I did everything in Aaron's note. Mice are gone.
I put some poison in the bottom of the pail rather than anti-freeze.
Worked fine. Lots of mouse traps all over the garage and in the cars.
They must figure it out after a while. Mice have been gone for a long
time. Every once in a while I get one in a trap. Nothing in the pail
trap anymore, but it got of lot of them in the beginning.
Don Malling
Acekraut11@aol.com wrote:
> Phil,
>
> Below is a post I copied from the archives. I searched for the word mice and
>this was one of the first posts. Honestly, I was too lazy to type in an
>explanation so cut and paste was a good option.
>
> Archive Post below:
>
> Well, by following the advice of one of the list members I have
> succeeded in preventing mouse related problems from occuring in my TR6.
> This approach involves the 5 gallon sheetrock pail with a smooth rod
> inserted through the top from side to side. In the center of the rod I
> put a soup can with both lids intact and the rod going through the top
> and bottom lids, allowing it to spin freely in the center, at the top of
> the bucket. A thin strip of peanut butter was applied around the
> circumference of the can, then a thin wooden strip was attached with
> duct tape (everything needs at least one piece of duct tape) from the
> floor to the top of the pail where one end of the rod goes through the
> pail, to act as a walkway. A couple inches of water, or antifreeze, is
> then put in the bottom of the pail.
> I put this set-up in the shed when the TR was put to sleep last fall,
> and yesterday I saw the first two "testers" of the system. It worked
> flawlessly!
> And, I'll be using Zerex anti-freeze in my cars, as both mice showed
> no signs of freezing, boil-over, or corrosion.
>
> Kevin Thompson
> Cape Cod, Ma. (now with 2 less mice)
>
>
> If you dont want to go to the trouble of making the trap above, I would
>simply buy about a dozen traps, set them with Peanut Butter and after about
>three or four days your mouse problem will be gone. After that, set about
>four traps around your garage and monitor them. When they remain untripped
>for awhile, your wife will be safe to ride in the car.
>
> Best of Luck,
>
> Aaron,
> Topsham, Maine
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