Mouse story - Page 3

igormortis · 10-05-2012, 02:46 PM

OK, you win!

Overdog · 10-05-2012, 03:45 PM

I've got an old Honda 350 in a shed on a friend's property......been there about 20 years or so. The last time I checked on it (couple of years ago) there was a 3 foot long snakeskin intertwined around the engine/frame/carbs. I didn't get close enough to check if the mice had been nibbling the wiring......

Wdwrkr · 10-05-2012, 04:31 PM

Get one of those electronic plug gizmos form home depo. About seven bucks. I was sure they were a gimmick, but the wife brought 3 of them home for the barn. We plugged them in and it's been a couple years since we have seen a mouse. Best 21 bucks we've ever spent

daveoneshot · 10-05-2012, 05:10 PM

New mouse traps on the market : JAWS traps, black plastic, very sensitive, load 'em with peanut butter and set them around anything you want protected. I line them up near the bike and laugh every morning when I see Mickey with his broken neck. Somebody once told me that in a rural area there's 250,000 mice for every ten square miles of land.

rufusswan · 10-05-2012, 05:29 PM

Wrap the thingy where you put the peanut butter with a bit of netting of cloth, to make a cloth/PB combo. The cloth catches their teeth and makes even the cheapest of traps work great.

Bill Harris · 10-05-2012, 06:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wirewrkr

That Hanta Virus is some NASTY shit.

For sure.

Here is something from the CDC (Center for Disease Control) about precautions for cleaning up after the furry visitors:

http://www.cdc.gov/rodents/cleaning/index.html

Be careful. It's a jungle out there.

DoktorT · 10-06-2012, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airhead Wrangler

I just moved my Pantah mufflers which have been under cover outside for a while and three scorpions fell out and scurried in various directions. I just about shat myself.

Way back fighting forest fires for the USFS, came back from a 12 hour day, tossed back the flap on my Gvt issue paper sleeping bag and out crawls a Big Black Widow. You never saw so many grody men jump up out of their bags and check things out. A real Clown Dance, if you know what I mean.

neil p · 10-06-2012, 09:48 PM

a few years ago now, got back from a 3 month trip on my G/S, and found the top of the filter covered in feathers and the sad dried up remains of a little bird wedged in the intake horn.

squish · 10-06-2012, 10:46 PM

I live in So Ca, Black widows are a way of life here.

Biggest issue with them besides the nasty painful bite, is the freaking webs, strong sticky things that not only freak you out since you know that it's a black widows web, they are a pain in the ass to get off.

I keep my dirt bikes out side, and one while working on it, I move around to under it and I find a nice big BW hanging out in the little shark fin for the rear rotor. This was on the same bike that I had killed some wasp/hornets/yellow jackets nest that was just starting to form.

It reminded me that I need to ride my dirt bikes more often.

Bill Harris · 10-07-2012, 06:09 AM

Black Widows. Brown Recluse. Bad critters. Nasty stuff.

Grrrrrr. Just checked my parts stash box and found that the vermin had chewed up two rubber battery straps. This is war...

Wirespokes · 10-07-2012, 07:40 AM

I guess losing a few airfilters isn't near as bad as some of the suffering out there. I don't feel so bad now.

As for my problem, the immediate plan is to silicone some screen to the base of the snorkels on the inside of the airbox. Anyone tried that?

I just hope those vermin don't set up house in the snorkels!

That, and a five gallon bucket...

DoktorT · 10-07-2012, 08:58 AM

I wouldn't bother with the snorkels at all. Just affix some mesh over the intake vents/scoop. For the early round filter type scoop, just shoo goo a piece on there.

The rectangular type has vents on the starter cover, just install some screening over them inside the cover.

There is no other way for the varmits to enter. Block them with metal screening. Is it not just this simple????

ragtoplvr · 10-07-2012, 10:37 AM

Used to have a money pit trailer on the lake. I bought the good rat stuff at the farm store, in a 8 lb bucket. Put out 2 pie tins full, next week, all gone. Took about 16 lbs a year to keep the bastards out. For a mouse, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, toilet, all same room

Rod

GeezWhiz · 10-08-2012, 08:13 AM

Might want to plug your mufflers too. I fired up my AH Sprite the other day and about 2 cups of bird seed blew out the back.

Wirespokes · 10-08-2012, 07:15 PM

Good point!

10-05-2012, 02:46 PM	#31
igormortis Beastly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2006 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Oddometer: 1,082	OK, you win! __________________ Operation: Battle Panda

10-05-2012, 03:45 PM	#32
Overdog 'Burghherfer..... Joined: Nov 2008 Location: McKees Rocks Pa. Oddometer: 188	I've got an old Honda 350 in a shed on a friend's property......been there about 20 years or so. The last time I checked on it (couple of years ago) there was a 3 foot long snakeskin intertwined around the engine/frame/carbs. I didn't get close enough to check if the mice had been nibbling the wiring...... __________________ 1974 R90/6 1971 Honda CL 350 (shed queen) ------------------------------------------------- Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall...... Torque is how far you move it. ------------------------------------------------- Some women age like fine wine.......some age like milk.

