RE: [ale] Critters in the Attic

[Greg <runman at speedfactory.net>]

> 
> 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-----
&gt;    From: ale-bounces at ale.org [<a  rel="nofollow" href="mailto:ale-bounces";>mailto:ale-bounces</a> at ale.org]On Behalf Of Matthew
&gt; Brown
&gt;    Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 11:03 AM
&gt;    To: Pete Hardie; Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
&gt;    Subject: Re: [ale] Critters in the Attic
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt;    Moth balls.  Put a few in the attic here and there.  Be careful though.  I
&gt; nearly gassed my family by putting a whole box of them up there.  ALSO, put
&gt; them where you can easily remove them when they've done their job.
&gt; 
&gt;    DISCLAIMER:  I have no idea how toxic this might be, I only know it worked
&gt; well for me.
&gt; 
&gt; Matthew Brown, CorData
&gt; Linux Solutions for Small Business
&gt; o: 770-795-0089
&gt; e: matthew.brown at cordata.com
&gt; 
&gt;    Pete Hardie wrote:
&gt; On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:59:02 -0500, David Corbin &lt;dcorbin at enttek.com&gt; wrote:
&gt;    We have critters in the attic.  Unfortunately, they don't seem to want to
&gt; be
&gt; caught by our rat traps (cages sized for Noregian Roof Rats, which we've had
&gt; before).  So, I assume it's something larger.  What I really need is to know
&gt; where they're entering the attic, so I can seal it.
&gt; 
&gt; But wait you say, this is a Linux list.  I have an old P133 system that I
&gt; just
&gt; shut down.  I had this thought - what inexpensive peripherals could I add
&gt; to this box to help me solve it?
&gt; 
&gt; I was thinking I could put the box in the attic (winter fortunately), and
&gt; put
&gt; a cheap camera on it.  I'd need some type of flash/strobe, or it would have
&gt; to be an IR-capabel camera (they only seem active at night, so even
&gt; low-light
&gt; won't help).  If it's a still-camera, I'd need a motion sensor, though that
&gt; might be good either way.
&gt; 
&gt; 
&gt; Two suggestions
&gt; 
&gt; 1) light - try leaving your attic light on.  If you don't have one, a
&gt; worklight could be run from an outlet.  This will either drive them
&gt; out, or let you see them better
&gt; 
&gt; 2) ingress - probably via eaves, or vents.  Hardware cloth over any
&gt; hole larger than your pinky-nail.  I found a gutter screen mesh that's
&gt; pretty cheap, easy to trim, and comes in convenient lengths for attic
&gt; work at Home Depot.

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