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Mice damage - A7novice - 01-10-2023
Anyone got any good ideas of how to stop mice damage now that nights are drawing in and our cars are layed up for considerable periods of time. My problem is with field rather than house mice...live in country.
RE: Mice damage - Reckless Rat - 01-10-2023
Belt and braces approach for me. First Rat poison sachets scattered about backed up with an ultrasonic rodent repellent.
RE: Mice damage - John Cornforth - 01-10-2023
Hi
We get the occasional field mouse in the loft space of our house (which is the same age as the Seven !). These days the "red" and "blue" poison available to the public seems pretty ineffectual. Ultrasonics made no noticeable difference. Pre-baited plastic traps are very effective, they seem to be dosed with something irresistible (to mice) that looks like marmite. Best to fix the traps to a small square of wood, so that they don't get dragged away....
RE: Mice damage - Howard Wright - 01-10-2023
Get a cat!
Cheers
Howard
RE: Mice damage - Nick Lettington - 01-10-2023
Mouse traps baited with peanut butter.
RE: Mice damage - Steve Bryant - 01-10-2023
Here In Canada we found out that what works well is using bars of a brand of Soap called "IRISH SPRING". Apparently the mice cannot stand the scent of this soap. I just cut the bars up into sizable chunks and put them in places you don't want the mice to be. Not had any mice in the garage to my knowledge since.
Cheers,
Stephen
RE: Mice damage - Jeff Taylor - 01-10-2023
I've bought pest control products from this company.
https://www.pestcontrolsupplies.co.uk/mice-17-c.asp
RE: Mice damage - Chris Garner - 01-10-2023
These may be famous last words but I find with my garage always reeking of petrol, oil & grease etc. and general old car smells, these are the perfect deterrents.
RE: Mice damage - Ken Morton - 01-10-2023
Find a friend who owns a cat and ask them to save the contents of its litter box (minus the lumpy bits); Scatter the wet litter on the floor under the car. Works for me -- have never seen a mouse or rat in years. The downside is a little smell.
RE: Mice damage - Colin Swinbourne - 01-10-2023
Demon tweeks sell a mouse repellent spray. Also ive used a peppermint repellent after they took a liking to our modern cars…not sure if it works but we often get comments about the aroma.