liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 06:56 PM |
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Mice
We put some poison down to repel the mice.
Went in today and the mices had diligently disguised the trays of poison, all 6 of them.
I assume they are trying to hide the 'food' source.
Is this normal for rodents?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:03 PM |
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noooooo
catch and release! 
Craig
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BenB
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:06 PM |
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Mix the poison with peanut butter. Works every time. I really like mice but not in my house!
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theconrodkid
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:09 PM |
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a wooden box with a ramp up the side and some bait inside,once caught you can release them a fair distance away and have a warm feeling inside you all
day
who cares who wins
pass the pork pies
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:21 PM |
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I am sorry i have tried humane traps for weeks now to no avail.
They have already destroyed about 2000 quids worth of stuff so forgive my impatience
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tomgregory2000
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by theconrodkid
a wooden box with a ramp up the side and some bait inside,once caught you can release them a fair distance away and have a warm feeling inside you all
day
Or shooting fish in a barrel spring to mind 
I know which one i would rather do
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:36 PM |
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A bit of Mars bar in a trap will work , they can't resist it. Sod being humane
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perksy
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:37 PM |
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Bait the trap/s with Mars Bar and then release them back into the wild
They seem to like the Sugar in the Mars Bars
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flibble
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:50 PM |
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3rd for mars bars^^ you also get the joy of releasing them through your ex bosses letterbox when he's on holiday... oooh how I laughed
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Benzine
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 07:52 PM |
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Introduce a species that will eat all the mice. Then introduce another species to wipe out that species. Keep going until you've reached
'human' and you will have won!
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:09 PM |
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+1, get a cat
My brother had rats once, they kept away from the normal bait too...
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Benzine
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:17 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ninehigh
bait too...
b8 2*
HTH
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whitestu
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:21 PM |
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Chocolate covered raisins worked for us as bait.
We've had mice a couple of times - the first lot ate a lot of poison and eventually went. The second ones didn't touch the poison but
couldn't resist getting their necks broken for the chance of a chocolate raisin!
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JoelP
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:22 PM |
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i too gave up on the humane traps. Waste of time letting them go, got a few nipper traps with peanut butter, got em that night!
If its in your house, you need to sweep the kitchen floor every evening, make sure there is no food accessible anywhere, and no source of moisture.
Bear in mind they will eat soap and candles too.
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rallyingden
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:26 PM |
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Another vote for mars bar and a good spring trap to get a spike through the throat of the little B*$****$
RD
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liam.mccaffrey
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:33 PM |
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no its in a storage building and they eaten all my furniture
Thanks for the advice
Is it normal for them to disguise the bait though? Never heard of this, they have piled leaves, twigs fluff etc expertly exactly covering the
footprint of the 6 bait trays.
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02GF74
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 08:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
Bear in mind they will eat soap and candles too.
and rubber keys on a ZX Spectrum, and kawasaki Z1000 air filter .... no need to aksk how I know that 
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:05 PM |
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We had a lot of success with those chocolate drops my wife uses in cooking - similar idea to the Mars bar. Apparently mice prefer chocolate to
cheese...
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coozer
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:18 PM |
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We had a 3kg bag of Bakers dog food in the cupboard and wor lass was at a total loss as to how the unopened bag was completely empty. Before she took
it back to Tesco's I pointed out the tiny hole in the bottom....
So, neck breaking traps with a bit of dog food on...
1972 V8 Jago
1980 Z750
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owelly
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:28 PM |
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Another vote for those cheap nipper traps and melt some Mars bar onto them.
I also spent a fortune (depends on what you call a fortune I supose) on various humane traps. I caught six or so mice in 6 weeks but the little
critters were still munching through my underfloor insulation. Then I got mad. A pack of 4 Nipper traps and I caught 4 mice in half an hour. I emptied
them and reloaded. Another 4 before morning. I had to bin some of the traps as they were getting splattery but I just bought another pack. Repeat
until mouse free........it took me about a week and I lost count of the amount of mice I caught but I've not had any trouble for the past three
years. I think they must posted-up a warning on the mouse interweb.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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RickRick
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 09:50 PM |
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i think my 3 cat's are broken they bring mice home give them a beating, then let them go and rest ready for round 2 cats don't get rid
of mice just make them bleed a bit
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turbodisplay
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 10:15 PM |
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My cat ate a mouse whole, swallowed it like a sanke would.
He`s Special!
Darren
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Peteff
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 11:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by turbodisplay
My cat ate a mouse whole, swallowed it like a sanke would.
He`s Special!
Darren
What's a sanke ? Little Nipper with a peanut on the prongs, our hardware shop does 4 for £1 you can throw the trap with the mouse in they are
so cheap
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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miikae
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 11:29 PM |
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My cat usualy gets atleast one mouse or rat a light and he leaves one of there organs on the door step to prove he is worth his tinned food.
But he failed last christmas when they tucked in to my new Cobra Roadster 7s.
Mike
If it can be done it i will be done .
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blakep82
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| posted on 13/10/09 at 11:43 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by RickRick
i think my 3 cat's are broken
mine too! i got 2 cats, one of them's scared of everything, and the other one looks at the mouse and wanders off (only if they're indoors
though, he'll chase mice outside for hours... and bring them in) hopeless lol
after the last time, i picked up my coat (where i left it on the sofa) the next morning, and the mouse was asleep in my coat!
[Edited on 13/10/09 by blakep82]
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