I've had great luck with the electric rat/mouse traps put out by Victor.
They run on batteries and give the varmints a jolt around 10,000 volts.
When it is mouse season we get at least one a day, which thins them out
in a hurry. I bought ours at Tractor Supply, but you should be able to
find the just about anywhere. Cost, about $50.
Peace,
Pat
Thusly spake Battmain, On 3/15/2010 2:27 PM:
> Geez, after reading about everyone's woes with the birds, I don't feel so bad
>after my years long battle with the rats in my car's engine compartment. I've
>finally found some pretty effective (and expensive) rat traps, but now that I
>seemed to have eliminated the rats, a possum has moved in. The nest spans both
>sides of the engine compartment. I'll deal with him soon and it wont be
>pretty. (evil laugh)
>
> Brian
> battmain@yahoo.com
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Wayne <wmc_st@xxiii.com>
> (snip)
>
> On 3/13/2010 12:37 PM, Jim Franklin wrote:
>
>> My garage is a converted carport, and a previous tenant (sparrow) refuses to
>> respect the new tenant (me). It keeps coming in and crapping on my
>motorcycles
>> (it finds the mirrors particularly attractive). Other than spraying it with
>> something flaming or sticky and then stomping it to death, how do I get it to
>>
>
> Well, WD-40 and a lighter can work really well. Just have an extinguisher
>and/or hose handy. I pretty much hate birds, except for the ones that are
>tasty or good hot sauce carriers, and even then only if someone else prepares
>them.
>
> I've had them do obnoxious stuff like nest in (and ruin) the gloves to my
>sand blast cabinet, nest on top of or behind the light covers of my garage
>door opener, get in my dryer vent, etc. Or just crap on all kinds of stuff in
>my garage & house.
> (snip)
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