Urgent Help Mouse In Car!!!!

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

This morning my son came in and said "dad I think there is an animal in the garage, I heard some scratching or something" well we went and sat in the garage for a while and to my horror I heard the sound of mouse teeth grinding on metal at the back on my Impala!!!!!!!!

I searched the site and read about Irish spring soap and mothballs. Are these the best way to get the bugger out and how long will it take to get the smell out of the car ?????

Any other ideas or tips, I cant use poison because we have pets and I fear one of them finding a dead mouse would surely look upon it as a delicacy.

[frank261]

Put up signs NO MICE ALLOWED!!!

[pSYCo]

....there are devices that emit some ''ultrasonic-magic-voodoo-sound'' that humans and dogs CAN'T hear but drives mice away....they say.....

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Dru,

tried those in the shed last year and they didnt seem to work. I think they work for a while and then the aminals get used to them

Maybe if we parked your yenko in there for a while it would scare them away (just leave the keys in case i need to move it!!)

[Charley Lillard]

I would just put a couple mouse traps with cheese in the trunk and seating area. Roll up the windows so the pets can't get them.

[Salvatore]

Peanut butter on a trap is better than cheese. I use it alot.

[Mr70]

Smear peanut butter into a glue trap.Once the mouse goes in it,they're done for.
Then pick up the trap & throw it away or give it to a local snake owner.

[PeteLeathersac]

Don't delay and get a mousetrap baited w/ peanut butter inside the trunk pronto!.
Keep checking it regularly and resetting it as req'd..

If the mouse piss smell has already happened, while cleaning the interior make sure to drop the underdash heater/defroster duct hoses and clean them out too..

My chum had an invasion of mice last winter in his car carrier and is still cleaning and fighting the smell..
Searching online he's read some horror stories about how hard the smell is to get rid of once it permeates the interior and how it attracts more of Mickey's pals..
Also someone told him putting old Cat$hit in the vehicle helps keep them away and smells better than mothballs?.

As far as the smell in buddy's truck goes, like the Seinfeld episode w/ the valet parking guy, the smell has taken over and he's cleaned and recleaned everything but it's having no lasting effect..
Next step is he's gonna start a couple small logs on fire in a steel bucket and smoke the interior out w/ the windows closed...all while standing by w/ a fire extinguisher of course..

Good luck!.


~ Pete

[COPO 70 RS/Z28]

Looks like when I get home it's all out war!!!!!!!

[ORIGLS6]

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Peanut butter on a trap is better than cheese. I use it alot.

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Yep, works great for me too. Plus, if you don't catch them, at least they'll stay busy the rest of the day licking the roof of their mouth.