We live way out in the woods and I've had a mouse problem in all our cars for years. The winters are pretty cold around here (down to -39 degrees F) so the the little monsters are always looking for a warm sheltered place.They like to make their home on the batteries and in the AC/heater vents. I've spent over $400.00 in one instance getting stored acorns out of the fan unit in the CLA and several days trying to get rid of mouse urine smells out of our cars. The service guys even devised a metal screen mesh barrier behind my cabin air filter to keep them out of the duct work. They were content to camp out around the battery and on the fresh air intake near it.
I've had many suggestions with the best intentions that simply didn't work. I've had folks tell me to tie clothes dryer fabric softener sheets under the hood where they nest. Didn't work! They used them as nesting material and it probably gave their fur a nice soft sheen. Someone told me they hated the smell of Irish Spring Soap. Didn't work! They actually ate the stuff. I set traps around the cars. I did catch several but it didn't deter them. I sprayed coyote urine all around carport. Nothing! The little creatures are relentless.
This past fall, at the end of my rope I stumbled upon an Item I thought was just another useless attempt at taking money from desperate people. I mentioned it to the service manager at the MB dealer during their second swing at cleaning out my acorn collection and he said he had a few customers that had success with them.
I bought this item:
I mounted it under my hood and it actually works! I bought one for each of my vehicles and my mouse problem has miraculously disappeared. I'm sorry if I sound like an infomercial but it's the first thing in 10 years that solved my problem.
I've had many suggestions with the best intentions that simply didn't work. I've had folks tell me to tie clothes dryer fabric softener sheets under the hood where they nest. Didn't work! They used them as nesting material and it probably gave their fur a nice soft sheen. Someone told me they hated the smell of Irish Spring Soap. Didn't work! They actually ate the stuff. I set traps around the cars. I did catch several but it didn't deter them. I sprayed coyote urine all around carport. Nothing! The little creatures are relentless.
This past fall, at the end of my rope I stumbled upon an Item I thought was just another useless attempt at taking money from desperate people. I mentioned it to the service manager at the MB dealer during their second swing at cleaning out my acorn collection and he said he had a few customers that had success with them.
I bought this item:
I mounted it under my hood and it actually works! I bought one for each of my vehicles and my mouse problem has miraculously disappeared. I'm sorry if I sound like an infomercial but it's the first thing in 10 years that solved my problem.
