3 Ways To Get Rid Of Mice or Rats, And Keep Them Out!(#1 tip at10:14 mark for the impatient viewers)

Mice and rats are my most despised animals. I have many years spent trapping them and now I have 3 ways to fix the problem for good.

[@CovertRadio]

DO NOT PLAY COUNTRY MUSIC! I tried it 4 days ago, and I set up a camera in the basement. To my surprise, the rats learned Line Dancing in just 1 day. There have been drunken fights. They made Saloon Doors out of my daughters play kitchen they 1/2 ate. (So they can throw each other through it). I hear RC Toy Ford Trucks in my basement all hours of the night. NO COUNTRY MUSIC!!

[@TakeTheRide]

Lmao!!! 🎉

[@bigdaddysshop8180]

Try AOC or KAMALA speeches playing over and over

[@johnwage4258]

I disagree. And counterproductive those two and NPR attract vermin ​@@bigdaddysshop8180

[@petem.3719]

​@@bigdaddysshop8180That might repel magats. Rats are smarter.

[@ruthannmarie7119]

Very very funny thx

[@r40734]

Turned the garage radio on over 20 years ago and have never seen any signs of rodents. Had to finally buy a new radio a couple of years ago, but it's totally worth it. My neighbors think I'm crazy, but they have mice. They refuse my theory. It's good to finally hear somebody else making it work.

[@sherirottweilersforever7772]

I keep an old boom box on in my chicken coop to keep coyotes away but I haven’t seen any sign of rodents so maybe the stereo is helping with that.

[@gimpygardner3377]

@@r40734 I was an electrician. I left the radio on overnight on job sites. It helped to scare off the 2 legged rats.

[@theemeraldfox7779]

I've had one playing for a year to keep foxes and coyotes away,doent affect the rats!!

[@sherirottweilersforever7772]

@@theemeraldfox7779 I haven’t seen rats but I don’t leave chicken food laying around . The hens eat what I give them pretty fast.

[@r40734]

@@theemeraldfox7779 Rock 'n Roll Rats! Try a different genre. Lol

[@BourneAccident]

GREAT TIP: I use "peanut oil" from an eye dropper to bait all my traps. No ants eating all the bait and no bugs. In fact, I had traps that I haven't set out in over a year old and still caught mice with them with NO MORE PEANUT OIL BAIT APPLIED! They smell what's left of the oil ad BANG. Got 'em. I had the best results with the bucket traps I bought from RINNE traps. Again with just peanut oil. I was catching as many as 11 mice in one night. I also, put these traps outside because I don't want the mice inside. I get 'em when their on their way in. 4 bucket traps at the 4 corners of my house/garage/shed. Single TomCat traps underneath my vehicles. Everything with peanut oil. I only caught 2 mice in all of 2024. In 2023 when I started, I caught over 200 mice within the first two months. After thousands of dollars in damage to my farm vehicles and cars, I had had enough. Now the mice are a rare occurrence and I was infested with them.

[@grandpied]

My biggest fear mice chewing electrical wiring causing a short and creating a fire. Luckily where I live there are three cats and no mice, anymore.

[@pjet8042]

I'd like to put the snap traps outside but I'm worried a skunk might get his nose stuck in one and blast all over the place.

[@59steveo]

@@pjet8042 Put it under a bucket with a small entrance hole and put a brick on the bucket. There are several ways of shielding the trap from skunks where mice can still get to it.

[@BourneAccident]

@@pjet8042 I've had that happen and they run away and shake off the traps. I find some traps in the middle of my lawn and others down the drive. I think I would rather smell skunk for a couple of days than shell out thousands in vehicle repairs. Just sayin'.

[@GTIFabric]

Don't let up or those bastids will return

[@hildaharp9863]

The organization of the tools on the wall brings me great comfort

[@redpillgirl1843]

I was thinking that too!

[@GinaHarrisToo]

🤣🤣🤣 Me too!

[@davidpeightal4918]

it brings me great shame.

[@DemoCATicMAN]

@@davidpeightal4918 Having Ambition can be a difficult thing, all the anxiety and depression these days does that to me.

[@twiga57]

It would give me great comfort if it was my shop!

[@joeythedime1838]

One of the big reasons not to use poison is that the dyeing mice and rats might be eaten by a bird of prey or other predator. In FL we have a problem with eagles and hawks being poisoned. Great advise on the radio. I had a racoon that moved in to my boat, on a boat lift, and she gave birth to six kits. I called animal control and a couple of private services and all refused to remove the family and told me to wait it out until the kits are are fully weaned! About 10 - 12 weeks. An old timer at my marina told me to leave a radio on 24 hours and that in about a week the mother will find a new home and move all the kits one-by-one. This worked like a charm, not sure my neighbors appreciated the country music station that I picked!

[@VNNZTC]

Well bullshit to the touchy feely people. I love animals but if that happened to me, well bye bye the lot and to hell with the greenies. I bet they would do something similar if it were their house.

[@samnjoeysgrama1]

This works with skunks under your deck or in your crawl space also.

[@SgtRudySmith31bRet]

The other problem with poison is they might die in the walls and then you have a whole new problem

[@goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe9644]

Loud Barry Manilow music playing nonstop works for mice and the nosy neighbor when he drops in.😂

[@keithnielsen4776]

Yoko ono will keep all pest away including nosey neighbors

[@rogergrimsby5805]

Must be the droning quality

[@donkemmann2805]

That is so crewel!😅

[@debbriggs5811]

😅

[@peterburkey3740]

@@goaheadmakeourdayscooterpe9644 LP’s or 78’s?? Hahaha….!

[@user-qm8gl5fj6v]

One year, I had a bad infestation. I tried everything and finally got rid of them. Well... I didn't, but an 8 foot black rat snake moved in downstairs and took care of it. Unfortunately, I found it, and despite being partially blind due to skin shed, it kindly wrapped itself around a broom stick, and I placed it outside. Then I plugged the whole that let it in. I actually appreciated the work it did and it's calm relaxed attitude. The only issue is my wifes refusal to EVER GO IN THE BASEMENT AGAIN!

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@user-qm8gl5fj6v Rat snakes can get very large.

[@KardyEden922]

That happened to me too😅😅

[@brunomelli4679]

"The only issue is my wifes refusal to EVER GO IN THE BASEMENT AGAIN!" Why is that an issue? ;-)

[@gottathinkupanewone]

I once lived in a manufactured house in the middle of a 40-acre field. I had so many mice, I thought they had set up their international headquarters in my walls. I would catch them in the evening as fast as I could empty the traps and reset them. One evening, I caught 11 mice before bedtime. My kid eventually caught a hog nose snake and brought it home in a bucket, thinking we had a new pet. I looked the snake over and said, "Let's let him live UNDER the house." Mr. Slink moved in, and the mice moved out.

