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Persistent mouse trying to hitch a ride...

Dartymoor

Dartymoor

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I keep my Himalayan in a metal shed and the last couple of times I've pushed it outside, a mouse has fallen out from underneath... Pesky blighter has obviously found a nice spot and doesn't want to give it up. But soft hearted as I am, I'd rather not have it chomping on Burro's wiring and plastics. I can't find its nest if it has one - definitely not in the airbox.

Any thoughts on getting rid of it?

Poison and traps are out - I've got a cat (which whilst it does catch a lot of mice, seems to have signed a peace treaty with this one).

I've tried spraying peppermint oil around the bike - no joy.

I've heard the ultrasonic buzzers are useless. (Aside from annoying dogs and horses)
 
Dartymoor said:
I keep my Himalayan in a metal shed and the last couple of times I've pushed it outside, a mouse has fallen out from underneath... Pesky blighter has obviously found a nice spot and doesn't want to give it up. But soft hearted as I am, I'd rather not have it chomping on Burro's wiring and plastics. I can't find its nest if it has one - definitely not in the airbox.

Any thoughts on getting rid of it?

Poison and traps are out - I've got a cat (which whilst it does catch a lot of mice, seems to have signed a peace treaty with this one).

I've tried spraying peppermint oil around the bike - no joy.

I've heard the ultrasonic buzzers are useless. (Aside from annoying dogs and horses)
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Must be a strange experience if everytime you take your bike it gives birth to a mouse.

Any chance of catching it while that happens?
 
Could you lay down sticky paper insect traps to catch it when it bails? I've heard that liquid dish soap or something similar disolves the glue and the mouse could be released and relocated.

Just a thought.

Ron in AZ
 
Rataway is my answer.

It is, to my limited understanding, the rodent pheromone for danger. What I do know is that when Ford went to soy based wiring insulation it was Rataway that kept a lot of public safety fleets on the road, you can tell by downtime records which municipalities used it and which did not.
I came across the stuff via the classic car hobby and it has always worked when I've used it. From cars to buildings, it is my go to product for anti-rodent activities.

It is a USA product, so I do not know about international availability, but you should be able to find answers at rataway.com or by emailing Rick at ratawayman@aol.com for more info.
 
Be glad you found him before he started chewing on wires. I had caught one with a glue trap, I put peanut butter in the middle of the trap.
 
I remember being told about the peppermint oil trick. I did an experiment and ended up with a generation of mice who like peppermint.

A similar experiment resulted in a generation of squirrels who prefer birdseed that was sprayed with hot pepper oil over the plain stuff.

Rataway just worked, despite my fears that I was going to create a generation of danger addicts.
 
smilespergallon said:
Rataway just worked, despite my fears that I was going to create a generation of danger addicts.
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Maybe they got so addicted to danger that they are no longer with us?

I have done no fact checking, but I’ve been told mice also have pheromones to mark safe places and passages. If you can track where it goes maybe a good clean will help? That and turning the engine on before wheeling it out?
 
Before I got the furry little killer from my parents, I used a no-kill trap.IMG_20260903_103431312.jpg
But if it was cold and snowing, I wouldn't take it outside. I'd give it a drink of water and some Rice Krispies, and let it go behind the washing machine. Where it could escape to the crawl space.
 
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