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Keeping the Mice away.....
I know this is kinda like keeping ants away from a picnic, but I am curious what you guys do to try and reduce the risk of mice getting into your stored cars. I know #1 is have them in a tight sealed up building Well, I thought I have that, or at least pretty darn close. I have my cars in a cold storage building that is full masonry & the doors have good seals, etc. I Never worried about mice at all until this spring when I found a dead one laying on the floor of the building. I panicked a bit as I looked through my cars. Fortunately I could't find any evidence that a mouse was in any of them. Whew! But, I decided to scatter glue traps around the outside walls & just about anywhere that a mouse might wonder off too. For the most part the traps just catch spiders. but throughout this summer I have caught two mice. very small ones & maybe 2" long? but I am now a nervous wreck over it. I can't seem to find where they are getting in, but I do know they can get in through a next to nothing crack.
Years ago, when I had so/so winter storage space I used to lay bounce fabric softener in the cars & under the hoods, even on top of the tires. I am not sure if that actually worked or I just got lucky. I would be just devastated if a mouse ever made a nest in one of my cars so I just want to know if you guys know of something that are tried & true. The problem is the building is secure, but its unoccupied 25 days of the month. perfect setting for a mouse to run around with no disruptions or things to scare them off. I know there are some really good traps homemade and otherwise, but would't baiting traps with food possibly bring more mice into the building, or would that not really matter? Thanks for your ideas.
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Suppose this is old news for people that deal with it all the time. Didn't spend much time researching & I have never had a real problem before. Sorry about that. Wasn't trying to annoy anybody.
Any mods want to delete this thread, that would be fine..
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That soy wiring thread is amazing. I never heard of such a thing!
Crazy stuff
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The peppermint oil still seems to be working for me..about two years after I mentioned buying it in one of those threads. You do have to refresh it every few weeks but it seems to be effective.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia Last edited by Greg Reid; 08-28-2017 at 08:33 AM. |
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The best anti rodent...
Program I ever used was a big old tom cat. He was rolling hell on mice/rats. Stan.
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We had a 20 lb Maine Coon on a farm that could literally fill up a five gallon bucket in a couple of weeks. Some cats are micers some are not
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OK,some will thinks its BS BUT,I had a travel trailer in the Imperial Valley for my duck club.When I put it there we started having mice issues.I found a product at Loews called Pestchaser by Victor,the trap people.You need 110 power but after I plugged them in we had no issues over 5 years.Just a couple month ago found some dropping in my storage room behind my house.Cleaned them up,put a couple of the pestchaser in and no new droppings.They put out a freq that they dont like.Tom
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Don't cover your car. Mice like dark places.
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I use: snap traps, round traps, sticky traps, poison packets, dryer sheets, the frequency output things and a cat. I've found mouse poop on top of the frequency output things; I've had the best luck with the old school spring loaded snap traps. Last year was my first year using "Cab Fresh" from the TSC store - it seemed to work ok. My swimming pool is more effective at killing mice than my cat is. K
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Fill a 5 gallon pail about 3/4 of the way with water and put about 1/2in of sunflower seeds on top. Make sure you leave a little ramp for them to get into the bucket.
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You mean floating on the water surface?
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I was talking about the sunflower seeds...I know what the goal is as far as the mice go..lol
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I used moth balls and dryer sheets in the past until a friend told me about his Ratzapper killing about a dozen mice in his garage the first week he began using it. So I bought one and it has eliminated the mice problem in my garage.
http://www.victorpest.com/store/rat-...SAAEgK3G_D_BwE |
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if the car is inside of an enclosed structure and on concrete,spray around the perimeter
of car with white vinegar and also have some pans,bowls with same and you are good |
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Yes, The sunflower seeds floating on top of the water.
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