[@bobmirror7164]

So, time to make your man cave in the basement. Ha ha lol.

[@Firedog-ny3cq]

Planted a small sweet corn patch in my garden one year. We live in the woods. Raccoons love corn. When the ears appeared, I ran an extension cord out to the garden and plugged a radio into it. I turned the radio on at sunset and turned it off the next morning. Raccoons are nocturnal. The night before I was going to harvest a really nice crop of completely untouched ears of corn, I neglected to turn the radio on. The next morning when I went out into the garden to harvest the corn, I was greeted by the sight of a completely torn-apart corn patch. Every single ear had been ripped off the stalks and chewed on. The little bastards didn't leave me one untouched ear for all my troubles. Radios work. Humans are undependable. Raccoons are patient and devious.

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@Firedog-ny3cq Sorry to hear about your corn, but your story proves a great point!

[@rickstephens1130]

Yeah that's a good idea and all, but if they are so patient and devious? Then won't they figure it out that there is no one outside and creep through the yard to the place where the food is at? It was Just a thought I had? But it is a really good idea to have a radio going at night. That will probably keep just about everything else away too? I've heard and then saw raccoons climb up to a Deck post that was possibly 18-20 feet up from the ground and assault a small dog just to get to the dog food as I was riding my bike down the street before! I felt bad for the little dog but it ran off from the area where the food was and left the racoons to eat it's own food and I guess probably didn't get enough to eat that night? Poor little dog. I often thought that maybe I should visit the house during the day and let the person who owns the house and the dog what I had witnessed? But I think that I forgot about that next day until later on when I thought about it again. But it was a while ago when I remembered about it. The way to prevent the racoons from climbing up the deck post, is to mount slippery material like a metal wrap around the post's. That way they can't grip the wooden posts and get up on the deck? Or I've thought about adding some kind of wheeled gadget high enough up the posts to prevent them from being able to climb up? Similar to how you might keep squirrels from getting to a bird feeder? They can't grip the wooden posts? Racoons are relentless and viscous! And won't stop at getting what they want? And if your pets are out there when they smell food they will harm anything that gets in their way!

[@Babylon6969]

Funny thing this morning at 4am, 5 raccoons in my carport eating a dried up corn decoration.

[@robertPharry777]

Raccoons, opossums and birds do the same goddamn thing to my concord grape Vines just when they are getting ripe. I'll have to try the RADIO 📻 THING

[@firehorsewoman414]

@@robertPharry777yeah wouldn’t be so bad if they ate on a few and ate it all but left the rest. Nope they have to be like that annoying person who squishes every chocolate in the box to see what is in them all. They just take a bite out everything and ruin it all.

[@swatson1190]

I got two really good mousers. Lily and Pickles. Both were stray kittens. Pickles even saved me from a copperhead. It is a win all the way around.

[@SweetStuffOnMonarchLane]

Except for the 2.4 Billion wild song birds killed by cats every year in just the U.S. alone. And they mostly kill for the fun of it, not for food, because even when cats are well fed, they still kill song birds. 😥

[@samnjoeysgrama1]

​@@SweetStuffOnMonarchLaneBecause humans have pushed out the small predators bobcats, foxes, coyotes, etc. the ratio isn't as bad as it could be. Usually songbirds will get away unless there's a bird feeder, So I don't have a feeder anymore.

[@EverythingHomestead]

There have been some excellent ideas mentioned in this comment section for getting rid of mice. Keep them coming, we can all learn from each other!

[@59steveo]

If you use peanut butter, mix in a chunk of cotton ball. it sticks to their tongue and they trip the trap nearly everytime. We had a problem with them getting into our tent in Iraq (Yes mice are everywhere lol) The cotton ball really made the trap more efficient.

[@cimcd2546]

Thank your answer AND for serving those of us that still believe in the constitution and the good OLD USA! Grace and peace!

[@noramax2925]

We use the cotton from a Q-Tip and put bacon grease on the cotton. Make sure the cotton is entwined on the barb. They will try to pull it off the barb and SLAM!

[@DemoCATicMAN]

What I do is fine tune the trap by bending the metal tab a little bit at a time until it is very sensitive to the slightest touch. And sometimes you have to secure them to something heavy, or they run off with the whole dam thing, having just their tail caught in it.

[@Jarjarjar21]

Thanks for the cotton tip! I become Death, Destroyer of Worlds! So long Mickey and Minnie.

[@robertmarcelarvisais4926]

I’ve been using the talk radio for a couple of years and I can tell you it’s the best way to get rid of them haven’t found one in my traps since then

[@lindamcginnis5741]

Thank you so much!! Mice are very smart. I've tried lots of techniques, but not these. Will work on this. One thing that has worked for me in the past is I give them free food on traps without setting the trap. After they trust the surroundings, I set it with the same bait.

[@tellyfaulkner3466]

It worked for Pavlov and his dog.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

The world needs more talented people like this man.

[@luciedutra756]

Thank you, those three methods are great. I also use the radio 24/7 and there has been no squirrels or chipmunks in the garage. It's good to know it works for rats and mice too. Great video

[@greeneyes1963]

Chocolate candy bar works great in those traps also. Soften a small piece of chocolate in the microwave just enough to be able to push it into the bait trigger. Mice love chocolate. Once the chocolate hardens, it's harder to lick out of the trap, making them work more for it, therefore setting off the trap.

[@rockymntain]

Chocolate cake or soft cookie.

[@greeneyes1963]

@@rockymntain When the chocolate solidifies it is harder to get out of the trap, making the mouse work harder for it's treat, then more likely to set the trap and catch the mouse.

[@JohnSmith-tc2gu]

@@greeneyes1963use the chocolate to attract, and then jam a sunflower seed in. Works every time.

[@theherald3117]

I shove peanut butter in one side, and chocolate in the other. I call it “the Reese’s Peanut Butter Trap” 😂

[@joriejay7950]

@@rockymntain that doesnt stick at all. you want to keep them busy on the trap, not grab and run.

[@bir0725]

I clicked on this because I’m interested in the content, but within the first few seconds I couldn’t pay attention to what was being said because I was so amazed at how organized your workshop was!😂Your secret please!😊

[@rogerjoseph2532]

I was thinking the same thing

[@barbarahenn-pander5872]

The secret is to never use the tools because you’re catching rodents.

[@jackson4861]

The secret is don’t ever let it get to be a mess

[@cimcd2546]

😂😂😂

[@garryw-vc6qm]

Errr…….. simple good housekeeping …… no secret.

