A tail of two mousetraps....

[Strawboss]

What about the fledermaus? Flying mouse, bats, any traps for them? I knock them out of the air with a broom then carry them outside with a leather glove and dispatch them. I got the house sealed off now, shouldn't be a problem anymore right? 

[tweeter55]

Yeah, right. Do you realize how small of an opening a mouse can get through?
http://youtu.be/r6dDCgX4R5o
http://youtu.be/-2m7Z0OvGX4

[Strawboss]

They were getting into the house via holes on the mortar of my chimney which was made with lime based mortar in 1926. I plugged as much as I could then just had it tucked pointed and had the other side relined that serviced the water tank and furnace. Then I went around and sealed anything bigger than a crack with foam. I had some decent holes in the mortar and since I wasn't using my fireplace it was perfect for bats. We'll see.

[tweeter55]

 

[VirginiaJim]

I think I got the only mouse that was in the garage.  So far no more of it's relatives have taken the bait and I haven't heard anything in the walls.

[B.D.F.]

I checked my trapline this am and no meeces yet. Bait still in the traps too so we seem to be flying a holding pattern. Do choosy mice really prefer Jif?

Brian

[VirginiaJim]

That's what I use.  They like that better than Peter Pan.  They really hate the organic stuff.....ugh....don't blame them.

[Strawboss]

Anything sweet, I use bits of cookies or crackers.

[Rhino]

Kill them all! 

+2 or 3

[Conrad]

I checked my trapline this am and no meeces yet. Bait still in the traps too so we seem to be flying a holding pattern. Do choosy mice really prefer Jif?

Brian

If the peanut butter from Aldi is good enough for me then it's good enough for the friggin rodents!   

Me and the mice in my garage seem to be in a holding pattern as well, or maybe a standoff?

I checked the bike over REAL close yesterday and so far so goot.   

[B.D.F.]

Careful Conrad, you might be mistaking an end to the problem while they are merely falling back to regroup.... The new plan could be startling and end up choking your rivers with their dead!

Maybe we need bigger throttle bodies on our mousetraps, did you ever think of that?

Brian

If the peanut butter from Aldi is good enough for me then it's good enough for the friggin rodents!   

Me and the mice in my garage seem to be in a holding pattern as well, or maybe a standoff?

I checked the bike over REAL close yesterday and so far so goot.

[gPink]

If we mixed a little reefer with the peanut butter we might rob the little a##holes of the intelligence needed to make the throttle bodies work for them. Then they could find somewhere else to spread their joy.

[Conrad]

Careful Conrad, you might be mistaking an end to the problem while they are merely falling back to regroup.... The new plan could be startling and end up choking your rivers with their dead!

Maybe we need bigger throttle bodies on our mousetraps, did you ever think of that?

Brian

It can't hurt at least, right?

[B.D.F.]

Oh I think intelligence robbing is not needed for some installing throttle bodies.

As to the mice, my score might shoot up today / tonight; the temp was 20 F last night and is going down to 14 F tonight. They might want to go someplace warm and dry.... with just a bit of fine smelling food to seal the deal.

One of the new traps I got is really quite clever I think- it does not have a traditional trigger but rather a food cover that acts as a trigger. The bait is in a well with a cover over it, and that cover is the trigger but it must be raised to trip the trap. So at least the little b($(#(%$ can't eat the bait, run off to a corner and chuckle when they see my frustrated look. I guess I don't mind a draw- neither one of us gains ground but I don't like losing to a mouse. I mean not catching them is bad enough but I am actually feeding them when the trap does not spring....

Brian

If we mixed a little reefer with the peanut butter we might rob the little a##holes of the intelligence needed to make the throttle bodies work for them. Then they could find somewhere else to spread their joy.

[Conrad]

If we mixed a little reefer with the peanut butter we might rob the little a##holes of the intelligence needed to make the throttle bodies work for them. Then they could find somewhere else to spread their joy.

I tired that before G. It's damn hard to keep the joint lit. Me and the mice had a good time trying though.   

[VirginiaJim]

Mental picture is 

[Son of Pappy]

I tired that before G. It's damn hard to keep the joint lit. Me and the mice had a good time trying though.   

Next time just let them swim in the bottom of the bong

[cugsy]

Our house is an 1860 railway cottage with stone and flint walls.Plenty of cracks for the little fart knockers to get in. And its been a regular winter sport putting down poison and traps. To date, the little feckers have eaten - £100 worth of neoprene waders, £150 leathers ..(.well, not just nibbled away at the leather and waders but they do tend to **** on everything too) and a tent.
 This winter hasn't gotten off too bad yet. 2 nil to me so far.We have rats in the garden sometimes but the air rifle gets them...and those pesky grey colonial..ex-colonial squirrels. I tried the can on a bit of string over the bucket idea and just lost loads of peanut butter.  One idea I had was adding antifreeze to the peanut butter (no people around by us, so no issues) - no holds barred when it comes to rodents.
  I use the DR every day and check both bikes and the garage for poop etc and annihilate as required.  No prisoners and no quarter

[gPink]

Your gov still lets you have air rifles?

[B.D.F.]

Er, I am reasonably fluent in English- English translations but this is beyond my limited abilities. Please explain the following terms:

Railway cottage. Was that a house that used to be rolling stock? I do not understand the link between cottage and railway.

Neoprene waders- I want to guess on this one Alex.... are those rubber boots?

Leathers. ??

Garden [English] = yard [American] Got that one.

Colonial / Ex- Colonial squirrels. ?? Gray Squirrels? Are they from the new world and not native to England?

You are not doing the can on a string thing right- the can is really a plastic bottle, and the string is really a steel rod. The can / string thing is just a test to see if rodents can climb a rope and they most certainly can. Stop testing them and get to killing them. :-)

Poison is OK but only if there is no chance of any pet getting to it. Personally, I would not bother and just go with the improved 'string on a can' method mentioned above.

DR everyday. What is DR? Does DR not come in a two- day version? Is DR not available in a trans- dermal, one per week, patch?

I LOVE writing back and forth with Limeys! (that is not an insult, merely slang for what we call you- sorta' like you calling us Yanks).

Brian

Our house is an 1860 railway cottage with stone and flint walls.Plenty of cracks for the little fart knockers to get in. And its been a regular winter sport putting down poison and traps. To date, the little feckers have eaten - £100 worth of neoprene waders, £150 leathers ..(.well, not just nibbled away at the leather and waders but they do tend to **** on everything too) and a tent.
 This winter hasn't gotten off too bad yet. 2 nil to me so far.We have rats in the garden sometimes but the air rifle gets them...and those pesky grey colonial..ex-colonial squirrels. I tried the can on a bit of string over the bucket idea and just lost loads of peanut butter.  One idea I had was adding antifreeze to the peanut butter (no people around by us, so no issues) - no holds barred when it comes to rodents.
  I use the DR every day and check both bikes and the garage for poop etc and annihilate as required.  No prisoners and no quarter