Keeping mice away from your car in the winter, in the country?

[prorac1]

For those of us who live in the country this is always a problem in the winter. How do you keep mice away from your car? What are some methods you guys have found to work? I have thought about putting the car up on Jack stands and putting the jackstands in some kind of pan with RV antifreeze so that the little bastards cant climb the jack stands. Thanks Eric L

[SlipStreamZ28]

I think all that would do is make your car full of wet dead mice, not a bad idea though, maybe a sticky substance instead, like fly paper? Knew a guy that made setup with a battery( not sure what type, car I think) and a plate so that when the mouse was half on and half off the plate the mouse became the ground for the circuit. Again the problem is that you now have the potential to have a small scurrying FLAMING object running around underneath your car

[Rmawby71]

I use 4"-6" deep bowls with a 1.5" hole in the lid, 1/4 full of old used antifreeze, place a few under the car.... the mice love it and cannot get back out.... I have found as many as four mice in one bowl after the winter....

[prorac1]

Thanks for the ideas guys. I have also heard of bounce dryer sheets, and irish spring soap. Ive used bounce sheets before, they work 90 percent of the time, the other 10 percent pooped on the dryer sheet, lol, letting me know that it wasnt working........................................... ...smart little bastards.......................................... .........I POOP ON YOUR BOUNCE SHEET, lol. That was my fear about the antifreeze in the pan, what could I put in the pan that would kill them instantly? Cause ive used stickey pads, and they work kinda as well. My mice poop on the things that dont work..........................I think its theyre way of telling me.................fail, try again, lol. Eric L

[Fbomb]

cats

[prorac1]

My son is allergic to cats, lol.

[WMCC Gary]

I used to use irish spring but still always seemed to find dropping teeth marks where the little bastards where eating the soap. For the last 2 years I've used peppermint potpourri made by a local lady and have not found any signs of mice in the car since then. I use to bags of it one inside the car and one under the hood. I just dump them in pie tins and sit them in the car. Pretty easy and very effective from what I seen. She seels the bags for I beleive $6 each. I can pick them up and ship them for a few bucks more if anybody is interested.

[Fbomb]

go get a few hundred mouse traps and set them throughout the barn?

[prorac1]

Than they will just go inside the car to get away from the traps, lol. I got my hands on some sheet metal industrial light fixture cans that are 10 inches tall. Im going to put 3 inches of antifreeze in each one, put the jack stands inside them, and grease the cans and stands with cooking spray. That way, they climb in, and cant climb out, and if they do, they die.................fast. Plus traps, bounce sheets, peperment extract, and irish spring. I may not get rid of the mice, but ill smell good and be all oiled up come spring, lol. Eric L

[SlipStreamZ28]

Make sure its a pretty good distance from the edge of the can to the jackstand, you'd be surprised how far those little bastards can jump

[prorac1]

Yeah, im hoping the cooking oil will make it slippery enough to keep them ALL from climbing up. Anybody have any tips as to a slippery (re: real slippery) substance i can put on them. OK, I know, that dosent sound good, you know what i mean here, lol, keep it clean smart asses, lol. Eric L

[1BADAIR]

5 gallon bucket with 2 gallons of water and a jar of peanut butter floating in it. make a little ramp to the top of the bucket
best mouse trap in the world

[SlipStreamZ28]

I alway remembered floor stripper being slippery as all hell but I dont know how long it would last before it would evaporate. I think axle grease might be your best bet

[prorac1]

My father in law was an old farmer Larry, lol. He told me that same thing years ago, lol. Ive always heard it works well. If I have room under the car I would like to try that this year. Eric L

[1BADAIR]

doesnt really need to be under the car. if there are mice in the garage and you have that in there it those suckers will never make it to the car
remember , mice try to stay hidden. put traps along walls and objects they travel