critter removal

[Daren Todd]

I got one of the dreaded remarks from my wife today "I think we a have a critter in the wall" So i got home tonight, let the dogs in. And so far one of them started going bat sh#! crazy, glued to a section of the interior wall. Yup, theres a critter in there.

So, my question is How do i get the mother flipping thing out? And convince it to go somewhere else, before my dog decides to try eating the wall It gonna be too hot out the rest of the week to leave them out side

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

12 gauge shot gun and #8 shot!

One night we had a mouse in the wall and my wife was 3 seconds from grabbing the gun, I was 3 seconds from hitting the door...running!

Luckily a knock on the wall made him scurry for the night, then a few well placed mouse traps did him in the next evening.

I was getting worried I was going to be in for a huge remodel if he came back!

Ok now how to get you going, if you have base boards then you can save some repairs by removing the base boards where the critter is, just drill 1/4 holes just under the base board top, or if that's too hard drill right threw the base board right at the top, you can easily fill the holes and you'll never notice, take a straw and put rat poison in the straw, insert straw in hole and use a pencil or such to get the poison in the wall use a fair amount, then using expanding spray foam inject into the walls some foam, the foam should seal up his path and if he comes a chewing the foam the poison in the foam will do him in.

 

[85Hokie]

12 gauge shot gun and #8 shot!

One night we had a mouse in the wall and my wife was 3 seconds from grabbing the gun, I was 3 seconds from hitting the door...running!

Luckily a knock on the wall made him scurry for the night, then a few well placed mouse traps did him in the next evening.

I was getting worried I was going to be in for a huge remodel if he came back!

Ok now how to get you going, if you have base boards then you can save some repairs by removing the base boards where the critter is, just drill 1/4 holes just under the base board top, or if that's too hard drill right threw the base board right at the top, you can easily fill the holes and you'll never notice, take a straw and put rat poison in the straw, insert straw in hole and use a pencil or such to get the poison in the wall use a fair amount, then using expanding spray foam inject into the walls some foam, the foam should seal up his path and if he comes a chewing the foam the poison in the foam will do him in.

Only problem with killing them INSIDE the wall.......It will stink like hell for a few days - but it too will go away ! Bait them outside the wall if you can, then toss em ......

 

[Daren Todd]

12 gauge shot gun and #8 shot!

One night we had a mouse in the wall and my wife was 3 seconds from grabbing the gun, I was 3 seconds from hitting the door...running!

Luckily a knock on the wall made him scurry for the night, then a few well placed mouse traps did him in the next evening.

I was getting worried I was going to be in for a huge remodel if he came back!

Ok now how to get you going, if you have base boards then you can save some repairs by removing the base boards where the critter is, just drill 1/4 holes just under the base board top, or if that's too hard drill right threw the base board right at the top, you can easily fill the holes and you'll never notice, take a straw and put rat poison in the straw, insert straw in hole and use a pencil or such to get the poison in the wall use a fair amount, then using expanding spray foam inject into the walls some foam, the foam should seal up his path and if he comes a chewing the foam the poison in the foam will do him in.

Your wife sounds like mine. She went fricking livid when the jack russell terrier tossed a copper head at her it was an awkward conversation with the neighbors about her shooting up the back yard trying to get that snake.

I have an outlet right by where it's hanging so i'll try the poison and foamafil there before pulling the base boards. I had an issue once before in the same place when i redid the bathroom on the other side of the wall. Had one trying to chew thru the baseboard just before i did the bathroom. I think they are using the holes in the studs for the outlets as a runway. Found a petrified snake in there also i screamed like a little girl when i pulled out the insulation and had that fall in my lap. Thanks for the suggestion

 

[Daren Todd]

Only problem with killing them INSIDE the wall.......It will stink like hell for a few days - but it too will go away ! Bait them outside the wall if you can, then toss em ......

Usually i'll find dog food stashed in the back of the cubboard. Tore them apart looking. So far it looks like it hasn't made it inside the living space. We fought with them pretty good when we bought the house. It stood vacant for a couple years. Had piece and quiet for the past couple years. Filled all the nooks and crannys in the attic and around all the plumbing. I'm betting i'm gonna have to fill around the siding again.

 

[skeets]

If you have a basement you might try a popcan trap baited with peanut butter the little bstrda are drowned. I had poison and traps set all over the place and would pick up one or 2, like once a week thought I had it licked. Got on the bike and after about 5 miles I had to pull over the smell was making me sick,, cooking nice don't smell to good.
I made one of the pop can traps set it in the garage and next morning had like ,,, like ,, well a bunch of soggy dead mice. And they just keep coming, I know so far this year there have been at least 50 that have met their watery doom.

 

[Daren Todd]

If you have a basement you might try a popcan trap baited with peanut butter the little bstrda are drowned. I had poison and traps set all over the place and would pick up one or 2, like once a week thought I had it licked. Got on the bike and after about 5 miles I had to pull over the smell was making me sick,, cooking nice don't smell to good.
I made one of the pop can traps set it in the garage and next morning had like ,,, like ,, well a bunch of soggy dead mice. And they just keep coming, I know so far this year there have been at least 50 that have met their watery doom.

How do you make up the pop can traps? House is on a slab but i'm interested in trying it out in the garage

 

[skeets]

Real easy and quick and bait it once and for get it as the mice fall in and drown just fish them out and they don't stink, in the winter put some anti freeze in the water and your good to go

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC1XNDyxE4c&feature=player_detailpage#t=4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSk79YcuIRQ&feature=player_detailpage#t=406

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qK0UHIK_eoA&feature=player_detailpage#t=16

 

[Daren Todd]

I like it nice and simple. Seeing the last video reminded me of something a friend rigged up to keep squirrels out of his bird feeder. He mounted a hamster wheel around the feeder, birds would land on the feeder. The squirrels would hit the wheel and get tossed.