fricking mice
fricking mice
went to get the T Bird out of the shed and found evidence of mice again. I have tried several things but to no avail.. We put moth balls all around under the vehicles and they are all gone. I tried moth balls inside and the after smell when we took it out was horrible. I tried peppermint extract as I was told it would work, nope. Going to try dryer sheets when I put it back away again this afternoon. I also read that you should not use a cover when inside storage.
The building I store my toys in has a dirt floor and there is moisture. I dont want to have either one with mice smell in them or mice damage to them.
I am open to any and all suggestions
The building I store my toys in has a dirt floor and there is moisture. I dont want to have either one with mice smell in them or mice damage to them.
I am open to any and all suggestions
There are some Days I should not be let to go into the public without adult supervision
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Re: fricking mice
Can't help with the mice (I had them eat the headlight wiring in a Cadillac that kept in a garage and drove every day), but at a minimum I would put some of the 1'X2' concrete pads under the tires. That should help to keep them from deteriorating. Parking vehicles on dirt or grass is never a good idea, but often necessary.
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LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
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I put the moth balls under the hood and the dryer sheets in the interior. I can't stand the moth ball smell and this method has worked well. Thanks, Lyman.
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No problem down here; I think the cockroaches scare them off! I can send a care package if you wish
Paul
Paul
The Ford Orphanage
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
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I use dryer sheets in my Uni and my Falcon convertible and it seems to work fine. In the Falcon I put a couple in the boot (on a sheet of plastic), tuck a couple behind the rear seat backrest, a couple under the rear seat and a couple under the front seat.
In the Uni I put a couple behind the seatback and a couple under the seat.
I park both on top of plastic sheeting on concrete in an unheated garage in the winter.
May be excessive, but no mouse problems since I started this routine, plenty before.
(I'd at least lay a sheet of plastic under your cars in the winter if you're parking them on dirt.)
In the Uni I put a couple behind the seatback and a couple under the seat.
I park both on top of plastic sheeting on concrete in an unheated garage in the winter.
May be excessive, but no mouse problems since I started this routine, plenty before.
(I'd at least lay a sheet of plastic under your cars in the winter if you're parking them on dirt.)
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I try to get my trucks W A Y up in the air.....
That way they're too high for them to jump in
That way they're too high for them to jump in
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
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''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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[b]'' I think what scares me the most about you guys is that I understand you '' ..... KID
'' lookin good, a little paint adds at least 100hp!'' ....... COOTER
'' well an old guy can dream cant he? ''............ICEMAN
''I would donate organs before selling my slick''........ HOOFBEAT RACER
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Re: fricking mice
I'd say, "good call".ken_b wrote:(I'd at least lay a sheet of plastic under your cars in the winter if you're parking them on dirt.)
If you understand what you’re doing, you’re not learning anything.
LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
LITTLE RED: 64 F100 Short Style
BIG RED: 62 F100 Long Uni
BIG “UN": 63 F250 Long Flare
BBW RED: 61 F100 CC BBW Long Uni
CRIMSON CREW: 63 F100 "Stageway" Long Flare Crew Cab
"RANGER": 66 F100 CC Long Flatbed
"AVA" 1963 Avion T-20 Travel Trailer
“Lucille” 1955 New Moon 44’ Travel Trailer
Re: fricking mice
I have 5 kittens that need a home...................................................
I have seen them run down a rabbit (those will also chew up wires etc.).
Mice would be childs play for them.
I have seen them run down a rabbit (those will also chew up wires etc.).
Mice would be childs play for them.
1964 F 100 - I am going to do "something" with it.......
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1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
~ Yes - I adopted another cat..............
Cam L Milan,
You'll be missed my friend.
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1987 Mustang LX Convertible, 2.3 Auto - cruiser.
1994 F 150 XLT 2WD
~ Yes - I adopted another cat..............
Cam L Milan,
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LOL Greg I already tried to pawn a Kitten off on Darrell and mine come from mousers who chase down Squirells .
Rick
Rick
if it aint broke fix it till it is
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NO CATS
There are some Days I should not be let to go into the public without adult supervision
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I have 2 cats that would probably run the other way when they saw a mouse!
SPark
SPark
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. 302/C4
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
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Got one in my travel trailer and got him in a trap. I started looking and found where he probably entered where a water pipe came through the floor,so i siliconed it shut . No guaruntees that will keep them out. dang Mice!
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We put dryer sheets in our camper one time and they made a nice nest out of them, seems we helped them stay warm after a hard day of chewing up the camper, I heard something about putting fox scent around the building to keep them away but I hear a lot of things. Might bring some fox in anyway and they eat mice!
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Re: fricking mice
Bounce (only the bounce) dryer sheets work. I put one in each lower section of my floor and the mice stopped coming.
Oh and get a big bullsnake!
Oh and get a big bullsnake!
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I had a girlfriend one time that had mice problems and she asked me how to get rid of them.
I said "just stuff steel wool down their little holes."
She allowed as how that might work but she said; "who's going to hold their little legs?"
Yeah, she was blond, but she had a magnificent rack.
I said "just stuff steel wool down their little holes."
She allowed as how that might work but she said; "who's going to hold their little legs?"
Yeah, she was blond, but she had a magnificent rack.
I'm not arguing with you. I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Pardon me. Does your deaug bite?
Pardon me. Does your deaug bite?
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Re: fricking mice
They've about destroyed my pop-up, I just raised it the other day and found a snake skin on the table, I dropped it back down in a hurry. This winter it will be dismantled and scrapped. Like it was said earlier, I tried dryer sheets, they just made a nice little nest out of it.
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Re: fricking mice
Was just out at the shop for the first time in a week. Had a nice round nest built on the passenger side floor pan of the uni. They seem to hate carb cleaner. Soaked one I saw and another ran off. Pulled the nest out and soaked everything with carb cleaner. I have no interior so nothing to hurt right now.
I don't have this problem at my home shop, just the one out in the country.
SPark
I don't have this problem at my home shop, just the one out in the country.
SPark
1932 Ford 5 window coupe. 302/C4
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
1962 8V-390/C6 Unibody Short Bed Soon to be Big Window - The Lincoln that never was
2013 F150 Super Crew Eco Boost 4x4
2015 Ford Edge for the little lady, because she said so!
2007 Mustang GT, 4.6-3V/5 Speed. Only 8680 miles on the clock.
More toys, I need more toys!!!
Re: fricking mice
I have been spreading these big chunks o poison at my moms barns and sheds, so far it seems to keep them away.. I just don't spot them like I would expect...
They are about the size of a marshmallow .
They are about the size of a marshmallow .
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If they ain't no bigger than that, no wonder you can't spot 'emfoodstick wrote:I have been spreading these big chunks o poison at my moms barns and sheds, so far it seems to keep them away.. I just don't spot them like I would expect...
They are about the size of a marshmallow .
Paul
The Ford Orphanage
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
Life's too short for boring vehicles!
My quest to develop a universal solvent is held up by the lack of a storage container.
Paul
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Re: fricking mice
Kid, get a spray bottle of Pine-Sol and spray it around the baseboards of your shop and around the 'bird and see how that works.
Mice and rats hate the smell of pine oil.
Mice and rats hate the smell of pine oil.
I'm not arguing with you. I'm just explaining why I'm right.
Pardon me. Does your deaug bite?
Pardon me. Does your deaug bite?