10-05-2012, 05:29 PM	#35
rufusswan Studly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2007 Location: Branson MO Oddometer: 901	Wrap the thingy where you put the peanut butter with a bit of netting of cloth, to make a cloth/PB combo. The cloth catches their teeth and makes even the cheapest of traps work great. __________________ 1971 BMW R75/5 Toaster LWB 2002 Baja Chetak http://zenhuckfinn.wordpress.com/

10-06-2012, 10:46 PM	#39
squish Out of the office. Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Where the Ghetto meets the sea. Oddometer: 4,948	I live in So Ca, Black widows are a way of life here. Biggest issue with them besides the nasty painful bite, is the freaking webs, strong sticky things that not only freak you out since you know that it's a black widows web, they are a pain in the ass to get off. I keep my dirt bikes out side, and one while working on it, I move around to under it and I find a nice big BW hanging out in the little shark fin for the rear rotor. This was on the same bike that I had killed some wasp/hornets/yellow jackets nest that was just starting to form. It reminded me that I need to ride my dirt bikes more often. __________________ *On vacation for a spell*

10-07-2012, 06:09 AM	#40
Bill Harris Confirmed Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2008 Location: backwoods Alabama Oddometer: 3,896	Black Widows. Brown Recluse. Bad critters. Nasty stuff. Grrrrrr. Just checked my parts stash box and found that the vermin had chewed up two rubber battery straps. This is war... __________________ '73 R60/5 Toaster

10-05-2012, 04:31 PM	#33
Wdwrkr Studly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Lost at sea Oddometer: 809	Get one of those electronic plug gizmos form home depo. About seven bucks. I was sure they were a gimmick, but the wife brought 3 of them home for the barn. We plugged them in and it's been a couple years since we have seen a mouse. Best 21 bucks we've ever spent

10-05-2012, 05:10 PM	#34
daveoneshot Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Dec 2010 Location: Vermont Oddometer: 255	New mouse traps on the market : JAWS traps, black plastic, very sensitive, load 'em with peanut butter and set them around anything you want protected. I line them up near the bike and laugh every morning when I see Mickey with his broken neck. Somebody once told me that in a rural area there's 250,000 mice for every ten square miles of land.

10-06-2012, 09:48 PM	#38
neil p Adventurer Joined: Mar 2009 Location: La Alpujarra,Andalucia. Oddometer: 39	a few years ago now, got back from a 3 month trip on my G/S, and found the top of the filter covered in feathers and the sad dried up remains of a little bird wedged in the intake horn.

10-07-2012, 07:40 AM	#41
Wirespokes ^OP Beemerholics Anonymous Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Jackson's Bottom Oregon Oddometer: 7,356	I guess losing a few airfilters isn't near as bad as some of the suffering out there. I don't feel so bad now. As for my problem, the immediate plan is to silicone some screen to the base of the snorkels on the inside of the airbox. Anyone tried that? I just hope those vermin don't set up house in the snorkels! That, and a five gallon bucket... __________________ Wanted: Dead, smashed, crashed or trashed gauges BMW GAUGE REPAIRS - TACHSPEEDOCLOCKVOLT METER PODs & LIGHT BOARD*

10-07-2012, 08:58 AM	#42
DoktorT BigBrowedNeandereer Joined: Apr 2009 Location: Spokaloo Oddometer: 1,004	I wouldn't bother with the snorkels at all. Just affix some mesh over the intake vents/scoop. For the early round filter type scoop, just shoo goo a piece on there. The rectangular type has vents on the starter cover, just install some screening over them inside the cover. There is no other way for the varmits to enter. Block them with metal screening. Is it not just this simple????

10-07-2012, 10:37 AM	#43
ragtoplvr Beastly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2007 Location: S. W. Mssouri Oddometer: 4,555	Used to have a money pit trailer on the lake. I bought the good rat stuff at the farm store, in a 8 lb bucket. Put out 2 pie tins full, next week, all gone. Took about 16 lbs a year to keep the bastards out. For a mouse, bedroom, dining room, kitchen, toilet, all same room Rod

10-08-2012, 08:13 AM	#44
GeezWhiz Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2006 Location: Soonerland, USA Oddometer: 147	Might want to plug your mufflers too. I fired up my AH Sprite the other day and about 2 cups of bird seed blew out the back.

10-08-2012, 07:15 PM	#45
Wirespokes ^OP Beemerholics Anonymous Joined: Jul 2002 Location: Jackson's Bottom Oregon Oddometer: 7,356	Good point! __________________ Wanted: Dead, smashed, crashed or trashed gauges BMW GAUGE REPAIRS - TACHSPEEDOCLOCKVOLT METER PODs & LIGHT BOARD*

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