Thread: Rodent baits and their effect on native fauna

Originally Posted by 350RRC

At my place in the middle of the Bellarine there were swamp harriers, kites, kestrels, etc around every day 10 years ago.

Have seen 2 kites in the four months.

That is very disappointing and reminds me of some tests on chemicals in peoples bloodstreams done in the US (country mice vs city mice to keep this thread vaguely on track), and farmers actually had much higher readings than city folk, as a lot work with chemicals all day.

Despite using a $43 bucket of baits a day and 7x large capacity mouse traps these little bastards are Still in plauge propertions here until winter finally gets here and kills the little buggers off at last.
They have done untold damage so far and have even pinched all the seedlings that I planted yeserday and have also started digging up the seeds I planted as well.
Most of the farms around here have started their seeding programmes and I imagine that the mice will also take a toll on crops by eating the seed and chewing out the new shoots as well.
I am So over these damned rodents.

Snakes, Trout, you need snakes!

Originally Posted by Saitch

Snakes, Trout, you need snakes!

My resident carpet snakes are all too fat to move at the moment.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Despite using a $43 bucket of baits a day and 7x large capacity mouse traps these little bastards are Still in plauge propertions here until winter finally gets here and kills the little buggers off at last.
They have done untold damage so far and have even pinched all the seedlings that I planted yeserday and have also started digging up the seeds I planted as well.
Most of the farms around here have started their seeding programmes and I imagine that the mice will also take a toll on crops by eating the seed and chewing out the new shoots as well.
I am So over these damned rodents.

Your lucky they havent been under the bonnet of the 79 and had a chew.They love making nests under the intercooler,and chew the coolant hoses😩

Got them here as well,but no where near as bad,one chewed a wire behind the intercooler,and parts of the Traxide dual battery set up.I use the bait with warfarin,couldnt get it into a trap.The bait sorted it,but i see some others have moved in so more baiting and traps are needed.

Apparently they dont like light,so many on properties park the vehicles in a shed and leave the shed lights on all night.

The little beggers have destroyed a couple of fridges by chewing the wireing But thankfully the 79 has escaped so far.
I need someone to invent a muzzy coil that works on rodants

As far a light goes the little sod's here are mobile during daylight.
I have made a bucket trap and have put it in tbe veggie patch So I will see how that goes,If it works I will make many more.

Originally Posted by scarry

Your lucky they havent been under the bonnet of the 79 and had a chew.They love making nests under the intercooler,and chew the coolant hoses😩

Got them here as well,but no where near as bad,one chewed a wire behind the intercooler,and parts of the Traxide dual battery set up.I use the bait with warfarin,couldnt get it into a trap.The bait sorted it,but i see some others have moved in so more baiting and traps are needed.

Apparently they dont like light,so many on properties park the vehicles in a shed and leave the shed lights on all night.

Leaving the bonnet up helps, too. Especially in the cooler months, after parking a vehicle with a warm motor.

Originally Posted by scarry

Your lucky they havent been under the bonnet of the 79 and had a chew.They love making nests under the intercooler,and chew the coolant hoses😩

I literally had that yesterday. Lifted the bonnet of the 3dr and had a mouse run over the top of the engine. I was pretty surprised considering I had been driving it not that long before.