Must be Karma. I now have a dead mouse (or something) in my wood pile in my garage. Hope the smell does not last too long.
Philbert
Philbert
Had a woodchuck move in under the wood shed a couple weeks ago. Amazing how many rocks he was excavating from under there. Didn't really need that going on under my wood pallets. Dispatched him with a .22 last Saturday.
IF you don't have dogs/cats around, put green antifreeze in the bottom of the bucket. Won't freeze and also keeps the smell of dead mice to a controllable amount versus water. RV antifreeze would work too but not sure if it will keep the smell down.There are many variations on the '5 gallon bucket mouse trap' that might work with rats. Low tech. No poisons or firearms involved. I guess it only works above freezing.
hey just wondering if anybody has had an ishue with rats in the woodpile. my meighbour come over to tell me he seen one. Just wondering how to get rid of them if i can.
Yep, any of those little terriers would work, or some of the other breeds. Pygmy swamp wooky here is mostly cairn terrier, she'll nail a rat fast if she picks up on one while out walking around.
...Mountain lions, eeek! Ya, bring the little dogs and cats inside at night for sure! The coyotes are bad enough.
There are a number of breeds that are pretty good and tenacious hunters. Surprising to most, our oldest Chihuahua (9-lbs) keeps our yard clear of any and all critters, including chippies, moles, mice, rats and rabbits larger than him! He can catch anything presented so far, except the rabbits unless he gets lucky in a turn, but will usually just run them to ground, unless they find a hole in the fence somewhere. Our middle Chihuahua (also 9-lbs) has no interest in the chase, the kill, or the results. We just got a new Chihuahua puppy last week and at 8-weeks old, she's looking like she'll be a better hunter than even our first!
We've had the occasional coyote and red fox wondering through the neighborhood, probing the fences, but our Golden has kept them at bay so far. They have no interest in her and she's not quick enough to get the small game, which is where the Chi's come into play.
Our border collie "Bouncing Bonnie" (because she can jump so good) nails quail pretty regular. She sniffs them out, runs them, when they flush she leaps and snaps 'em up. down the hatch. Saw her get two within five minutes before. She does rats in the field, too, but likes quail better.
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