kyleiroc88

Hey guys i know now that winter is here many of us will have the car in storage. Unfortunately for some of us, efforts will need to be made to keep mice out of the car. Came up with an easy cheap solution that absolutely works! Sure this will help people so im sharing.

PurelyPMD

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That's interesting!

sonjaab

NAH!
Mice can JUMP so that few inches off the ground won't deter them from
finding a safe place with plenty of nesting material in your car.

I use spring traps baited with p-nut butter and check them often along
with a barn cat!

TTOP350

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I use motion tracking on computerized bazookas..

LS2Swapped92

Mice can leap

kentuckyKITT

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Creating a perimeter of sticky traps 12" from the car is full-proof. It takes 77 traps @ 8" long each for a third gen. Check and replace occasionally! Also catches a lot of other things that you didn't know were going for the car.

Big&BadGTA

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I was going to suggest a moat.

mantaguy

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DynoDave43

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Oh yeah they can. I have chipmunks in the yard due to oak trees. I have watched them jump from the ground to the top of the 17" tires on my Suburban.

I like glue trap myself. The big rat sized ones. I like these...made in the USA.

chazman

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Mice are incredibly crafty critters. Let me know how the bucket set up works. The only thing they can't out smart are glue traps.

Bow_Tied

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As a kid I caught a mouse in a 5 gallon pail. Had my thumb just over the edge of the pail while looking at him, it jumped up and bit me. Mouse could surely climb the jack stand/jump to & from the hanging tires. JMO

Big&BadGTA

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Fill the bottom of the bucket with anti freeze windshield fluid. Cheaper than coolant, still drowns mice.

chazman

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Nice touch!

John in RI

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#1 Get a cat.

#2 Dryer Sheets

#3 See pic I just took of my GTA:

TylerSteez

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I've been dealing with mice in my new garage, I've caught a good amount inside the garage but the trap I put in the car hasn't caught anything. I've found that the Victor trap that John In RI posted aren't sensitive for the mice I'm dealing with, they get the bait right off it without triggering it. I found a different style Victor trap at home depot that triggers if you look at it the wrong way and caught way more.

I would gladly do the glue trap perimeter but I just can't bring myself to let the poor little guys suffer on them

chazman

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I know what you mean. I try to dispatch them quickly and humanely.

PurelyPMD

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I did one of these with water in the bottom - all I caught was my dog.

Damned if he doesn't love peanut butter!

punkmaster98

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ive had good luck with peanut butter and the sticky traps. Got rid of a unknown visitor that brought himself to my attention riding shotgun with me one day lol

Bob88GTA

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Good to know.......I need 539 sticky traps

dmccain

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I use dryer sheets and haven't had any problems. Before I tried the dryer sheets they wreaked havoc under the hood of my Monte Carlo one winter. On the other point I'm pretty sure mice can jump as high as a bucket I don't think what they showed in video would work

Bob88GTA

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I use the dryer sheets and stickys. Seems to work.....so far.

pointhwerp

I have had great luck with mothballs under the hood and on top of tires. But the dryer sheet sounds interesting and less stinky. I will try that this winter.

irvan

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I've heard that about the dryer sheets too but i use them (scented bounce) and haven't had any problems (or mice).

Big&BadGTA

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I've used dryer sheets, but put them in a plastic baggie, as I don't trust the "scent" to not leech into the carpet, etc. Don't close the baggie, but...

OrangeBird

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A big nasty barn cat , or maybe a few monitor lizards if you live in warm enough climate should do nicely .

jcat

I had a old house torn down near my property mice all over .. have tarps storing my outdoor grounds equipment.. mice all under those tarps .. my camaro is lifted off ground but I did see mice under the hood. had moth ***** and the scented sheets did not help on all these outdoor covers also.. so I put out the rat bait. well that took care of those critters found about 20 dead mice all over my lawn .. checked under all and no more activity..

nadrepadre

I just let my car idle in the garage with the door closed for a few minutes. Anything that breathes oxygen is dead.

JimmyXR7

Good thing you picked up the dead mice and disposed. This last year lost both of our cats. One to a dog (cat was an excellent mouser) and the other to rat poison. This winter purchased mouse traps and lost count of how many mice I have disposed of. More than a dozen. Need to get another good cat.

sgeorges714

Use half cooked bacon instead of peanut butter, works much better in a trap!

mantaguy

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