[@duncancottam2533]

I got this from an old farmer about 20 years ago. Anywhere you dont want mice, use black pepper along the walls. At first, i tried this in my garage, workshop and crawlspace with traps. After a month of catching nothing with the traps, i just went with the black pepper. Still mouse free for 20 years and counting. Also have done this at various warehouses and macine shops that i have worked at over the years, no mice.

[@las174]

sounds expensive!

[@duncancottam2533]

@@las174 maybe $7/year

[@baublesanddolls]

I use cayenne pepper. Works great, too.

[@tehapu7358]

I use hot sauce from the dollar store.

[@PT-MX5RF]

Hot pepper flakes- first started using it to stop squirrels from digging up tulip bulbs. It works for chipmunks and mice too (10+ yrs). Reapply after heavy rain. I buy the large container at Costco

[@bobbyvv136]

Stuff rags in plastic water bottles, soak the rags with ammonia, carefully slice or poke holes in water bottles, place water bottles around the walls on the inside or outside. Ammonia will deter animals away from the structure. Remember to reapply ammonia when it dries up. I’ve had the same water bottles for around a decade or so. Ammonia is dirt cheap and it works.

[@MrStevenjbalsamo]

Tried it. Cats work better.

[@goodun2974]

Mouse piss ferments into ammonia, and their own pee and poop doesn't deter them in the slightest. They'll crap all around, next to and sometimes even inside their nesting area.

[@LandseerNorth]

I agree that PB is the best bait. I've been trapping mice in my old farm hours for 30 years. Before I put PB on the trigger, I jam a raisin into the bait holder. Sometimes they can slick the PB off w/o setting the trap off. They can't do that with the raisin. Great info! Thanks.

[@Rottingboards]

Under buildings***. I screw on multiple victor traps (with peanut butter on the trap mechanism) to a 2x4. I then slide the whole board under the building. It works great. Multiple mice at once and easy to take in and out in tight areas. I have at least 8 traps to a 2x4. 🙂 Ahhhhh, farm life.

[@joriejay7950]

“Terry left us peanut butter!!!” 😂😂😂 Good job Terry

[@bubblerings]

But dogs will drink the antifreeze and die.. Nope.

[@peterburkey3740]

We played a radio in the barn when i was a kid. Come to think of it, with grain barrels etc, we never really had a mouse problem. We just thought we were keeping the cows and pigs company!

[@55mblindy]

😂

[@rswow]

Then why don't the ultra sound blasters work. Maybe they should have them play music at ultrasound levels! That way, I don't have to listen. So, who'll be the first to invent one?!

[@allanarndt3047]

I’ve used this bucket method for years with one exception,I use RV anti-freeze instead of water! It doesn’t freeze & won’t kill pets if they drink some. Works great! I like your radio idea as well.

[@tellmemoreplease9231]

Did they re-formulate anti-freeze ? I remember years ago, that was a problem. Puppies love the taste of it and they would die.

[@ak6143]

@@tellmemoreplease9231rv antifreeze is different bec u use it in your plumbing that youll be drinking from after winter vs the stuff u put in your car

[@mrlucky5025]

@@tellmemoreplease9231 Automotive antifreeze is ethylene glycol, poison. RV antifreeze is propylene glycol, much less harmful to humans or animals.

[@allanarndt3047]

@@tellmemoreplease9231 I will explain a little more about RV antifreeze. RV is short for recreational vehicle,(campers,motor homes & or cabins) not used during freezing temperatures where pipes could freeze & burst! This is a non-toxic antifreeze you pump into your plumbing pipes,toilets,holding tanks & sink traps when not in use so they don’t freeze then drained before using when warmer weather returns. (You can not use automotive antifreeze because it is toxic & you can never drain every drop from the system)! When using RV antifreeze & you want to again fill the system with fresh water the small amount of RV antifreeze remaining after draining is not supposed to harm you. As an extra measure you should flush any drinking water supply with fresh water before refilling it for drinking. Be safe! -Don’t ever use automotive antifreeze anywhere except in the radiator of your car or truck.-

[@rogergrimsby5805]

> tellmemoreplease I asked the artificial intelligence... RV Antifreeze vs. Automobile Antifreeze RV antifreeze and automobile antifreeze serve similar purposes but have key differences. Here’s a comparison: Composition RV Antifreeze: Typically made from propylene glycol or ethanol. Generally non-toxic and safe for potable water systems. Automobile Antifreeze: Usually contains ethylene glycol or propylene glycol. Ethylene glycol is toxic and not safe for drinking water. Usage RV Antifreeze: Specifically designed for winterizing RVs. Protects plumbing, water systems, and other components from freezing. Automobile Antifreeze: Used in vehicle cooling systems. Prevents engine overheating and freezing in cold temperatures. Color RV Antifreeze: Often available in bright colors like pink or blue for easy identification. Automobile Antifreeze: Can be green, orange, or pink, depending on the formulation. Temperature Range RV Antifreeze: Typically effective down to -50°F (-45°C) or lower, depending on the product. Automobile Antifreeze: Designed to protect engines in a range of -34°F (-37°C) to 265°F (129°C) with proper coolant-to-water ratios. Summary Safety: RV antifreeze is non-toxic, while automobile antifreeze can be toxic. Applications: RV antifreeze is for plumbing systems; automobile antifreeze is for engine cooling. Always choose the appropriate antifreeze for your specific needs to ensure safety and functionality.

[@MarkH10]

I lived overseas 50 years ago. They had a 3 banger trap. At times we would be eating, and the trap would go off repeatedly. Your little idea of 2-3 in a row is quite valid. I would set multiple traps adjacent to each other since we have such effective video from other trap channels.

[@Michael-ol9zn]

I live in the mountains and there is a constant invasion here. The ONLY thing that has given me relief is a cat and I've tried them ALL! I wasn't much of a fan of cats until now!

[@LordJesusChrist1968]

Maybe try the bucket trick with music playing Van Halen "Jump"🤔🤔🕺🐀🎶

[@rickstephens1130]

I like that one! That was the funniest comment about the bucket trap" Go ahead and Jump" Jump! I haven't heard that song in a long time. That's gonna stick. And now I am going to have that song in my head for the rest of the day now? Thanks for the comments. And have a blessed day and God bless you guys and your family.

[@danielkoble828]

I like the elvis song, 'suspicious minds / caught in a trap'

[@redpillgirl1843]

😂😂

[@rock-n-rollfoodie]

About killed me to watch this 12+ minute video that could’ve been done in 5+ minutes. 🤷‍♀️

[@twiga57]

@@rock-n-rollfoodie yeah, but if you are watching videos on KZbin time isn't important.

