Mice & Mothballs

[5picker]

Just a photo for those believing Mothballs keeps the mice away. I found this in my dump trailer yesterday. [emoji37]

[BriaBeck]

Only thing that keeps mice away is Ramik, D-con, etc... pick your poison.


Little b******s!

[NJKris]

I"m not a cat person. The only pet I have is a Betta fish. But now I want to chain a few hungry cats to the trailer. There's a mouse hunting cat from my neighbor's property who is always stalking on my property, I welcome his presence.

[B and B]

Originally Posted by NJKris

I"m not a cat person. The only pet I have is a Betta fish. But now I want to chain a few hungry cats to the trailer. There's a mouse hunting cat from my neighbor's property who is always stalking on my property, I welcome his presence.

We have a cat named Bubbles that lives down the street in a garden shed. He hunts lots of mice leaving them on door steps of the neighbours. Welcome to have!

[elemoine]

How can I keep rodents away from my motor home when it is in storage?

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by elemoine

How can I keep rodents away from my motor home when it is in storage?

The only way to keep them away is to build a steel box large enough for your motorhome, then weld the doors shut or suspend it from a helicopter.

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Scrapper

The only way to keep them away is to build a steel box large enough for your motorhome, then weld the doors shut or suspend it from a helicopter.

Or save all that trouble/expense by going to the nearest animal shelter and adopting a big cat. My late 22# Maine Coon, neutered Male, did a fine job of rodent control.

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by TitanMike

Or save all that trouble/expense by going to the nearest animal shelter and adopting a big cat. My late 22# Maine Coon, neutered Male, did a fine job of rodent control.

My guess is you never watched Saturday morning cartoons when you were a kid, your cat can't be everywhere at once. We had 2 cats 3 years ago, still had mice in the TT, so I fired the cats for dereliction of duty.


Actually, had the vet put both of them down from old age. 1 from arthritis, the other quit eating.

[TitanMike]

Originally Posted by Scrapper

My guess is you never watched Saturday morning cartoons when you were a kid, your cat can't be everywhere at once. We had 2 cats 3 years ago, still had mice in the TT, so I fired the cats for dereliction of duty.


Actually, had the vet put both of them down from old age. 1 from arthritis, the other quit eating.

Back when I was watching Sat AM cartoons we were still allowed to shoot rodents. I lived on a farm and the ones i didn't get, the cats did at night.

[simiHal]

Rattlesnakes will work. Will likely keep other intruders out also.

[NJKris]

Back when I was watching Sat AM cartoons we were still allowed to shoot rodents. I lived on a farm and the ones i didn't get, the cats did at night.
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You and Scrapper had me laughing this morning! My Dad grew up in coal mining country in PA. His house and all the neighbors house house's sewer lines all ran out to this wonderful creek out back called the S...creek. He would go back there as a boy with a .22 to do his part in controlling the rat population.

[TheWolfPaq82]

I knew a trucker that kept a pet Mongoose in his cab at all times. Nobody ever stole anything from his truck.

[Scrapper]

Originally Posted by TitanMike

Back when I was watching Sat AM cartoons we were still allowed to shoot rodents. I lived on a farm and the ones i didn't get, the cats did at night.

Been there, after I graduated high school I worked at a grain elevator and out back there was a hole where they got sand from when the place was built. We dumped broken pallets and rotten grain in the hole and we would burn the pile every couple of years and the rats would be back a day after the fire was out. I would go out after hours to shoot the rats. Did some of my best long range shots there with a .22 and scope.

[W5CI]

D Con wont deter them either they just carry it to their nesting place. I think a Cat is the only thing that will slow them down. I am using a commercial bait that I got from my exterminator and it wont stop them either

[Iwannacamp]

People around here swear by this...

[simiHal]

Depends on how much you care about the environment and animals around you. It’s not uncommon for poisoned mice and rats to end killing others as in dogs, cats and birds that bite or digest the poisoned rodent. Sorry but sealing up all cracks and holes is the best.