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Ok...winter storage threads all talk about dryer sheets/moth *****/etc...which I have done.
I also put traps and D-Con by each tire. In less than 24 hours I have caught two mice and one of the other traps got set.
Another forum member said maybe I should get rid of the traps and D-Con as they actually may be attracting the mice...which is obviously the polar opposite of what I'm trying to do.
Like I said, I have dryer sheets in the interior and dryer sheets plus moth ***** in the engine compartment. What are your opinions? Should I ditch the traps and D-Con?
I have one of the these new Central Corvette ZXR13Y storage units...
my only complaint is the remote flux-capacitor that provides power only lasts 2000 kromians... and the warranty does not cover damage created by small rodents...
to answer your question... that is a tuff call. Which came first the chicken or the egg? At least your reducing the odds of a mouse infiltrating or breaching your current secruity/anti-mouse storage, sounds like it's working better than the whitehouse security system ... good luck
Last edited by 73Corvette; Nov 11, 2014 at 09:53 AM.
Ok...winter storage threads all talk about dryer sheets/moth *****/etc...which I have done.
I also put traps and D-Con by each tire. In less than 24 hours I have caught two mice and one of the other traps got set.
Another forum member said maybe I should get rid of the traps and D-Con as they actually may be attracting the mice...which is obviously the polar opposite of what I'm trying to do.
Like I said, I have dryer sheets in the interior and dryer sheets plus moth ***** in the engine compartment. What are your opinions? Should I ditch the traps and D-Con?
dryer sheets with rubberbands to hold them over the four exhaust tips.
A cat !!! I have two cats, and there are no mice here, ever.
Cats are excellent to keep mice away. Mice can smell cats and stay away. Have a cat stay in your garage for the day. Mice also leave behind a pheromone trail that all other mice follow hence the Irish spring, drier sheets, moth ***** etc that we put out to cancel the scent the mice leave behind. Hey your traps are working excellent and without them the critters would be putting up a condo project. My advice is get MORE traps and set them everywhere except where the cat lounges, lol. Look for anyplace they can get into the garage and block off. Keep on top and eventually they will be history...ask me how I know.
Be sure the car is covered, and that the cats are de-clawed. Cat claws will shred a cover (if they stretch on it) and the claws will also put small scratches into the paint. Just my personal, and somewhat painful, observations.
dryer sheets with rubberbands to hold them over the four exhaust tips.
A cat !!! I have two cats, and there are no mice here, ever.
good luck,
Don
I agree mice can sense cats and wont come around. My wife had
a horse barn for 25 years, always had 2 or 3 barn cats. Never
saw a rat or mouse. In the winter the cats sleep
on the horses back to keep warm.
Be sure the car is covered, and that the cats are de-clawed. Cat claws will shred a cover (if they stretch on it) and the claws will also put small scratches into the paint. Just my personal, and somewhat painful, observations.
Pat
NEVER DECLAW A CAT. Better not to have one. They cant
defend themselves and it screws them up mentally. Just
ask any vet. Most wont do it.
Mice have secured their accommodations for the the upcoming winter! You just need to keep killing all the little buggers around your car.
I have never just killed /trapped one mouse. They travel in packs!
Dannyman
I would agree, the two times we've had a mouse invasion it was with two or three when the house didn't have an electronic deterent.
There are sonic repellents made by Black & Decker and others. Yes, they work. We had a mouse invade our house in Atlanta. Our pest control guy verified we had a mouse, but it must have died or left. He could see the droppings, but they were old and no new droppings were found. He attributed the sonic repellent with discouraging or killing the mouse (drives them crazy).
I agree mice can sense cats and wont come around. My wife had
a horse barn for 25 years, always had 2 or 3 barn cats. Never
saw a rat or mouse. In the winter the cats sleep
on the horses back to keep warm.
I've seen this also, many times growing up. I grew up on a farm. I was riding horses at age 5, and barrel racing them by age 7 or 8.
Dad always had a couple of barn cats. Often during the winter, you'd see the cats and dogs curled up together in a mound of straw. And I have seen cats on a horses back. Wish we'd had the camera technology back then, that we have now...
And the other post is correct, you never ever declaw a cat that will ever be allowed outside. A certain death warrant (coyotes, ie). Also, they would not be nearly as efficient at catching mice, without their claws.
Back before they had all the 'sprays' of now days, my grand mother made a concoction of vinegar and mint oil. Sprayed around the house , in the garden, and trash barrels, she swore it kept bugs, deer, rabbits, and rodents away.
Also, if you have a cats litter box in the garage, mice will smell that (cat pee), and go away.....
Mice!!
Exactly
