Cabin winterization

Barney Bear · 10-25-2019, 10:26 AM

We have stripped our beds, then spread newspaper on top, then placed mothballs on the fake news. Our water system allows us to open faucets at the cottage, and then open a valve which is located at water's edge on our intake line to drain the water lines of our entire system. 🚰

Merrymeeting · 10-25-2019, 10:41 AM

The problem with the rodent poisons comes when an owl or other raptor eats a poisoned rodent. You may end up killing more than just the 4 legged pests (not to mention pets as previously posted)

Grandpa Redneck · 10-27-2019, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Merrymeeting

The problem with the rodent poisons comes when an owl or other raptor eats a poisoned rodent. You may end up killing more than just the 4 legged pests (not to mention pets as previously posted)

Not only raptors, but fox, cats, and any other scavenging carnivore. In our cabin in the north country we use a few of the snap traps with peanut butter, and a couple of the bucket traps, but we use the RV antifreeze in them, safe and non toxic to dispose of.

tis · 10-25-2019, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Barney Bear

We have stripped our beds, then spread newspaper on top, then placed mothballs on the fake news. Our water system allows us to open faucets at the cottage, and then open a valve which is located at water's edge on our intake line to drain the water lines of our entire system. 🚰

That's interesting. Do the mice not like the newspapers?

blackcatsamurai · 10-25-2019, 02:36 PM

Blue Thunder. That. Is. Awesome!

Blue Thunder · 10-25-2019, 02:53 PM

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Blue Thunder. That. Is. Awesome!

Thanks! It works like a champ. I can't take credit for it. Its often called the Maine Mouse Trap.

ApS · 10-27-2019, 04:32 AM

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Originally Posted by tis

That's interesting. Do the mice not like the newspapers?

I've tried walking on spread-out newspapers, and have yet to see any critters around.

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Merrymeeting Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Merrymeeting Lake, New Durham Posts: 2,228 Thanks: 304 Thanked 799 Times in 368 Posts	The problem with the rodent poisons comes when an owl or other raptor eats a poisoned rodent. You may end up killing more than just the 4 legged pests (not to mention pets as previously posted)

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