Mice

[Bmyers]

Poison will certainly get them but then what happens when a dog eats a poisoned rodent?

We don't have any dogs or cats on the farm. When we did, we didn't have the rodent problem like now.

 

[Tx Jim]

We don't have any dogs or cats on the farm. When we did, we didn't have the rodent problem like now.

Ditto on keeping rodent poison under hood & cab. I don't have or want any personal dogs or cats.

 

[Michigankubota]

Poison will certainly get them but then what happens when a dog eats a poisoned rodent?

The amount of poison that it takes to kill the mouse shouldn't hurt larger animals. It’s such a minuet chance. I have interior and exterior bait stations at our home and cabin. My dog eats everything he finds dead rodents, birds ext.

 

[Michigankubota]

This is what a piece of downspout and Kness traps would look like. You will never find another set up,that catches more mice.

 

[Bmyers]

This is what a piece of downspout and Kness traps would look like. You will never find another set up,that catches more mice.

Thanks for the picture.

 

[jkcolo22]

Leave hood open, moth balls, and mouse traps I use the old fashioned kind with peanut butter on the trigger.



I've considered picking up a cat from the local shelter and after acclimating it to my garage (its new home) installing a cat door so it can come and go.

Many shelters give away “barn cats”. Those that are too feral to make good house cats. I’ve been threatening to get one, but I worry about it tearing up seats/camper roof, etc.


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[lugbolt]

Cats....the most efficient option.....

 

[jms]

Cats are the effective in my opinion. When we moved into our place, there were mice everywhere outside. After getting the farm cats, we received multiple gifts of rodent parts from the cats at our door, showing their hard work!

It is very rare to see one in our yard now.

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[jkcolo22]

Cats are the effective in my opinion. When we moved into our place, there were mice everywhere outside. After getting the farm cats, we received multiple gifts of rodent parts from the cats at our door, showing their hard work!

It is very rare to see one in our yard now.

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How many do you have? I just submitted an application to the humane society for “working”/barn cats. Not sure if I should get 1 or 2. Mice keep getting into our basement and 40x50 barn.


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[Bmyers]

I raised the hood on the tractor after mowing last Wednesday evening and no new mice nest.

As suggested, I left the hood up. I placed some mothballs in the engine compartment.

I could see the bait that my dad tossed into the barn, all the blocks that I could find have been eaten on.

 

[PaulL]

Not sure if I should get 1 or 2.

So long as they get on with each other, two seems more logical. One cat would be lonely.

 

[jms]

Yep, two is good. You have a backup plan.

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[shooter56]

Poison will certainly get them but then what happens when a dog eats a poisoned rodent?

My dog could care less about dead mice, smells them and walks away.

 

[sheepfarmer]

Poison will certainly get them but then what happens when a dog eats a poisoned rodent?

Another problem with poisoned rodents is before they die is they are easy prey for birds like hawks and owls, which then also die, and you are then losing the outside mouse controlers. Look for poisons that don't carry over. There is some kind of corn gluten bait, not sure how effective it is.

I took in a couple of drop off kittens, and after spaying vaccinating etc, got several hundred dollars invested in them, so they are confined to the barn. The lifetime of outdoor and feral cats is short in my area. Coyotes, hawks, eagles, and big owls. Nothing smaller than a chipmunk gets away in my barn, they are very effective. I shut them in my tackroom when I have the big doors open. I feed them there so it is easy to call them in.

 

[lc12]

I have been meaning to make one of this.

I keep several bucket traps around my shed during the winter time.
I have yet to notice mice in my shed but I know they can go to work pretty quick!

 

[jkcolo22]

Another problem with poisoned rodents is before they die is they are easy prey for birds like hawks and owls, which then also die, and you are then losing the outside mouse controlers. Look for poisons that don't carry over. There is some kind of corn gluten bait, not sure how effective it is.



I took in a couple of drop off kittens, and after spaying vaccinating etc, got several hundred dollars invested in them, so they are confined to the barn. The lifetime of outdoor and feral cats is short in my area. Coyotes, hawks, eagles, and big owls. Nothing smaller than a chipmunk gets away in my barn, they are very effective. I shut them in my tackroom when I have the big doors open. I feed them there so it is easy to call them in.

Most of the name brand shelters(dumb friends, humane society,etc) around here provide free adoptions for “working”/barn cats. All vaccines, spayed/neutered and ear tip is free with adoption. Granted they are either feral/semi-feral but that’s what I want in a mouser.


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[Bmyers]

The lifting the hood and using mothballs have kept any new nest from appearing. I don't know which or if it is a combination of both, but I'm happy.

The poison probably played a factor also since all the poison is now gone.

Whatever did it, I plan on keeping up on all three since the issue has stopped.

 

[Bmyers]

Checked the tractor again over the weekend, no nest anywhere.

I continue to lift the hood, place the moth balls, and have treated for the rodents.

Not sure which is stopping the nesting, but I'm just glad they have stopped.

 

[Ivalodgem]

I don't understand why you had to spend so much money and time to remove the mice. You could just contact the service that would deal with this problem. This summer, I had two wasp nests in my tractor and my house, which I tried to remove myself. Still, everything was in vain because these nests had already become huge, and the usual spray did not help. Then I turned to these guys -- https://ajverminatorpestcontrol.com/wasp-pest-control-sunderland/, and they came a day later and removed these two wasp nests that were inconvenient to me. And then I thought, why did I try to remove these wasp nests myself if I could just call specialists for this? Therefore, my advice is to call the service and hire specialists to get rid of mice.

 

[edritchey]

I also use the home made bucket traps and they work great - When it's below freezing out I just put some anti-freeze in the bottom so the water don't freeze up. The old leave the hood up also has seemed to work for the engine compartment but not the so much for inside the cabs there I put solar / battery powered led night lights mice don't seem to like lighted places for nesting sights.