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Mouse damage

The body count seems to have stopped at 8. The best trap bait by a mile has been the latest version of my special boilie recipe. Satisfaction!

Steve
 
And another tip. When you have caught the lot, no more bodies for a week or so, don't think that the problem has gone away. Another batch will appear in due course, so it pays to keep the traps set and most importantly, refresh the bait every couple of days. That way, hopefully, you'll keep on top of the problem. From my experience use at least a couple of traps per garage/shed.
 
Gentlemen it is with great regret I have to inform you full nuclear, bio and chemical capability has now been deployed with extreme prejudice throughout my household.
I was just leaving for work this morning when the wife let out a screech like a banshee ( nothing unusual there), "there's a mouse loose a'boot this house". At this I proceeded to dance a fling round the dining room singing the afore mentioned ditty, this did not go down well.
We have lived in the same house for over 20 years next to farmland and get the critters every year and every year I get the same hysterics. Traps and poison deployed and picking up some of those audio repellent alarms this evening. Bait is secured at a height and fly tackle is in a sealed wooden box. Just need to find some where for my waders and nets are on pegs. Let battle commence.
 
When i lived in Essex, i had traps permanently set, and i caught many mice on a regular basis, all my baits were kept in bins, it seemed that my garage was a haven for them, i sold my house to my son, and i moved to Throop in Dorset, i did not have one single problem in my new shed in three years, that is until my son came to stay and stored his tackle in my shed, have you guessed yet....
yes, he brought three mice with him for a holiday, needless to say they no longer exist, and once again i have traps that are permanently set.
So before you leave the river bank, check all your gear for slugs, mice and crawlies.
Brian Willson.
 
That is a very good point Brian. I have almost had mice feeding from my hand on the river bank but never thought of them hitching a ride home in my tackle bag!

Steve
 
Rats, mice, the neighbours annoying moggy, whatever is living that you'd prefer not to be.:eek::D
Simply air tight seal your shed, garage or where ever you want ridding of pests, get hold of an actellic smoke bomb or two (though not designed for rodent erradication, they work;)), activate them, job sorted.:)
Another option is formaldehyde gas but in the absense of that, Ade's carbon monoxide ploy sounds a good bet.:D

Just remember to well ventilate the area before entering.:eek:

If the gassing approach doesn't appeal, poison fat based blocks/paste are the way forward (available at most agricultural wholesalers, if asked tell them you have a smallholding).:)
 
Colin Gordon said:
Rats, mice, the neighbours annoying moggy, whatever is living that you'd prefer not to be.:eek::D
Simply air tight seal your shed, garage or where ever you want ridding of pests, get hold of an actellic smoke bomb or two (though not designed for rodent erradication, they work;)), activate them, job sorted.:)
Another option is formaldehyde gas but in the absense of that, Ade's carbon monoxide ploy sounds a good bet.:D

Just remember to well ventilate the area before entering.:eek:

If the gassing approach doesn't appeal, poison fat based blocks/paste are the way forward (available at most agricultural wholesalers, if asked tell them you have a smallholding).:)
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One thing that I have against poison is that you can't always find the corpse, but flies can! I poisoned a rat in my loft which subsequently became a black cloud of flies and this cloud extended to quite a bit of the house. So my next investment was an Insectocutor. As for gassing rodents, I can see how this can be very effective. My only concern would be the collateral damage to the spider population which is a garage's best friend - as promised in my initial post, more of clothes moth damage in the spring.
 
Had a problem with mice in my tackle shed about 3 years ago, they were getting in through very small gaps in the corners were the panels met. They ruined a couple of good nets aswell as eating the foam on my pole rollers. I obtained some large sheets of aluminium sheeting, which now extends 1 foot across the floor, and 1 foot up the side walls. Used about 6 million stapes to hold it all in place. :D. Havent had a problem since. ( touch wood ).
 
I had a mouse problem in the spare room last year where I keep some gear and bait. Also my gym bag. The first I knew of the visitors was when I got to the gym and took one of my trainers out and found it was now a hemp store! My hemp was in a bin but I had a small plastic bag someone had given me that I forgot to put in the bin. The mice were evidently intending to make their home in my gym bag. 2 traps, some poison and a dozen dead mice later and the problem was sorted. So, unfortunately, were my best gortex trousers..
 
A pal of mine had a mouse living in his car, believe it or not. He was a bit shocked and couldn't work out how the thing had got in there. Then he remembered that he had carried some bags of hay for a friend some months before.....
He was quite happy to have a little friend making its home in his car, until someone pointed out that mice like to chew wires.:(. A mouse trap was duly deployed and the little friend was no more.
 
Alex Gowney said:
I had a mouse problem in the spare room last year where I keep some gear and bait. Also my gym bag. The first I knew of the visitors was when I got to the gym and took one of my trainers out and found it was now a hemp store! My hemp was in a bin but I had a small plastic bag someone had given me that I forgot to put in the bin. The mice were evidently intending to make their home in my gym bag. 2 traps, some poison and a dozen dead mice later and the problem was sorted. So, unfortunately, were my best gortex trousers..
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And household policies generally don't cover rodent damage. Not sure whether clothes moths are excluded. It would be interesting to know if squirrels chewing through electric cables, in a loft, would be covered as this could be classed as rodent damage, although power cables are probably classified as part of the "fabric" of the house. I'll consult my insurers on Monday to clarify these points. Incidentally, squirrels are a significant pest - probably worth a thread.
 
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