Wildguzzi.com

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: kballowe on April 07, 2025, 07:13:18 AM

Title: Wrong House !
Post by: kballowe on April 07, 2025, 07:13:18 AM
After they chewed the coil wire and one spark plug wire off of my riding mower, there was zero chance that I was going to give them an opportunity at the little motorbikes.

Wrong house, sucka !

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53452177048_8080d7a5b5_z.jpg)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54435235517_cce8dab39f_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: guzzisteve on April 07, 2025, 08:03:51 AM
I just had an issue in my storage space I rent, got 3 large ones on sticky pads. They chewed on sidecar seat & police solo seat, nothing on wiring on any of the bikes. I found out they don't like dryer sheets, now cover the bikes but the rig is at home. I also put a bait station next to entrance, not from store but a commercial one. Stepson works for Arrow. Never had any for 15yrs.
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: jrt on April 07, 2025, 10:56:52 AM
I put mothballs under the bike and in the engine bay of my truck that lives outdoors (squirrels).  Seems to work, but my wife says the truck smells like an old closet.
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: Clifton on April 07, 2025, 12:07:38 PM
They sure can make a mess, I just cleaned out the vermin from my mower. I have moved it from the shed to a mouse proof garage now!



(https://i.ibb.co/D6vMQ6f/IMG-3738.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D6vMQ6f)

(https://i.ibb.co/GvJKpzm0/IMG-3740.jpg) (https://ibb.co/GvJKpzm0)

(https://i.ibb.co/ZzsHdr6t/IMG-3742.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZzsHdr6t)
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: kballowe on April 07, 2025, 05:05:10 PM
I've had the very best luck with those antique
Victor snap traps, and hot dogs for bait.
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: slopokes on April 07, 2025, 07:04:05 PM
And they R still made in the U S A….
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: Cam3512 on April 07, 2025, 07:47:44 PM
I recently opened the large bottom drawer of my tool chest.  Found a large rodent nest inside.  A mix of shredded user manuals and insulation fiberglass.  What’s weird is no mice or poop.

It’s war…
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: kballowe on April 07, 2025, 07:53:07 PM
Yes, those Victor snap traps are still made in the USA.

I also discovered that eBay will send you a 20-pack for $20.  They arrived today.

Mouse Wars 2025.  Let the games begin.

(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54437714481_4253544d67_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: lucian on April 07, 2025, 08:06:35 PM
I've had the very best luck with those antique
Victor snap traps, and hot dogs for bait.
 

And if the trap don't kill em the hot dogs surely will.  :grin:
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: Ncdan on April 07, 2025, 08:10:38 PM

(https://i.ibb.co/0RCLfypm/IMG-2795.png) (https://ibb.co/0RCLfypm)

Simple fix👍
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: kballowe on April 07, 2025, 09:05:41 PM
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50793758392_04247dece5_z.jpg)
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: Stretch on April 08, 2025, 06:30:14 AM
Quote
I've had the very best luck with those antique
Victor snap traps

Me, too! I use peanut butter for bait.

I hate mice.

Rodent populations apparently run in cycles. One year
we had a peak cycle with a big fall storm that knocked
all of the mast down from the trees. It was like something
out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. Dead squirrels all over the
roads, and mice into everything. I set traps in the wood piles
and was killing up to ten mice a day. I had them in the wall
of the house just behind my bed. The scratching in the middle
of the night would wake me up - I thought I was gonna lose
what few wits I still  possess.

I hate mice.

I've trapped 'em, squashed 'em, drowned 'em, shot 'em, and sicced
the cat on 'em.

I hate mice.

                                                          -Stretch
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: kballowe on April 08, 2025, 09:13:08 AM
I am really liking this idea !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMWdiQyco1o#ddg-play (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMWdiQyco1o#ddg-play)
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: bronzestar1 on April 09, 2025, 07:06:20 AM
I have the open airbox lid kit on my '23 V7, which is garaged.  I recently had a problem with finding acorns on top of the air filter.  I cleaned them out, shrugged my shoulders, and put the air filter back in.  Two weeks later, same thing.  So rinse and repeat, but this time I moved a pedestal fan I have in the garage to where it was about 3 feet behind the bike, and taped a piece of paper on the back side of the fan cage.  It makes a sound, similar to putting a playing card against the spokes of a bicycle, and I left two overhead LED lights on that were above the bike, so that area was well lit.  Checked two weeks later, nothing in the air filter, so keeping my fingers crossed I won't have to resort to traps.  But if so, it'll be on like Donkey Kong!     
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: SIR REAL ED on April 09, 2025, 09:05:54 AM


I hope you guys are eating all your kills and not letting all that natural, gluten free protein go to waste.

We only have one planet!  Let's take care of it!  For the children!
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: moto-uno on April 09, 2025, 11:46:02 AM
  If you've ever been to Vietnam , they are frequently on the menu outside the major cities (and yup , they're a bit like chicken  :tongue:) !
Title: Re: Wrong House !
Post by: Mike Tashjian on April 09, 2025, 05:33:27 PM
Intakes are one place the critters like to nest.  The exhaust is another.  I watched corn kernals blow out of a 4 wheelers exhaust I worked on. Sweep them up off the driveway and had almost a full dustpan.   I used hardware cloth over the intake and exhaust to slow them down. I haven't heard from the guy in a while so I assume it's working.