[chbot] chbot] OT: Pitter patter of tiny feet...

[Rob de Voer]

Hi Robin,

When I could not get em in the roof I have been succesful by placing a few large tins with hole in top and filled with poison at points around the house where I expect them to get into the wallspace.

The tins keep poison dry and stop other animals and pets get to the poison. I even used to drill hole in blocks of poison to thread them together with wire so mice would not take entire blocks away (as they do).

In my attick I usually place three of those grey plastic traps near to another and if they don’t trigger the one they eat they usually walk into one of the others. I drill ohle into the edge of traps and attach em with fishingline to a nail so mice don’t run off with em into insulation... lol

Good luck.

Kind Regards,
Rob


From: "Robin Gilks" <robin at gilks.org>
To: "Christchurch Robotics" <chchrobotics at lists.linuxnut.co.nz>
Subject: [chbot] OT: Pitter patter of tiny feet...
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... of the mouse variety!!

Something seems to have taken up residence between the ceiling of downstairs and the floor upstairs. No idea what it is finding to eat (I hate to think - cables, pipes etc) but it's getting very irritating at 3 in the morning (we use a downstairs bedroom). Seems to be a run between the outside wall and first joist so hopefully well sealed in.

I've tried a trap in the single story roof area next to the run but no takers. Mouse droppings evident but they could be 10 years old ;(

Does anyone have an idea that would magic it (them) away?

Cheers

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Robin Gilks