We've gone with the peanut butter route, but no luck.
The truck is on gravel and not within 20 years of any
vegetation except nearby lawn.
Steve Hammatt
Mount Vernon WA USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eric Murray" <ericm@lne.com>
To: "Steve Hammatt Mount Vernon WA USA" <gsteve@hammatt.com>
Cc: "Shop Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, March 15, 2010 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Mice infestation
>
>
> I have had good luck using snap traps baited with fresh peanut
> butter.
>
> Place the trap with the long side along an edge, i.e. next to
> the trans tunnel. Rodents tend to avoid open spaces.
> Change the traps every day or two- put in fresh bait and move them
> around.
>
> Whatever you do, take care of the problem quick. I didn't in my GMC
> (actually I didn't know they were in it; I wasn't driving it
> often enough) and the critters ate $400 worth of wiring under the
> hood.
>
> If there's brush or bushes close to the vehicle, trim them back.
> The more open area they have to cover to get to the vehicle
> the less likely they are to set up housekeeping in it.
>
> Eric
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