[@BobPfohl]

Yea for the bucket traps, had a mouse population explosion a couple years ago, set out four bucket traps, house crawl space, storage shed, workshop, and one by the burn pile. Caught 14 in one night (burn pile bucket) and over two hundred during the next 6 weeks! Now I get maybe two or three all year.

[@Jackie-tr6hw]

Where does one put two hundred dead mice?

[@goldpop5001]

@@Jackie-tr6hw Mass grave or maybe sell them to a cat-food producer. lol

[@someoneelse6934]

@@Jackie-tr6hwI toss them off my back porch, my yard is heavily wooded. Our local owl gets a free snack. (We don’t use poison). The mouse is gone before the day is out.

[@pugsymalone6539]

​@@someoneelse6934 I didn't think owls would take dead mice. I thought they only took live prey...am I wrong?

[@rogergrimsby5805]

According to the TV show Nature, owls have incredible eyes. If they see a mouse lying there, they'll check it out. I'm not sure what an owl will think of 200 mice, though.

[@turdfurgeson8006]

I take and put a small pebble under the trap about where the trigger is. A lot of the times the mice don't even make it to the trigger and get hammered because the trap is unstable.

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@turdfurgeson8006 I like that idea!

[@kman2220]

Whoa, I like it!!

[@DemoCATicMAN]

Nice.

[@livefreedom1776]

Lol

[@averagelibertyenjoyer3217]

Excellent 👍

[@philliphoward7455]

I have only two things to add. The first and it's just a personal thing and that is I, when setting s Victor - type trap, I smear a dab of peanut butter on a small piece of bread and then put the bread on the trap. Secondly, I heard or read somewhere that the wooden spring - type mousetrap was patented ( I assume by Victor ), in 1906. This is commendable for an invention that old to still be largely unsurpassed in popularity and it's design about 95% unchanged in over 100 years.

[@ErikLiberty]

I bought a dozen "Kat Sense Covered Rat Traps" on Amazon and find their design to be far superior. They will probably never be as popular though because they are more expensive.

[@user-rk2se6qv5t]

Had caught 25 rats/mice with mostly Victor traps baited with peanut butter, but there were 2 that wouldn’t bite. Regional supervisor of pest control company told me to bait the traps with beef jerky- caught the last 2 the first night!

[@tombiggs4687]

That's a good tip. I tried a Victor electronic trap, it worked well but failed after a month or two, even with meticulous cleaning. Same with its replacement. I ordered an Owltra electronic trap after that. It works so much better, a real killing machine.

[@goodun2974]

Rats purportedly like bacon,, and beef jerky, But I've tried it in most traps and caught nothing. Tootsie rolls, supposedly good for rats, didn't work as mouse bait either. I did discover that mice absolutely love pistachios and a piece of pistachio stuck to the peanut butter greatly increases your chances of catching mice. I haven't tried pistachio butter but I intend to.

[@jozeleznick589]

😂😂😂 I felt like you were channeling Bill Murray in Caddy Shack when you were describing the bucket trap!

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@jozeleznick589 Classic!😁

[@georgevanaken925]

Hello, Mr. Gofair! 🤣👍

[@littledogacre4080]

Lmao

[@jasontye3307]

😂😂😂

[@x729]

was literally going to say the same thing

[@Katsem]

Stuffing steel wool in all cracks and crevices , like around pipes stopped mice from getting in our house.

[@waltermullen9987]

also aluminum foil , stuff in any and all openings in flooring with pipes in plumbing and heating or ovens.

[@thebigpicture2032]

Rats just pull it out tho

[@chasethesky1]

I tried the steel wool thing and it didn't work for me at all. YMMV, I guess.

[@Brad-vs1lk]

Steel wool mixed with tube silicon. What’s left over from some window job etc.. Silicon makes the steel wool stay in place.

[@tishamonroe7418]

steel wool turns to rust powder and stains the wood and cement. icut the top and bottom off beer cans and 'wrap' the aluminum sheets around the garagedoor molding at bottom . cut it in strips and run across the top of the rubber seal. paint it black or whatever and you cant even see it! mice cant chew it.

[@lisaerickson6533]

I used to have pet rabbits in an outdoor kennel. I would bait the same traps with peanut butter and put them in a one quart canning jar. I'd line the jar up along the wall and hold it in place with a brick. Bunnies couldn't get into the jar or move it. Worked like a charm.

[@mensaconservative7887]

Two words…strobe lights. Rodents hate them. They’re clean, maintenance free and relatively cheap. Ask anyone from Arizona about pack rat damage.

[@jaynewallace-bohannon6317]

Not a good idea if someone has epilepsy

[@BillyBobTup]

Do they work on squirrels?

[@mensaconservative7887]

@@BillyBobTup I don’t really know. We don’t have squirrels where I live but the manufacturers of attic strobes claim they do.

[@sullivanmaxwell6764]

Blinking xmas lights work wonders in attitude and crawl spaces

[@davidostrom2661]

A few drops of super hot hot sauce in a spray bottle of water sprayed at all the possible entrances to my house once a year keep them out for me. I’d go with a tablespoon or two of hot sauce for a 4 gallon backpack sprayer if you’ve got a lot of buildings to spray. Works like a charm. Look for the hot sauces over a million scoville units.

[@Birdsong-Annalee]

Great idea. I'll wear goggles and won't spray on a windy day. 😃

[@davidostrom2661]

@@Birdsong-Annalee great plan!

[@rporobotjack3683]

I built my garage 28 years ago and my radio has been on continuously , except for power failures. My neighbours have a problem with mice and rats on their property and yet I have never had a problem. I truly believe that leaving the radio on is the reason why. I did a little thank you on my channel awhile ago to Sony for a quality product and companion

[@davidmangen1912]

What type of sounds are transmitted. (music or otherwise).

[@ibosquez5238]

It has to be the frequency on the radio. They don't like a certain type of frequency.

[@iammaximus614]

… classical music

[@Vieweratlarge]

I would think talk radio so they think a human is close.

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

@@ibosquez5238 The speaker(s) are just putting out audio frequencies of sound waves. I don’t see how any radio frequency electromagnetic waves from the detector and/or amplifier would be strong/leaking enough to have any effect. A radio is only a receiver, not a transmitter.

