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Jebby14
Explorer
Jun 02, 2017

back on track

Pleased to announce that after a week of undoing mouse induced hell I am back in the game. What was supposed to be a relaxing week turned into hours of stripping bleaching and packing to take care of a mouse intrusion. Its been 3 days now since I've had a trap snap and we are cleaned and loaded. bikes are in the truck, camper is on the hitch and I have the wife's jeep at work. Leaving early, switching cars and driving away for a long overdue first outing. Wish me luck all, its been a rough start to the season.
  • gbopp's avatar
    gbopp
    Explorer
    Jun 02, 2017
    Good luck. Enjoy your trip.
    I hope you got all the rodents.
  • Cobra21's avatar
    Cobra21
    Explorer
    Jun 02, 2017
    Pack steel wool around all the plumbing pipes etc. that come up from the floor.
    Have a great trip.
  • NMDriver's avatar
    NMDriver
    Explorer
    Jun 02, 2017
    Mice and rats will get into the walls and ride along. Keep the snap traps set up at night in the under sink cabinets, cargo areas, and any enclosed area like the power cord storage compartment. Don't forget where they are and reach in with your hand ;)

    Change the type of bait in the traps every few days. Wash traps after a kill and move it to a different location. Put a clean fresh trap in the kill traps location.
  • rbpru's avatar
    rbpru
    Explorer II
    Jun 02, 2017
    Good luck and I hope you enjoy the fruits of you labors.

    Mice like it better when there is less activities.
  • westend's avatar
    westend
    Explorer
    Jun 02, 2017
    Have you started the oven? You may wish to fire it up once to make sure the rodents didn't get into the insulation around it. BTDT.
  • Jebby14's avatar
    Jebby14
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2017
    Made it back all. Great trip. Kids had a blast and the weather was perfect. Still nothing in the traps but I was did see 2 over the weekend. one is no longer with us since I happened to have a broom in reach (side note who here knew a robin would attack and eat a small mouse that you catapulted out a camper door) and saw one more. Not having luck with PB on the traps (moved them around last night) so I will try some wet cat food tonight.
  • colliehauler's avatar
    colliehauler
    Explorer III
    Jun 05, 2017
    I use glue traps in my seasonal up north. I hate mices to pieces. I load the camper with peppermint bags, don't remember what it's called. Last year put bright light under the camper and looked for openings. Put steel wool around all drain water lines. They still got in, glue trap caught 2 before they did much damage. Don't know what I'll find this year.
  • TxTiger's avatar
    TxTiger
    Explorer
    Jun 05, 2017
    I've had very good results keeping mice and rats out of my garage and tow vehicle engine compartment with the electronic rodent deterrents. They produce a noise that the rodents don't like and the critters move along somewhere else. You would of course need electric hookup.
  • macminn's avatar
    macminn
    Explorer
    Jun 13, 2017
    We use the copper scrubbers you pick up at the dollar store rather than steel wool. The steel wool ones rust over time, copper doesn't.

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