Most effective way to deal with mice outside

Jul 18th, 2021 10:02 am

#1

superscoots [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2018; 1987 posts; 2424 upvotes

Jul 18th, 2021 10:02 am

Most effective way to deal with mice outside

I have mice all over my shed and bbq. I've placed two food based poisons traps in the shed and enclosed bbq. They have been feasting. I keep replacing the food bait. Not sure if it's even killing them at this point.

Any advice?

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Jul 18th, 2021 10:22 am

#2

Jerico: Deal Guru; Jan 25, 2007; 12531 posts; 7709 upvotes; Paris

Jul 18th, 2021 10:22 am

superscoots wrote: ↑ I have mice all over my shed and bbq. I've placed two food based poisons traps in the shed and enclosed bbq. They have been feasting. I keep replacing the food bait. Not sure if it's even killing them at this point.

Any advice?

Yes. Dont use food based poison. Will kill the local owls and other wildlife that will actually work to keep the mice population down, and next year will be worse. Just trap and execute them.

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Jul 18th, 2021 10:27 am

#3

superscoots [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2018; 1987 posts; 2424 upvotes

Jul 18th, 2021 10:27 am

Jerico wrote: ↑ Yes. Dont use food based poison. Will kill the local owls and other wildlife that will actually work to keep the mice population down, and next year will be worse. Just trap and execute them.

Best trap?

I've used the cheap snap traps but I'm just endlessly replacing those too lol

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Jul 18th, 2021 10:29 am

#4

Jerico: Deal Guru; Jan 25, 2007; 12531 posts; 7709 upvotes; Paris

Jul 18th, 2021 10:29 am

The black ones work great. We live in a forest and catch them inside a few times a year. In my shed, I just eliminated food sources or for grass seed put it into old cat litter containers. For the BBQ, I dont cover it. Seems to work outside.

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Jul 18th, 2021 10:42 am

#5

Ballroomblitz1: Deal Addict; Oct 2, 2018; 2881 posts; 3376 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 18th, 2021 10:42 am

Other than cleaning up any clutter and places where the rodents can hide, reads like you are doing everything right.

Leave the buggars no place to hide, and continue the countermeasures.

Issue my be related to a unkept neighbour compost pile. So while your measues are good it may not fix the issue as long as food source out of your control isn't addressed.

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Jul 18th, 2021 10:44 am

#6

smacd: Deal Guru; Oct 6, 2007; 10629 posts; 9143 upvotes; Kootenays

Jul 18th, 2021 10:44 am

Bucket traps work well:

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Jul 18th, 2021 12:30 pm

#7

esoxhntr: Deal Addict; May 17, 2012; 3184 posts; 2193 upvotes; ontario

Jul 18th, 2021 12:30 pm

an outdoor cat.

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Jul 18th, 2021 1:47 pm

#8

lamin: Deal Addict; Jan 21, 2011; 1381 posts; 762 upvotes; GTA

Jul 18th, 2021 1:47 pm

Bucket idea is probably the best, just get a fish net. Smear peanut butter around the bucket a few inches down.

Jul 18th, 2021 4:08 pm

#9

georvu: Deal Fanatic; Feb 4, 2015; 9571 posts; 5906 upvotes; Canada, Eh!!

Jul 18th, 2021 4:08 pm

Jerico wrote: ↑ The black ones work great. We live in a forest and catch them inside a few times a year. In my shed, I just eliminated food sources or for grass seed put it into old cat litter containers. For the BBQ, I dont cover it. Seems to work outside.

Like this?

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Jul 18th, 2021 4:12 pm

#10

blexann: Deal Guru; Mar 10, 2005; 11831 posts; 4927 upvotes

Jul 18th, 2021 4:12 pm

Keep BBQ very clean
Peppermint

Most likely voles, you're not going to kill them all so just try and control instead

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Jul 18th, 2021 4:25 pm

#11

lamin: Deal Addict; Jan 21, 2011; 1381 posts; 762 upvotes; GTA

Jul 18th, 2021 4:25 pm

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/catc ... p.html#srp

Bucket is less horrific though and you don’t really have to reset daily.

Jul 19th, 2021 6:52 am

#12

ranjeet2000: Deal Addict; Nov 1, 2001; 1152 posts; 477 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 19th, 2021 6:52 am

lamin wrote: ↑ https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/catc ... p.html#srp

Bucket is less horrific though and you don’t really have to reset daily.

I'll vote for the cheap wooden ones. Just toss out after. I can't deal with resetting.

Also keep your bbq clean. Do not leave the grease tray out. That is a buffet.

Jul 19th, 2021 8:13 am

#13

BDSL: Deal Addict; Sep 22, 2009; 3717 posts; 2702 upvotes; Markham

Jul 19th, 2021 8:13 am

So mouse inside the house is a problem. Now mouse outside the house is also a problem.
So where can they go?

Jul 19th, 2021 10:38 am

#14

lamin: Deal Addict; Jan 21, 2011; 1381 posts; 762 upvotes; GTA

Jul 19th, 2021 10:38 am

Maybe by you, lol.

Jul 19th, 2021 1:03 pm

#15

Bidjaan: Deal Addict; Sep 7, 2017; 1169 posts; 1189 upvotes

Jul 19th, 2021 1:03 pm

Outdoor cat.

Cheap snap traps with peanut butter.

Plant or spread stuff they don’t like. I used to spray my bbq with peppermint oil??? Which helped but expensive solution. So I covered the open areas with chicken wire folded in half to make the holes smaller. That’s kept them out.

The neighbours that had outdoor cats were a blessing. No mice. But they have now moved so no more cats

back to snap traps

Jul 19th, 2021 6:34 pm

#16

jdmfishingonly: Deal Fanatic; Oct 13, 2008; 7116 posts; 3634 upvotes; Durham

Jul 19th, 2021 6:34 pm

superscoots wrote: ↑ I have mice all over my shed and bbq. I've placed two food based poisons traps in the shed and enclosed bbq. They have been feasting. I keep replacing the food bait. Not sure if it's even killing them at this point.

Any advice?

Pour coolant antifreeze along your property line ... mice love the taste of sweet stuff ... they will lick and before you know it ... they are dead.

I've done that ... and it works!

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Jul 19th, 2021 7:00 pm

#17

teoconca: Deal Guru; Oct 16, 2008; 10903 posts; 5089 upvotes; Maple

Jul 19th, 2021 7:00 pm

Tidy up things, don’t store grass seeds, rags, covers, tarps so the mice don’t make a nest and produce.
Trap them.
Clean up BBQ, mice love the grease, crumps.

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Jul 19th, 2021 8:56 pm

#18

av10000: Jr. Member; Sep 28, 2012; 165 posts; 306 upvotes

Jul 19th, 2021 8:56 pm

A few months back I saw one in my bbq. i covered the holes with 1/4 inch mesh. It works well.
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Jul 19th, 2021 11:41 pm

#19

James Stonehenge: Deal Addict; Dec 25, 2012; 1431 posts; 758 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 19th, 2021 11:41 pm

blexann wrote: ↑ Keep BBQ very clean
Peppermint

Most likely voles, you're not going to kill them all so just try and control instead

How do you control voles?

JS

Jul 20th, 2021 12:27 am

#20

blexann: Deal Guru; Mar 10, 2005; 11831 posts; 4927 upvotes

Jul 20th, 2021 12:27 am

James Stonehenge wrote: ↑ How do you control voles?

from getting into the bbq, keep the exterior very clean, clean the drip tray, add some peppermint

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Most effective way to deal with mice outside

Most effective way to deal with mice outside

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