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| Grumpy Old Pharts Board Gerritol, Ex-Lax, Immodium, Bad Breath - all requirements for the Grumpy Board |
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03-03-2006, 02:23 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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peanut butter sucks
as bait because they can just lick it off... usually
i found a thin slice of swiss cheese works as good
and its hard enough to "clamp it" in the bait holder
or push it up from the underside...
a five gallon bucket 1/3 full of water makes a great
trap >>> just float a large jar lid with seed in it...
they'll drown trying to get to it...make a ramp to
the buckets edge...a half broken (bent) flat stick that
hangs over
a pinch works well...
mice have real sharp pin like claws and can litterally
just run up the side of a house or a trimboard
..so you have to watch for access holes and fill
them with copper mesh first then whatever
...patching material you use.
if you suspect an area that has a floor , you can sprinkle white flour
or powdered sheet rock spackle...and look later for tracks... an old 4' piece of 2 or 3 inch pvc laid against a wall with one end plugged except for a 1/4 inch hole for light to enter to fool-em ....
is a great way to catch them ....after being chased inside then plug the other end (for removal) with a rag...
peanuts in the shell make great "listen for them bait" ...because to get that peanut they have to crunch crunch crunch throught the shell first and its very easy to hear.
also make sure to eliminate any and all food sources....and even a pile of laundry is a favorite hiding place underneath.
look for card board boxes that have chew holes in them...
dont use the mouse baits because they'll die inside your wall
those sticky traps work ok but they sometimes pull free.
i buy traps ten at a time and pre-drill and screw them down to
a piece of plywood to put inside a cardboard box and set them all.
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03-03-2006, 02:49 PM
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Uncle Remus
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Lakeville Ma.
Posts: 14,773
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I use peanut butter and an M&M. Just peanut butter they sometimes get away but with the M&M on top they are toast. Me and the cats kill at least 5 to 10 every winter, especially after the first cold snap. This late in the season usually not a problem. P.
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"A beach is a place where a man can feel he's the only soul in the world that's real"
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03-03-2006, 02:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Whitman,Ma.
Posts: 4,263
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thanks guys
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I'm going where I'm going... 
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03-03-2006, 03:47 PM
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Very Grumpy bay man
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 10,825
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Got one in the attic right now. Kept us up all night. I set a bunch of traps this morning.
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No boat, back in the suds.  
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03-03-2006, 03:48 PM
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Fishing Chauffeur
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: raynham mass
Posts: 2,227
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I was on
A submarine that had a rat onboard and was infested with roaches they can get in anywhere.  |
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03-03-2006, 04:18 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Fork
Posts: 2,260
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Had mice every year went and got a maine coon have not seen or heard a mouse in three years.Also no more moles in my yard.
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03-03-2006, 04:30 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Georgetown MA
Posts: 18,204
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Come here ya little varmints.....
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"If you're arguing with an idiot, make sure he isn't doing the same thing."
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03-03-2006, 05:13 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Plymouth, Ma
Posts: 1,405
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Meow
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