Mouse Blocker
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I was skeptical about that technology also. I had a mouse problem in my detached garage, I had set traps and consistently got a mouse every day or two for three years during the winter months. I put 3 of the dirt cheap Victor ultrasonic repellers in my garage and haven’t got one since. That was four or five years ago. Your results may vary.
I have tried them and caught mice in traps right under the repellers
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There's not a lot of info out there on this particular unit. If you look at YouTube for example there's a handful of videos, some of which appear to be from the manufacturer, and others which appear to be by people likely provided with free units to "review". So questionable.
There's plenty of info out there suggesting that these units may only work in 1 situation, which is often what you see in any videos - they're left turned off, mice are all around them, then they are turned on and mice go away - the flashing lights, vibration, ultrasonic or whatever appears to initially work. What they often don't show is that after an hour or so of this they usually come back and then just ignore the machine.
There's a reason why reputable pest companies don't recommend these. If they actually worked, you'd see giant high powered commercial versions of these everywhere in industrial / food processing type environments, but they just don't work.
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There's plenty of info out there suggesting that these units may only work in 1 situation, which is often what you see in any videos - they're left turned off, mice are all around them, then they are turned on and mice go away - the flashing lights, vibration, ultrasonic or whatever appears to initially work. What they often don't show is that after an hour or so of this they usually come back and then just ignore the machine.
There's a reason why reputable pest companies don't recommend these. If they actually worked, you'd see giant high powered commercial versions of these everywhere in industrial / food processing type environments, but they just don't work.
Does Ultrasonic Pest Repellent Work?
We all know that the best rodent problem is the one that never happened, right? Sure we can buy mouse traps and try to alleviate the symptoms, but that won’t help prevent them in the first place. For this reason, ultrasonic rodent repellents are highly appealing to homeowners for their proclaimed
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I can’t explain it, I just know that they worked for me for the last three years and are still working. Like I said, your results may vary.
Fuzzbuster
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I had the odd mouse around and raccoons. One mouse made a home in my snowblower. I got new neighbours and no more problem!
Green Meenie
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I'd say get a cat but ...
Snap traps are cheap and effective. Can't say the same for either point on the electronic devices.
The rare mouse that gets by our snap traps outdoors are immediately caught by our cat who will wait 8 hours non-stop staring at the entry point when he hears one in the wall.
The rare mouse that gets by our snap traps outdoors are immediately caught by our cat who will wait 8 hours non-stop staring at the entry point when he hears one in the wall.
I have ripped out a suspended ceiling in a room with three ultrasonic repellers in it. MIce chose that room as their bathroom. Covered in crap.
Mouse trap testing youtube guy that seems thorough found ultrasonic was essentially useless. He did not test that version though. There is a chance it found the secret sauce but a much bigger chance it is snake oil imo.
Mouse trap testing youtube guy that seems thorough found ultrasonic was essentially useless. He did not test that version though. There is a chance it found the secret sauce but a much bigger chance it is snake oil imo.
I have had mice in my garage in the past.
In the last year or so, I've had zero.
Who knows what the reason is. Maybe some smell they don't like from some product I used or spilled. Maybe they just found a better place with more food or less smells, or more comfortable diggs.
It wasn't anything ultrasonic that made them leave as I have no such devices, so ultimately correlation isn't causation.
Shaman
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I've caught four mice in my garage this week. I think that cleared them out and I have looked around to find a nest to no avail. I got one in the workshop, it's about 1300sq per level and I make sure that everything that might smell like food is gone by fall. They don't seem to care at all in summer but in winter they want shelter. Anyway, I'll take ONE in a week as a pretty good sign that it probably entered just for the smell of peanut butter. I put them on both ends of the garage door, because there's not much of a way to seal them up without also making them useless.
In my experience, killing off the local population works pretty well. The environmentalist wonks that say I'm depleting the local population are insane, there are trillions of mice in Canada and less predators than previous to take care of them. Coyotes, wolves, foxes, lynx, etc. all eat mice as staple food and they are never anywhere near my house, so ... get a grip
In my experience, killing off the local population works pretty well. The environmentalist wonks that say I'm depleting the local population are insane, there are trillions of mice in Canada and less predators than previous to take care of them. Coyotes, wolves, foxes, lynx, etc. all eat mice as staple food and they are never anywhere near my house, so ... get a grip
We have a very healthy fox population in our area based on the number of "OMG A FOX IS OUT WALKING DOWN OUR STREET, IT IS GOING TO EAT SOMEBODY'S CHILD, EVERYBODY GO INDOORS AND LOCK YOUR WINDOWS AND DOORS!!!1!" posts on our local community FB forum.
So yeah, this probably has something to do with why our mouse population seems down as well.
So yeah, this probably has something to do with why our mouse population seems down as well.
Mad Mike
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My cat gets at least one a day. He used to feed them to his buddy ( our late husky), now he leaves them outside the door.
When it gets cold, rodents look for warm places I have to defend my place against mice, squirrels and racoons all winter.
I’ve tried electronic repellers with no luck. God old traps, warfarin and the occasional CO fumigation are my go to solutions.
When it gets cold, rodents look for warm places I have to defend my place against mice, squirrels and racoons all winter.
I’ve tried electronic repellers with no luck. God old traps, warfarin and the occasional CO fumigation are my go to solutions.
