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I put moth balls in my shed and mice and snakes hate moth balls

@cindyneeper

Ай бұрын

Aren't those like camphor?

Having an arsenal is important because no one tool works on all mice.

I love the grandpa’s chicken feeder that you recommended. Cut down on our feed waste going to mice. I also love the bucket lid trap. I put peanut butter on the inside side wall of the lid to trick them into trying out the flapping lid.

I use instant mashed potatoes bait stations. I also use baking soda and hot chocolate powder. Bucket traps with pearlite and a few sunflower seeds on top. There’s no shortage of eastern rat snakes too. In my house I have cats.

...snap traps aren't always quick. I had one that snapped in the middle of the house's spine. There was a sunburst of blood on the wall where it was, but no trap. Eventually found the trap, mouse still alive and in it, but it's spine was broken. Had to bring it out to the driveway and finish it with a shovel. It was still hopping with only it's front legs, trap dangling from it's mid-section.

@khester7397

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I've had a couple of those. Can't help but respect the tenacity and drive to live. Squashed them with a big rock. Unpleasant.

@TheProvidentPrepper

29 күн бұрын

that is so sad!

Jonathan and Kylene: Replace the screen you have with a copper or stainless steel version. Many homes have been fitted with nylon mesh screens to make them less noticeable and easier to look through, but they are no match for birds with sharp claws or mice. I prefer the expensive traps that work by electrocution. They use either electricity or more common a large DC battery. They are common around grocery stores and restaurants. They work for both mice and rats. They are baited and when the rodent goes in to get the bait they are zapped and there is no danger of poisoning other animals. The downside is you still have to empty them into the trash.

Mouse traps with the old-fashioned metal latch are much safer than the ones with the yellow plastic latch. Some of the yellow latches will never latch at all.

Good points. Thank you Jonathan and Kylene. Happy trails!

For areas you aren't going into like under car hoods or in outdoor storage areas I use mothballs as a deterrent, seems to work. Make small cloth bags out of scrap material and tie them in place

You didn't mention the electric rat and mouse zappers. They operate on AA batteries. Their only drawback is it is one kill until you empty and reset. I like the drowning bucket method but only in certain areas like my tool shed, grain shed, tack room, etc. Not in my little house. There it is snap traps and electric zappers.

Handy tips. Appreciated

I use the green poison traps and the flip traps.

If you go around the home and close off all holes, that you don't know about, they really don't get in. I had rats and put steel wool around my bottom sink holes, the holes from the toilet hose and no one thinks about those spots, I have never had a rat in the house. Walk around your home and put steel wool in all holes, like air conditioner going to house.

@cindyneeper

Ай бұрын

Or dryer vent was a problem, well I had cats. Took care of that

@glohstr1

Ай бұрын

I'm wondering how I'm going to find the entrances that I dont know about. 😵‍💫🤔

The bucket and ramp are effective…but it is annoying to knock the ramp off when walking by

I used the steel wool and it rusted away so now I use the copper and stainless chore boys. The mice won't chew through that either and it doesn't rust away. My neighbor is feeding cats and has about 50 and they are so well fed they aren't getting mice! I use a mouse trap that is similar to a clothes pin. They operate like the snap traps but you don't have to handle anything and all you have to do is press the ends. I think they are called "the better mouse trap".

@justnana2256

Ай бұрын

I bought those better mouse traps. They are great. Every time the fields are harvested, we get mice. I used to buy the 4/$1.00 wooden ones at dollar tree, now they are 2/$1.25 and fall apart.

@lyndabuchholz1216

Ай бұрын

@@justnana2256 That is what I found also trying to set them I seemed to always snap my fingers.

I don't think I heard or saw the "Cat Box", a steel box with 2 one-way-doors, that you set on the floor against the wall. They walk in but cannot walk out - you decide if the mice inside go free or die (by dropping the Cat Box into a bucket of water). The box holds many mice and is more useful than one-hit traps.

I love the jiffy mix and baking soda. I have always used snaptraps

Also, I have cameras outside my home and I feel blessed . For many many years we have helped the animals around here since we have taken so much of their land people have. We have foxes on our cameras every night. Raccoons skunks possums all very beneficial animals

I've seen the bucket trap used when there's a large infestation of rodents or in areas where you aren't' likely to reset the traps often enough.

Great advice. ❤️👍🇺🇲

If you plant the sage, mint or oregano in pots, will it have the same effect as planting in the ground?

@twinkleblink3073

Ай бұрын

The mint and oregano might cascade over and down if kept long from the container lip but not so much the sage.

