Trouble in the Garage (Visit from Mickey)


33Bravo

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Old fashion spring trap. Micky can be greedy so I've had good luck with wedging a piece of paper or cardboard where the bait goes - and smearing the peanut butter on the paper. Never have had the bait stolen since.
 

Howard

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I've had good luck with raisons. They press into the trigger so the mouse has to apply pressure to feed; then.....SNAP!

Howard
 

ByeEnzo

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I use a professional pest control company and have several large bait boxes around both my garage buildings, inside and outside. Haven't had any problems since I got on a "program". Previously tried pellets, bait blocks, ultrasonic devices and glue traps with variable success. I found the dessicated body of a mouse under the luggage tray of my FGT once. Also had one nest underneath the carbs of my 69 Vette.
 

fjpikul

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I have had Brian "PussyCat" come from Florida and mouse proof mine.
 

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Ok the hunt continues. I have trophy white tail, mule deer, and caribou on the wall and I can not kill a mouse.

I have 18 traps in the garage baited with cheese, peanut butter, raisins, and tomcat mouse attractant. Checked this morning and none of the traps had been touched. So I thought maybe he was gone. I put out 10 sunflower seeds over by the Viper and 2 hours latter 4 of them are missing. This is one finicky mouse.

I am guessing he is making his nest on one of the belly pans.
 

Empty Pockets

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Weeeeeeeeell, put a 'meow' in that garage over night then! A kitty won't do to the cars what a mouse or 'meeces' can...

Borrow your neighbor's if you don't have one!
 

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I just put out 8 glue traps baited with sunflower seeds and bird seed.

Now wait and see if that works.
 

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Well it took 26 traps but finally go him!!!

Glue trap with sunflower seeds.
 

Empty Pockets

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Congrats, sir! :lol
 

Howard

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Put his head on the wall!

Howard
 

mmlcobra

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Put his head on the wall!

Howard
I want to see that!
 

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Bounce Fabric Softener sheets around the car, Liquid peppermint(they apparently hate the small) in small plastic caps scattered under the car and by the wheels, lastly traps.
 

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Fast Freddy

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the thread is hilarious :lol
 

Xcentric

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The problem is, there's never just one.

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I have had that thought but was hoping that was not the case so I am leaving the remaining 25 traps in the garage until I am sure they are all gone.
 

jbyrnes

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Last spring I heard what sounded like a couple of mice wrestling somewhere in the belly pan of the GT. My wife and I tried to pinpoint the noise and could only narrow it down to somewhere in the center pan by the gas tank. Whatever it was I figured they were in there chewing on the wire harnesses and fuel lines so I quickly pulled the center cover and didn't find a thing - no damage either. I went for a "brisk" drive with the cover off to scare them out. Not sure if that did it but I set some traps by each wheel using peanut butter and caught one that night. I keep a trap by each wheel now and catch one every month or so. Not sure on the cost of a wire harness, but my guess is about 500x the cost of the traps.
 

jim gibson

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Had one in mine, once. Put the car on the floor and put glue traps all around every tire. Caught a whole family. Since then I bought a car lift. No more problems.
 

NJF

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Dryer sheets work great, put one on top of each wheel, put one in each tail pipe, several inside car, and a couple in the engine bay. Also put a 5 gallon bucket of water in garage, toss a slice of bread into the bucket and you have a mouse hotel where once they check in they cannot check out.
 

33Bravo

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Last spring I heard what sounded like a couple of mice wrestling somewhere in the belly pan of the GT. My wife and I tried to pinpoint the noise and could only narrow it down to somewhere in the center pan by the gas tank. Whatever it was I figured they were in there chewing on the wire harnesses and fuel lines so I quickly pulled the center cover and didn't find a thing - no damage either. I went for a "brisk" drive with the cover off to scare them out. Not sure if that did it but I set some traps by each wheel using peanut butter and caught one that night. I keep a trap by each wheel now and catch one every month or so. Not sure on the cost of a wire harness, but my guess is about 500x the cost of the traps.

I had a 512bbi a number of years ago that mice go into. The first start of spring confirmed that they enjoyed multiple wire harnesses. I don't remember how much it cost to fix, but do remember it was a big number.....