Merlau Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 i have a heated shop that was built pretty tight in 2007, i had no trouble with mice, till the last two years and this year its been worse. i had several cargo blankets stored on a shelf and under a cart.. which have become the building blocks for the mice to make there living quarters.. i have put out ramik mice and rat feeders and also some decon packs about 6 weeks ago, i never had trouble in the past but i do now.. i had cleaned out one drawer that had chewings from the blankets and thought i was going to get control but went out today to look for some wire and found they had rebuilt and also got some fiberglass from the walls.. which are all covered with OSB.. any ideas of why and how to gain control.. i have no food source in the shop for them so its just the warmth i quess and the lack of me being in there this summer and fall.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 To be honest, I would call in the pros. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Yup, if they are in the walls, call an exterminator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Mice are easier than most pests. They respond well to bait in the absence of food. It just takes time these days as regulators have started to forbid single feeding lethality. You may just need to give them a chance to feed several times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I have been in this house for the last 11 years and never had mice, until this year. We found mice crap in the kitchen and front entrance. I bought some wood traps and put some peanut butter as bait. I caught 5 mice in 3 nights and it seems to be taken care of. I would try that before spending a bunch of money on an exterminator. If it doesn't work then call one. The wood traps are really cheap and work well. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davewyo Posted December 18, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I hear that cats are good at catching mice. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I'm with Shaneymack - I am a huge fan of the basic snap trap. I don't like poison because we have pets, and you also don't know where the mouse will crawl off to before dying. My favorite bait is a single sunflower seed (from our supply of birdfeed) twisted/jammed into the trigger lever with just a small amount of peanut butter smeared on it. Never seems to fail. We had mice years ago because, like you, they were seeking warmth when it got cold out. When I closed up all their possible entry points (most notably a terrible door at the bottom of the steps to the basement from outside), it seemed to become less of a problem. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I've had mice a few different times in the past. I would throw 5 or 6 of these along the walls and within a few days there was no more signs of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlau Posted December 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 2 hours ago, freedhardwoods said: I've had mice a few different times in the past. I would throw 5 or 6 of these along the walls and within a few days there was no more signs of them. well i have one large covered bait with ramik and 4 smaller baits from tomcat.. will have to make me a bucket trap to i quess.. thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 The bucket isn't a trap, it's the container that the poison blocks come in. You just throw the blocks along the wall and put the bucket back on the shelf until you need more. If your small baits are from Tomcat, it's probably the same stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I like the tomcat trap where the mouse enters and the trap closes behind them and the suffocate. I don't like the snap traps cause I don't want dogs to eat them. Doing the bucket trap is interesting, but to me seems a bit cruel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mat60 Posted December 18, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 I like the pellets the best so far but there is times Im thinking about buckshot. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freedhardwoods Posted December 18, 2016 Report Share Posted December 18, 2016 Anyone watch the movie "Mouse Hunt? They go to some real extremes to kill a mouse. It's pretty funny. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 My brother has good luck with the bucket trap. 5 gallon bucket with a stick across the top and one down one side at an angle. Peanut butter smeared in the middle of the stick with a few sunflower seeds, then more sunflower seeds floating on 6" of water in the bottom of the bucket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 We have used "The better mouse trap" with good success. They only last about a year before they are too sensitive to set again. We bait them with peanut butter. Poison works. It is a blood thinner and takes a few feedings. There is also one that works in one dose, Pirhanna or Barracuda or some such name. The problem with poison is that if the mouse hides away and dies somewhere, you will smell it for weeks, and it is not nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I was thinking they look for water when you use poison. Could be wrong. Never smelled them in the winter but they do end up flatter than a pancake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 19, 2016 Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 I've had good luck with sticky traps. Both baited and not. My house isn't sealed up very well and they have been trying to move in as the cold sets in. Had mice get into a bus tray that had dry foods in it, I elevated it and put a ramp up to it so that it was the only way to get in. Put a few sticky traps around the base of the ramp and caught the little buggers. Also put a couple along the walls in my pantry as a just in case measure. Couldn't figure out why the dog kept going in the pantry one afternoon and sure enough one snuck in after a couple weeks with no signs of mice and he was stuck in one of my traps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlau Posted December 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2016 (edited) well i went and got some victors and will set them out today, hopefully i can see the proof in the pudding soon:) freed hardwoods, i knew your bucket was just baits, i was referring to the wire pop can bucket trap Edited December 19, 2016 by Merlau f Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewalnutguy Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 the nice thing about the old fashion snap traps is you know when you've killed one of the critters, and can dispose of it appropriately, and no danger of second-kill when a pet or predator consumes a mouse that has ingested the poison. snap traps are cheap, and they work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlau Posted December 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 well two days with the victors set and no catches using pnut butter for bait?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 This is the trap we had better success with. Baited with peanut butter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 well two days with the victors set and no catches using pnut butter for bait?? Mice with allergies?? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 Use what they have been hitting already. We had some glue trays that worked when mice were after the dog food. We put the food in bins and baited the trays with dog food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TerryMcK Posted December 21, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 I have Anna (AKA Killer) the shop cat to keep vermin down. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxdabroxx Posted December 21, 2016 Report Share Posted December 21, 2016 That cat looks like it wants to kill me in my sleep Terry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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