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Date:         Tue, 5 Aug 2003 19:52:19 -0700
Reply-To:     Ri <ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG>
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From:         Ri <ri@RASAPRABHU.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Mouse in the house!
Comments: To: Al Symmetric <a5ym3tr1c@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20030804200207.35875.qmail@web20511.mail.yahoo.com>
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Ugh! Mice are nasty in a westy!

We live in the sticks, and have a real rodent problem. We use a device called "a tin cat", that is a live trap... metal as the name suggests. You place it along a wall, and they walk in, and never walk out. We use a mason jar lid and slap some peanut butter on it.

I know it's kinda after the fact, but these things work wonders, and allow us to get the mouse a few miles away.

At 01:02 PM 8/4/2003, you wrote: >Hey Y'all, been awhile... > >Stored the Westy at my father-in-laws pole-barn over >winter and had a few visitors that did some >significant damage. The pop-top canvas has several >large holes in it and the urine smell is overwhelming. >There were three nests. two accessed through the >pop-top canvas on the upper sleeping area and one >underneath the sink. > >Reparations: >Will have to replace the pop-top canvas. To eliminate >the odor from the sleeping pads I filled a baby pool >full of water and ammonia, removed the foam from the >fabric covers and soaked the foam in the baby pool. >Still drying in the garage 3 days later. The covers I >washed in cold water at the laundrymat with ammonia >added as well. My brother-in-law also suggested >placing a bucket of water with ammonia inside the >Westy to eliminate the remaining odor--preferably on a >hot day. Also using a febreze-like agent to help >eliminate odor. > >Question: >The three nests consisted of paper toweling from a >roll I had stored under the sink and yellow insulation >material. My question is this, where should I look for >the damage to the insulation? > >Also, since this occurred, my temp gauge has been >having spells. After running on its normal course it >will, intermittently, climb quickly to the top of the >gauge with the red light blinking. It goes away fairly >quickly but is disconcerting. Possible electric/wiring >issue from the mouse gnawing? > >Finally, is there a good mouse-proofing procedure? > >Thanks! > > >===== >Chris Rowland >a5ym3tr1c@yahoo.com >'85 Westy - "Tinkerbell" > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software >http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com


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