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ctvpa · 10-15-2012, 05:06 PM

I have searched the past postings. What has worked to prevent mice from wintering in my car? I know moth balls, but hate the smell. Do dryer sheets really work? Anything else? The giant plastic bag is not ideal for me as I like to work on the cars.
Thank you.
Craig

Gary WA · 10-15-2012, 05:20 PM

Keep plenty of traps set small one with peanut butter. Need to catch the whole family. I've used dryer sheets. Don't really know if they work but I use them.

AL in NY · 10-15-2012, 05:45 PM

Dryer sheets work. I have used them for years without ever seeing evidence of a mouse in my Model A.

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-15-2012, 05:59 PM

New Febreze air freshener to hang in your car. When I pass a parked car with one, on my scooter, smells like a Laundromat! Smell is STRONG and might deter meeces! Fortunately, I have a championship Rat Terrier & I leave the driver's door open, he loves to "drive" & patrols for rodent b*****ds at the same time! (And why did I name my car "VERMIN"? I don't know??) Bill W.

29 model-a · 10-15-2012, 06:05 PM

Dryer sheets work well for me also, in car and my atvs . Pete

c125bob · 10-15-2012, 06:51 PM

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I use dryer sheets in the A and the 5th wheel and haven't had a problem. I live out in the sticks and we have field mice everywhere. I guess they work. Just keep them fresh and smelly.

Jerry Parr WI · 10-15-2012, 06:59 PM

Only had one year they got in my detached garage in 15 years. Had a section missing from a door bottom seal. I now check it every fall. No experience but I have heard of them building nests out of dryer sheets. Many boats in this area are mostly stored outside with moth balls including mine. No problem with mine but one year without them I had damage. My best success inside is with traps. Had good luck in the past with antifreeze traps. When they fall in the antifreeze it preserves them so they don't decay and smell. I always put poison next to the doors so they have plenty to eat. It may not kill them but it gives an indication they have gotten in. Always set a few traps just in case.

Jack M · 10-15-2012, 07:06 PM

Has anyone tried cinnomon sticks? We have heard of this but never tried them

C26Pinelake · 10-15-2012, 07:15 PM

I use " Bounce " fabric softener dryer sheets. They are more aromatic than most and it leaves a nice aroma in the car. I overkill in that I put them under every seat in the springs as in the door pockets. People in the same storage unit have had mouse problems and I have never had a mouse and I have several cars. Hope that helps !
Wayne

Tom Wesenberg · 10-15-2012, 07:21 PM

I've seen mice make nests of drier sheets and they have chewed on my bar of soap. I use mothballs and have no mouse problem. I throw them around the garage and also set a trap with peanut butter just outside the garage door. I've trapped about 20 mice in the past month.

TinCup · 10-15-2012, 07:31 PM

I am with Tom on this one. Mothballs on the farm are the only way to keep mice out of the cars. No I don't like the smell but tried drier sheets and like Tom said they made nests out of them.

Cool Hand Lurker · 10-15-2012, 07:38 PM

The water bucket always gets them. Put peanut butter on a rotating can and they fall into the water. RV antifreeze works to keep out the ice and doesn't kill people so it shouldn't kill dogs either. Here is a photo of mine.
I also use an aluminum barrier wall made from 6" roof flashing. Roll out two pieces the length and two of them the width of the car. Bend the sides at a right angle about an inch from the side so you have a channel shape. Set them up on edge and bend the ends at a 45º angle so you can clip them together end to end to make a 6" high wall all around the car. The mice can't get around it and won't try to jump over it because of the reflection. It is easy to remove if you want access to the car to work on it.

1crosscut · 10-15-2012, 09:07 PM

I keep an ample supply of the mouse bait available for them to dine on. When first using the bait things can get a bit smelly. The way I figure it mice are like people when they get feeling poorly. Myself when I get to feeling under the weather I head to the bedroom, turn off the lights and lay low until I'm feeling better. Mice do the same thing but their bedroom is under your cabinet in the shop that is filled with engine blocks and transmissions. Not so easy to clear them out once they have met their maker. Once you get the locals exterminated all your dealing with is the new arrivals. They come in get a good belly full of the bait, get to feeling poorly and head to their bedroom that is NOT in your shop. Works for me.
Dave

BILL WILLIAMSON · 10-15-2012, 10:17 PM

No one mentioned using a "HERD" of CATS! Bill W.

