Mouse Invasion!

[BrooseDaMoose]

I went in my glovebox to get a napkin today and found that a mouse had shredded most of them! I know they can get in some really tight places but I wouldn't expect to see them inside the vehicle. Not only that, I drive my car everyday so I would think that would be enough to deter them from living there. I don't have any food in my vehicle nor do I eat in it so I don't know what drew them in. I checked the whole vehicle and didn't find any other traces of them. Someone suggested using peppermint oil on a napking in the glovebox. I want them out of the vehicle completely though! I thought about using some pellets but I don't want a mouse dying up inside my dash somewhere! I have a mouse trap that I'm going to set on the passenger floorboard tonight to see if they are still around. Any other suggestions?

 

[Cdubya]

I bait mouse traps in my garage every winter. Napkins are the least of your worries. They can start chewing up your wiring and cause a whole host of problems.

 

[BrooseDaMoose]

I bait mouse traps in my garage every winter. Napkins are the least of your worries. They can start chewing up your wiring and cause a whole host of problems.

Oh I know. The napkins were just a sign they were in there! I checked all through the vehicle but didn’t find a nest. They got in my Ranger engine bay and chewed the wires to the PCM and fried it!


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[SugarMouth]

Where do you park?

 

[BrooseDaMoose]

Where do you park?

In the driveway.


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[SugarMouth]

In the driveway.


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Ok. Attracted to the warm engine at night. You could try sticky traps.

 

[COBRA90GT]

It sounds like the vermin are having a big 'ol family reunion in your neighborhood ! LOL They do like chewing up car wiring; wonder if you have a neighbor who is careless with pet food storage or clutter ( ie - bags of dog or cat food kept / spilled on the ground ). Those critters love to find nearby engine bays and anywhere else to bed down once they have a food source nearby.

They must have told their kinfolk to check out your driveway again since they hit your Ranger before !

In addition to glue traps, you can try using peppermint oil ( douse some cotton balls with that stuff ) as well as scraping off chunks of Irish Spring soap bars. Standard spring traps baited with peanut butter work well too. See if you can see any visible trails in your yard, once the snow melts you can sometimes see the little "paths" they like to travel on - might lead you to where they are coming from...g'luck !

 

[BrooseDaMoose]

It sounds like the vermin are having a big 'ol family reunion in your neighborhood ! LOL They do like chewing up car wiring; wonder if you have a neighbor who is careless with pet food storage or clutter ( ie - bags of dog or cat food kept / spilled on the ground ). Those critters love to find nearby engine bays and anywhere else to bed down once they have a food source nearby.

They must have told their kinfolk to check out your driveway again since they hit your Ranger before !

In addition to glue traps, you can try using peppermint oil ( douse some cotton balls with that stuff ) as well as scraping off chunks of Irish Spring soap bars. Standard spring traps baited with peanut butter work well too. See if you can see any visible trails in your yard, once the snow melts you can sometimes see the little "paths" they like to travel on - might lead you to where they are coming from...g'luck !

Unfortunately you can always choose your neighbors. Mine is a junk collector and his yard is full of old lawnmowers, bicycles, shelving, grills and whatever else he picks up off the side of the road! I set a couple traps but didn’t catch anything. Hopefully they moved on. I did buy some peppermint oil and put some in the vehicle as well as in the engine bay and cabin filter.


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