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Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772229 01/14/23 08:53 PM 01/14/23 08:53 PM
Joined: Jan 2020 Aliceville, Kansas 45 Yukon John trapper
Yukon John trapper Joined: Jan 2020 Aliceville, Kansas 45	Round here the go to is dawn dish soap. Nuff water to allow you to spray it (pump up, or bottle sprayer), sposed to work pretty good! Act like a blank, get treated like a blank. Insert your own blank!

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: DBrooks] #7772372 01/14/23 11:05 PM 01/14/23 11:05 PM
Joined: Feb 2007 N. Dakota 1 1lessdog trapper
1lessdog trapper 1 Joined: Feb 2007 N. Dakota	Originally Posted by DBrooks I just picked up my Ski-doo Expedition from the dealer today. Problem-MICE. I can not seem to keep them out of the carburetor boxes in both the snowmobile and my Arctic Cat ATV. I have tried moth balls in the past and last Spring someone recommended Peppermint so I got some that came in bags specifically to deter rodents and I put them in multiple locations on and in the machine and I still had issues. I'll be watching this thread closely and hope that someone has the answer. I had the problem with them getting into my Polaris air box and chew up my air cleaners.they even had babies in the air box. I put a steel screen over air box and no more problems.

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772452 01/15/23 01:09 AM 01/15/23 01:09 AM
Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI D Dirty D trapper
Dirty D trapper D Joined: Nov 2014 east central WI	I put the trapped mice I get out on my driveway and the crows come and take them away with in minutes of being put there.

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772455 01/15/23 01:16 AM 01/15/23 01:16 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	Another round of thanks to the green movement; Soy based wire insulation. I hear some new vehicles are having lots of the same problems, just be glad it's not a new $80,000 truck. What year and make of ATV? I'll be sure to steer clear of them. "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: Turtledale] #7772469 01/15/23 01:54 AM 01/15/23 01:54 AM
Joined: Dec 2020 Wisconsin Scott__aR trapper
Scott__aR trapper Joined: Dec 2020 Wisconsin	Originally Posted by Turtledale Moth balls, a couple bags last for years X3 Megapredator ... top of the food chain! Member of WTA Member of U.P. Trappers Member of NTA Member of FTA

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772477 01/15/23 02:09 AM 01/15/23 02:09 AM
Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS yotetrapper30 trapper
yotetrapper30 trapper Joined: May 2011 Oakland, MS	Poison Proudly banned from the NTA. Bother me tomorrow. Today I'll buy no sorrows.

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: yotetrapper30] #7772483 01/15/23 02:19 AM 01/15/23 02:19 AM
Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin A AJE trapper
AJE trapper A Joined: Jan 2016 WI - Wisconsin	Originally Posted by yotetrapper30 Poison I hate it when they move the poison to my boot or some other item

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: yotetrapper30] #7772505 01/15/23 04:53 AM 01/15/23 04:53 AM
Joined: Mar 2020 W NY Turtledale trapper
Turtledale trapper Joined: Mar 2020 W NY	Originally Posted by yotetrapper30 Poison The only problem I've had with using poison is them dying out of sight and when they thaw in the spring they really tend to stink up the barn for a couple weeks NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772567 01/15/23 08:29 AM 01/15/23 08:29 AM
Joined: Mar 2014 vermont V vermontster trapper
vermontster trapper V Joined: Mar 2014 vermont	Mouse bucket trap. They keep working and don’t stop with one mouse. I use non poisonous RV antifreeze in the bucket to drown them and it also stops them from smelling. Ace hardware I believe has them and it covers the top of the bucket so your pets can’t get into it. I use them at our camp. The bitterness of poor quality last a lot longer than the sweetness of low price

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772636 01/15/23 10:15 AM 01/15/23 10:15 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota 330-Trapper trapper
330-Trapper trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Minnesota	Moth balls work for moths _____________________________ It works . Has never affected our pets. NRA and NTA Life Member www.BackroadsRevised@etsy.com

