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Old 09-09-2003, 09:45 AM
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Re: I hate mice!!! Any advice???

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I went to fire up my camaro today that has been sitting since spring... and the damn thing has been infested with mice!! Mice in the exhaust, in the interior (damn thing smells like mouse sh#t!

Car ran like total crap, idling at 3300, wouldn't idle down at all, even after I let it warm up, tried giving it a kick of throttle, and as I do this, I notice little field mice running around in my car! After which I look back to see white smoking coming out of the exhaust , sure to be, there were mouse nests in there burning away! GRRR!! So I shut it off, knowing full well the fire risk I was running.

Does anyone know a good method to rid myself of this horrible turn of events?? I happen to like the car, it has a good personality. I cleaned it out of all items in there, leaving only a few aftermarket metal parts in the cargo area. Then I proceeded to soak the carpets with cleaner and left moth balls in there hoping to keep more rodents away...

My real concern is the exhaust. It's a 3" flowmaster system, welded together. (Bought it like that). Should I just start it and let the nests burn? Do it little by little every day until I can blow it all out in ash form???

HELP!!!!!!!!!!

-Sz
I place an oiled wad of steel wool in each exhaust tip when I store the car. I learned that tip from an old article on how to prepare a car for storage. Just don't forget to pull it out with pliers when you take the car out.

As for mice in the interior, There is no great way to prevent it. You can use a combo of moth balls and cat urine around the car but it will stink and is not 100% effective.

I would pull as much of the nest out as you can using a coat hanger.

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Old 09-10-2003, 12:20 PM
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I shoot mice...

...with my air rifle. We've had mice problems in our garage occasionally. I park all the cars outside...and shut the garage door. The adventuring little sh*ts scurry around as long as they don't think you're there. So, I just leave the lights on...leave some little tidbit sitting in the open...and wait...and wait...and wait... All the while, I'm laying prone looking through my cracked open garage door. Doesn't usually take too long for the f'er to come out...and then, BAM! Watch the mouse fly across the floor...heh...and yes, I know I could find a much better use of my time...and yes, I know I'm crazy

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Old 09-10-2003, 12:21 PM
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Re: I shoot mice...

hmmmmm...i screwed up and can't get this post to delete

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one of the easiest and cheapest things to do is to go to a barn and ask a farmer if you can borrow, or have one of their barncats. usually they will let them go easily. ppl drop cats off at farms all the time. they make great mousers. show the cat where the food is, by your car and let the cat do it's job.

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Old 09-10-2003, 12:46 PM
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You know what's cool!! Those glue boards that mice stick to!! What a humane way of dealing with the little rascals!! Starve 'em!! You can tape glue boards on the inside of engine bay a watch them struggle away!
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Old 09-10-2003, 12:49 PM
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glue boards...then shoot them!!!!!!! lol...sorry, i'm in a sadistic mood today
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how about we melt their skin off with acid?????
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Old 09-10-2003, 01:25 PM
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...and then eat them!!
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Old 09-10-2003, 01:52 PM
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while they are still screaming in agony!
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Old 09-10-2003, 01:55 PM
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Old 09-10-2003, 01:59 PM
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Back to the main purpose of this thread...I hope Szalkerous has some ideas by now from preventing his rodents from moving in on his SVX.
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