They are really cheap at Lowe's and/or Home Depot. They are also
extremely effective.
Just make sure you don't let your dog, cat or children near them. These
work (as most mouse/rat eliminators) by thinning the blood to the point where
they bleed out (usually internally) and die. It is also important not to
let pets get 'hold of the carcass -- which is frequently as toxic. I use
them in the RV during winter here. But I'm always very careful to go
through it carefully and remove any residue before allowing kids or pets
in. Handle carefully and they work well. BUT leave nothing to
chance.
73
--- On Sat, 5/24/08, skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: skipp025 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Doh! "Bait Blocks" not "Bite Blocks"
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, May 24, 2008, 1:59 AM
Hi Jed,
Another brain fog typo... they're called "Bait Blocks"... not
the brand I use but pretty much the same product:
http://www.tractors upply.com/ webapp/wcs/ stores/servlet/ ProductDisplay_
10551_10001_ 28980____ ___14345% 7C14378%7C28980? listingPage= true
I buy mine from the local True Value and Ace Hardware stores...
cheers,
skipp
> "Jed Barton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> wow, tell me about these bite blocks, this sounds interesting.
> How do they work?
>
> _____
>
> From: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
> [mailto:Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com] On Behalf Of skipp025
> Sent: Friday, May 23, 2008 7:27 PM
> To: Repeater-Builder@ yahoogroups. com
> Subject: [Repeater-Builder] Re: mice at repeater sights
>
>
>
> Hi Jed,
>
> You hopefully try to first eliminate rodent access to the radio
> room/vault. Step two of the access issue is to eliminate access
> to any radio/repeater cabinets.
>
> They can be killed and removed using a number of methods, it's
> just a question of what happens to them at the time they expire
> (die).
>
> Mice can be captured and relocated, but the process is much
> more involved versus killing them and hopefully being able to
> remove their remains.
>
> The hardware store sells "Bite Blocks", which seem to do the
> mice in pretty well. D-Con also works but doesn't seem to last
> or work as long term as Bite Blocks do.
>
> I've also tried electric shock, ultra-sonic and humane trap
> devices... but I keep going back to Bite Blocks as the easy
> way to deal with unwanted rodents.
>
> Many radio vaults don't have the major mice in the walls or
> roof issue like a home might so they often leave looking for
> water and or die out in the open where you can remove them
> fairly easy.
>
> In one very remove radio site I service there is no practical
> way to keep them out of the vault, so I keep a spread of Bite
> Blocks out on the floor and repeater cabinets and the radio
> equipiment for the most part remains unmolested. The resultant
> dead mouse mess is not really a big deal to clean out.
>
> Much better than having the mouse get into the equipment.
>
> cheers,
> skipp
>
> > Jed Barton <jed@> wrote:
> >
> > Some of you pros have delt with this i am sure.
> > A commercial repeater that i do some work on, i went up to the sight
> > after over a year, and let's just say it was a horrible sight.
> > The mice brought the repeater to its knees.
> > Anyone have some advice on getting rid of the little bastards and
> > keeping them away?
> > Anyone else delt with this problem?
> > Mice are evil
> > Thanks,
> > Jed
>
