**Liv** 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted March 23, 2009 (edited) I have noticed a few mice starting to venture into my yard. and I want to get rid of them before they pose a threat. I don't like using poison outside because of wild animals, birds, my pet dog and the kids could all be effected by it if the mice spread it around or decide to die on the doorstep Anyway... While concreting the bird room i remembered the remedy of using cement and sugar as a bait for mice.... well i have also heard that this is not very effective as the rodents may not eat enough of it to block up their system, and if they do eat enough wild animals who eat the dead mice could still be affected by the concrete. so i had an idea. Knowing that concrete is dehydrating i used 1 part concrete mix to 5 parts sugar. (this is much weaker than the kill recipe) and wont kill the mice, but will make them VERY VERY thirsty. Then i kindly put a half full bucket of water in their run path and put bricks up the outside of the bucket so they can climb up. They are so thirsty they jump in and drown - Then you dig a little hole next to a bush, water the plant with the water out of the bucket, then cover the dead mouse in the hole with dirt. Water and fertiliser for the plant. no poisons... hmmmm seems pretty eco friendly to me 2 dead mice in 2 days!! I am happy with this method so far!! Edited March 23, 2009 by **Liv** Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Good plan Link to comment
JimmyBanks 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Member ID: 4,130 Group: Site Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 112 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 4,370 Content Per Day: 0.77 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 25,112 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/03/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 1, 2015 Birthday: 12/02/1982 Share Posted March 23, 2009 That is great! Link to comment
*libby* 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Member ID: 3,634 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,442 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 15,475 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/08/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: February 9, 2011 Birthday: 10/11/1989 Share Posted March 23, 2009 Haha Definatly Very eco friendly! You're doing your part to save us When i had my rat problem last year I hired the exterminator with his high potency baits... dad washed his kayak out on the weekend and found it smelt funky... there was a dead rat in there rotting away!!! Haha MY BAD! Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted March 23, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Author Share Posted March 23, 2009 ewww!! that is the problem with bait, they die where ever they want. I hate it when they die in the walls of the house... it stinks out a room for ages!! Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted March 24, 2009 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted March 24, 2009 thats ace your got a winner their please keep us updated on the dead toll im interested if it stays efective thanks Link to comment
Kazzy 0 Posted March 24, 2009 Member ID: 4,893 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 182 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,015 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/12/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 17, 2011 Birthday: 04/07/1972 Share Posted March 24, 2009 ewww!! that is the problem with bait, they die where ever they want. I hate it when they die in the walls of the house... it stinks out a room for ages!! I have a stinky mouse dead in my bedroom wall at the moment..... I went to bed last night with oils burning. Don't know if the smell of the oils or the dead rat was worse, but I didn't sleep much. It also might have something to do with that our eaves near our bedroom aren't finished yet BUT....... I have discovered a great way to kill mice without getting pellets brought into the aviary and our dog is safe too. You get a piece of poly pipe used for downpipes (about 3 ft long), drill two holes through the centre (in one side and out the other). Get a rat bait block and drill a hole through it. Then with some wire, secure the bait block inside the pipe, using the holes you have drilled. Your four legged friends can't get to the bait because its too far in the pipe and it encourages the mice to travel through the pipe (as they would!) and presto bait to eat. I have positioned at least 3 of these traps around the outside of the aviary. We have killed at least 5 mice so far(that we have found) :celebrate: Link to comment
splat 0 Posted March 24, 2009 Member ID: 3,340 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 202 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,891 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,770 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 17/04/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 19, 2014 Birthday: 13/05/1958 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I have noticed a few mice starting to venture into my yard. and I want to get rid of them before they pose a threat. :mallet: I don't like using poison outside because of wild animals, birds, my pet dog and the kids could all be effected by it if the mice spread it around or decide to die on the doorstep :yuck: Anyway... While concreting the bird room i remembered the remedy of using cement and sugar as a bait for mice.... well i have also heard that this is not very effective as the rodents may not eat enough of it to block up their system, and if they do eat enough wild animals who eat the dead mice could still be affected by the concrete. so i had an idea. Knowing that concrete is dehydrating i used 1 part concrete mix to 5 parts sugar. (this is much weaker than the kill recipe) and wont kill the mice, but will make them VERY VERY thirsty. Then i kindly put a half full bucket of water in their run path and put bricks up the outside of the bucket so they can climb up. They are so thirsty they jump in and drown - Then you dig a little hole next to a bush, water the plant with the water out of the bucket, then cover the dead mouse in the hole with dirt. Water and fertiliser for the plant. no poisons... hmmmm seems pretty eco friendly to me :yes: 2 dead mice in 2 days!! I am happy with this method so far!! I had a real good giggle reading this post Liv :rofl: :lightbulb: :laughter: Link to comment
*Nerwen* 0 Posted March 25, 2009 Member ID: 5,064 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 121 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,817 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,375 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 18, 2014 Birthday: 20/02/1982 Share Posted March 25, 2009 nice trick Liv.. a bit like the suger water in a tall jar to kill cockies. Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted March 25, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 That sounds like an awesome trick Nerwen Link to comment
Dave_McMinn 0 Posted March 25, 2009 Member ID: 3,092 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 103 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,831 Content Per Day: 0.20 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 21,560 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 13/01/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 2, 2018 Birthday: 23/05/1975 Share Posted March 25, 2009 My dogs are excellent mousers. So far, in the past 2 weeks, they have caught and killed 5 mice. They do not want to eat them. They will jsut kill them, and then leave them there for me to find. Gald none have been brought in the house so far. They knos the rules, no dog food is allowed in the house without permission. Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted March 25, 2009 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.29 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted March 25, 2009 My dogs are excellent mousers. So far, in the past 2 weeks, they have caught and killed 5 mice. They do not want to eat them. They will jsut kill them, and then leave them there for me to find. Gald none have been brought in the house so far. They knos the rules, no dog food is allowed in the house without permission. :rofl: Link to comment
birdluv 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Member ID: 2,137 Group: Global Moderators Followers: 0 Topic Count: 144 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,842 Content Per Day: 0.25 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 31,670 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 14/03/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 30, 2018 Birthday: 06/04/1978 Share Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) lol Edited March 26, 2009 by birdluv Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted March 30, 2009 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Author Share Posted March 30, 2009 Another mouse bites the dust Its seems more effective in the warmer weather... and not very useful when it rains Link to comment
GenericBlue 0 Posted March 30, 2009 Member ID: 4,737 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 106 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,156 Content Per Day: 0.95 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,240 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 27, 2021 Birthday: 08/09/1973 Share Posted March 30, 2009 you all crack me up me i just fill the holes with rat sack and fill them back up with dirt for now will try harder when in own place going to put that mouse proof stuff under the floor of my aviry whats it called some kind of messy stuff so they can not get in through digging in hope fully i wont get mice this year i did living at the back of a massive farm but when i move fingers crossed lots of ideas to use though thanks guys Link to comment
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