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Glue traps - the mice will gnaw off their own leg(s) to escape, and =
possibly die in an inaccessible place. Besides, they're ffreakin cruel.=20=
Snap traps - only bait I've had success with is peanut butter, and it =
has never failed me. Enough that it will have a scent for a few days. =
However it will mold eventually and they seem to avoid that in my =
experience.
I had some in my attic and could not catch them for love or money =
putting traps in all the places they could possibly get in. They were =
living under the 18" of blown in insulation and I tried placing a board =
with an array of traps on top of the insulation. Then one day I added a =
good fresh wad of PB and bangbangbanbbang got 'em all, did another =
round, haven't heard any since.=20
I use the ones with the fake cheese platform, it holds more peanut =
butter than the metal one. If you do put them down the vents make sure =
it won't slide out of reach when it trips.=20
jim
> On Mar 20, 2020, at 6:48 PM, Scott Hall via Shop-talk =
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> Well, except that I can spend more time at home, I guess.
>=20
> Overall question: how smart can a mouse actually be?
>=20
> So I noticed some mouse activity in the garage and the house. Put out =
glue traps and snap traps. Caught maybe five or six. Haven't caught any =
in months.
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> But a few days ago I smelled...mouse. At least I think that's the =
smell. Sort of sickly sweet, like Simple Green. I didn't see any =
droppings. I was under a heat register when it kicked on, and the smell =
was very noticeable. Then, last night while I was in bed...I heard them. =
Scurrying in the vents.
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> There are mice in the vents.
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> Option 1) Burn the house down, claim insurance, rebuild.
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> Option 2) get them out of there, clean the vents.
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> Here's my dilemma: I must have a dozen traps around the house. Most in =
the kitchen, pantry, and garage, where I saw them last. I haven't caught =
anything in them forever. And I put traps near all the registers, =
nothing there either.
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> When I initially saw mice I put all the food in the pantry in glass or =
metal containers and I don't see any evidence in the pantry either. I =
don't think they're eating any of my food. If it weren't for the smell =
and the noise I wouldn't even know they're there. I have no idea what =
they are eating, but I assume they're not starving because they're still =
there. They're not touching ANY of the traps. It's like =
they've...learned. Can mice do that? That's disconcerting.
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> I pulled off the registers. I figure I can drop glue traps down there, =
and snap traps if I'm really careful, but it's not like I'm just looking =
down at the sheetmetal of the duct--the registers seem to be attached to =
a piece of 3-inch tubing to the main duct. So while I can probably get =
traps in, I'm not sure I could get them out. To say nothing of cleaning =
the ducts themselves.
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> The ducts are all behind finished drywall. So before I just demolish =
the drywall and disassemble my HVAC system, I thought I'd ask you guys =
for advice.
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> The garage I can do the paint bucket with water and a log-roll type =
PVC tube. And poison.
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> I don't have pets or small children at home so I'm not worried about =
collateral damage and I'm so filled with hatred that I'm not worried =
about being humane. I just want these little bastards gone.
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