Apparently a mouse got into my garage and got into my seadoo boat and chewed wires by the fuse. Luckily no major damage and a new fuse box was put it and everything is fine. How can one prevent rodents from getting into garage? Dont know how it got in.....Or how to protect boat from rodents. I heard moth balls are illegal and laundry sheets only work for a small while. Or cayanne pepper?
Stopping rodents from getting into garage.
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Don't think mothballs are illegal in Wisconsin if used as intended, as pesticide. Either way I think they make some type of organic substitute. Dryer sheets might smell a little different to rodents even after time. Otherwise Irish Spring soap - cut into pieces and spread around or open box and leave in box. Old fashioned mouse traps and glue traps might help. And the original - Pussy Cat.
dfattack
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Most reliable solution is to plug up all entry points so they can’t get it and don’t leave overhead door open indefinitely. Also don’t have so much clutter that if one snuck in while the overhead door was open for whatever reason the mouse would have no where to hide. That approach has worked for me for over 30 years not one mouse
Yup, cats have been the solution for thousands of years. Low maintenance compared to dogs and they're free from most shelters or Veterinarians.
Plug up as much entry as you can , poison then traditional traps and cheese did it for me. When traps don’t produce numbers are low or none. Stay after them mostly Fall early winter and Spring. Summer was mostly Chipmunks for me in Vilas but poison got them. My garage door was open a lot in summer constantly in there fixing stuff.
heckler56
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Typically they enter on the edges of your garage doors. The bottom rubber and trim flashing provide a small soft area for them. I use peppermint oil (Amazon) on cotton balls in small cups at those entry points along with Irish Spring (as mentioned above) and poison bait stations. If you check the bait stations every week or month, you will see if one chewed the poison (rotate the bait to a clean side) and has made their way in.
Last winter my peppermint cups were tipped over which meant voles or moles penetrated the garage. And they unfortunately chewed the garage door edges allowing mice easier access.
Only use snap traps or other traps with food for a week or so because they tend to attract them in. Peanut butter has been a favorite of mine.
Things learned from buying a home in the woods unoccupied for 9 months. Our first week the mice would be eating the wiring in the walls. Creepy at night!
Last winter my peppermint cups were tipped over which meant voles or moles penetrated the garage. And they unfortunately chewed the garage door edges allowing mice easier access.
Only use snap traps or other traps with food for a week or so because they tend to attract them in. Peanut butter has been a favorite of mine.
Things learned from buying a home in the woods unoccupied for 9 months. Our first week the mice would be eating the wiring in the walls. Creepy at night!