I concur with Dan that this is a food chain problem. Rat Terriers can
be very effective but high maintenance. A tribe of mean cats should
convince these rodents to stay on your neighbor's side :-)
Peter Landy
'74 Bgt
DANIEL RAY wrote:
>
> Mike:
> Too bad, because a big, mean cat would probably be a great "Final Solution"
>for those rodents. Maybe a Rat Terrier, Beagle or Dachshund? hehe
> Sounds like you have an ecological problem that poisons and repellents might
>not solve...need to change the food chain around in that garage somehow!
> Dan
>
> From: Mike Lishego
> Hello,
> I'm getting ready to install the new carpeting into my 'B, but it
>will sit in
> a garage with a rodent problem. My father and I have been putting out a
>fresh tray of
> D-Con since I've been home with no real success. As an odd aside, my
>neighbor has
> fished 38 dead rodents of all kinds out of his pond in the past few
>weeks...Anyway,
> the little suckers have eaten my old seats apart and I found two dead mice
>trapped in
> the cylinder bores of a headless engine. What can I put in my car to keep
>them from
> nesting in my wiring or eating my new carpet? It's obvious that the D-Con is
> pointless, since more animals come into the garage to take their dead
>comrades place.
> What about mothballs? Cedar? Electronic pest repellers?
> Thanks in advance, however, cats are out of the question...8-(
>
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