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Old 10-12-2016, 11:48 PM   #1
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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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Old 10-13-2016, 12:15 AM   #2
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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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Old 10-13-2016, 12:35 AM   #3
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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.
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Old 10-13-2016, 01:49 AM   #4
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What about a brown snake,that would keep them away,the driver also.Lol
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Old 10-13-2016, 01:50 AM   #5
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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.
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Old 10-13-2016, 02:23 AM   #6
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i have a large quantity of antique cars. Besides laundry dryer sheets inside the vehicles, under the hood and in the Tail pipe. I also use the electronic plug in rodent repellent devices. I have never seen a trace of a mouse or chipmunk or any look a likes. Chipmunks are to be feared more than mice. They are cute, friendly little creatures with razor sharp teeth. Wayne.

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Old 10-13-2016, 04:20 AM   #7
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These work very well for me.
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Old 10-13-2016, 06:40 AM   #8
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cab fresh sold at tractor supply is supposed to work really well.
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Old 10-13-2016, 06:49 AM   #9
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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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Old 10-13-2016, 06:52 AM   #10
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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.
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Old 10-13-2016, 07:16 AM   #11
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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.
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Old 10-13-2016, 07:42 AM   #12
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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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Old 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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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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Old 10-13-2016, 08:07 AM   #15
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Old 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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Old 10-13-2016, 09:54 AM   #17
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Fresh D-Con "always" works .... but many keep it too long until rodents will not touch it.
2X on the D-Con. Works well around the house altho I can honestly say I've ever had mice in my car.
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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.
Buster T's BUSY, sleepin' in Vermin He doesn't even SHED
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!
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Old 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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Old 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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