Winter Storage and Mice
12-05-2013, 03:00 PM
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Winter Storage and Mice
Well it's time to put up the RSA up for another winter. Rodent control is always an issue and in the past 12 years I've used Irish Spring soap in various locations in the interior / engine bay / front bonnet. Last year I used moth ***** but never again as it took a few weeks to get rid of the smell. I recently heard that peppermint oil repels the critters too. Has anyone tried this and does it work? If this is a viable option how does one use it in a car? Thanks!
12-05-2013, 03:05 PM
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Perppermint oil... interesting and it would for sure smell better than moth *****. I have not seen any evidence of rodents in my garage but I use drier sheets in the cabin and frunk, steel wool in the pipes just in case.
12-05-2013, 03:22 PM
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Saturate cotton ***** with peppermint oil and place in areas around the car and your garage. Resaturate the cotton ***** every few weeks.
Use the simple electronic emitters in addition to the peppermint oil.
Use the simple electronic emitters in addition to the peppermint oil.
12-05-2013, 03:35 PM
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The cotton ***** go outside the car not inside the car. Don't use peppermint extract. You need to find peppermint oil at a health food type store. Peppermint extract is only about 8% peppermint oil, the rest it's alcohol.
12-05-2013, 03:57 PM
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12-05-2013, 04:06 PM
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This works.
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Mouse-Trap
I use it the shed that houses my lawn tractor over the winter. The little critters seem to like making nests under the engine cover.
http://www.wikihow.com/Build-a-Mouse-Trap
I use it the shed that houses my lawn tractor over the winter. The little critters seem to like making nests under the engine cover.
12-05-2013, 04:32 PM
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Drier sheets do the same job as your soap bar, just get strong scented ones if you go that route. I didn't know about Peppermint oil, but I guess they don't like the smell either. I may have my wife start an herb garden in the garage around the 964. 
12-05-2013, 07:05 PM
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Discussed. this on impactbumpers a few weeks ago.
There's some complex stuff here. My 100% strike rate is a a simple, hair trigger neck snapper placed by each tyre. The key is baiting. Half a dried apricot wired onto the bait fork, I use those sandwich bag tie wraps. Never fails. I can reset the trap several times without having to rebait. The wire makes them tug at the bait setting off the spring bar. Even works if the sneaky ones come in from the side. I back this up with an ultrasonic plug.
Humane traps are a waste of time, they're back in before you are.
There's some complex stuff here. My 100% strike rate is a a simple, hair trigger neck snapper placed by each tyre. The key is baiting. Half a dried apricot wired onto the bait fork, I use those sandwich bag tie wraps. Never fails. I can reset the trap several times without having to rebait. The wire makes them tug at the bait setting off the spring bar. Even works if the sneaky ones come in from the side. I back this up with an ultrasonic plug.
Humane traps are a waste of time, they're back in before you are.
12-06-2013, 03:07 PM
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My friend lives in the country and stores his motorhome in a pole barn. He swears by this stuff: http://www.earth-kind.com/products/
It seems a little pricey but, hey, if it works....
BTW, I have no affiliation with this product.
It seems a little pricey but, hey, if it works....
BTW, I have no affiliation with this product.
12-06-2013, 03:09 PM
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Discussed. this on impactbumpers a few weeks ago.
There's some complex stuff here. My 100% strike rate is a a simple, hair trigger neck snapper placed by each tyre. The key is baiting. Half a dried apricot wired onto the bait fork, I use those sandwich bag tie wraps. Never fails. I can reset the trap several times without having to rebait. The wire makes them tug at the bait setting off the spring bar. Even works if the sneaky ones come in from the side. I back this up with an ultrasonic plug.
Humane traps are a waste of time, they're back in before you are.
There's some complex stuff here. My 100% strike rate is a a simple, hair trigger neck snapper placed by each tyre. The key is baiting. Half a dried apricot wired onto the bait fork, I use those sandwich bag tie wraps. Never fails. I can reset the trap several times without having to rebait. The wire makes them tug at the bait setting off the spring bar. Even works if the sneaky ones come in from the side. I back this up with an ultrasonic plug.
Humane traps are a waste of time, they're back in before you are.
