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2000 4.6

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Okay, before I start my story...let me tell you first that I barely drive my car. So yesterday, I go to drive it (after about a week and a half) and I look in my back seat and notice that a tissue box I had back there was all chewed up and there was pieces of tissue all over my floor board and back seat. I looked all over (including in my engine bay) and saw no signs of them being around. I know mice can get in even the smallest spaces so I am assuming they either got in through my firewall or door or something. I know that this time of year, they are searching for places to nest for the winter. Anybody know of any home remedies to keep these bastards out?
 

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Mouse traps in the garage maybe? I keep a couple out there just in case. Course I have not caught any more since my cat decided he like to hang out in the garage.
 
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Just make sure wherever you park it you put alot of poison and traps down. I use little bags of poison and I put them along all of the walls in my shop as well as glue traps. Also dont leave any trash or food laying around.
 

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Some people say to use mothballs. I tried it, the mice gathered them all up and incorporated them into the nest under my snowmobile hood.
 
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A show on SpeedTV suggested using bars (Irish Spring) of soap around the tires and under the hood when storing a car for the winter to keep the mice away. Just make sure you remove them before starting your stang up.

I put my 03 Pony away for the winter and no mice yet.
 

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I tried mothballs in my shed and it didn't work for mice either. To get rid of the ones you have, visit a pet store and get glue traps. Open them and place them on the rear floorboard. Those mice could actually be living in the rear seat apolstery!
 

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mrvax said:
I tried mothballs in my shed and it didn't work for mice either. To get rid of the ones you have, visit a pet store and get glue traps. Open them and place them on the rear floorboard. Those mice could actually be living in the rear seat apolstery!
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oh mice inside the upholstery would be lovely, just what you need yet another squeek everytime you get in the car!
 
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try closing your doors and windows... personally i don't see how the mice can get in through the firewall... unless you drilled holes in it
 

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Okay, thats it....I am going to set traps. Those bastards are not going to be living in my opholstery!! They are all going to DIE!!!

I hate mice! It's not like I live in the boonies either. Don't understand why they are attracted to my car.
 

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tarch at school said:
try closing your doors and windows... personally i don't see how the mice can get in through the firewall... unless you drilled holes in it
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Dude, mice can get in anywhere! How do you think they get in people's houses? They can maneuver there bodies to fit throught the smallest cracks...just like squirels. You ever see a squirel go through a chain link fence? It's actually kind of amazing.

They should still all die though!!!
 

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CanadaStang said:
Some people say to use mothballs. I tried it, the mice gathered them all up and incorporated them into the nest under my snowmobile hood.
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sorry man, that just sucks =)
 

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Greensix said:
oh mice inside the upholstery would be lovely, just what you need yet another squeek everytime you get in the car!
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but there are no holes that are just left open on the firewall... unless there are on the passenger side or something
 

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put a cat in your car
 
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tarch at school said:
but there are no holes that are just left open on the firewall... unless there are on the passenger side or something
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A mouse can get through a hole as small as a dime. There are vents in the trunk behind the bumper cover and that is most likely where it got in.
 
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Greensix said:
oh mice inside the upholstery would be lovely, just what you need yet another squeek everytime you get in the car!
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ive used mothballs around my cars for two winters and havent had any signs of mice and i live in the boonies. There are mice everywhere else but in or around my car....

Matt
 

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Greensix said:
oh mice inside the upholstery would be lovely, just what you need yet another squeek everytime you get in the car!
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That was funny!!
 

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heelz19 said:
ive used mothballs around my cars for two winters and havent had any signs of mice and i live in the boonies. There are mice everywhere else but in or around my car....

Matt
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Our mice here in Canada are a lot tougher than the little wimpy ones you guys have in the US. They can wade through a knee high pile of mothballs, without even flinching.
 

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Mr GT 02 said:
put a cat in your car
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Wow, that will do wonders for the leather especially after the cat has been in there for a few days.
 
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