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Mice, word of warning!
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:19 pm
by Beamish
Had a bit of mouse trouble lately but found it and dealt with it within what I thought was a week. Seems that the little bas*ard has been very busy during that time. He trashed a pair of my missus's walking boots, a pair of my cycling shoes and what I have just found out, some of the back end wiring on the Blade
The left indicator went out on the last ride out and I thought it was just the bulb, lifted the seat today to find mouse shi* and wire everywhere.
All sorted now so not a massive trauma but it could have been

.
My advice is to keep an eye out for mouse sh1t in you sheds/garage etc and if you spot some, seek and destroy immediately.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:29 pm
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
Don't bother with mouse traps they are crap, use high consontrate poison always.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 2:45 pm
by bikerpiker
In the past few weeks ive had a problem with mice.....my cat bringing them in the house (twice),or trying to (every other day just now):!:
Sometimes its shrews,other times big fat field mice..more the size of a bloody hamster.
Was worse in summer when back door was left open in good weather.
Did have a prob a few years ago when a mouse got into a large bag containing xmas pressies(clothes),it/they chewed most items
Also ,i remember my dad saying that years ago he had one in his car for weeks, it kept getting into the glovebox,and it shredded all his green shield stamps (Dont ask--i think you got em free with fuel)

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:23 pm
by Jbrebel
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 5:20 pm
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
^^^^ erm

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:08 pm
by RedStormV
Get a cat!
No mouse problem here
Poisons are OK as long as kids and 'friendly' animals / critters ain't about.
In the absense of a cat a good way of resolving rodent issues is a mixture of mouse / rat food and dry Polyfilla, plaster of Paris or similar - you can stick a water source nearby for good measure.
They get a really good feed ---- 1 last time!
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:50 pm
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:31 pm
by Jbrebel
RedStormV wrote:Get a cat!
...or just forget to empty the humane mouse trap you put in athe garage a month before

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:41 pm
by bikerpiker
Me too

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:59 pm
by Seven Of Nine Firestorm
Phew glad I wasn't the only one

Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:23 pm
by sirch345
I had mice nest in my old GSThou air box quite a few years ago. Luckily they hadn't done any damage unlike Beamish's bike, they just nested in the void
I only realised they had been there as I had to remove the air box first to gain access the battery so I could charge it.
Chris.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:02 pm
by Beamish
I find it unbelievable that they caused the damage over a couple of days.

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 12:23 am
by bikerpiker
I remember years ago when i started goin out with my wife ,before we were married (

obviously).
Her mother cleaned all the crumbs etc oot of the toaster,and this wee frazzled mouse/skeleton dropped out ,

,i never ate at hers for months after that
Another time,her dad kept chickens,it was late at night, we heard a lot of noise coming from the chicken run, we went outside expecting to see a fox, but no, it was a hedgehog that had a chicken by the throat
I'd head for home on my xs250, then when i sold it my Suzy Kat 650 around 3am.
Young luv ehh

Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:41 am
by sirch345
bikerpiker wrote:
I'd head for home on my xs250, then when i sold it my Suzy Kat 650 around 3am.
Young luv ehh

I remember doing things like that Stevie

, just sitting and talking at the girl friends place
It all passes so quickly, those young and care free days
Chris.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 10:52 am
by Beamish
Flash gits it was an RD 50 for me, followed by a TZR