Storage/Hanger Problems w/ Mice???

[edspilot]

All:

 

Over the years some at my airport have had problems with mice as we have a mixture of very old buildings as hangers and some very new hangers. Mice can make a mess of wiring, insulation, carpet, fabric and almost anything they will bite into.

 

We have come up with this approach that seems to work very well. I thought I'd pass it on to all, if you think it might help.

 

First, mice do not see very well and their wiskers are how the tell when to turn as the they are very good smellers of everything. BTW that is why you put traps around the edges of the rooms if you are wanting to catch them.

 

Knowing this I wanted to come up with a way to wall off anything I wanted to keep them away from. I started with a piper cub, then a piper archer and now my R22. I have told car people about it and they are now using it to protect their vehicles while in storage.

 

Here are a few pictures of my West Virginia Mouse-Keeper-Outers.

 

Now do not laugh as it works. Their wiskers hit the walls and away they go. If the mice can not get to your skids, then they can not get into the wiring and the like.

 

 

 

 

 

I used 12" flashing material and sheet metal fastners. That is it. You can bend the flashing to go around any tire or other item that comes in contact with the floor. For the airplanes we put it around each tire. For the cars the same thing. The material is tall enough that the mouse can not climb over.

 

This time of the year is when the mice start looking for a warmer place to stay for the winter.

 

Use it if you think it will help.

 

edspilot

[palmfish]

All that's missing is a positive and negative terminal and extension cord...

[choppedair]

So simple I feel stupid for not thinking of it, hmm...

 

The helicopter I fly is kept in a barn, there are mouse traps around the wall. No problems in the last year until last week. I always keep an energy bar of sorts next to my seat in case I find myself flying for extended periods and starving for food. My mistake. Somehow a mouse found his way in when the helicopter was sitting for a week, he ate 1/3 of my bar and left droppings all over. Obviously the bar is the least of my concern...

But I have been checking every day and have no found any evidence of him being in there since then. I may have to try your idea.

[arotrhd]

All that's missing is a positive and negative terminal and extension cord...

 

...and the knife, fork & plate.

 

-WATCH FOR THE WIRES-

[Rick McWilliams]

The solution I use is CAT. My avitar cat is remarkably effective. His apparent lethargy instantly disappears when a mouse is detected. A few weeks ago I was hanging out at the hangar, Orbit became very interested in something near the door. He trotted over and smoothly picked it up. I wanted to see what he had found. All he showed me was the tail protruding from his mouth. He then swallowed it. Yummy.

 

The electric traps from Rat Zapper are also very effective.

[500E]

Mice & wire do not go together had mice in 2 Volvo trucks we owned one time ate their way through the wiring loom, ( lots of relay controlled circuits in one of those tractor units) seat trim.

Would not try the chocolate digestives in the trap, nuts or a nice piece of cheddar cheese, but

Murry got it after 2 days

We have had mice eat their way through alloy cased capacitors on remote radio sites

[MN Heli Flyer]

All:

 

Over the years some at my airport have had problems with mice as we have a mixture of very old buildings as hangers and some very new hangers. Mice can make a mess of wiring, insulation, carpet, fabric and almost anything they will bite into.

 

We have come up with this approach that seems to work very well. I thought I'd pass it on to all, if you think it might help.

 

First, mice do not see very well and their wiskers are how the tell when to turn as the they are very good smellers of everything. BTW that is why you put traps around the edges of the rooms if you are wanting to catch them.

 

Knowing this I wanted to come up with a way to wall off anything I wanted to keep them away from. I started with a piper cub, then a piper archer and now my R22. I have told car people about it and they are now using it to protect their vehicles while in storage.

 

Here are a few pictures of my West Virginia Mouse-Keeper-Outers.

 

Now do not laugh as it works. Their wiskers hit the walls and away they go. If the mice can not get to your skids, then they can not get into the wiring and the like.

 

 

 

I used 12" flashing material and sheet metal fastners. That is it. You can bend the flashing to go around any tire or other item that comes in contact with the floor. For the airplanes we put it around each tire. For the cars the same thing. The material is tall enough that the mouse can not climb over.

 

This time of the year is when the mice start looking for a warmer place to stay for the winter.

 

Use it if you think it will help.

 

edspilot

 

 

It seems like an interesting idea. I wonder how it will work for the mice that can jump over this barrier. I don't know if they will try to jump over it but I am sure they are capable.