Keeping mice out!

[Questions]

Fresh Cab

We use Fresh Cab at our Trailer with Sticky RAT traps, and it seems to work ok. In the Fall when we close up we also use Coyote Urine, poison, traps and Fresh Cab. Then we pretty much ray: all winter that we don't have too bad an issue in the Spring when we open. I was considering placing Fresh Cab in key locations around / in the :spyder2: while at camp. Assuming of course it stops SNOWING and we actually get it out of the Crate it is still in.:gaah::gaah::banghead:

 

[Bob Denman]

Do you guys cover your bikes, when you store them for any length of time?
I don't anymore; I've decided that putting a cover over the bike just makes it into a nice, dark place that little critters perceive as SAFE... :gaah:
I can always wipe the dust off; when needed... :2thumbs:

 

[MMcc]

rat/mouse posion

I found years ago that using rat bait chunks would protect my cars in storage. Then one day my dog found one I forgot to pick up and a quick trip to the vet was needed. Now I still use the bait chunks but I put them in empty plastic strawberry boxes which I cut a small access hole in the side. The dog cannot get at the bait but the mice have no problem. The sticky traps also work but who wants a dead mouse smell lingering in a closed car shed for the winter. The Irish Spring soap bars I have tried but found that the mice do gnaw on them. Pine air freshers also work so I hang them in the shed but not in the car. The odor inside the car when left closed up for the winter takes a long time to air out so I do not use them in the car. Peppermint soaked cotton balls also work but only for a month or two, then the odor is gone. Good luck.

 

[Marker]

During the warm weather months I will be parking the Sypder at the cottage in a shed.
I've had a hell of a time with mice infestations with my motorbikes. They seem to love building nests in the air cleaners. The first time I discovered this I'd started the bike to let it warm up and just as I got perched I saw a mouse popping up between the tank and triple tree. Thought that was weird but dealt with it and continued on. Shortly after I discovered a nest in my air cleaner which was pretty well destroyed. From then on I had to periodically inspect the air cleaners for nests.

The motorbike and ATV air cleaners are fairly easy to access and the only place where mice liked to inhabit but the Sypder is a different story. Does anyone have any suggestions how to keep mice out? Especially the air box. I've previously tried encircling bikes with nylon stockings tied together filled with moth balls with limited if any success.

Any ideas?

Greg

In the summer I keep my spyder stored outdoors with a storage cover on it. I use mothballs in a small open container. I put the one small container on the a-arms and I also use a household electronic mouse deterrent . It seems to work as no evidence of mice in and around the spyder. I just got and will be installing an electronic mouse blocker Here is the link
http://www.mouseblocker.com/. Hope this helps

 

[NancysToy]

Do you guys cover your bikes, when you store them for any length of time?
I don't anymore; I've decided that putting a cover over the bike just makes it into a nice, dark place that little critters perceive as SAFE... :gaah:
I can always wipe the dust off; when needed... :2thumbs:

:agree:

 

[jScotD]

what bob said.. I have 6 garage cats.. the carnage sometimes is , er,, well something like this:bbq:

 

[Dan McNally]

Mice are why they invented rat and mouse poison . . . I have a couple short lengths of 3" PVC pipe with 1 1/2" x 3" adapter couplings on the ends . . . I put the poison in them and put them along the walls . . . works well . . .

 

[SteveMac]

Mice are why they invented rat and mouse poison . . . I have a couple short lengths of 3" PVC pipe with 1 1/2" x 3" adapter couplings on the ends . . . I put the poison in them and put them along the walls . . . works well . . .

Excellent advice on the PVC. Don't want to lose a family pet. Years ago my dad decided he would poison the moles in our yard. Problem was, I had a young German Shepard pup who went behind him and dug up the pellets. The dog's name was Niko and he was a handsome fella. I was a kid, but I still remember my pup dying a horrible death.

 

[Flanker]

If you constantly play Justin Bieber tunes, or electropop (or is it electropoop?) REALLY LOUD.........................not only will the rodents stay out, but so will everyone else (you may attract a few witless teens or ravers though). Good luck!

 

[Bob Denman]

But the Local Authorities might condemn your garage, and try to burn it... :shocked:
:barf:

 

[xinu]

But the Local Authorities might condemn your garage, and try to burn it... :shocked:
:barf:

Or the Spyder may get fed up and decide to burn.:yikes:

 

[RD2-BBP]

Mice

We use peppermint oil and it works great. Put a little in some water and spray it in the area and no more mice.

 

[Bob Denman]

..And a little dab of it behind your ear, and who knows?

 

[jerpinoy]

Mouse trap and peanut butter work for me.

 

[xinu]

Mice infestation prevention methods so far

In no particular order of effectiveness:

• Peppermint oil - Mix with water and spray - can be worn behind the ears (mouse ears?)

• Irish Spring soap - May work best near St Patty’s day.

• Dryer sheets - Mixed results apparently some mice like it their nests for a nice fresh sent.

• Electronic devices - Ultrasonic repellent.

• Justin Bieber - May not be for everyone including mice.

• Cats - Natures optimal win win method.
• Pine Tree hangers - One for each mirror.

• Fresh Cab Rodent Repellant - Natural deterrent good results reported.

• Moth Balls - May work will smell.

• Sticky Strips - Stops them dead in their tracks.

• Poison - Tried and true method but can have unintended consequences if not used properly

Keep em coming...

Thanks,

Greg

 

[rnet]

Most can't do this, but the bikes and the vette get elevated with no issues so far. The critters don't seem to climb the steel post on the lifts. Cab Fresh in the toy hauler

 

[Dan McNally]

Excellent advice on the PVC. Don't want to lose a family pet. Years ago my dad decided he would poison the moles in our yard. Problem was, I had a young German Shepard pup who went behind him and dug up the pellets. The dog's name was Niko and he was a handsome fella. I was a kid, but I still remember my pup dying a horrible death.

The dog's well being is why I did it that way . . .

 

[MikeinGA]

I use mice & rat bait and a pan of RV line anti-freeze. When they eat to bait they go to a anti-freeze, drink it and die. Worked for me for over 20 years. That's IMHO.

Mike