[BaadAssGremlins] Re: more on mice

["blue77gremlin" <blue77gremlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

  I was in a basement for work and there was a snake caught in one 
of those glue boards. What about snakes John? If one got in your 
house? Around here there is a lot of asian beetles and box elder 
bugs. Those glue traps work on them too.
                              SCOTT --- In 
BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "John W Rosa" <JohnRosa@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Well, I do own my own and have dealt with mice on a few ocassions 
over
> the years. 
> 'Have-a-Heart' traps did the trick everytime. Good ol' catch &
> release....a mile or two 
> away in a big wooded field. The adhesive traps are plain old 
cruelty in
> my book.
> It isn't hard to put yourself in their shoes and realize the 
horror they
> suffer as they 
> chew off their own legs trying to escape. A little empathy goes a 
long
> way. If I
> wouldn't do it to my own dog, I won't do it to anything else. But 
then,
> what some 
> people WOULD do to their own dogs saddens me.
>  
> 
> 
> 
> John W Rosa
> www.JavelinAMX.com  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> eddiestakes@xxxx
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 4:11 PM
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: more on mice
> 
> 
> This is a website I researched 
> http://www.victorpest.com/canada/rodents.asp
> before trying several different methods. I am sold on the square 
bait
> things that kill mice. Have to disagree with John on letting them 
live
> however, as they only will come back and if you own your own home,
> something you don't want is a infestation. If rent anything, let
> managers handle it, but different when it is your pad. 
>  
> I never knew mice were nibblers either. This would explain what I 
found
> int he arage which attracted them in the first place, they were 
after my
> dog food and bird seed. The bird seed, the little bastards had 
only ate
> the sunflower seeds, leaving the shells behind; and the dog 
kibbles I
> would find 1/2 eaten. I also tried the snap traps, and got only 
two,
> mice are like squirrels really smart and seem to remember stuff, 
like
> how to get past those. And the glue traps are worthless. I did 
however
> catch one in a glue trap, and purposely put him in the middle of 
the
> field behind my house where a big owl carried him off, trap and 
all. 
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxx
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: harold losey <mailto:strlcuckoo_46@xxxx>  
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 7:40 AM
> Subject: RE: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Looking for advice on car 
covers and
> storage tips
> 
> This is a good outlook but as rodents must gnaw constantly to 
limit the
> growth of their incisor teeth they would gain access if they 
wished and
> ruin the $200 bag also. These rodents can gain entrance through 
openings
> much less then a half inch, which makes building them out 
expensive. If
> you elect to stuff the openings it is best if a steel wool is used 
to
> preclude them gnawing through.
>   Also being environmentally conscious I have come to realize that 
there
> are times when protecting our property take precedence.
> 
> John W Rosa <JohnRosa@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> >From the 'live and let live' contingent, I say whatever runs 'em 
off
> without 
> hurting them is the method I'd go with.
>  
> If your storage has holes- fix them [there's that uncommon 'common
> sense' 
> again].
>  
> If the soap smell drives them away, what could be safer for you 
and the
> car....
> and makes opening the door next spring a more pleasant experience?
>  
> Worst case- one of those storage bags (about $200) seals the car 
from 
> all invaders...and keeps the dust and other crap off, too.
>  
> Save the killing for the truly deserving.
> 
> 
> John W Rosa
> www.JavelinAMX.com  
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of harold losey
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:26 AM
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Re: Looking for advice on car 
covers and
> storage tips
> 
> 
> Eddie,
> What do these poison blocks say about when the little critters 
crawl
> inside a wall to pass away? Worked pest management for 20+ in the 
AF and
> a dead animal in a wall is next to impossible to locate do to the 
drafts
> moving the ODOR. This is why I said traps plus the more you catch 
the
> more 'chili con carne'.
> I like the "Irish Spring" idea plus the rondents can bath.
> Hal
> 
> eddiestakes@xxxx wrote:
> 
> On mice, I recently tried some square things that are green, and 
some
> that are granola colored, they are small squares, sold at Home 
Depot to
> kill mice. I had mice getting in my garage, little field mice good 
for
> maybe a taco. This stuff is unbelieveable and I wished I knew the 
name
> of it, but it killed 7 of them dead as hell. I tried the sticky 
glue
> flat things and those suck. But all the mice are dead and any 
others
> that might have considered coming in have not. Pretty powerful and
> impressive stuff. Go to Home Depot and check it out, about 12 
squares
> for $5.
>  
> I have also put bars of Irish Spring in cars before. Works well 
but you
> still will have mice in the area like floor or rafters. Bes thting 
about
> Irish Spring is when you open your car up for spring cleaning it is
> strong enough for a man, but made for a woman :~X))  
> Eddie Stakes'
> Planet Houston AMX
> 713.464.8825
> eddiestakes@xxxx
> www.planethoustonamx.com <http://www.planethoustonamx.com/> 
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: harold losey <mailto:strlcuckoo_46@xxxx>  
> To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
> Sent: Saturday, October 15, 2005 7:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Looking for advice on car covers and
> storage tips
> 
> Ralph,
> If you can stand it MothBalls work best at repelling rodents( 
though a
> nice fat snake is as good). If you are a country boy in the south 
then
> Bodark apples will do the trick. Personbally I would trap the 
rodents
> and put some of those toilet bowl cakes in the car.
> 
> rebade1 <rebade1@xxxx> wrote:
> 
> Rod,
> You said in your recent post that you got a new car cover for the 
> Gremmie. Any recommendation on what to look for in a car cover 
besides 
> fit. I don't want another winters dust on the car. 
> 
> Also, I have put dryer sheets in the interior to keep the critters 
out. 
> Any other suggestions in that regard would be welcome also, as I 
have 
> some mice and ground squirrels that seem to always end up in my 
garage.
> Ralph
> 
> 
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