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shadows4's avatar
shadows4
Explorer III
May 25, 2014

Mice!!!! Again!!!!

Ok guys,
We had a mouse infestation earlier this spring. Cleaned up the mess and put out poison. Well they ate all the poison from 2 of the 5 plates I put around the fiver. So I put out more. Doesn't look like they ate any more this time.
I have started looking for their access holes. I have found two likely points of entry. One I am reasonably sure how to seal the other I am not so sure of.

First is this one which I will use steel wool and spray foam sealant.



This one I am not so sure about. I believe it is an outside air inlet for the furnace.




I was thinking of getting one of the screens that you put over a furnace exhaust vent. I am open to suggestions if anyone has them. Thanks, John
  • aruba5er's avatar
    aruba5er
    Explorer
    May 26, 2014
    Best not to put out poison as they eat it go somewhere and die. Use a snap trap or better yet ( more money) glue traps. Then u got the little buggers and you know it.
  • rtazz17's avatar
    rtazz17
    Explorer
    May 27, 2014
    aruba5er wrote:
    Best not to put out poison as they eat it go somewhere and die. Use a snap trap or better yet ( more money) glue traps. Then u got the little buggers and you know it.
    X2 on this.Nothing like a carcass rotting in your wall somewhere.It does happen.. I second snap traps.Tried and true.
  • ol_Bombero-JC's avatar
    ol_Bombero-JC
    Explorer
    May 27, 2014
    shadows4 wrote:
    2oldman wrote:
    Francesca Knowles wrote:
    live peacefully with mice.
    Excellent. You battin' cleanup for me.


    You have got to be kidding me!! THIS IS WAR !!!!!!!!!


    Good "declaration"!!

    From Francesca's link -
    "Mice and rats are fastidiously clean animals who groom themselves several times a day and are less likely than dogs or cats to transmit parasites or viruses".

    Better give this link a try....:R

    CDC - Hantavirus

    From the CDC site:
    "The hantaviruses that cause HPS in the US are not known to be transmitted by any types of animals other than certain species of rodents."..:(
    And - "dogs and cats are *not* known to carry hantavirus."

    Oh yeah - the stats:
    Through Dec 31, 2013 - 637 HPS cases have been reported in the US.

    36% of all cases have resulted in DEATH.

    WAR is a good plan!..;)


    ~
  • shadows4's avatar
    shadows4
    Explorer III
    May 27, 2014
    Ok I took some pics of what I did to try and prevent the mice from getting in.

    This is an air inlet vent from the furnace. I first covered it with some hardware cloth.



    Then I sprayed the expanding foam sealant around it.



    I also sprayed the sealer around the wires that went through the floor. But I forgot to take pics of that.
    Finally, the wife and I went to the local health food store and purchased a bottle of pure peppermint oil. We then placed several drops on some cotton balls and placed about 8-10 around the 5er. If nothing else it is going to smell great inside!!!! Thanks all, John
  • laknox's avatar
    laknox
    Nomad
    May 27, 2014
    A friend who's having mouse problems at his house was recommended to try Just One Bite. Not cheap, but cheaper than having them overrun and eat up your RV.

    Lyle
  • sdetweil's avatar
    sdetweil
    Explorer
    May 29, 2014
    ok, first battle with the mice..

    • closed all the openings (I think)
    • set snap & sticky traps (9 overall), caught 1 monday night, snap
    • sprayed outside ground touches (tires, jacks, cord) with liquid fence (sure stinks wet)
    • added peppermint oil cotton balls.


    no nibbles at the traps since monday night. no new signs of intruders.

    in my metal shop I have caught 1 mouse a day.

    how long do you wait, til you think you have eliminated the problem and feel confident these tactics work?

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