Ingenious ways to remove rodents

All Mghty Beeb,

I come, hat in hand, in need of your experience and advice concerning the removal of rodents from an attic. We've now had two quotes that are over $1k. They include santizing or insulation removal/replacement, finding and closing off points of entry, and gaurantees of rodent free zones...for a continuing fee. I say F@ck. That. Sh!t.

I've had a trap up there, bait is peanuts in peanut butter, for about two weeks with no luck. Perhaps I just need to take my official Red Ryder carbine (with this thing in the stock that tells time) up there and show them the door?

Please divulge your best tips and tricks.

Cordially,
John

PS Millenials and Gen Z can shove their " life hacks" up their asses. Cordially, of course.

 

Fire. It’s the only way to be sure.

 

How bad is the infestation? Mice? Rats? Hippies? Squatter punks?

 

These work!

https://www.amazon.com/Bucket-Mouse...sprefix=bucket+mouse+trap,aps,475&sr=8-8&th=1

 

I was gonna recommend the same. But the type of rodent helps us narrow down the recommendations the best. Unfortunately the bucket traps don’t work on the yellow Ferrari driving type of rodents.

 

Get a cat


Another one that I found that worked pretty good.....leave cups full of ammonia around where you've seen them. They mistake the smell for the urine of a large predator and it scares them off.

 

IIRC couldn't get shit with a trap. Once I switched to a glue pad I was in business, they were too small to activate the trap. Used peanut butter as well.

 

Well now I DON'T want to teach you the secret flute song to lead them all out of town.

 

(Depending on their size) get buckets and half fill them with water. For mice, a smaller bucket...for rats, a drywall bucket. The little greedy bastards will drown.

 

I have a sure fire way of ridding your property of pest but you have to pay a continuation fee.

 

I just heard on a podcast yesterday: strategically placed snakeskin. Of course, it's easier to harvest if you have pet snakes in your home.

 

Rodents in an attic are the toughest to deal with, in my experience. First obstacle is figuring out what they are. Best of luck to you!

 

I’ll have to check with my financial planners, starting a cottage industry in sheds might affect my tax status

 

Just put one of these guys up there.

 

Bucket with gallon of used engine/suspension oil works great. They love smell and jump right in, no tricky covers needed.

 

$1000 with remediation of the source issue and damaged building materials?

I'd just pay the base fee and tell them to stuff their maintenance agreement/guarantee in one of the holes.

 

I had great success with "Ramik Bars" against field mice. They eat that crap, get disoriented, poisoned, and thirsty. End up leaving the dwelling to find water and ultimately die.

Not sure what exactly you have.

 

Sorry, they are squirrels. There might be mice/rats, but the squirrels are what's keep us up at night.

 

Are the issues outside the house resolved ? Chimneys, eaves, vents, loose siding, etc. ?

For starters, get an air force air gun. They're great for shooting squirrels in the city limits or in the woods. Phenominal squirrel killer. Kill ever last one you can outside first.

 

Likely flying squirrels, if you're hearing them at night. Tiny buggers can get in through the smallest of cracks. Hard to catch, for sure! Unfortunately, they make their entrance pathway larger over time, and bigger rodents follow in their footsteps.