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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and
covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
frank1492 wrote:
Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. Hi, Soak a few cotton balls in Peppermint oil and place the here and there. Mice don't like the smell of it. Ypu can buy the oil in any health food store. I find Japanese Mint oil very strong. |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
Looking at all these. I'd like to avoid the cost of a shrinkwrap.
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 13:51:33 -0400, "Joseph Meehan" wrote: A lot of people report good luck with mothballs. There are also people who have reported no luck at all with them. I suspect those that report good luck are reporting just that, "Good Luck" and not really "effect product." It should be noted that naphthalene and 1,4-dichlorobenzene (both are used as mothballs) are both toxic to humans. They also would need to be renewed and they might cause damage to some parts of your boat. "frank1492" wrote in message .. . Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
frank1492 wrote:
Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. Think cat. |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
On Sat, 27 Oct 2007 19:43:07 GMT, frank1492
wrote: Looking at all these. I'd like to avoid the cost of a shrinkwrap. Leave the boat in the water; announce abandon ship :-/ "frank1492" wrote in message . .. Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and -- Oren "I wouldn't even be here if my support group hadn't beaten me up." |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
When it sarts to get cold the critters look for warm/sheltered spots to
winter over. I would set traps (including glue traps) and poison. If your boat has hidden places you might anticipate this and place a few feet on fiberglass insulation batts. When you open your boat up again you will likely find some dead mice inside. "frank1492" wrote in message ... Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
The boat will be covered.
On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:28:47 -0500, Lar wrote: frank1492 wrote: Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. Place several bait stations that protect the bait from weather and non target animals around the boat and surrounding area. Bait blocks will be more attractant than the D-Con and will be able to secure better in the Bait Stations. Lar |
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How to Keep Mice Out Of My Boat This Winter
For what its worth - the local radio handyman-talk-show host insists mice
hate the smell of peppermint and a little peppermint oil mixed in water will keep them away. "John Gilmer" wrote in message ... When it sarts to get cold the critters look for warm/sheltered spots to winter over. I would set traps (including glue traps) and poison. If your boat has hidden places you might anticipate this and place a few feet on fiberglass insulation batts. When you open your boat up again you will likely find some dead mice inside. "frank1492" wrote in message ... Do mothballs work? The boat is stored outdoors and covered with a tarp. Last year I had a very severe problem (for the first time- very cold late winter in NE.) I had also thought of D-Con but there are lots of nooks and crannies where they can go to die rather than leaving the premises! Your thoughts? Thanks! Frank. |
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