Great video on an important but often overlooked topic! Thanks! Other issues with rodents... They can carry fleas, ticks and other pests. Also, all rodents gnaw because their front teeth continually grow. Which can affect things like wiring. Another food source can be the dropped seeds around bird feeders. Removing cover around your house that rodents can hide within can also help reduce their populations.

We have feral cats that run around the neighborhood. They seem to like our wood pile that’s up off the ground and covered. We’ve seen them trotting away with a mouse in their mouths. We also have our house foundation, window wells, windows, doors, and garage door sprayed 3 times a year. So far, so good 😊 The peppermint is a great idea, too. I’ll try that.

put a bait block into the bucket fall in eat the bait cant get out

@tevansrn1

Ай бұрын

Great idea!

@laurabrown5983

Ай бұрын

@@tevansrn1 ty

There is a channel, Shawn wood I think, and he covers every mouse trap known. Well worth the look. Also note that there are effective mouse repellents. Anything strong smelling is good. So, peppermint and cinnamon, clove, eucalyptus, and any other strong smelling oils work. Also, dryer sheets, moth balls, etc all help repel them.

I have a question It's not quite related to the mice in this video but, it is about the desi packs. I get but you don't want to use oxygen absorbers with sugar and salt, but what about Desi packs? Also if using a Desi pack with sugar do you just put it in the 5 gallon bucket or do you actually put it in the sugar?

When my father in law moved into a retirement home, the rodents took over. They chewed through his heavy plastic canisters. Ugh!

@TheProvidentPrepper

29 күн бұрын

So frustrating!

Electric traps are excellent.

My chickens eat mice. It's like watching a T-Rex killing a cave man.

Under our addition, the contractor took out a basement window and he ran the heat piping out thru the window hole for the additions heat. How do you seal up a hole that is 2ft by 4ft with 2 big round heating pipes going thru it ? I have to put traps by it and when it rains a lot, I can count on having to replace the traps and adding more.

@janmyers2902

Ай бұрын

Steel wool?

@cindyneeper

Ай бұрын

Fiberglass?

@victorialg1270

Ай бұрын

Block as much as you can with plywood. Then seal everything with expanding foam sealer. Do the sealer from both sides if you can.

@trish237

Ай бұрын

@@victorialg1270 Mice love chewing thru the foam sealer. I like that idea though. Now I just have to figure out how to secure the plywood. Maybe liquid nails? The window is fully gone and only a cement wall with a hole and two 6 inch pipes going thru it. Then stuff any gaps with steel wool. Thank you I appreciate it.

@maryminnick7776

Ай бұрын

@trish237 there's a rodent resistent spray foam

I’m batting 💯 in getting comments deleted by you tube

@jackgoldman1

Ай бұрын

I have been censored for 24 hours about ten times, sometimes for complimenting the wrong people promoted as "hate". It sucks.

@TheProvidentPrepper

29 күн бұрын

I'll look at the deleted comments and see what's up.

@TheProvidentPrepper

29 күн бұрын

Okay ... behave yourself! It shouldn't edit you anymore on our channel so be sure to keep it kind and family-friendly :)

@Utah_Mike

28 күн бұрын

@@TheProvidentPrepper I promise 🤞

Well I will be the one oddball here. I've spent my life helping animals. We live in a very rural area. We're very clean. It's very rare that a mouse comes in our house. If it does, it's very simple. We use a have a heart trap. We catch the mouse and we take it down in some woods we know of when we release it. when you use poisons. Of course an owl can eat that mouse and then you're going to kill a beautiful owl. Glue traps are cruelty. There's no reason to kill everything you don't like or don't understand. We lived out here in a rural area for 30 years and I think we've seen two mice. Just how I run my house. Just one person's opinion

@JanuaryLisa

Ай бұрын

Agreed. We spent weeks getting our mouse population under control when we first moved to our new home. Much was just common sense, like not leaving food out to attract them AND skunks, raccoons, deer, bobcats, armadillos, possums, rats, and any other wildlife we've seen out here!

The glue traps gotta go, that's nasty

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We have cats, no problems.

@cathybestlercurtis

Ай бұрын

My cat finds mice a curiosity. She is useless.

@marcb1958

Ай бұрын

@@cathybestlercurtis 😂😂😂

I get you are a loving man who has impassion for all living creatures, but its time to toughen up for the well being of your loved and community. We all made our decisions, and ignored the voice of God, prior to todays existence. Discern, n God bless you and yours. Be your first responder

I suppose you leave your dog on a chain outside too, besides killing birds via you mice bait blocks! Shame on you that you complain you actually have to go outside to feed your Golden Retriever twice a day. Do you heat the dog water in the winter???