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Post by Steed on Mar 23, 2022 14:30:49 GMT
Hi, y'all. Well, I have just cleaned my glove boxes and driver's door pocket out, after some mice took up residence! Messy!  Don't know when, or for how long they've been t here, having not taken the car out for many months. Put two traps in overnight. Got at least one. Anyone know where they can get in? Can't see anything topside. Haven't looked at any sub frame grommets etc. yet( if any). Fairly large mouse! Thanks. |
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Mar 23, 2022 14:58:15 GMT
Cannot think of any deliberate holes unless a window was left open? They can get through very small holes eg missing grommets or corrosion holes (under rear wings or sills especially)
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Post by Mike’S-a-loon on Mar 23, 2022 16:25:58 GMT
What about through the boot and around the back seats? If the battery compartment isn't closed up, there's easy access through there.
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Post by eightofthem (Andy) on Mar 23, 2022 20:15:27 GMT
Company I used to work for had a fleet of transit vans which were parked up in the workshop ovenights, every one of them had the radio not work along with other glitches.
On further investigation a mouse / mice ( we had a bet it was the same one ) had chewed through the same grommet on each of the vans bulk head and gained access inside, messy workmen left lots of great things to eat and make a nice nest behind the radio where I guess it was cosy.
Found all sort behind there, foil, drawings and paper we were amazed at how they got it there and squeezed through the hole in the grommet.
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Post by Steed on Mar 23, 2022 22:27:28 GMT
Assume that they would have stayed at the back end, rather than gone all the way down to the front!
No evidence of activity in the boot. I'll check by battery base for potential access point though.
The body is pretty sound, visibly, so can't think where any corrosion holes would be, Sills etc.
Thanks.
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Post by Steed on Mar 23, 2022 22:30:03 GMT
No windows left open. Corrosion not an evident problem here. Underneath grommets....maybe then?
Thanks.
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Post by Steed on Mar 23, 2022 22:33:00 GMT
Yeah. Crafty, small critters!
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Post by Mike’S-a-loon on Mar 24, 2022 0:15:07 GMT
The battery box has a big drain hole...
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Post by Phil Nottingham on Mar 24, 2022 5:26:43 GMT
The battery box has a big drain hole... But the battery should cover it If the seal at the bottom of the doors is perished or missing quite a large gap will be present |
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Post by Steed on Mar 24, 2022 10:21:44 GMT
Yes. I had covered that, but will re-check!
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Post by Steed on Mar 24, 2022 10:24:02 GMT
Ah. That sounds feasible!
Cheers
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Post by Warwick on Mar 24, 2022 12:48:02 GMT
Andy, I always use bait blocks rather than traps, bait stations or pellets. These look similar to Tomcat brand that I buy here in Oz. www.diy-pest-control.co.uk/blog/what-is-the-best-rat-poison/You use a long screw through the hole in the centre of the blocks to loosely attach a few to a solid piece of wood. Put it somewhere accessible outside the car, but where any pets can't get at it. The advantage of the blocks is that being screwed down, they can't take it away to eat. They have to chew on it there. Because they're attracted to it, they go straight to it instead of entering the car. You also know when you've had some visiting, because you can see the nibble marks on the blocks. And you can see when they need replacing. And if they remain untouched, you know none have been visiting the area. |
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