I've had a lot of rodent problems.

In the country it has been both tree rats and field mice. Mice have chewed wiring on both tractors. Squirrels have actually chewed holes in the side of the trailer house and I've had to replace the wood, repaint, etc. I keep mouse traps baited 365 and poison under the house. Lots of holes in the bottom of the paneling that I continually patch. Some may find this odd but when I don't have mouse problems, it generally means that a rattle snake has moved in under the trailer. It is under pinned so I can't see them. I like that and as long as they move out and leave in the Spring, we get along just fine.

In town squirrels have been my problem. They ate a hole under an eve and got to phone wires in the attic. And they did it at some danged inconvenient places to find and repair. I finally put some expanded metal at that eve. Last year I went on an eradication program. I shot a lot of them with calibri's and CB caps. I also trapped and relocated about a dozen. Now, there are virtually no squirrels around my house and I like it that way.


Last edited by Dave Davidson1; 03/22/15 07:11 AM.
It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa