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My solution to mice.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by bat4255, Dec 21, 2018.

  1. bat4255

    bat4255 2017 Prius v #2 and 2008 Gen II #2

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    A simple mouse trap forward the passenger front tire, checked daily.

    Our mouse count is up to 7 in the last month since they are looking for someplace warmer for winter.

    We live in a woods, but the car is always in a garage.
     
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    Do you have a hole or 2 where they enter?

    That’s what I did for our garage last year. Put it next to the one entrance point in the garage and ensured they didn’t find another place in the garage to camp out.

    Ended up getting a couple of dozen of them:eek:.

    But I used the same tactic for rodent removal(y).
     
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    trouble with the garage is the door being open so much without being able to observe the little buggers.

    we had a company seal up the house foundation last spring, and so far none inside after taking out over 50 last year.

    we have poison in the garage that has worked well so far, and i don't have to deal with dumping them
     
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    Just hope you don’t have to deal with them dying somewhere you’ll have to dig them out of;).

    I don’t mind the carcass carry to the garage bin when compared to the potentials of other solutions (y).
     
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    garage is sealed other than the doors. for some reason, they prefer to die at home, surrounded by family and friends
     
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    bat4255 2017 Prius v #2 and 2008 Gen II #2

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    Found another dead one this morning with a nest in the cabin filter.
     
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    We got 15 of them in one day with regular traps when we lived in Ohio. It was the first chilly day in October.
     
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