Mouse in my car
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Originally Posted by Gib
VICTORY: I got the little schmuck. Nite Nite! A trap with some bird seed about five feet from the car got him within two hours!
Good thing I saw him in the car in the garage vs driving at 60+ mph. Anyway, he was more scared than me. RIP.
Thanks for all the suggestions and the humor.
Gib
Good thing I saw him in the car in the garage vs driving at 60+ mph. Anyway, he was more scared than me. RIP.
Thanks for all the suggestions and the humor.
GibWhew! and Congrats.
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Good luck getting the little rodent. It would have made me jump too.
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Bill, I'll have my kids send you a pic of the trap this afternoon.
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dryer sheets, or fabric softener sheets , the ones you use in the dryer when you dry clothes, work very well, better than moth *****, and don't stink like mothballs. just put a couple in your car, and that mouse will go away. I store five old cars, and my corvette over winter, and have never had a mouse proble. good luck 
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Originally Posted by roknrod5556
dryer sheets, or fabric softener sheets , the ones you use in the dryer when you dry clothes, work very well, better than moth *****, and don't stink like mothballs. just put a couple in your car, and that mouse will go away. I store five old cars, and my corvette over winter, and have never had a mouse proble. good luck
when I was placing them outside around the car I had to laugh,,I probably looked like a witch doctor performing some kind of curse
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Put my lil puppy (Avatar) 
in with the cat and the rat. 
He loves cats, especially when they have a mouse in their gut, and especially with a little mustard. (Only kidding we have three cats that belong to him.) 
He does kill mice, squirrels, and moles though. Brings them up on the porch.
I know that moth ***** get rid of rattlesnakes, but I don't know about mice.
You could always sit in the car with a ball peen and get 'em.
All kidding aside I hope you get the lil critter out.
Regards.
in with the cat and the rat. He loves cats, especially when they have a mouse in their gut, and especially with a little mustard. (Only kidding we have three cats that belong to him.) He does kill mice, squirrels, and moles though. Brings them up on the porch.
I know that moth ***** get rid of rattlesnakes, but I don't know about mice.
You could always sit in the car with a ball peen
and get 'em. All kidding aside I hope you get the lil critter out.
Regards.
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Originally Posted by Gib
VICTORY: I got the little schmuck. Nite Nite! A trap with some bird seed about five feet from the car got him within two hours!
Good thing I saw him in the car in the garage vs driving at 60+ mph. Anyway, he was more scared than me. RIP.
Thanks for all the suggestions and the humor.
Gib
Good thing I saw him in the car in the garage vs driving at 60+ mph. Anyway, he was more scared than me. RIP.
Thanks for all the suggestions and the humor.
GibJust because you got one, don't think that it is the ONLY one.
Keep trying.
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^ that's why I go after them a bucketful at a time.
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Originally Posted by madeouttaglass
Bear with me for a few and I'll give you the world's best mouse trap. This is for outside the car, in the garage. Maybe you can make a mini version for in the car. Start with a 5 gallon bucket. Drill two holes opposite each other right near the top of the rim. Find a dowel or metal rod that is long enough to cross the diameter of the bucket and fits through your two holes. Take an old 16 oz. soup or beer can and put the rod through the top and bottom. Fit the rod with the can in the middle of it through the bucket holes so that the can is on it's side over the top of the bucket. Now take a 3 foot board and lean it against the top of the bucket. Smear some peanut butter on the can and put 4 inches of water in the bucket. If you still have mice in the area they will come out after dark and go for the peanut butter. When they climb the board they will be inches away from the PB and make the leap. The can will spin and they will go for a swim. This is no 
. I use this in an old camp. It works. Try it and tell me what you think.
. I use this in an old camp. It works. Try it and tell me what you think.Here it is!~!
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[/IMG] I gotta make me one of those suckers! Hell as cold as it get here in CT I will have to add antifreeze to the water!
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Thanks Bill! I know my description made it sound more complex than the simple thing it really is. It really can get an entire nest of mice in one night. They seem to follow each other right up the ramp and try for that Peter Pan. I have set regular traps nearby and gotten none in them. Try it, you'll like it!