Tom Wesenberg · 10-15-2012, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by BILL WILLIAMSON

No one mentioned using a "HERD" of CATS! Bill W.

My neighbor moved and took their 3 cats with them. That's one reason I caught so many mice this fall. I had a red fox in the back yard today and it looked much fatter than the last time I saw a fox a few weeks ago. A few months ago a fox took care of a family of 5 young rabbits in the flower bed.

QGolden · 10-16-2012, 06:24 AM

I have used bait blocks, most of the time the mice seem to crawl off to die. But a few years ago I had one die in the heater fan on my '67 Chevy. He froze in there and thawed out during my first ride of the following spring. It was not good, and a LOT of work to clean him out. I had to take it apart twice to get the smell out, the second time I had to paint the inside of the heater box. Now I set the old spring type under the seats, so I know where they expire. I set them in the fall, once we get a hard frost or two the problem seems to go away.

western77 · 10-16-2012, 07:32 AM

I set blocks of bait on blocks of wood with a nail in them. The nail holds the bait block in place so it can't be moved. then I cut and super glue small pieces of the bait on the trigger of a spring trap. They are attracked to the bait and try to take the small piece home with them. One pull and thats that.

Ross/Kzoo · 10-16-2012, 07:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1crosscut

I keep an ample supply of the mouse bait available for them to dine on. When first using the bait things can get a bit smelly. The way I figure it mice are like people when they get feeling poorly. Myself when I get to feeling under the weather I head to the bedroom, turn off the lights and lay low until I'm feeling better. Mice do the same thing but their bedroom is under your cabinet in the shop that is filled with engine blocks and transmissions. Not so easy to clear them out once they have met their maker. Once you get the locals exterminated all your dealing with is the new arrivals. They come in get a good belly full of the bait, get to feeling poorly and head to their bedroom that is NOT in your shop. Works for me.
Dave

I'm interested on how you know that it's the mice "bedroom" and not the "bathroom"? LOL

Modelakid31 · 10-16-2012, 08:22 AM

[QUOTE=Cool Hand Lurker;517603]The water bucket always gets them. Put peanut butter on a rotating can and they fall into the water.

I have used the same method. Caught 22 mice in 3weeks. Love it. I call it the "fun wheel".

Tom Wesenberg · 10-16-2012, 08:29 AM

The sticky paper also works well to trap mice, but it also gets full of all kinds of insects. Is anyone using the sticky fly paper to trap flies? I hate to see fly specks all over a new paint job. I haven't seen the fly paper in years, but I remember when it cost only a nickel or dime for each roll.

10-15-2012, 05:06 PM	#1
ctvpa Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 479	Mouse I have searched the past postings. What has worked to prevent mice from wintering in my car? I know moth balls, but hate the smell. Do dryer sheets really work? Anything else? The giant plastic bag is not ideal for me as I like to work on the cars. Thank you. Craig

10-15-2012, 05:45 PM	#3
AL in NY Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southern Upstate New York Posts: 1,160	Re: Mouse Dryer sheets work. I have used them for years without ever seeing evidence of a mouse in my Model A. __________________ AL in NY

10-15-2012, 05:59 PM	#4
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Mouse New Febreze air freshener to hang in your car. When I pass a parked car with one, on my scooter, smells like a Laundromat! Smell is STRONG and might deter meeces! Fortunately, I have a championship Rat Terrier & I leave the driver's door open, he loves to "drive" & patrols for rodent b***ds at the same time! (And why did I name my car "VERMIN"? I don't know??) Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"**

10-15-2012, 06:05 PM	#5
29 model-a Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Iron River Wi Posts: 172	Re: Mouse Dryer sheets work well for me also, in car and my atvs . Pete

10-15-2012, 06:51 PM	#6
c125bob Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Chattahoochee Hills, Ga Posts: 143	Re: Mouse Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I use dryer sheets in the A and the 5th wheel and haven't had a problem. I live out in the sticks and we have field mice everywhere. I guess they work. Just keep them fresh and smelly. __________________ Bob 1930 Tudor Chattahoochee Hills, Ga

10-15-2012, 06:59 PM	#7
Jerry Parr WI Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 619	Re: Mouse Only had one year they got in my detached garage in 15 years. Had a section missing from a door bottom seal. I now check it every fall. No experience but I have heard of them building nests out of dryer sheets. Many boats in this area are mostly stored outside with moth balls including mine. No problem with mine but one year without them I had damage. My best success inside is with traps. Had good luck in the past with antifreeze traps. When they fall in the antifreeze it preserves them so they don't decay and smell. I always put poison next to the doors so they have plenty to eat. It may not kill them but it gives an indication they have gotten in. Always set a few traps just in case.

