Rodent prevention

L16driver · Dec 31, 2019

Hi, i am interested to hear from the group how everyone deals with the mouse problems associated with owning and hangering. I fly semi-regular( atleast once a week). I am diligent to not leave food debris in the plane. I still have issues time and again with mice and what they leave behind. Attached i have a picture of my most recent attempt to keep them out. I formed and rolled sheet metal hoops to go around each of the main wheels and tailwheel. We shall see... I look forward to the groups thoughts on this.
Thanks in advance!

stewartb · Dec 31, 2019

Too humane for me, just diverting them. Glue boards catch and kill them. I just ordered another case yesterday. Not for a plane, though.

L16driver · Dec 31, 2019

stewartb said:
Too humane for me, just diverting them. Glue boards catch and kill them. I just ordered another case yesterday. Not for a plane, though.

NOTED. Ill get a case!

mvivion · Dec 31, 2019

You might try nuclear weapons.....those little rascals are very determined. But if you find something a bit milder that works, let us all know.

MTV

OLDCROWE · Dec 31, 2019

You need a tippy bucket mouse trap. Basically a bucket of water with a ramp up to the top and a spinney bait holder that will tip and drop them in when they get out to the bait.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpT9lj91MiE

tempdoug · Dec 31, 2019

seriously i still like the good old victor mouse trap with a chunk of cheese. feels like im after coyotes. just set up a trapline. these new ones look like a must have.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u4FSHIlRjis finger saver type for the chickens.

hotrod180 · Dec 31, 2019

Decon.

supilot · Dec 31, 2019

Used this stuff when we first moved into our place, which was pretty much overrun. It was VERY effective. Don’t let rabbits eat it. Got rid of that and now just have two hangar cats that do an excellent job of maintaining a mouse free hangar in the country.

First Strike Soft Bait RAT/MICE Rodenticide Poison - 16 LBS 6666325 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B006GDM8SW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_iI6cEb2Y0C73S

tempdoug · Dec 31, 2019

poisons, you gotta wonder where they end up?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xt7s6Ad654

Tim · Dec 31, 2019

Iv been using this stuff for years, and check the trap line daily

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stewartb · Dec 31, 2019

tempdoug said:
poisons, you gotta wonder where they end up?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Xt7s6Ad654

The mice and rats crawl into walls and die. I've had walls opened up to remove dead mice and just a few weeks ago a rat died in the ceiling at my shop offices. Nasty business, dealing with stinking rotten critters. No more poison around my property. Catch them or chase them off.

dgapilot · Dec 31, 2019

Moth balls usually work in enclosed areas.

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Gordon Misch · Dec 31, 2019

have two hangar cats

Yeah - and they proof-load test their catching mechanism by climbing pantlegs!

On the other hand, as one might guess, they're amazingly friendly. So most likely, they're stealing the old man's beer and taking it outside to a secret hideaway to share with the mice.

flynlow · Dec 31, 2019

Ive tried everything cept the nuclear option

What seems to work is peppermint. Crazy but since i started using this candy no more mouses

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Mush · Dec 31, 2019

I work with a guy who collects classic cars. He said a lot of collectors use vanilla tree shaped air fresheners. I've had mice get into my 185 so figured it would be a cheap method to try. I use 3 of them. I set one on the tailwheel head and the other 2 on the steering arms and cable. If a mouse did try to get in via the tailwheel it would probably knock the air freshener onto the floor letting you know its time to start searching inside the plane. I haven't had any problems since.

Hardtailjohn · Dec 31, 2019

A Jack Russel Terrier is way more effective and much quicker than a cat!

John

coxcub · Jan 1, 2020

I've yet to try this one - heard it a few days ago

Mix tasty rodent food (non poisonous) with Polyfilla powder and place in a suitable place.
Polyfilla mixes with gastric juices - hardens - blocks gut - rodent dies!

The big advantage is that poison bates do not go further up the food chain when the carcass is scavenged.

Frank

PS - In the US try Spackle powder

Wingwrench · Jan 1, 2020

3 vehicles and 2 airplanes in my hangar and the only ones that attract mice are the 180 and my wife's car. We've recently found dryer sheets keep them out of her car.