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772640 01/15/23 10:18 AM 01/15/23 10:18 AM
Joined: May 2014 N.Y. ,E. Adks, Essex Co. TRADER TUT trapper
TRADER TUT trapper Joined: May 2014 N.Y. ,E. Adks, Essex Co.	Have Been There, Done or seen all the ABOVE............ I have been using Boco's recommend, even stopped weasel trapping near my abode. I do use a homemade bait mix= Dry uncooked Oatmeal & Dry Plaster of Paris. Mix is put on cookie sheets & placed where kept DRY..... No need too provide toilet paper....... Target specifically. Works for ME. Tut I Farm The Forest

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7772704 01/15/23 11:25 AM 01/15/23 11:25 AM
Joined: Jun 2016 Minnesota M Muskeg trapper
Muskeg trapper M Joined: Jun 2016 Minnesota	1/4 hardware cloth to block off as many as possible entry points Equal parts corn meal and baking soda. Can use hot chocolate mix to. They eat it and can’t fart or purp so the rupture. Safe for dogs etc if they get into it. I keep some around in plastic containers. Haven’t had a mouse problem since doing this.

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: waggler] #7772742 01/15/23 12:00 PM 01/15/23 12:00 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Ky J jbyrd63 trapper
jbyrd63 trapper J Joined: Feb 2014 Ky	Originally Posted by waggler Another round of thanks to the green movement; Soy based wire insulation. I hear some new vehicles are having lots of the same problems, just be glad it's not a new $80,000 truck. What year and make of ATV? I'll be sure to steer clear of them. Green movement? Been doing that for decades. Yea stop making wire insulation out of soybeans see what happens to the price !

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: AJE] #7772802 01/15/23 01:28 PM 01/15/23 01:28 PM
Joined: May 2008 NW Oklahoma O Okie Farmer trapper
Okie Farmer trapper O Joined: May 2008 NW Oklahoma	Originally Posted by AJE Originally Posted by yotetrapper30 Poison I hate it when they move the poison to my boot or some other item That is why I only use bar bait, anything they can move and hoard they will leading to unintended poisonings. Keep the bait outside the buildings your having trouble in. It helps to keep them out. I've been using outside bait stations I made from 1 1/2 inch pvc pipe. This is what I patterned my bait stations from. I didn't do the feet, just tie to a stake, and used a piece of heavy wire to hold the bait. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/65808856 Last edited by Okie Farmer; 01/16/23 11:16 AM.

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7773433 01/16/23 01:47 AM 01/16/23 01:47 AM
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jalstat trapper J Joined: Dec 2022 illinois	Trap and deacon the mice exterminate the problems

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7773445 01/16/23 02:43 AM 01/16/23 02:43 AM
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~ADC~ The Count Joined: Jun 2010 Iowa	Poison, LOTS of it. Put it in boxes along the walls if you have pets that can get in it. You'll never get them all with traps. Freshen up the poison once a month to 6 weeks and keep it out year around. www.iowatrapperstalk.com

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: jbyrd63] #7773447 01/16/23 02:59 AM 01/16/23 02:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State W waggler trapper
waggler trapper W Joined: Jan 2008 Alaska and Washington State	Originally Posted by jbyrd63 Originally Posted by waggler Another round of thanks to the green movement; Soy based wire insulation. I hear some new vehicles are having lots of the same problems, just be glad it's not a new $80,000 truck. What year and make of ATV? I'll be sure to steer clear of them. Green movement? Been doing that for decades. Yea stop making wire insulation out of soybeans see what happens to the price ! You don't happen to be a soy bean farmer? "My life is better than your vacation"

Re: Mice eating my ATV wiring?? [Re: 2zwudz] #7773549 01/16/23 09:12 AM 01/16/23 09:12 AM
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bucksnbears trapper B Joined: Oct 2009 western mn	No scent will keep mice away. I've tried about everything. swampgas chili and schmidt beer makes for a deadly combo You have to remember that 1 out of 3 Democratic Voters is just as dumb as the other two.

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