10-15-2012, 07:06 PM	#8
Jack M Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Brighton, Ontario Posts: 5	Re: Mouse Has anyone tried cinnomon sticks? We have heard of this but never tried them

10-15-2012, 07:15 PM	#9
C26Pinelake BANNED Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan / Ontario border, Sarnia, Ontario. 50 miles from Detroit and 150 from Toronto. Posts: 5,800	Re: Mouse I use " Bounce " fabric softener dryer sheets. They are more aromatic than most and it leaves a nice aroma in the car. I overkill in that I put them under every seat in the springs as in the door pockets. People in the same storage unit have had mouse problems and I have never had a mouse and I have several cars. Hope that helps ! Wayne

10-15-2012, 07:21 PM	#10
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Mouse I've seen mice make nests of drier sheets and they have chewed on my bar of soap. I use mothballs and have no mouse problem. I throw them around the garage and also set a trap with peanut butter just outside the garage door. I've trapped about 20 mice in the past month.

10-15-2012, 07:31 PM	#11
TinCup Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: OKC / Tonkawa, Ok. Posts: 1,977	Re: Mouse I am with Tom on this one. Mothballs on the farm are the only way to keep mice out of the cars. No I don't like the smell but tried drier sheets and like Tom said they made nests out of them. __________________ Oklahoma City Model A Restorers Group.

10-15-2012, 09:07 PM	#13
1crosscut Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 1,907	Re: Mouse I keep an ample supply of the mouse bait available for them to dine on. When first using the bait things can get a bit smelly. The way I figure it mice are like people when they get feeling poorly. Myself when I get to feeling under the weather I head to the bedroom, turn off the lights and lay low until I'm feeling better. Mice do the same thing but their bedroom is under your cabinet in the shop that is filled with engine blocks and transmissions. Not so easy to clear them out once they have met their maker. Once you get the locals exterminated all your dealing with is the new arrivals. They come in get a good belly full of the bait, get to feeling poorly and head to their bedroom that is NOT in your shop. Works for me. Dave

10-15-2012, 10:17 PM	#14
BILL WILLIAMSON Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: FRESNO, CA Posts: 12,560	Re: Mouse No one mentioned using a "HERD" of CATS! Bill W. __________________ "THE ASSISTANT GURU OF STUFF"

10-16-2012, 06:24 AM	#16
QGolden Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Alton, NH Posts: 1,231	Re: Mouse I have used bait blocks, most of the time the mice seem to crawl off to die. But a few years ago I had one die in the heater fan on my '67 Chevy. He froze in there and thawed out during my first ride of the following spring. It was not good, and a LOT of work to clean him out. I had to take it apart twice to get the smell out, the second time I had to paint the inside of the heater box. Now I set the old spring type under the seats, so I know where they expire. I set them in the fall, once we get a hard frost or two the problem seems to go away. __________________ It's not what people think they know that will hurt them, it is what they think they know that aint so! -Mark Twain. It is the very things that we think we know, that keep us from learning what we should know.- Unknown

10-16-2012, 07:32 AM	#17
western77 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Grand Rapids Mi Posts: 168	Re: Mouse I set blocks of bait on blocks of wood with a nail in them. The nail holds the bait block in place so it can't be moved. then I cut and super glue small pieces of the bait on the trigger of a spring trap. They are attracked to the bait and try to take the small piece home with them. One pull and thats that.

10-16-2012, 08:22 AM	#19
Modelakid31 Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Foxborough, MA Posts: 364	Re: Mouse [QUOTE=Cool Hand Lurker;517603]The water bucket always gets them. Put peanut butter on a rotating can and they fall into the water. I have used the same method. Caught 22 mice in 3weeks. Love it. I call it the "fun wheel".

10-16-2012, 08:29 AM	#20
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Mouse The sticky paper also works well to trap mice, but it also gets full of all kinds of insects. Is anyone using the sticky fly paper to trap flies? I hate to see fly specks all over a new paint job. I haven't seen the fly paper in years, but I remember when it cost only a nickel or dime for each roll.