Well, after place a good old snap trap in the engine bay I believe I cought 1. But the funny thing is the trap is gone and there are no nest under the hood. I think it went off fell under the car and then something else came along to pick it up. I have placed moth balls in baking trays, 1 under the hood, one in the trunk and one inside. I then added bounce fabric sheets all inside and the trunk. I have noticed some seat stuffing on the floor. So I know there is something else in there. I took my sons car seat out and found poop all underneath. So I think I am going to set another trap under the hood, one inside and one in the trunk. I was originally hesitant to putting traps in the car out of fear of attracting them insife but it looks that are with out the invitation. How do I know if my vents are closed? For the Irish Sping, it does not work. My father-in-law has them in his Lamborghini that is stored in his attached garage. So it is just not old cars like our but also the exotics too. So I have come to some rest it is any car in storage. So the war continues.
LOL, whats that smell? i know if we eat it, it will go away and be replaced by our ever pleasant mouse odor.
Use a snap trap and put some peanut butter on it. It lasts for months. If you catch one and the peanut butter is gone, there are more mice. If the peanut butter is still there, its a good bet they are gone for now. I always keep a couple laying around. refresh the peanut butter every couple of months.
I found a cheese curl ALWAYS works to get the occasional mouse that comes into our house.I use a twist tie to hook it to the trigger and I get the little Bas**** the first night. I found a 20oz Estwing will stop their struggling after they are caught
I see I'm not the only one with Maverick Mice. Every tube and cubby seems to be a mouse condo. Air cleaner, seats, AC/heater ducts, baffle around exhaust manifold, ... Someone suggested removing the source of food. I removed The Maverick for under the Oak trees where it sat since 1989. Acorns everywhere in the car!!
Ha! I started this thread 4 and half years ago, yet the problem remains. I tried the soap thing, went out and bought 8 bars and put them everywhere in the car and trunk. The mice loved it so much they tried to eat it. I gave up on that years ago. As it turned out, I ended up replacing the carpet and cleaning the rest of the upholstery after the original infestation. Dennis is right, good old fashioned snap traps, checked regularly, is the only thing that seems to work. I talked to an exterminator and he told me that mice don't see well, so they use their whiskers to feel their way around. They tend to hug the walls as they move around, so place the traps next to a wall or furniture as opposed to somewhere out in the middle of an open area.
I've found that a 44 Magnum bullet to the head of the leader will cause all the others to scatter from the area and stay away! Jim
