Rodent in car
02-03-2009 | 02:08 AM
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Originally Posted by planedriver
the rat has been eating the poison (most of the boxes of decon have crumbs all around) that's the update for now.
don't know where it's going die but hopefully it is in the garage so i can at least have peace of mind.. hehe
don't know where it's going die but hopefully it is in the garage so i can at least have peace of mind.. hehe
02-03-2009 | 02:57 AM
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Originally Posted by w_kary
Wow Rodents of Unusual Size...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
02-03-2009 | 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthonyC
Originally Posted by w_kary
Wow Rodents of Unusual Size...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
Just wondering have you tried placing the sheet of bounce fabric softener in your house and where?
Sorry I can be a wise **** at times... Traps along walls, in corners, under appliances work best in a house.
02-03-2009 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by w_kary
Originally Posted by AnthonyC
Originally Posted by w_kary
Wow Rodents of Unusual Size...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
Just wondering have you tried placing the sheet of bounce fabric softener in your house and where?
Sorry I can be a wise **** at times... Traps along walls, in corners, under appliances work best in a house.
02-27-2009 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by w_kary
Wow Rodents of Unusual Size...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
I have an easy fix. I live in Minnesota and used to live on a farm here, they like going in your car in the winter, it's warm! Not really unusual unfortunately. I got in my car one morning to go to work, turned the defrost on high and it sounded like a blender full of ice and all this dog food crumbs came flying up out of the vents in the dash. I was not happy, I cleaned out the heating system, set traps, poison, etc. Still, kept getting in there. I have an Uncle that retired from being in charge of the fleet vehicle maintenance for a very large county in Illinois. I was talking to him and told him what was going on. He told me they have that problem every winter in the fleet vehicles, and that the solution was to take a sheet of bounce fabric softener and put it over the face of the cabin filter. Claims there is something in it, a chemical, the smell, whatever, but the rodents hate it and leave. I put the bounce in my cars and never had an issue again. It's cheap and easy, and your car smell april fresh, give it a try and let me know if it works for the huge alien rodents you have in your location...
my girlfriend backed her car in to a rock and messed it up
04-03-2011 | 11:31 PM
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Mice in xD and Toyota
I had the same mice problem in my 2001 Echo. When I saw signs of mice in my 2008 xD, I knew what to do. Remove the cowling covering the windshield washer motor and install a 1/4 inch mesh screen over the gaping hole of a vent intake. At first glance the cowling seems impervious, but on the drivers side there is plenty of room for a rodent to enter. The process took about an hour, and if I was a Toyota dealer I wouldn't sell a car without adding a wire mesh over the vent intake.
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