Eeek! A mouse!

[Bob_K]

I was headed out to the garage tonight and say a mouse scurry under my carb (hood was left open earlier). Any creative ideas on how to get rid of the mouse, make sure there are no more, and not attract millions of ants or other unwanted pests with the bait?

I figure my options are:

1) mousetrap with cheese or peanut butter
2) a cat, then a dog for the cat, then what for the dog?
3) leave it there for 3 months until I have wheels on again then see if it can hang on at 100mph
4) 12 guage with buckshot (hard to not hit the car though)
5) antifreeze left in the garage
6) torch the car and the rodent with it (also saves me the trouble of rebuilding the engine)

On second thought, the last one is NOT an option.

 

[Bob_K]

By the way, I have no kids at home to get into poisons or I wouldn't consider using them. Also, I appologize for some of the more obscure options but it's late and I'm tired

 

[Chas]

they can do lots of damage...

chew on rubber and wires...do him in!
i have electronic sound devises in my garage...i have 6 in a small area , where it says i need one...
Problem is they dont work at all!...i had a big one ...atleast a 10 point buck...run out from under the car and right into my foot...then backed up and bolted under the work bench...scared the crap out of me....so i dont think they will ever go away....but , the best thing i can advise is to eliminate ANY food source.....bird seed , move trash cans away from it....they will live where they have a food supply.....and now and then i roll out some kick butt poison and give them a dose.....constant battle...Good luck...
Chas

I was headed out to the garage tonight and say a mouse scurry under my carb (hood was left open earlier). Any creative ideas on how to get rid of the mouse, make sure there are no more, and not attract millions of ants or other unwanted pests with the bait?

I figure my options are:

1) mousetrap with cheese or peanut butter
2) a cat, then a dog for the cat, then what for the dog?
3) leave it there for 3 months until I have wheels on again then see if it can hang on at 100mph
4) 12 guage with buckshot (hard to not hit the car though)
5) antifreeze left in the garage
6) torch the car and the rodent with it (also saves me the trouble of rebuilding the engine)

On second thought, the last one is NOT an option.

 

[Erik S. Klein]

By the way, I have no kids at home to get into poisons or I wouldn't consider using them. Also, I appologize for some of the more obscure options but it's late and I'm tired

Those "sticky tray" traps are probably the best. You bait the middle and the little bugger walks on and gets stuck and you dispose of him as you want.

The bait goes in the middle of the tray so insects can't get to it without getting stuck too.

On a side note, I used to work at a place that built satellite gear for naval use. The power supplies to drive the dishes were pretty strong, as you would guess.

One crazy engineer I worked with had one on a bench for testing along side a big bag of pistachios that he was munching on. He left the setup for a weekend and came back to a real mess on Monday. Mice had gotten into both the nuts and the supply and made a disaster out of both.

He set out dozens of those traps around the shop with a nut in the center of each. Every morning we'd check them for rodents and bring the live ones back to the bench.

The PS, having been basically ruined for maritime use, was reconfigured with two bare electrodes about 6-8 inches apart mounted above a cinder block. . .

The mice went on the block, the switch went on, the lights dimmed and, when the smoke cleared. . . well. . .

 

[78SilvAnniv]

With poison, you're not certain if you get 'em...and the neighborhood pets who may happen upon the poisoned rodent, too. With a trap you'll KNOW you got 'em.
Heidi

ps...a baboon will eat the dog, but I don't know what would eat a baboon! :eek

 

[Big Tex]

Sticky traps and a cat with patience...

 

[Bob_K]

Sounds like a sticky trap is the answer. I can't imagine what he's eating out there, probably just using it as a safe haven from the neighbor's cats and going out at night to eat. The only thing out there to eat (other than my car) are a bunch of wrenches and sockets and such. I doubt he's getting proper nutrition from those!

 

[Culprit]

I would rather have a legion of mice than a cat in my house. Buckshot might not be the answer but they make a ratshot round for a .22LR - like a mini shotgun shell. Grandpa uses it to even the fight between his beagles and whatever they happen to be chasing around the house.

I would stay away from poisons because then you have mice dying in your walls (or your Vette) and they start to stink and you can't find them. I'm with Heidi - buy the traps.

