Just figured it out about the racoon crapper.

You built those varmints a certified outhouse. Nice and cool in the summer. Dry during the rainy season. Cover during winter.

Better watch out for the EPA types. They might just want to fine you for an illegal outhouse or not properly disposing of animal wastes. /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

 

[beenthere]

Let's hope EPA isn't listening, nor the zoning Board, as I also do not have a County Permit for the CC (Coon Crapper). Now Bird's corn and bread idea -Hmmmm - that may just help me get more target practice. But I would rather just put the corn out for the turkey and deer, and I would like to avoid shooting the raccoons anyway.

 

[Youare]

I have a friend who lives in Germany but comes to stay in this country for about 10 - 12 weeks out of the year durning the summer and fall. He owns a Dodge mini van which he parks in a barn when he is not here. Used to be every year he would have to remove the air cleaner filter because the mice would make a nest in there as well as the interiour of the van. Someone suggested putting moth balls in the van and air filter box. It worked, no mouse problems in several years.