[ale] Critters in the Attic

[Wendell Whitmarsh]

Mouse or Rat Decon works great.
----- Original Message -----
From: Greg <runman at speedfactory.net>
To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
Subject: RE: [ale] Critters in the Attic
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:40:18 -0500

> 
> For mice use steel wool.  Put it between the boards of your house and in
> *any* and *all* holes.  It apparently sticks the little critters in the nose
> or something but it works.  For your traps I would suggest peanut butter as
> bait.  I am assuming you are using the big steel teeth mouse traps that
> kill.  You really don't want to capture and release rodents and such - they
> just come back.
> 
> Greg
>    -----Original Message-----
>    From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org]On Behalf Of Matthew
> Brown
>    Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:03 AM
>    To: Pete Hardie; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
>    Subject: Re: [ale] Critters in the Attic
> 
> 
>    Moth balls.  Put a few in the attic here and there.  Be careful though.  I
> nearly gassed my family by putting a whole box of them up there.  ALSO, put
> them where you can easily remove them when they've done their job.
> 
>    DISCLAIMER:  I have no idea how toxic this might be, I only know it worked
> well for me.
> 
> Matthew Brown, CorData
> Linux Solutions for Small Business
> o: 770-795-0089
> e: matthew.brown at cordata.com
> 
>    Pete Hardie wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:59:02 -0500, David Corbin <dcorbin at enttek.com> wrote:
>    We have critters in the attic.  Unfortunately, they don't seem to want to
> be
> caught by our rat traps (cages sized for Noregian Roof Rats, which we've had
> before).  So, I assume it's something larger.  What I really need is to know
> where they're entering the attic, so I can seal it.
> 
> But wait you say, this is a Linux list.  I have an old P133 system that I
> just
> shut down.  I had this thought - what inexpensive peripherals could I add
> to this box to help me solve it?
> 
> I was thinking I could put the box in the attic (winter fortunately), and
> put
> a cheap camera on it.  I'd need some type of flash/strobe, or it would have
> to be an IR-capabel camera (they only seem active at night, so even
> low-light
> won't help).  If it's a still-camera, I'd need a motion sensor, though that
> might be good either way.
> 
> 
> Two suggestions
> 
> 1) light - try leaving your attic light on.  If you don't have one, a
> worklight could be run from an outlet.  This will either drive them
> out, or let you see them better
> 
> 2) ingress - probably via eaves, or vents.  Hardware cloth over any
> hole larger than your pinky-nail.  I found a gutter screen mesh that's
> pretty cheap, easy to trim, and comes in convenient lengths for attic
> work at Home Depot.

>
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