[TR] Critters - revisited

KingsCreekTrees at aol.com KingsCreekTrees at aol.com
Fri Dec 18 19:10:53 MST 2009


This could lead onto a related topic that somehow goes off on a bit of a  
tangent: That of "How to keep critters out of your car during periods of  
storage". Personally, I've had mouse problems in my TR3A. They've never eaten  
wiring looms or done anything that caused unreliability, but they have  
occasionally formed a nest in the trunk, I would assume from carpet underlay or  
seat stuffing.
 
I received many recommendations, on this forum, of using  various brands of 
dryer anti-static sheets, moth balls and several  other recommendations. 
None of them worked. I put traps in, caught lots of mice,  but there always 
seemed to be a steady stream of mice to replace the ones that I  trapped.
 
Eventually, in the Spring I drove the car about 20 minutes to a grocery  
store. About half way there, two mice started running back and forth on top  
of the transmission tunnel while I was driving. I arrived at the grocery 
store,  opened the car door and the mice got out, never to be seen again and 
none  replaced them.
 
>From this I have concluded that when mice build nests in your car, it is  
their way of saying they need a ride to the grocery store, and they won't 
leave  the car until they get the ride they want!
 
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