Hello Everyone,

I am going to be putting my car in storage soon, and was wondering if there is any sure-fire way of keeping mice from spending the winter inside the car. Someone told me that placing those little dryer sheets throughout the interior of the car including the trunk and engine compartment, will deter them. Any comments? Thanks.

 

I tried dryer sheets, mothballs, traps, etc, and it's a crapshoot, really. All they need to find is a nice cozy spot, full of insulation in which the repellent smell hasn't penetrated, and you have company.

I've been storing the old cars for many a winter and only had a mouse problem twice, so I'll keep up with the bounce and mothballs and take the gamble.

 

i'm gonna try one of these.

http://carcapsule.com/

 

I had to get ride of a car which the mice took up winter in because I could not get rid of the smell after it was stored. Since then I have always jacked my crossfire up on jacks and placed mouse traps with peanut butter on them around the jacks to catch them before taking up winter in it. This method has worked well for me and I've caught about a dozen or so mice every year and have seen no signs of them in my car.

 

We have gone with the jack/trap too. We left the tires on, as now no worry about flat spots, left battery in too, will go out turn car over get it good and warm, I'm thinking you could put it in gear as well get the fluids moving around. Gary put that gas stable stuff in. As of today it's put away for the winter.

 

Thank gosh i live in florida...

 

ME TOO!

 

My SRT-6 is currently in a Car Jacket. No mice yet.

 

Me three.

 

I have your solution. Very simple and cost a lot less than a car capsule.

1. Obtain some nylon hoes. Unwashed but used/warn knee high is best. Cut off torso area if you can only obtain "panty hoes". All you need is one calf lenght piece.
2. Find a cat or cat owner. Unwashed cat is best. Washed cat owner is preferred, but not nessesary.
3. Aquire a BIG ball of cat hair through brushing of said cat and/or cat owner.
Cat owner hair will not work for this project.
4. Tie a knot in one end of nylon with the opening open. Creating a small pocket.
If nylons are provided by cat owner, remove nylons from cat owner first.
5. Stuff a decent amount of cat hair into opening, tie closed & cut off on far side of said knot.
You should have a little nylon ball of cat hair. About palm sized is good.
6. Repeat step five until you have 4-5 ***** of cat fur filled nylon *****.
7. Place the ***** in key locations of engine compartment and any other wiring harness locations.
Make as many cat hair ***** as you like.
It is the odor of a natural preditor that will keep the mice away.
The nylons just keeps the hair from getting messy and still allows the odor to easily get out.
And for what it is worth, the rats/mice eat wiring due to the insulation in wires.

Also, use traps in the storage bay, more cat ***** stuffed in any known openings, etc.

I hope this helps.

 

except that i hate cats.

 

then just throw 4 or 5 dead cats in there.


"JUST KIDDING" killing cats or the use of dead cats not recommended or endorsed.

 

You can probably get a bunch of cat ***** from the Veterinarian...

 

Damm mice would eat thru the number 1 spark plug wire in my motorhome like 5 times. had to use a bb gun and lots of rat traps to get them varmen out. I remember throwing the engine cover back and he was nesting on the air cleaner cover. One of them dragged a rat trap a good 20 ft before dying. I actually heard it POP and in the morning I couldnt find it anywhere near the rv. Would get a cat but they just turn in to cyotote bait here.
Now I need to go check my babys for mice evidence.

 

LOL... and I love cats.

Anyway folks, I'm telling you, the cat hair thing works.

Good luck.

 

I'm gonna try this cat hair trick, it seems like it could actually work. I'll have to visit my local pet grooming place. Do people groom cats???

 

Had a mouse roaming around my bedrooms a few nights ago. So I baited a claim shell type trap with peanut butter and placed it in my spare bedroom/hide the mess behind a closed door room. The trap wasn't sprung over the last couple of nights so earlier this evening I grabbed the trap to put it away, figuring the mouse was long gone. Discovered that the mouse had eaten the peanut butter without tripping the trap. Tonight I'm putting out a glue trap.

 

move to the city. rats don't like crossfires.

 

I never understood why some guys hate cats. Is it a macho thing? If you like cats does that make you gay or something? Did you have a bad experience with a cat when you were a child? or are you trying to bond with your dog. I like cats, they're cool. They don't slober on you. Cats take care of themselves. You feed a dog and he'll love you. One has to earn a cat's respect. In the middle ages some people thought they were evil and killed them. I think they might have second thoughts when the Bubonic plage came around. Introduce yourself to a friendly feline and spend some quality time together. I'll bet you change your opinion.quote=Mr. F]except that i hate cats.[/quote]

 

I like them from a distance, And i'm alergic to them also! They make me sneeze!