[Shop-talk] NOT Covid-related

[Richard George]

Oh jeez, just check out this guy's channel - he tries out all kinds of 
mousetraps....

https://www.youtube.com/user/historichunter

Good Luck,

rkg

(Richard George)

On 3/20/2020 3:48 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk 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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