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Help ! ! ! I have found evidence that a mouse has taken residence in the spit, he seems to think the bulkhead at the wiper motor is a restroom. Anyone have any suggestions on how to get him to move on ? Bottle cap filled with New Castle brown ?

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12 ga. shot gun!

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dryer sheets. Bounce, etc. My brother had a mouse issue in his motorhome and he spread them around for a couple of weeks and the mice left en mass. No issue since.
 
Garage cat?
 
PETA probably wouldn't approve, but I've been using "Real Kill Rat & Mouse bars" from Home Depot. They seem to like the stuff, to the extent they will even chew into an unopened package! Of course there is always the chance they will die in some inaccessible location, but so far mine seem to crave open spaces.

Even the SO (who nominally advocates love and respect for all animals) approved using poison, after she heard them scrabbling in the walls and found a fresh hole in the bathroom wall. Traps didn't work.
 
A brisk drive on winding roads may "dislodge" the offending rodent.
 
Irish Spring Soap Bar - cut one up into maybe eight pieces and place all over. I've been using this for the 250 and it really works (for me).
 
I would avoid poisons because the critters will probably die in the car in the least accessible place possible. Glue traps work well. Inhumane, but effective. Once caught, they can't move any further. Spring traps with peanut butter bait placed along the walls work very well too.
 
DougF said:
I would avoid poisons because the critters will probably die in the car in the least accessible place possible. Glue traps work well. Inhumane, but effective. Once caught, they can't move any further. Spring traps with peanut butter bait placed along the walls work very well too.
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We tried both of those. There were sticky footprints leading away from the glue trap ... and the spring traps are still there. One did finally go off when the wife touched it with a broom.
 
' :thumbsup:'Its called "CRIDDER RIDDER" from 'Lowes'$14.00
Once there gone use these pellets to permently rid them.It will last over 30 days in ALL conditions..Its a combination of non-toxics including ;cayenne pepper which i suggest you do a complete circle around the car.It will keep everthing OUT...and IT REALLY works,rabbits ,mice,rats,squirel,ground hogs,skunks,possums.etc.
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Where I used to work, there was a mouse problem in the plant and warehouse. Over time, I probably caught 50 mice with spring traps. Embed the peanut butter into the bait area(they seem to prefer chunky), and set the trap very lightly. I've had great success. I can't remember the trap being picked clean without deadly results.
If the rod is placed fully on the hold tab, you'll need a rat to set it off. I set them light enough that they often go off when placing them into position.
 
Has anyone used ultrasonic devices? Plug them in, they emit an annoying (to mice) noise, and the mice leave.

I've never used them and have no knowledge (in general :D). Should they work (and not cost a fortune) that would be a clean way to eliminate mice w/o them dying inside the car.
 
I normally have good luck with old style spring trabs but not the pre-bated ones. I have been using dog treats with good luck. Peanut butter works also.
Once one had gotten into some chewing gun, so I bated the trap with it. The mouse's need for a chew was his down fall. :banana:

We have a ultrasonic device. I think it might have decreased our problem in the main part of the house. It is hard to prove a negitive. :crazyeyes:
 
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