[@throngcleaver]

I use Victors in the house and a bucket trap in the barn. That bucket trap has a little diving board at the top of the ramp, held level with a magnet underneath. The magnet is spaced to hold the weight of the mouse until he gets far enough out on the board. It catches 3 to 7 mice each week. I also spray peppermint oil (expensive, but lasts a long time), and that absolutely keeps them away, but doesn't harm them. I use it in the engine bay, cab, and other places on my excavator, tractor, dump truck, and pickup. Anything with wires. You never have to run the traps to check for dead mice, and an 8 ounce bottle has lasted me 3 years.

[@jphickory522]

What do you use for the ramp up to the bucket top and the diving board? I have one but I never had any luck with them climbing the ramp.

[@chasethesky1]

I tried peppermint oil and it didn't work at all. Total fail.

[@ianjamieson3985]

I also put used peppermint teabags (supposed to smell stronger after infusion) along the skirting boards where I knew they were running, it didn't work. In fact they were knocking them over where I placed them upright!

[@MannyWC]

Try dr bronners peppermint soap- diluted in water/bottle- I still add peppermint, cedar, lemon, clove oil to the bottle too~ also vinegar in the bottle! Spray on my tires and under hood of our RV.

[@sharonadams701]

@@chasethesky1 same here. Have tried all brands of peppermint oil too

[@husqv5147]

You'll catch many more mice in the bucket trap if you lower the can so it is about 2" below the top of the bucket, I had mine made like yours is and watched many mice dive to the rim of the bucket and hop out when the can started to spin.

[@stevep6428]

You my friend, are a gentleman and a scholar. Radio will be staying on

[@paulh6591]

8:05 I love the Bill Murray - Caddyshack moment! To catch a mouse, think like one! Great video.

[@margewilson7048]

Learned the radio thing about 15yrs ago to keep larger animals away and it works!! Thanks for the video.

[@jeffkilgore6320]

You can't underestimate the effect of one good cat like our Spookie.

[@christinearmington]

Great cat name. Black cat, anyway.

[@bigdaddysshop8180]

I'd like to have a garage cat, BUT I don't want the cat on my vehicles

[@pugsymalone6539]

We had a Siamese cat named Spookie when I was a little boy in Chicago. She was declawed and still killed a rat in the basement TWICE HER SIZE. We know this because she delived her trophy to the kitchen floor. Good girl!

[@kabjhill]

I like your multiple-traps-in-a-row idea. It would prevent this maxim from coming true: The early bird gets the worm but the second mouse gets the cheese.

[@JohnSmith-tc2gu]

I put peanut butter in the trap, but will then jam a sunflower seed into the small hole on the bait trigger. The mice are attracted the PB, followed by one little tug on the sunflower seed, and . . . WHAM!

[@gimpygardner3377]

Mice don't like mint. I just planted some mint behind the barn. It will spread like a weed ❤and slow them down. Then I plan to put some mint clippings in the corners of the barn. Bonus, I won't have to trim behind the barn and it smells great when I mow.

[@krazedvintagemodel]

Some mice in my area eat mint, down to the roots.

[@tomecolodge]

A smoke alarm with a weak battery that beeps continually will work for months. A junkyard owner uses those on cars he wants mice free.

[@MikeOrazzi]

Interesting. I have a barn with no power and the mice are all over my tractor motor. So this may work for me.

[@theelusive11]

@@MikeOrazzipeppermint works in the barn for us. Put in on the engine and in the cab.

[@MikeOrazzi]

@@theelusive11 Mine is open station, no cab. The last time I brush hogged all I could smell was cooking mouse poo.

[@martinmills8458]

Taylor Swift or Justin Bieber on the radio would keep anything out 😂

[@1thinkhealthy]

LOL

[@user-wq3jp3qg1o]

Any talk radio station works great as well in a barn . Even keeps snakes away

[@turtleman5111]

Or rap! That would be Torture.

[@rudolphguarnacci197]

Or a picture of them

[@Smokey66s]

Tune your radio into a news channel, you will find mice and rat that have vomited themselves to death🤮🐁🐀🤮. Great video, thanks!

[@user-mq9co4tl1w]

If you play Lawrence WELK, raccoons will be swinging from the chandeliers and dogs will be belly up to the bar!

[@danield6808]

😂😂😂

[@akbychoice]

Well well well, that explains the missing 10mm. I use the victor traps but I take off the trap trigger for the bait. I screw in two “L” shaped small screws. With the short legs facing away from the spring. I place a peanut under the two “L” short legs with the killbar lever under the peanut. They remove the nut or chew it enough and it gets them every time.

[@VNNZTC]

Those mice must have big nuts (balls)...

[@invisibilianone6288]

I have had decent results by using a 5gal bucket, whatever bait inside plus a 1/8 cup of cooking oil. Once they jump in and get oil on their feet, they have no traction, to jump up the inside of bucket to get out.

[@deanrothgeb9489]

I live in Michigan and lived in the upper peninsula. This is called a UP mouse trap here. Work’s for chipmunks too. No peanut butter or can needed. Fill bucket 1/2 full with water, make the ramp, and toss in two handfuls of shelled sunflower seeds. The seeds will float and disperse and give the impression that the bucket is half full of seeds. They jump in. Good night Irene! I have caught 3 or 4 in a 24 hr period. I toss the whole bucket out away from the house. And start over if needed.

[@freden9234]

I’ve set peanut butter baited traps all over our hundred year old house, with moderate success. The cat is better at getting them than the traps. Glad to have her help!

[@dttttt]

We had very large pots for plants, with the little drainage holes in the bottom, turned upside down in the garage. We didn't even intend to use those as mousetraps, they were just upside down for winter storage. But mice went in the hole and couldn't get back up to get out. This winter, we'll put food in the pots.

[@endertheawkwardemoji280]

This is good advice as country living woman I use same strategy, sadly they are just so darn plentiful and love moving in whenever they can

[@MAD1450]

Brother, you had me rolling on the floor laughing my a## off with the end of your video. Thank you very much with all your tips. You just earned another subscriber. Thanks again!!!

[@capk387]

Couple of things to think about - too much peanut butter attracts mice but also the smell of mice attracts many more mice so you might create a perfect storm. Also the traps can be made hair triggered by giving the a little rub with fine abrasive to make the traps much more effective.

[@Dbatem]

Yes attracts racoons and skunks too!

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

@@Dbatem My experience has been ants cleaning the trap.

[@brucel.668]

I started using a bucket trap in my barn some years ago, but I also have cats around. What to put in the water to keep it from freezing, but won't kill the cats? Wait for it . . . rock salt. Dirt cheap, dissolve plenty of it in by stirring it well. The freeze point of course depends on how much salt is dissolved.

[@giancolabird]

I like polka music!!! Roll out the barrel, we’ll have a barrel of fun!!

