XXitanium Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 (edited) So, the kid stuffed his XX out in the back shed at gramma's last fall. His Mom heard of a natural cure for rodent infestation. She recommended putting Irish Spring around inside the fairings. we made little bags of shavings and stashed them around inside. He got it out the other day to start it up. He cleaned out what he could find. Apparently he didn't get it all. He says melting Irish Spring - is not all that. Edited July 15, 2019 by XXitanium Better title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I have heard that moth balls work but I have never tried it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 When he washes it it should smell better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardCranium Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Irish Spring does not work. The mice won't eat it but other than that they DGAF about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Probably smells better than my bike did after getting a swarm of locusts all over it, then cooking them. In the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXX Posted April 20, 2019 Share Posted April 20, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 8:53 PM, XXitanium said: So, the kid stuffed his XX out in the back shed at gramma's last fall. His Mom heard of a natural cure for rodent infestation. Makes sense. There are no snakes in Ireland, so prolly no rodents either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted April 20, 2019 Author Share Posted April 20, 2019 Don't look! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 i would have inserted a cat into the shed with kitty door to come and go as it pleases.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 50 minutes ago, The Krypt Keeper said: i would have inserted a cat into the shed without kitty door to come and go as it pleases.. Fixed it for you to work better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Krypt Keeper Posted April 24, 2019 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Well give it water and make it work for meals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Some cats will hunt even when provided food, others get lazy. Ours enjoys hunting which is somewhat of a bummer, I enjoyed watching the lizards & green beetles in the spring/summer. There are few lizards left. She pretty much eradicated the beetles before they got to emerge, she discovered them in the compost pile as larvae and likes them. Gross looking things, kinda like a huge mealworm but soft. The first one she dragged in she played with for a while and I figured she'd leave it once it stopped moving. When it broke she discovered there was meat inside that's apparently tasty. After that it was on & crackin. She'd run out, dig one up, bring it in, eat it, run back out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXBirdSlapper Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Five gallon bucket with about two inches of used cooking oil on the bottom. String tied across the top with a used tuna can (not washed after contents emptied) with peanut butter smeared on the outside diameter suspended in the middle free to spin on the string. Mouse motel open for business ..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXBirdSlapper Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 Oh, and set it up where the mice can get to the top near the string. Or put a section of 2x4 up to the rim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 I made a catch alive mouse trap a couple of months ago out of a plastic bottle, two rubber bands, coat hanger, string and paper clip. It took a time or two to get right but it worked. I just wanted to see if I could do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 9 hours ago, XXBirdSlapper said: Five gallon bucket with about two inches of used cooking oil on the bottom. String tied across the top with a used tuna can (not washed after contents emptied) with peanut butter smeared on the outside diameter suspended in the middle free to spin on the string. Mouse motel open for business ..... I made something similar for a rat in the shed. Bastard took the bait trail just past the edge of the bucket, but didn't go far enough to fall in. One the upside, the bait was rat poison so the problem was solved, just not the way I'd hoped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superhawk996 Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 2 hours ago, blackhawkxx said: I made a catch alive mouse trap a couple of months ago out of a plastic bottle, two rubber bands, coat hanger, string and paper clip. It took a time or two to get right but it worked. I just wanted to see if I could do it. Do you have a photo that shows how it's built and how it works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted April 25, 2019 Share Posted April 25, 2019 6 hours ago, superhawk996 said: Do you have a photo that shows how it's built and how it works? No. Where the bottle starts to get smaller near the top I cut most of the way through so it is hinged. A string is tied around cap and run to the rear where a paper clip (bail holder) is stuck through. The coat hanger and rubber bands are springs to close it. So the mouse pulls on the bait, the string slips off the clip and the lid closes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RXX Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 4/25/2019 at 1:17 AM, XXBirdSlapper said: Five gallon bucket with about two inches of used cooking oil on the bottom. String tied across the top with a used tuna can (not washed after contents emptied) with peanut butter smeared on the outside diameter suspended in the middle free to spin on the string. Mouse motel open for business ..... Sort of like a fruit fly trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrganDonor Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 11:33 PM, blackhawkxx said: I have heard that moth balls work but I have never tried it. My ex, Stacy, did this for a mouse problem in her Lexus (she lived in farm country.) Got rid of the mice, but she could never get rid of the moth-ball smell in the SUV. Every time I rode in it I had to refer to her as Ethel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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