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| grafty99 Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: North Devon Posts: 4785   
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I use "little nipper" traps, heat the pin up with a lighter and melt a bit of chocolate on. They pull on the chocolate, which won't come off, and it gets them
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4th Dec 2017 8:57am |
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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495  
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Poison = rotting corpses behind your skirting boards, they stink.
I'd recommend Victor for reliability and a clean kill. The spring stays put, others such as pest stop move and come off the arm. Current Steeds: 2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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4th Dec 2017 8:59am |
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| discomog Member Since: 09 May 2015 Location: Notts/Lincs Border Posts: 2526 
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We employ three methods in and around our stables, a cat, traps and poison. The problem with a cat is that you have to feed it and also, if it's anything like ours you could face some hefty vets bills, will your dogs get on with it and are you prepared to find some left over mouse lying about as they will not normally eat the gall bladder and leave it for you to dispose of. Traps have the advantage of being able to tell you if they have been successful whereas with poison the mice will usually go away to die so you are only sure they have taken the poison and are never 100% sure it has worked. Both traps and poison have to be protected so that other animals cannot take the poison or get caught in the traps.
You obviously have an idea where they are getting in so I think I would go for a couple of good old fashioned mouse traps making sure your dogs cannot access them otherwise it's off to the vets with a big fat wallet  Defender 90XS SW
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4th Dec 2017 9:00am |
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| doublea Member Since: 12 Jul 2011 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 495
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Little nipper are ok, but I find they are very sensitive and often go off when placing. Difficult to get peanut butter on the pin, but it can be smeared onto the wooden part. I haven't tried melting on chocolate! Current Steeds: 2015 110 UW in Grasmere Green 2003 BMW F650 the Hack 2000 Elise 1992 Ducati 888 (no longer in bits, yahoo) 1990 TDR 250 (in bits again) 1988 TDR 250 (no longer in bits) and for sale |
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4th Dec 2017 9:02am |
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| rustandoil Member Since: 08 Sep 2012 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 738  
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We use "Big cheese" plastic traps, very easy to set and have given good results, cheap off ebay...
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4th Dec 2017 9:13am |
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| L90Andy Member Since: 29 May 2014 Location: Stratford-Upon-Avon Posts: 717 
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+1 for Little Nippers. Cheap and reliable, but yes care must be taken when laying as they are sensitive.
I stick a dog biscuit on the spike which is proving effective, but while I like the melted chocolate idea, it doesn't last long in our house anyway and I can't blame the mice for that  Instagram: l90andy
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4th Dec 2017 9:13am |
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| jeffersj Member Since: 23 Jan 2015 Location: Near Preston Posts: 431 
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+1 for little Nipper, works every time for me. I use some raw bacon fat stuck on the pin, they love fat of any sort. Jeff
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4th Dec 2017 9:36am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Little nipper trap , use a slice of mars bar . You don't want to accidentally poison your dogs.
We gave up on traps and now use two rodent officers.  Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
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4th Dec 2017 9:54am |
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| barbel jim Member Since: 12 Dec 2012 Location: Northants Posts: 1423 
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Little nipper or Big Cheese plastic
Once you've caught a few look at expanding foam around the pipe. Pushing metal chicken mesh around the pipe first stops or at least delays them chewing the way back in |
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4th Dec 2017 10:17am |
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| donmacn Member Since: 06 Nov 2017 Location: Nth Scotland Posts: 1841 
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I had a close encounter of the rodent kind last night while tidying up the garage. I'm down some bubble wrap and a couple of old neoprene gloves.... I once had a mouse eat through the leg of a diving drysuit. I was only stopped from a soaking when someone asked: "is that hole supposed to be there..?"
I've also found a mouse nest above the headlining of the 110! It must have been getting in via the axle, holes in the bodywork, and then up one of the pillar trims.... So, rather than lose anything expensive, something needs to be done. I don't particularly wish them harm, I'd just rather they didn't eat anything valuable. Does anyone bother with live traps? |
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4th Dec 2017 10:19am |
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| Swac3 Member Since: 21 Feb 2015 Location: Aberdeen Posts: 363 |
We get bloomin loads coming inside during the winters , not sure on the actual brand of traps
but theyre like the big cheese ones in design. We found they never false trip like the little nippers , and have for us at least always been a clean kill possibly they way the bait pot is shielded in the middle i dunno. 3 Landrovers |
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4th Dec 2017 11:03am |
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| Slideywindows Member Since: 09 Sep 2016 Location: North Essex Posts: 1283
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If you use poison bait, set the bait traps well away from the house in garage/outbuildings or other appropriate places.
You don't want to attract rodents to the house by feeding them there (by bait or traps) so get them early if you can, before they get to your house. The "professional" who served the previous owners of my house, set bait traps in the roof-spaces, airing cupboard, boiler cupboard etc. Guaranteed to attract rodents to those areas to make a mess - and then leave corpses in the house.  |
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4th Dec 2017 11:14am |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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Yes, I use one of these. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pest-Stop-Multica...mouse+trap Works fine but you do have to take it a mile or more away to release them. Don’t get the plastic traps if going this route, they will chew their way out ! Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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4th Dec 2017 11:37am |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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Chocolate not cheese for bait. (Unless your mice are all named Jerry)
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4th Dec 2017 11:51am |
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