[@deannmeye168]

I saw this years ago and it works great just requires patience to prep. With the wood snap trap - before applying peanut butter - use thin strong thread or string and thread through the horizontal tube hole where bait goes - 2-3 rounds of thread/string for strength and placement of peanut butter - knot with square knot - cut ends short - mash peanut butter into knot/string! No stealing the bait without tugging - snap and done!!! Side note: saw a picture of old abandoned auto mechanic garage with wood plaque sign on wall stating: "For Complaint Department - push button" with arrow pointing to button. The button/knob is mounted on a ready-to-go snap trap!! I got a good chuckle out of that!!!!

[@joesinakandid528]

I prefer to use what the mice are used to eating - bread. I take a 1/2" ball of bread, dampen it enough to soften it and put it around and into the pan of a snap-trap as you mentioned. (NOT those stupid yellow plastic pans!). I set them out in run ways (floor / wall locations) as you mentioned. The damp bread dries in an hour or so and the varmints try to gnaw it off the pan that night. SNAP! On counter or table tops I make a dead end catch area from the wall outward and with crumbs leading into it. The narrow sides of the tight fitting dead end are sprinkled with crumbs and that leads them to the facing-inward trap. They are fascinated with the lump of bread on the pan and start going for it and then SNAP! We live in the country and had dogs and horses with a corresponding, long standing, rat problem from the horses spilled feed. The area had a plastic 55 gallon drum, with lid, for dog food but the horse food was stored in a large metal bin with a metal top . The dog food drum was freshly emptied but still smelled strongly of the dry dog food. The rats got to the top edge of the heavy plastic drum and gnawed a hole through it. The first rat would stop with it's head just inside the hole and the next rat behind, in it's excitement, would push the first one to get in, and so on and so on. 13 rats in one night just waiting for me the next morning. Cleaned them all out in one night after years of onesies and twosies with just rat traps.

[@DoloresJRush]

Had to help my mom with this chore growing up. She would save all the metal lids from cans, then go buy a package of fine steel wool dish pads and I would have to grab a hammer and nails and we went hunting holes and large cracks in the baseboards, in the cabinets, basement ceiling with flashlights in hand, etc. Mom had me plug the large cracks or holes with a bit of steel wool, then I would hammer the can lid over the hole. If it was a large crack, I sometimes had to bend the lid 90 degrees and then hammer it down. Took care of most of them.

[@garzascreek]

If you have a winterized bucket trap that has the slightest possibility of pets or domestic animals getting access to it, replace the antifreeze with salt.

[@slomotrainwreck]

I've been using the bucket and peanut butter for the last 3 years at my cottage because as you said, they will eat or destroy everything you value. So far, there's been no signs of mice inside the cottage, knock on wood. Thanks for the radio tip.

[@JenkinsBoatWorks]

I wouldn’t be out here if it was polka! That was the best. Good video!

[@nathanbrumbaugh8545]

Little live trap about 3“ x 3“ x 1‘ long. I have used this type of trap with no bait successfully for many years can reuse the same trap over and over and over again you can use bait if you like or use it without bait by placing strategically as you mentioned, you have a live mouse to dispose of, but it works extremely well!

[@user-wz9wj8eo8f]

An additional tip for spring type traps is to reduce the metal protrusion on the trigger plate the bar rests under. Use a pair of needle nose pliers and reduce the protrusion a bit so the bar is barely able to hold on. The spring trap is now super sensitive to any movement of the trigger plate.

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

It takes care, and helps to be nearsighted, but I just set it so the catch is precisely on the top of the round wire lever, with essentially no overhang where the wire curves down away from the catch. Hair triggered. Have occasionally had one go off several seconds after I set it down. Have thought about your approach, but not yet tried it.

[@VNNZTC]

@@For_What_It-s_Worth The finer the trigger the more likelihood of success. I have had a few sore fingers when it goes off prematurely , but when it is that fine the catch rate is almost 100%.

[@PhilippaLings]

Such clever ideas - really inspiring, yet not too complicated .

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

I also tune the trap bail so it is down tight against the base, or nearly so, on all three sides. I’ve caught mice by the tail and by the toe.

[@davef.2329]

Hadn't tried the radio yet, but the rest of those all have and do work great! Thanks.

[@PT-vb6ef]

Adding some dish detergent to the water breaks the surface tension and the rodents will sink to the bottom like a stone.

[@jack002tuber]

The wood traps all have a big problem. The trigger is way too stiff. if you take the part where you put bait, at the other end where the bar goes, bend that over some and set it, if it just barely stays, that's where it works best. I have also used peanutbutter, works super well. Amazon sells a lid for a 5 gal bucket that works a lot like yours does. I like the can on a wire you did. The radio is so funny, who thought that would work? Love it.

[@herbertarnold3989]

great video. oddly enough it popped up on my page after i had texted this morning with my son in idaho about some rodent dropping he found under the hood while checking his oil. i told him to soak some cotton balls with peppermint oil and leave them under the hood.

[@tinabeam7700]

It's not odd! Your text went through Google that sells your text to 3rd parties that you visit online. I found this fact out after texting my doctor for possible bladder infection test and within 4 hours Amazon sent notice to my phone, "why wait Amazon health can see you right now for bladder infection". We all are mere data in the big rat trap of ai

[@LHadley]

Thanks, Terry! You could also try a molasses jug. Grab yourself a windshield washer, jug, or milk jug. Cut out the front part of the jug leaving 4"-5" from the bottom base of the jug up, leaving a nice opening. Keep the handle attached and use it for carrying purposes. Fill the jug up with 2.5" - 3" of molasses and watch them pile up. The mice get stuck in the molasses and sink, and it smells great! Keep out of reach of animals, pets, wildlife they love it also! Hahahah 😂

[@lotuslodgespa3167]

I have done all of the ways you mentioned. Except leaving a radio on but that makes so much sense. I have used many many glue boards and honestly, I like them BUT (you knew there had to be a “but”) I have found many times that if the mouse is not on the glue board securely and let’s say a leg or even foot is only on the board … this is gross … but they will chew off that extremity that’s stuck to free themselves. I couldn’t believe it so I asked a pest control tech and they confirmed that mice will chew off their own leg(s) feet to get free. The ol bucket trick made me laugh. My dad used to use that in our cabin, many many many years ago. People used to laugh at him but he was successful every single time!!! He made his the exact same way you did yours!!! TY for that awesome memory!!! I also hate mice and rats. They’re just filthy disrespectful creatures. lol! Thank you for your video!! Happy catching!