I'm a fan of the old fashioned traps because they work. However, I...uhh, knew some guys who... used some of those new-fangled box traps that catch the mice live (so you can release them unharmed out in the wild...). These turned out to be quite popular during exam week when nobody wanted to study. Catch a mouse, make a parachute and see if the little guy can earn his airborne wings from the 6th deck of the building. If they made it, we retrieved the parachute and they earned their freedom. If not, the plebes got practice conducting full military honors funerals and little Squeaky was committed to a watery grave (usually accompanied by a sudden flushing sound).

Semper Fidelis,
Culprit

 

[Blade]

Sticky Traps, put a scoop of peanut butter in the middle.

 

[Blade]

I had this strange guy that worked for me several years ago with some strange ideas:

Mouse Trap: Mix some cement in with corn meal, leave a bowl of water nearby. Will lock the critter-up.

This guy had a problem with someone stealing his firewood. So he drilled a hole in the end of a log, filled it with gun powder, plugged it with plastic wood and placed it back on the stack. Like I said, he was a little strange.

 

[ArkShark]

With all "The Simpsons" quotes from earlier, I'm surprised nobody thought of this before..

-=+=-
Lisa: What happens when we're overrun by lizards?

Skinner: No problem. We simply release wave after wave of Chinese needle snakes. They'll wipe out the lizards.

Lisa: But aren't the snakes even worse?

Skinner: Yes, but we're prepared for that. We've lined up a fabulous type of gorilla that thrives on snake meat.

Lisa: But then we're stuck with gorillas!

Skinner: No, that's the beautiful part. When wintertime rolls around, the gorillas simply freeze to death.
-=+=-

 

[Chas]

Too Cool...

You guys always have the BEST stories ...I would love to see the whole process...from straping on the "harness" to the "release"!
Keep up the good work pal...
Chas

I would rather have a legion of mice than a cat in my house. Buckshot might not be the answer but they make a ratshot round for a .22LR - like a mini shotgun shell. Grandpa uses it to even the fight between his beagles and whatever they happen to be chasing around the house.

I would stay away from poisons because then you have mice dying in your walls (or your Vette) and they start to stink and you can't find them. I'm with Heidi - buy the traps.

I'm a fan of the old fashioned traps because they work. However, I...uhh, knew some guys who... used some of those new-fangled box traps that catch the mice live (so you can release them unharmed out in the wild...). These turned out to be quite popular during exam week when nobody wanted to study. Catch a mouse, make a parachute and see if the little guy can earn his airborne wings from the 6th deck of the building. If they made it, we retrieved the parachute and they earned their freedom. If not, the plebes got practice conducting full military honors funerals and little Squeaky was committed to a watery grave (usually accompanied by a sudden flushing sound).

Semper Fidelis,
Culprit

 

[Culprit]

Home made parachutes were hit and miss. Then someone came up with a parachute off of an Estes model rocket, a fishing snap swivel, and a harness made of rubber bands. Sometimes I think we should have passed our engineering classes based off of what we accomplished when we were goofing around instead of studying!

 

[Bob_K]

. Sometimes I think we should have passed our engineering classes based off of what we accomplished when we were goofing around instead of studying!

Sounds like my chemistry class!

 

[atmmac]

Be especially careful with them being near your car they can get into your heater box and other places. When i started my impala for the first time since 1982 a mouse nest shot out the back of the car when i revved it up! In the meantime throw some mothballs under your car.

-Andy

 

[Robin7TFour]

when you have the time blow some compressed air thru the frame rails. i just read about mice taking up inside the rails of a vette.
i used bait traps when i stored my dad's mgb in my garage. after cleaning all the poop and critter bed-fuzz i put the bait in the genral areas where the refuse was. within a week or two no pest any more,,,,,forever.
BTW anti-freeze works very well also, dries them out quite effectively

were hunting wabbits

bubba, the squrriel stalker

 

[Bob_K]

Glue trap went down this morning. Hopefully I'll have him evicted soon.

 

[Chas]

No parachute?

Glue trap went down this morning. Hopefully I'll have him evicted soon.

 

[Bob_K]

No parachute?

I have to catch him first. Besides, I thought a mouse gun sounded more fun. Imagine a potato gun with a passenger!

 

[Chas]

What a cool thread!
Its neat how a thread can turn out when you bring up a simple subject...i dont mean to get of subject...i always view this place like a room of friends having conversation , i just like to keep things lite and fun...
CAC Lounge is open for business in Auburn Indiana for the rest of the weekend.
Good luck hunting those rascals.
Off to Auburn!
Chas

I have to catch him first. Besides, I thought a mouse gun sounded more fun. Imagine a potato gun with a passenger!