[Shop-talk] NOT Covid-related

[RandE]

You can attach a wire to the trap and slide it down the vents.  Attach the
other end to a nail or hook so you can pull it back out.

Randy


On Fri, Mar 20, 2020 at 6:03 PM Jim Franklin via Shop-talk <
shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:

> Glue traps - the mice will gnaw off their own leg(s) to escape, and
> possibly die in an inaccessible place. Besides, they're ffreakin cruel.
>
> Snap traps - only bait I've had success with is peanut butter, and it has
> never failed me. Enough that it will have a scent for a few days. However
> it will mold eventually and they seem to avoid that in my experience.
>
> I had some in my attic and could not catch them for love or money putting
> traps in all the places they could possibly get in. They were living under
> the 18" of blown in insulation and I tried placing a board with an array of
> traps on top of the insulation. Then one day I added a good fresh wad of PB
> and bangbangbanbbang got 'em all, did another round, haven't heard any
> since.
>
> I use the ones with the fake cheese platform, it holds more peanut butter
> than the metal one. If you do put them down the vents make sure it won't
> slide out of reach when it trips.
>
> jim
>
> > On Mar 20, 2020, at 6:48 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk <
> shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
> >
> > Well, except that I can spend more time at home, I guess.
> >
> > Overall question: how smart can a mouse actually be?
> >
> > So I noticed some mouse activity in the garage and the house. Put out
> glue traps and snap traps. Caught maybe five or six.  Haven't caught any in
> months.
> >
> > But a few days ago I smelled...mouse. At least I think that's the smell.
> Sort of sickly sweet, like Simple Green. I didn't see any droppings. I was
> under a heat register when it kicked on, and the smell was very noticeable.
> Then, last night while I was in bed...I heard them. Scurrying in the vents.
> >
> > There are mice in the vents.
> >
> > Option 1) Burn the house down, claim insurance, rebuild.
> >
> > Option 2) get them out of there, clean the vents.
> >
> > Here's my dilemma: I must have a dozen traps around the house. Most in
> the kitchen, pantry, and garage, where I saw them last. I haven't caught
> anything in them forever. And I put traps near all the registers, nothing
> there either.
> >
> > When I initially saw mice I put all the food in the pantry in glass or
> metal containers and I don't see any evidence in the pantry either. I don't
> think they're eating any of my food. If it weren't for the smell and the
> noise I wouldn't even know they're there. I have no idea what they are
> eating, but I assume they're not starving because they're still there.
> They're not touching ANY of the traps. It's like they've...learned. Can
> mice do that? That's disconcerting.
> >
> > I pulled off the registers. I figure I can drop glue traps down there,
> and snap traps if I'm really careful, but it's not like I'm just looking
> down at the sheetmetal of the duct--the registers seem to be attached to a
> piece of 3-inch tubing to the main duct. So while I can probably get traps
> in, I'm not sure I could get them out. To say nothing of cleaning the ducts
> themselves.
> >
> > The ducts are all behind finished drywall. So before I just demolish the
> drywall and disassemble my HVAC system, I thought I'd ask you guys for
> advice.
> >
> > The garage I can do the paint bucket with water and a log-roll type PVC
> tube. And poison.
> >
> > I don't have pets or small children at home so I'm not worried about
> collateral damage and I'm so filled with hatred that I'm not worried about
> being humane. I just want these little bastards gone.
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