[@jakeschisler7525]

We lived in Illinois and then moved to Florida. After about 11 years we got tired of the hot weather and bought a place in the country in Missouri. The building here is 40x65 and talk about mice! When the building was put up they didn't put in the rat guard at the bottom of the panels. So the mice could get in pretty easy and of course continue living in there. The first night my tractor was in there and when I started it all kinds of materials came flying out. OK this is war. Out comes the traps and bait boxes. On my zero turn mower I had to leave the seat up because they built a nest inside of that. I bought on Amazon these boxes of rat guard they are stainless steel wool and they are sharp. They come 4 inches wide by 10 feet and I cut them with sheet metal cutters and I pushed them from the outside up into the ribs to where they were tight and put in the good sheet metal screws. On the corners I stuffed them full also. The first year I was up a ladder to remove the old florescent lights and found mice in them which I quickly killed them. I replaced the walk in door since it was rotted and didn't close all the way. I have bait boxes in the two outside corners where I screwed them to concrete pads otherwise critters were moving them. The backside of the building was a mess because of the people who left junk pile up and I quickly deposited of everything and now there is nothing there. I removed several unwanted trees and nothing is around the outside. Inside the previous owners had all kinds of junk and I got a roll off and scrapped all that stuff. The next spring the 3 windows were covered in flies because of the dead mice. I still have traps sitting along the walls but haven't seen any mice.

[@ThPaScCo]

TLDR

[@obiwanbenobi4943]

If you put most of the peanut butter on the underside of the bait pan and only put a little on top they will often trip the trap as they have to work harder to get it. I've had mice that have chewed through the heads of other mice to get at peanut butter on a trap. Bucket traps are nice if you don't have raccoons around, otherwise you may need to weigh them down to keep them from dumping out your traps. For chipmunks a raisin on a rat trap will often work. I've caught up to eight chipmunks using the same raisin until i can't find it any more. Leave the light on in the shop (LED light can use a lot less energy). Can't stand music on all the time so I won't do that, but I could understand that working to keep mice and rats away.

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@obiwanbenobi4943 Excellent advice, thanks for sharing!

[@amandamervine3467]

We just moved into this old farm house and the mice have been terrible lately. I'm definitely trying this radio trick. I pray it works ❤

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@amandamervine3467 Keep using traps as much as possible. Best of luck!

[@toddboutelle1678]

Anybody else notice the can? Hamms beer can! This is a good man.

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@toddboutelle1678 Mice like it as well! 😎

[@moushunter]

The Victor trap that you showed is great. The new ones they make have a plastic trigger and it is nowhere near as good. It needs to be modified to get it to stay set. I've had them go off on their own within a few seconds of setting them. I've been on the prowl for the metal trigger traps but no luck. Menthol is a mouse deterrent. I use jars of Vicks Vaporub in my shed when I store my motorcycle for the winter. I drill a few holes in the lids and place one jar on the engine between the cyliders, one on the seat under the cover, and one on the front of the engine next to the oil filter. No chewed seats, wires, or nests between the cylinders or in the air filter housing. I used to put them inside the soft saddlebags too but the new bike has hard bags. When spring comes I spread the left over vaporub on the garden fence with a small paint brush. No mice and cats and rabbits aren't to happy with it either. It gets rid of toe nail fungus if you suffer from that as well.

[@56igadget]

I've used the victor easy set plastic ones and they have been flawless

[@John-d7p]

Great advice on the snap traps. The snap traps are the best, IMO. BUT, they have a drawback: They are prone to recoil force and can flip over and miss the mouse. It's more prevalent with the larger rat versions. I solved that problem by a single screw through the trap into a piece of plywood about 6" sq for the mouser and 12"x 8" for the ratter. That way they stay flat and transmit all the force into the bail. Use Adam's peanut butter - or another brand that has no sugar in it. While these pests love the sugar, it will attract ants and other pests you dont want. A half tsp of Skippy will be gone in an hour when the ants find it. Then they'll nest nearby. Skip the Skippy. You shouldn't feed it to your kids either. Itsjust Cool Whip with a few peanuts and sugar ground up in it. I have very good results from the electric traps from Victor as well. Never place traps that can be accessed by your cat, your neighbor's cat, or garden birds. It's just not the right thing to do.

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

Sugarless PB ! I like it, as I have ant trouble with regular, so don’t use.

[@timisaac8121]

brother so surprized KZbin didn't flag you of the radio music. Good job. I try the bucket trap but I have it outside, buried about 3/4 deep in the ground. Inside the bucket, I fill water to the inside wire: on top of the water? I place peanut shells!! You know? alot of them! So the smell goes out but once they step on the shells, they go headfirst into the water. Once in the water, they typically last less than an hour.. Thanks for the great vid. Good to know someone else really hates these vermin.

[@ednoga1507]

An old time exterminator recommended using marshmallow squeezed to the Victor bate tube. Has worked better for me than peanut butter. (They can like the PB off with their tiny tongues). Thanks for the great ideas !

[@abcaabca6364]

I've had absolutely no luck with marshmallows, well, except for me eating them ;>)

[@bradlafferty]

You had me chuckling about “polka avoidance “ for humans! Thus was a very helpful video. I’ll be putting your techniques to use. Thanks!

[@Jane_Dow]

You spoke of Peanut Buter on the trigger trap. Peanut butter is great, but I also have a twist on that. Take a tiny piece of a cotton ball an work in a tiny pinch of peanut butter into it. Where the curl is on the trigger, snag that cotton/peanut butter bait into it. Mice are greedy an want more, so they will pull on that bait, which trigger the trap. Works 99% of the time for me. * If you are using the large " Rat Trap ", make sure you tie/secure it down, cause rats that the trap don't kill, will drag your trap off, to get away. * Remember to secure your packaged type baits ( stick or block type ) down also.

[@sharyn4271]

I tried a version of this using gauze with peanut butter inside. I was shocked to see the gauze gone in the morning, no mouse on trap. Unbelievable.

[@zulu0219]

I use Victor Electric Smart traps. Wifi connected, zaps them mousies first time! Instant death, no splattered skulls,, blood, or popped eyeballs. Just open the trap and dump in the trash. Phone app notifies you of a kill and to re-set the trap.(Like AOL "You've Got Mail" - Dingggg! "You've Got A Dead Mouse!") Runs on AA batteries. They work great and they offer a rat trap too!

[@drumheartbeat]

Rats! I lined up several glue traps (after trying everything else but poison) if the first trap doesn't stick, the second or 3rd will. The tough part is the "disposal" of the screaming, kicking, biting thing.... now I will place radios in strategic places to keep them away. Thanks!

[@ReginaCreates2]

new Subscriber. Thank you!! Mice are a nightmare 😈 🐭 😈 They carry disease and filth, and are so destructive chewing through walls, wiring (which can burn 🔥 house down). They contaminate food and it’s an absolute nightmare to clean up after them. Thanks for the ideas on how to get rid of them!

