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10-12-2016, 11:48 PM | #1 |
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Mouse repellant
Mice have caused me a lot of damage by chewing seat upholstery, headliners and wiring, especially in the winter, which I guess is now upon us, as we had our first snowfall last night. Other than stinky mouse balls, does anyone recommend a commercial or home brew repellant? Thanks.
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10-13-2016, 12:15 AM | #2 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
Dryer sheets is an older remedy. Me, I never cared for moth balls, myself. YouTube probably has a ton of such remedies and even some reviews of some that are most often suggested. Do a search there for "most effective mouse repelant" and your likely to find some. Good luck with it.
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10-13-2016, 12:35 AM | #3 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
Rodent repellents I heard of thus far to counter hungry rodents appears about as functional as someone wearing a Santa Claus suit as a repellent in an enclosed wild, hungry tiger's cage.
Fresh D-Con "always" works .... but many keep it too long until rodents will not touch it. |
10-13-2016, 01:49 AM | #4 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
What about a brown snake,that would keep them away,the driver also.Lol
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10-13-2016, 01:50 AM | #5 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
The only sure thing I know of is to put mothballs in the car. I'd also add traps and glue traps under the car.
My neighbor tried something that is supposed to keep mice at bay, but come spring his car stunk like hell from mice using it as a home. |
10-13-2016, 02:23 AM | #6 |
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10-13-2016, 04:20 AM | #7 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
These work very well for me.
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10-13-2016, 06:40 AM | #8 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
cab fresh sold at tractor supply is supposed to work really well.
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10-13-2016, 06:49 AM | #9 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
I park my A on a plastic tarp, load the inside up with dryer sheets, and put a ring of powdered laundry soap around each tire on the tarp. Mice really hate laundry soap. Tarp helps keeps moisture from coming up from the ground in the spring. I park mine in a pole she'd so no way to keep mice out of the shed.
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10-13-2016, 06:52 AM | #10 |
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8X10 glossy of MIL.
I've tried most of the poison stuff, they work but I find the dead in where I was trying to protect. The best is the neighbor's cat. |
10-13-2016, 07:16 AM | #11 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
I use the dryer sheets as well. We also use them all over the house when we close it up for the winter. On the floor, in the closets and in the dresser drawers. In the Spring, get rid of the dryer sheets and the smell goes away pretty quick.
In the Model A's as a moth repellant, I use small plastic tubs with holes drilled in the lids. I fill the tubs with cedar chip bedding you can get at Walmart. So far, no rodent or moth damage. |
10-13-2016, 07:42 AM | #12 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC1XNDyxE4c
self resetting haha ive had more luck with the sticky glue traps than spring loaded things. put the peanut butter bucket far away from the model A and load the model A up with dryer sheets. hopefully the car will be a deterrent and attract them to the peanut butter. ive used dryer sheets stuffed everywhere in my modernish car when I store it for the winter - seems spiders and whatever else hates it too. Had a mouse problem in our garage for a bit and i had stuffed dryer sheets in the exhaust manifold, carb, and inlet/outlet water necks and they didnt disturb the engine sitting on the stand at all. Found bird seed and everything else everywhere else in the garage though.... but of course installing a snake or a cat will take care of mice too. Ive heard of leaving rubber snakes around will deter mice.
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10-13-2016, 07:45 AM | #13 |
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I'm assuming that these mouse problems are due to having cars stored in places which are not secure (barns, sheds, etc.) and that in itself makes keeping the little bastards at bay very difficult. However, if you have a storage building that can be made rodent proof it requires a dedicated effort but is very attainable. You just have to find all the access points and seal them. Steel wool is great for plugging holes and the mice will not mess with it.
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10-13-2016, 07:52 AM | #14 |
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Re: Mouse repellant
I'm kinda surprised that Bill Williamson hasn't offered to hire out the services of Buster T.
Buster will enjoy the challenge and Bill could save a few dollars on dog food. It's a win win for all.
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10-13-2016, 08:07 AM | #15 |
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10-13-2016, 08:19 AM | #16 |
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I had mice problem when my cars were covered. They like darkness! Now I do not cover the cars, the hood is left open so the engine is not in darkness, put steel wool in the tailpipe and put a few boxes of decon around and no more mouse problem even with a phaeton in an old barn.
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10-13-2016, 09:54 AM | #17 |
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There's a HUGE grain storage facility in Alexandria, Egypt, that ONLY uses a herd of Rat Terriers for mouse/rat control. They're trained to bring the DEAD ones to a pile, by the trainer---WAAAAY better than using SNAKES Rat Terriers are 10 times more lethal at killing RATS/MICE, than a CAT! Cats just sleep all day & only work the NIGHT shift & chase Cutie Cats! Bill W.
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10-13-2016, 10:04 AM | #19 |
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Dryer sheets and electronic rodent chasers sold at ACE and Home Depot & Lowe's seem to also work.
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10-13-2016, 11:02 AM | #20 |
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My mouse problem is relatively minor but I found they will take Decon pellets and store them, as for future consumption. Now I put a few pellets in a tuna can and a spring trap close by. They may take a few pellets but also try and take the pellet in the trap, BINGO! One pellet in the trap catches several mice. I like spring traps because I know when the little rascals are no-longer a problem.
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