MICE!!!

Vulcan Rider wrote:

maillemaker wrote:
it's too open and exposed for rodents to run around.

Famous last words.
Honestly, that is not much deterrent.
They sneak around at night and don't much care what is or is not there.

Maybe but like most animals, humans included, they go for the low hanging fruit. Not much food laying around on a large concrete slab.

I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but I am, that many of you use bait. If you've ever had to watch a loved pet suffer from poisoning, and I hope you never do, you would avoid that choice.

I'm guessing most thought my suggestion of half filling the toilet was too silly to try. Too bad- it works.

maillemaker wrote:
it's too open and exposed for rodents to run around.

Famous last words.
Honestly, that is not much deterrent.
They sneak around at night and don't much care what is or is not there.

maillemaker wrote:
I'm not a fan of the sticky traps. Rather inhumane - the darn mice get stuck there and then thirst/starve to death.

Not being a fan is certainly O.K. but what happens on a "sticky trap" is not as you mention, in most cases. A majority of the time, not always, the rodent will become stuck and then in its struggles, stick its nose into the glue and suffocates, which is fairly quick, although not as quick as a trap.

These are filthy, disease causing animals that kills humans, even today, so IMHO they deserve no mercy, no humanity.

I'm not a fan of the sticky traps. Rather inhumane - the darn mice get stuck there and then thirst/starve to death. I much prefer the snap traps. BANG - instant death.

One of the few upsides to paying $90 a month for RV storage is that in the large cement parking lot of the storage facility it's too open and exposed for rodents to run around.

Wijames wrote:

Calisdad wrote:
As soon as one chews up your wiring harness or you get sick because they fouled your utensils you will change your mind. You can make it harder for them by plugging every tiny possible entrance with steel wool but they will find a way.

We keep all our food stuffs in sealable plastic containers to avoid attracting them in the first place.

I've tried all the traps and I refuse to use bait. I fill my toilet halfway with water and leave the lid up. The first time I did this I sprayed silicone on the bowl but it's not necessary. They smell the water, enter and can't get out. Flush after you've caught one, and if you have them you will, and refill until all signs are gone.

Yep, it just cost me over a thousand dollars to have my engine wiring harness and fuse box replaced from them eating it up. KILL them suckers!!!

If you have Comprehensive on you insurance that damage is covered
minus the deductible. Squirrels will do the same thing.

I throw moth balls under the RV.

The In-Laws when they were living used bars of Irish Spring soap
in the lower cabinet.

They never had a problem in 30-40 years of RVing, The last 15
spent as snowbirds with the Bounder parked at the lake in the summer.

Gene in NE wrote:
You can tell when the problem has gone away when the pellets stop disappearing. :)

Here's a point that several of us have been trying to make:

In a lot of situations, the pellet are NOT a good thing to use because they often get spread out into areas where pets, other wildlife and children can get at them.

The bait blocks are much better, inside a closed container or closed space where NOTHING alive is supposed to be.......like an attic or unfinished crawl space.

Dog Folks wrote:

Add to your list birds and other pests around the bait station.

Secondly, mice do not "den" below ground. (some rats do) Mice nest above ground in family units.

I don't understand that first statement.

And most of my dealings have been with "field mice". They either live in burrows or are really good at finding one dug by some other varmint when you chase them. :B

While it is true that on your initial treatment it is possible to have a rodent die in the building somewhere, the point IS to put the bait outside near the structure and get them BEFORE their established "home" is inside.

The place where I store my RV had mice before I started feeding them d-Con. Since the mice cannot jump, the only way to get into the RV is up the tires. Placing a d-Con feeder at each of the 4 wheel postitions seems to have taken care of the population. They eat and then die of a stomach ache or something like that. You can tell when the problem has gone away when the pellets stop disappearing. :)

Another fairly humane method that I was going to try if the d-Con failed is the RatZapper. In the Class B forum, several owners have written good reviews.

My mice ate through the heating duct to make their nest. What a mess! Traps worked.