[ale] Critters in the Attic

[Greg Freemyer]

Oh yeah, poison, great idea.

I love the smell of decaying rat in my walls.

:-)   Sorry, couldn't help it.


On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:21:47 -0500, Wendell Whitmarsh
<wwhitmar at operamail.com> wrote:
> 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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