Rodents in the countryside
Discussion
Having seen evidence of rats and mice I use mouse traps in all my sheds / garages - I find that you'll catch 1-5 in the space of days then nothing for few months - it's not pleasant but it works.
I also put down poison - I bought a huge sack from Countrywide and again found that it's rapidly eaten at first then nothing for a few months as new ones come to the area - since starting trapping / poisoning I've had no problem aside from dealing with the bodies.
I also put down poison - I bought a huge sack from Countrywide and again found that it's rapidly eaten at first then nothing for a few months as new ones come to the area - since starting trapping / poisoning I've had no problem aside from dealing with the bodies.
IceBoy said:
Ohhh Jeeez,
You are not getting me worried.
The 911 Turbo S & my Golf Mk2 GTI will live in the garage and I need them safe!
I can't afford to have rodents killing my pride and joy cars!
Arrrggghhh.
Poison it will have to be, I guess as well as, making sure there are no holes in the roof, walls etc?!?
HELP.
IceBoy
Seal the garage up well, concrete the floor then pour an epoxy floor, fill any holes and make sure the door is good and tightish fitting. Then get a cat or two and keep them as outside cats. You could try a Norwegian forest cat, they'll scare the rodents away.You are not getting me worried.
The 911 Turbo S & my Golf Mk2 GTI will live in the garage and I need them safe!
I can't afford to have rodents killing my pride and joy cars!
Arrrggghhh.
Poison it will have to be, I guess as well as, making sure there are no holes in the roof, walls etc?!?
HELP.
IceBoy
I have an ultrasonic thing in the garage which seems to be doing the trick and I have boxes of poison in the boiler shed and around the exterior in various places which I top up with the pasta like sachets from the local farm supply store. I have a friend who is a pest controller and this is what she recommended.
Trevor450 said:
I have an ultrasonic thing in the garage which seems to be doing the trick and I have boxes of poison in the boiler shed and around the exterior in various places which I top up with the pasta like sachets from the local farm supply store. I have a friend who is a pest controller and this is what she recommended.
They don't work. I know this due to having to replace the fuel injector harness on Jag XKR after it had been nibbled. Two ultrasonic thingies in the garge an the mouse didin't give a f
k.plasticpig said:
They don't work. I know this due to having to replace the fuel injector harness on Jag XKR after it had been nibbled. Two ultrasonic thingies in the garge an the mouse didin't give a fk.
The one you have may not have done but the one I have seems to be doing the trick. Mice were in the garage loft when we moved in and disappeared shortly after I installed the plug in ultrasonic thing.k.
We now have the rat man on a contract , deals with the mice , moles and rats.
You really need to be meticulous in ensuring there is no food source in the garage.
I have had nests of mice under the seat on my motorbike , luckily found it before they had eaten too much wiring ,
Also found a nest under the bonnet on wife's S2000.
One even found its way into my Volvo which was parked next to the garage, ended up putting a trap in the boot to ensure it didn't take bait and die somewhere I couldn't recover it from.
We find the vermin are at their worst when the fields next to us have been cut.
Oh , and rabbits often raid the veg plot, but I shoot them wit an air rifle , if the dogs don't catch them.
You really need to be meticulous in ensuring there is no food source in the garage.
I have had nests of mice under the seat on my motorbike , luckily found it before they had eaten too much wiring ,
Also found a nest under the bonnet on wife's S2000.
One even found its way into my Volvo which was parked next to the garage, ended up putting a trap in the boot to ensure it didn't take bait and die somewhere I couldn't recover it from.
We find the vermin are at their worst when the fields next to us have been cut.
Oh , and rabbits often raid the veg plot, but I shoot them wit an air rifle , if the dogs don't catch them.
My garage had lots of squirrels in it (thousands of nuts stored in there!!) and some rats or mice, not sure which, and not a rodent poop expert.
New roof and facias boards and window. No more squiggles, entry blocked.
New side door and roller door on the front, clear all the st off the floor and shelves. No food for them (seeds etc). No more rats/mice!
Make it hard for them to get in and out and an inhospitable food free environment and they'll just fk off of their own accord.
Other than 8 tyres and two trickle chargers there's nothing on the floor of my garage, so no reason for them to stick around, it's pretty well sealed too.
Outbuilds full of "stuff" can be a bit trickier, poison works the best but be prepared for finding the odd dead rat unexpectedly!
New roof and facias boards and window. No more squiggles, entry blocked.
New side door and roller door on the front, clear all the s
t off the floor and shelves. No food for them (seeds etc). No more rats/mice!Make it hard for them to get in and out and an inhospitable food free environment and they'll just f
k off of their own accord.Other than 8 tyres and two trickle chargers there's nothing on the floor of my garage, so no reason for them to stick around, it's pretty well sealed too.
Outbuilds full of "stuff" can be a bit trickier, poison works the best but be prepared for finding the odd dead rat unexpectedly!
It really is a case of setting bait and traps as a matter of course, rather than waiting until you find signs of trouble.
When we moved here, the house was full of mice. A concerted effort with traps over a few months and we haven't had a mouse for years now. Personally, I go for simple snap traps and find these to be effective. Electronic one has never caught a thing, and a neighbour has the ulrasound deterrers - and loads of mice.
Also, forget any attempt at humane catch and release - odds are the little sods will be back in the house before you are.
When we moved here, the house was full of mice. A concerted effort with traps over a few months and we haven't had a mouse for years now. Personally, I go for simple snap traps and find these to be effective. Electronic one has never caught a thing, and a neighbour has the ulrasound deterrers - and loads of mice.
Also, forget any attempt at humane catch and release - odds are the little sods will be back in the house before you are.
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