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Anyone have any success with ultrasonic mice/rodent devices to repel the critters? I keep my '14 Stingray in a garage with other residents of the housing complex where I live. There's no reason for the critters to come in the garage, it's not heated and there's no food source in or nearby. The garage is large, 5 cars and undivided, the Vette is in the center stall. I've seen devices that cover X number of square feet and while I don't mind helping out the neighbors I don't know the effectiveness of putting too small of a device in too big of an area or if I should just run an extension cord under the car and plug one in there. Also seen ones that hard-wire to the vehicle and wonder about their effectiveness. Or.........just buy a fist full of traps and set them around the car??? Any past positive or negative experiences with keeping the critters at bay would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
Nothing worked/works for me other than leaving the hood up and a mouse trap with peanut butter (creamy or crunchy ) on a mouse trap in the engine bay. This will keep most mice out because of the light being exposed to the hood area, but those that do dare to venture there will be tempted to sample the peanut butter.
I have been using this method for about 15 years on 4 vehicles at a time and it has worked well. I normally check the mouse trap about every 2 - 3 weeks or whenever I remember.
Since you are not likely to leave your hood up in a community garage, perhaps try 2 mouse traps under the hood while it is closed.
I have rats all around my house. What can I do, I live in da' hood!
FWIW I have a cheapie no-name ultrasonic thing plugged in the garage for decades and we never seen evidence of rats in there. Rats and coons are in my attic, seen snakes in the garage. Who knows - maybe the snakes are eating them!
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I have used an ultrasonic device in my garages for many years. I have never had a problem with rodents - whether that is due to the ultrasonic device or just plain luck is anybody's guess.
I put a tablet of rat poison beside each tire of the Stingray in my backyard shop. Also tablets beside the motor boat and tractor. Small rodents have to chew constantly or else their teeth will grow too long. Wires are one of their preferred items. Some of the tablets on my shop concrete floor have chunks missing. So I know the mice are eating them and dying. I have tried large sticky sheets and I could see that the mouse got caught but tore up the paper, left fur behind and escaped. When I bought my first Corvette over 20 years ago, a mouse built a nest in the glove compartment. That is when I started using rat poison, which is illegal in some cities.
I used to use the bait but never found many dead mice, but I did find a few green pellets in the car. Been using a spring trap ever since. If you trap them you know where they are.
I used to use the bait but never found many dead mice, but I did find a few green pellets in the car. Been using a spring trap ever since. If you trap them you know where they are.
Question. When you use poison, how do you know where they die? I talked to someone who had a mouse die in the car.
I keep a spring trap all year round, nothing all summer or fall, but as soon as it got cold it's a weekly thing to catch one. So far I have trapped 13.
Never found any in the car, would find one every now and then in the garage floor dead. Who knows where they died other than that.
My problem is I don't know where they go to die. Could be the nest inside the wall or the car. If I had to do it, I would use traps of one sort or another.
My problem is I don't know where they go to die. Could be the nest inside the wall or the car. If I had to do it, I would use traps of one sort or another.
You will never know, spring traps are the best bet because you actually see the dead one.Years ago I took the door panel off of my C4 to fix a window guide and found a nest in the bottom of the door.
You will never know, spring traps are the best bet because you actually see the dead one.Years ago I took the door panel off of my C4 to fix a window guide and found a nest in the bottom of the door.
Spring is definitely what I would do. Dead is dead. I don't think you would have wanted to play "find that smell" by tearing panels off to find where it's coming from.
Spring is definitely what I would do. Dead is dead. I don't think you would have wanted to play "find that smell" by tearing panels off to find where it's coming from.
I found it because the window guide was broken,who knows how long it was there.
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) on a mouse trap in the engine bay. This will keep most mice out because of the light being exposed to the hood area, but those that do dare to venture there will be tempted to sample the peanut butter.
Been using a spring trap ever since. If you trap them you know where they are.