L16driver · Jan 1, 2020

Thanks for all the feedback guys. My take away so far is combining the rings around wheels and glue traps.

Poison is a no-go due to the chances of death and decomp in the plane or hanger.

Happy new year!

tempdoug · Jan 1, 2020

glue traps suffer from dust, in a very short time it drops off there effectiveness. and 1 mouse you gotta toss em or put up with the stink. and ive got screenings piles and cattle in the yard, so i dont buy them anymore. those rings should work real well. my first plane was a low houred 1966 cessna 150 barn find for 2500 bucks, getting it home, another story, getting out 10 gallons of mouse home in one wing, never again. plane should have stayed in the barn. again the rings should really help. ive got my harem of fed but hungry cats and victor snap traps and things are good. rats in the feed pile-12 gauge.

stewartb · Jan 1, 2020

Here's my collection of electronic traps I just brought down from the attic a few days ago. In 2 years of operation they got 1 mouse. My assortment of baited spring traps also got 1 during the same time. Glue boards in one year are at 9 or 10. And one small snake. No dust issues here.

These electronic traps are a waste of time. They'll get pitched. I do have ultrasonic repellers and I think they worked initially but not so well now. Maybe they wear out?

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hotrod180 · Jan 1, 2020

stewartb said:
... I do have ultrasonic repellers and I think they worked initially but not so well now.

courierguy · Jan 1, 2020

Hardtailjohn said:
A Jack Russel Terrier is way more effective and much quicker than a cat!
John

Both.... and no mice!

Bassackwards · Jan 1, 2020

I use a product that I get from our local farm supply store. It’s call fresh cab and it is a rodent repellent that I use in the plane and my boat. No mice since I started using it. Cost around $14 for a box of 4. Nice pleasant clove smell in the cub when I open the door too!

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N86250 · Jan 1, 2020

After watching a hangar neighbor weekly empty multiple mice from his Victor Tin Cats, I got my own. They catch mice in our hangar and in our ground level apartment.

hotrod180 · Jan 2, 2020

N86250 said:
After watching a hangar neighbor weekly empty multiple mice from his Victor Tin Cats, I got my own. They catch mice in our hangar and in our ground level apartment.

Googled this, I see it's a "humane" trap (live capture).
Is he releasing live mice?
Maybe it's the same ones over & over.
A short roundtrip outside & back isn't a bad exchange for a free meal.

RVBottomly · Jan 2, 2020

hotrod180 said:
Googled this, I see it's a "humane" trap (live capture).
Is he releasing live mice?
Maybe it's the same ones over & over.
A short roundtrip outside & back isn't a bad exchange for a free meal.

I have a windup live trap. Catches up to 8 or 9 at a time. I suppose you could call it humane, but not how I use it. I just carry it out to a straight-sided trough, call the cats and dog, and then open it over the trough.

Our cats and dog think it's the greatest fun we can have.

Vic

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Hardtailjohn · Jan 2, 2020

RVBottomly said:
I have a windup live trap. Catches up to 8 or 9 at a time. I suppose you could call it humane, but not how I use it. I just carry it out to a straight-sided trough, call the cats and dog, and then open it over the trough.

Our cats and dog think it's the greatest fun we can have.

Vic

Just leave them in there for a few days...you'll only have to dump one or maybe 2 that are left....but lots of feet and tails.
John

N86250 · Jan 2, 2020

hotrod180 said:
Googled this, I see it's a "humane" trap (live capture).
Is he releasing live mice?
Maybe it's the same ones over & over.
A short roundtrip outside & back isn't a bad exchange for a free meal.

Mostly dead. The live ones got the heel of a boot. The mice in my traps are usually dead when I remember to check and find them. The ones that are still scratching get a shot of starting fluid under an old towel so they go to sleep permanently.

RVBottomly · Jan 3, 2020

Hardtailjohn said:
Just leave them in there for a few days...you'll only have to dump one or maybe 2 that are left....but lots of feet and tails.
John

Right. I did that last winter when I forgot the trap for a month, and found a mummified mouse wrapped around the trigger mechanism after it tried to burrow out under it. I never found time or fortitude to try to extract it....

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