thedawnpatrol Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 A strange question, but i bet i'm not the only one to suffer, MICE ! just this time of year, i have trouble where i store my trucks in a barn on a farm, theres no food, but plenty of yummy canvas ! What the best deterant ? traps ? I have even tried Citronella essence...............any one any ideas ? Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rog8811 Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 (edited) Little nipper traps with peanut butter as bait Edited October 31, 2011 by rog8811 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diamond-t-steve Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thats where farm cats come in handy. Leave a cab door open so that said cat can gain entry in pursuit of it's prey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B. Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thats where farm cats come in handy. Leave a cab door open so that said cat can gain entry in pursuit of it's prey. .........and crap on your seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David B. Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Seriously though Julian - over the years the only trouble I've had has been with stuff thats rolled up,especially cammo nets. I've always put rat poison down except where sheer numbers fendered this pointless. At the end of the summer you may have to think about bagging up your seat cushions and loose canvas,sealing it and possibly taking it home. You won't beat them. David. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The ultrasonic mice deterents do work in an enclosed space, but so does a twenty bore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 The ultrasonic mice deterents do work in an enclosed space, but so does a twenty bore. A 20 bore for a mouse..............bloomin heck were you in the artillery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 A 20 bore for a mouse..............bloomin heck were you in the artillery? Can also mess up the canvas and scratch the paint on the truck :cheesy: not to mention getting all the mouse bits off the interior too :cheesy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yeah, but its effective! The mice don't come back! There was an old country story of putting bed legs in troughs of water to keep mice and vermin out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedawnpatrol Posted November 1, 2011 Author Share Posted November 1, 2011 Yeah, but its effective! The mice don't come back! There was an old country story of putting bed legs in troughs of water to keep mice and vermin out. OK, I'll park it in the river then !........... Yes, the only answer really is what i have had to do over the last few years, strip all the 'tasty' bits out, and hope they don't touch the wiring ! I hate those meeces to pieces.................................................... Jules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 When we were young shavers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbrtcrowther Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 I've had mice eat through the radiator hoses on two cars. I crawled up into the warm engine bay and sat on the air filter chewing...ever tried to set a little nipper then shut the bonnet without setting it off:argh:I used a multi grain hoop with some chocolate spread......mmmmmmmm.......chocolate spread:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 .[ATTACH=CONFIG]52898[/ATTACH] See even mice have taste when it comes to what vehicles to hide in :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R Cubed Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 (edited) Yeah, but its effective! The mice don't come back! There was an old country story of putting bed legs in troughs of water to keep mice and vermin out. What you need to do is put your vehicles up on mushrooms...... no not the ones you eat, the stone ones you use to see grain stores standing on..... Edited November 14, 2011 by R Cubed spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 A couple of concrete blocks with ovehanging plates of plywood? It'd work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 mine field or electric fence ! :blush: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustmeimamechanic Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 Mothballs !!!!!!! , the smell of the naptha keeps them away . It used to work on the old axial-flow combines we had , just bung them in all the confined spaces that contained wires and sound deadening .... only trouble was for the first few days of use all you could smell was mothballs . another tip is to open any access panels you can , mice and rats like warm dark places to chew , let in lots of light and air and they are not so happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gas 44 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Mothballs DO work,but I have been informed by our local hardwear store that they have been banned > Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trustmeimamechanic Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Mothballs DO work,but I have been informed by our local hardwear store that they have been banned > Gary That will be the moth liberation front again..... next thing we will have to turn all the outside lights off to stop them getting dizzy from flying round and round the light..... one of them made a deliberate attack on me tonight..... he flew straight into the windscreen of my van .... lucky that against 4 tons of van at 60mph one small moth has little affect... but if they start to take growth hormones we may have a problem... imagine the damage a 2 kilo moth could do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david1212 Posted November 6, 2011 Share Posted November 6, 2011 Mothballs DO work,but I have been informed by our local hardware store that they have been banned > Gary Listed on eBay e.g. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/MOTHBALLS-PROTECT-CLOTHES-MOTH-BALLS-KILLS-INSECTS-CARPET-BEETLES-NEW-/270841604619?pt=UK_Home_Garden_Garden_Plants_Weed_Pest_Control_CV&hash=item3f0f6aea0b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fesm_ndt Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 We had a plague go through Oakey and what we did was hinge a steel ruler on a bucket and tape bait to the underside of the end they walk down the ruler and fall into the bottom and cant get out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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