Mice getting into stored vehicles

You can eliminate rodents without harmful poisons by using a bait of one part plaster-of-paris to three parts raw oatmeal. When they ingest this bait the plaster hardens in their gut and they croak. They experience the constipation from hell....:eek:
 
at the old car museum in murdo sd, i saw a box of moth balls on the floor of a car that the mice were eating the box.
 
I tried dryer sheets and moth balls in and around my 8n tractor, mice would take the dryer sheets and make nesting material out of it.
 
Watch out if a pet, cat or dog drinks anti freeze. It crystallizes in their urinary tract. We had a cat that died a painful death after drinking anti freeze.
 
You have to change the dryer sheets out after a while, they loose their scent over time. I also use them in my deer camp trailer. Has a nice smell when opened up before season. My mother used tin lids full of coke-a-cola when I was a kid, killed the hell out of mice. The new coke formula will not work as well. There again gov. intrusion. Al
 
Terry said:
philipswanson I understand the elect shock device works. My Bro-in-law traps chipmunks in his garden with it. He gets about 4 at a time. It is not made to be outdoors but he keeps in under cover.
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My oldest daughter had pack rat problems in rural Arizona and used one of the electronic traps, worked great until a skunk got in it. Didn't kill the skunk, just set off his stink bomb and the trap got damaged so she went back to poison.
 
Ron, one night my partner left the garage door open and there were 15 dead mice in the bucket next morning. I have a picture of that somewhere. The old wood trap is fine if you are after 1 mouse.
 
ON a somewhat related note, I use empty laundry detergent bottles as air fresheners in my old cars. The interior of the 52 Merc had been inhabited by mice and raccoons for years and reeked pretty bad. After a couple of years worth of Sunlight and Tide bottles laying under the seat it smells pretty good now. I don't know if it helps repel the mice but certainly improved the smell. And cost nothing.
And yes, the wooden traps work but the second mouse gets the cheese.
 
The sticky traps work well also. Then in the spring the kids have nice petrified mouse skeletons to take to school for a science project.
 
A farmer told me about getting rid of racoons.
Green fly bait mixed with Coca Cola. He also said to make sure you have a wheel barrow handy. Coons will die with their head in the pan.
Always wanted to try it for mice but I'm afraid the dog might get into the storage shed.
 
I once had a skunk that moved in under my cabin in the Oregon woods about 40 years ago. After my cats had disturbed the skunk enough to get sprayed. My cabin and everything within 20 yards in every direction smelled like "Stinky Boo Boo."Was told about "moth balls" as a cure. Reverted to the old logic that "if a few work, a lot will work a lot better." Got rid of the skunk but for the next two months EVERYTHING smelled like Aunt Haddies hope chest. Everything, including me, dog, and my food. Quite a trade off.
 
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It sounds like "Lawson Cox" is joking (the moth ball part), but I have also had the situation where the mice actually ate Irish Spring soap. Dryer sheets don't work that well either. You guys that report success with that stuff are lucky to have "wimpy" mice. I have found the best solution is a hungry cat. Actually a cat of any kind is OK, because the mice get one whiff of cat smell and they make themselves scarce. You have to feed the cats just enough to keep them around, but not enough to keep them fat and happy.
 
Seems like mice are alot like people, some like drier sheets some prefer mothballs Most like peanut butter or cheese. I have tried them all i have had the best luck with peppermint oil on cotton balls on paper plates. I also squirt a little around bottom of door. jams
 
My cars are in a 200 year old barn which is drafty and not really tight. I had a mouse problem until I removed the car covers and left the hoods open on the cars. Mice do not like daylight. Zero problems since.
 
Cat story: We have a LOT of wild cats in my area. One lady (the cat Lady) likes to keep them around and has several she keeps in her house. They decided to remodel their garage. When they started to remove the sheetrock inside the garage, hundreds of mice scattered in every direction! Mice are very good at adapting!!
 
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