Mouse Problem
Mouse Problem
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saddpj

Original Poster:

28 posts

241 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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When replacing the battery recently, I noticed that I had had a small visitor. I had noticed a strange smell before and put that down to just about anything but a mouse!!!

Has any one else had such a problem and if so how did you get rid of the creature? I think that mine has left on its own accord but who says it won't come back!! I live in the middle of farmland, where mice are not unknown, but how did he/she get in? How do I prevent he/she entering the car again?

Foggy

That Daddy

19,460 posts

251 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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check the vent in the boot area lower floor to the sides,and a smart mouse will still get in via the heater ventsscratchchin

over_the_hill

3,336 posts

276 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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if your car is de-catted refit the cat. Sorry couldn't resist that one. Coat, going ..... paperbag

Paulo.dicanio

250 posts

241 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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Could be nasty that. New someone with a 911 once with a mouse problem, little git chewed through wiring ,upolstery and everything else it could get its teeth into!!!
I think your only solution would be to attach an owl to the car via a length of string so it could constantly patrol and swoop on unwanted vermin. Apparently this was a less popular TVR optional extra. When supplies of owls became scarce customers often found their cars fitted with Kestrels,or Hawks dependant on what TVR had in the parts bin.
Refer to your Steve Heath bible for a full guide on retrofitting birds of prey to your chim.

jimothy

5,151 posts

267 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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Paulo.dicanio said:
Could be nasty that. New someone with a 911 once with a mouse problem, little git chewed through wiring ,upolstery and everything else it could get its teeth into!!!
I think your only solution would be to attach an owl to the car via a length of string so it could constantly patrol and swoop on unwanted vermin. Apparently this was a less popular TVR optional extra. When supplies of owls became scarce customers often found their cars fitted with Kestrels,or Hawks dependant on what TVR had in the parts bin.
Refer to your Steve Heath bible for a full guide on retrofitting birds of prey to your chim.
rofl

Zumbruk

7,848 posts

290 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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I had big problems with mice until I started putting a mouse trap on the garage floor next to each wheel. After several years and modifications to the garage doors, this year, for the first year in 14, we didn't catch any in the garage (*). The little sods can get in anywhere you can fit your little finger, and they're expert climbers.

(* 46 in the house, though.)

LordLanky

68 posts

234 months

Thursday 14th June 2007
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at the airfield, as well as poison (gotta be swift with it, otherwise they munch it and get used to "the rush"!), we put trays with a dieselly rag in it.
One guy also uses a ultra-sonic movement sensor... hurts my ears when I go near it... I'm not sure what that means!
Now... where's the cheese...