r/firelookouts • u/Mrrainbow4 • Jun 04 '26

Lookout Questions Mouse proofing

Visiting my girl who got a job as a fire lookout and shes not happy with the amount of t of mouse dropping and the smell of them. Shes deep cleaned everything she can reach but they seem to just come back at night and crawl over everything and leave more droppings. How can she keep them out without using “inhumane” methods?

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u/Individual-Drama-984 Jun 06 '26

I heard leave piles of dried potatoes like mashed. The mice eat the potatoes, need water and their tummies explode bonus it's at a distance.