[@judywyatt4790]

Will continue the battle. One dog in the kennels killed a rat last night that dared to enter her kennel. You go girl.

[@brendaggiegigem6742]

I go on nightly hunt with my 3 dogs around my deck. Together we get 1-2 a night. My lab mix has a signaling bark that lets me know when to start. She's not all that fast, but the 2 little mutts (rat terrier mix) are effective. I will have to try radio and peppermint to get rid of open border constant influx from creek nearby. Thanks for the tips.

[@goldpop5001]

I have used a radio in my workshop/barn for several years--keeps racoons and larger rodents away but has no effect on the mice. I have watched them run along the shelf right behind the radio several times. If you happen to have racoons in your attic, the radio works well, also a light shining up there at night works.

[@daveward1484]

I tried country music on my radio. I sneaked out late that night and peeked in the window. There were the mice line dancing in the middle of the floor. Switched to hard metal rock and the disappeared.

[@pattyfreeburn3743]

Slipknot works all the time🤟🏻

[@badneed]

Rap music will get rid of rats

[@michaelbowden7695]

Hahaha

[@Wishes890]

​@@badneedRap will drive away almost everyone

[@dorianmorton67]

Lolol!

[@matthewduda8007]

Great tips bud. Another good tip that I do-is on the original traps, bend the tab back slightly, that holds the arm.. make it more of a hair trigger. Just make sure not to bend it too far. Be more careful setting trigger tho.. I find that it increases your catch rate very much..And if you duct tape a string to trap, then they can’t go far if they move trap..

[@For_What_It-s_Worth]

As a tether, I like those fine stainless steel fishing leaders with a swivel on one end and a safety-pin-like clip on the other. Attach swivel eye to wood with thumbtack, and clip other to loop holding catch lever, or loop of the arm pivot. Cheap at the sporting goods section of you local store, durable, and easily transferable. Tough on mouse teeth; no experience with rats.

[@dalegeorge1339]

I Need to try the can and bucket technique as well. Extra tip for rats and those flip traps…sometimes they can slip the traps when setting it off because the trap will pop up/jump from the energy inertia. So in my attic I use a screw to hold the trap firm to the floor and now it’s a 100% success rate. I’ve had rats drag off the traps under the floor as they crawl away to die, costing me the expense of another trap and having to smell them after death as well… yuk…so the screw is very effective.

[@Sunsoul888]

Hi Terry. Im new to your channel. Im so glad I found you. I own a historical home, 1750. I've own this home since 1996. Never had a problem with mice until last fall,2023, all of a sudden. I have looked for holes etc. I cant find nothing. And I own 2 cats still have a problem. I hear them in walls & ceilings. Ive been using the pellet form. It sometimes wirks. I hear you on those traps with peanut butter, however Im a young senior, all on my own. I dont want to touch them to get out of those traps. Theres noone to help me. However, im going to suck it up and try that. I also like the bucket set up. Wish me luck. Thank you. I'll let you know. Pamela 🇺🇸 🇺🇸

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@Sunsoul888 One entry point often overlooked is the clothes dryer vent. Most dryers have big enough openings inside the machine for a mouse to gain entry by coming in via the vent.

[@Sunsoul888]

@@EverythingHomestead thanks for letting me know. I do have a new cover on it. Any suggestions?

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@Sunsoul888 If you go on EBay or Amazon and look for mouse proof dryer vent, you will find a few options but I recommend the one that curves upward and has a vented cap.

[@Viannes_ventures_visions13]

I don't like to get rid of the traps either and a friend shared with me to put them inside a small paper bag and then I use my grabber to check and also pick up and dispose of with. Works like a charm.

[@RonsGarage1]

Sticky traps work great when you screw two or more traps to a piece of wood. I've caught rats in them and they could not escape, they ended up fully stuck in the glue. But, the surest way to stop having them in your shop is to find their entry point and seal it off, if they are getting in there must be a hole in your foundation, rotted wood under a door sill, whatever they can crawl thru. Best to inspect the foundation where it meets the wood walls for rotted wood or cracks in the foundation.

[@stevemiller6766]

Problem is the rats I have here in NE Georgia can slip thru a hole the size of your thumb. I had a bunch slipping thru a hole I could barely stick my thumb thru. I knew that was the place since they were going in the septic tank thru an open vent then leaving filth on the sides of the hole back into the house. Gross.

[@imaginitivity7853]

I've got a bad feeling that the 'settling' noises I'm hearing when I'm in bed at night are actual mice/rats under the roof. I'll be setting some traps following your advice and see if anything shows up.

[@EverythingHomestead]

Leaving the radio on at night also reduces the chance of burglary. I learned that from a contractor that did this for inside his construction trailer.

[@gimpygardner3377]

I used to call it my poor man's security system. Leave it on a talk station. Hopefully it is enough to fool the 2 legged rats.

[@peterbennett7983]

Rats of Unusual Size!

[@cgray8969]

Here's a tip for the spring load trap. If you take a small piece of wood (tooth picks, popsicle stick or other will work) Wedge the wood into the area to put bait. You can use pliers to crimp it carefully so it stays put. Place a small dab of peanut butter on the wood which will absorb all the oils from the PB and trigger the trap better when they try to knaw on it. I also found that I don't have to keep baiting the trap. Usually, One and done. Once a mouse has used the trap. Don't throw it out. But don't leave dead mice in it either. Toss them in outside garbage, just lift the strike bar, they fall right out and you never have to touch them. Use gloves or wash hands or both after touching used traps. Reset the trap. But now its a mouse magnet because it smells like other mice have eaten there. They are more likely to try to take the bait.

[@wswerv1]

Good idea on the radio. I have a Park Model RV that draws the little buggers in the winter. I have great success with the peanut butter bucket, and as you note put plumbers antifreeze in the bucket. I generally have “mouse soup” in the buckets when I open up in the spring though, LOL

[@Kevin-ql9fz]

Mouse gonna be full before he gets to the top of that ramp 😂 Good tips, thanks

[@bradleygaudet9997]

Bacon grease is the best bait

[@Arete37]

Or, get a cat. My cat once herded a juvenile rat into the house through an open door, and like a cow horse had the rat pinned into a corner. Rat was shaking, staring into the corner. Cat sitting nearby keeping an eye on and looking very satisfied. The rat looked unharmed physically. When I stopped screaming I got a cardboard box the rat ran into and I let it loose outside. It was so young and scared....

[@EverythingHomestead]

@@Arete37 Can be scary for sure!