Dead Mouse in Frunk. Countermeasures?

[PianoAl]

I found a dead mouse in Tessie's Frunk (see sig).

I've got traps that work well in the garage, but what are some effective countermeasures you've used?

 

[gaswalla]

Amazon.com

bonus benefit is the minty scent that offsets the nasty Tesla AC smell

 

[ay221]

A snake in the frunk should work well, ha. If the car is parked in the garage and you have traps in there already, I guess that spray mentioned above.

Hopefully I never have this issue. but I should check my frunk. I never open it.

 

[afadeev]

I found a dead mouse in Tessie's Frunk (see sig).
I've got traps that work well in the garage, but what are some effective countermeasures you've used?

Other than biological countermeasures (cats, snakes), Irish Spring soap bars work really well. As recommended by our pest control guy.
I have 1 bar (in paper box, out of plastic shrink wrap) in the frunk and 1 in glove box of Model 3.
I have had my insurance and registration paperwork previously shredded inside the Model 3 glovebox a few years ago. Presumably by mice. Irish Spring soap bars have been effective at preventing reoccurrences.

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[PianoAl]

This video is compelling, but not everyone agrees that mint oil works.

 

[AMPd]

Other than biological countermeasures (cats, snakes), Irish Spring soap bars work really well. As recommended by our pest control guy.
I have 1 bar (in paper box, out of plastic shrink wrap) in the frunk and 1 in glove box of Model 3.
I have had my insurance and registration paperwork previously shredded inside the Model 3 glovebox a few years ago. Presumably by mice. Irish Spring soap bars have been effective at preventing reoccurrences.

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Interesting. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m gonna stick a couple bars around my stored bmw.

 

[PianoAl]

It's not great that they get in the frunk and worse if they go in the glove compartment, but what I really want to avoid is them getting to somewhere where they could chew insulation, etc.

 

[fhteagle]

Play this very loudly, on repeat, 24/7:

(/sarcasm)

 

[RayK]

Play this very loudly, on repeat, 24/7:

I figured polka music would be better to get rid or your deadmau5 problem.

 

[Silicon Desert]

I found a dead mouse in Tessie's Frunk (see sig).

I've got traps that work well in the garage, but what are some effective countermeasures you've used?

how do they get in there?

 

[PianoAl]

how do they get in there?

It is a bit of a mystery. Mice can squeeze through small cracks, but another question is how it climbed up. It could have climbed up the tires, but then what? Everything is slippery. And it wasn't clever enough to get back out, apparently.

Related mouse story:

I thought I heard a mouse in the garage. I started looking around for the mouse traps, and when I passed the empty plastic trash can, I looked down and there he was. He must have climbed up on something and jumped in. I was in a charitable mood and released him about 50 yards from the house

The next day, I heard the noise again, and when I looked, the mouse was in the trash can again—it must have been the same guy. He wasn't a good learner. I dispatched him humanely.

 

[Tronguy]

It is a bit of a mystery. Mice can squeeze through small cracks, but another question is how it climbed up. It could have climbed up the tires, but then what? Everything is slippery. And it wasn't clever enough to get back out, apparently.

Related mouse story:

I thought I heard a mouse in the garage. I started looking around for the mouse traps, and when I passed the empty plastic trash can, I looked down and there he was. He must have climbed up on something and jumped in. I was in a charitable mood and released him about 50 yards from the house

The next day, I heard the noise again, and when I looked, the mouse was in the trash can again—it must have been the same guy. He wasn't a good learner. I dispatched him humanely.

Ha. Good story. But I have this thought:

We own a cat. Was never trained by his parents to hunt mice. The cat and us have an arrangement: We put his leash on, and he can wander around the property while we hang out outside on the porch. Like a toddler, he comes by from time to time to check that we're still there.

A month or so ago he came racing up onto the porch and Wanted In. Took a look: And he had an expired mouse in his mouth. No, he didn't get to go in with it .

Real outdoor cats are an issue, sometimes. But the thought occurs: Put a cat door in the door to the garage, so when the garage doors are down, a cat can wander in and out. Then, get a cat. Methinks any mice would become Discouraged, one way or another.

 

[PianoAl]

Took a look: And he had an expired mouse in his mouth. No, he didn't get to go in with it .

We had a cat who brought an unexpired rat in through the cat door. It took me two weeks to kill that rat.

 

[DuncanM]

I would suggest placing more traps, baited with peanut butter. These bucket style traps work well:

https://www.amazon.com/Plank-Bucket-Water-proof-Durable-Auto-reset/dp/B07DT3RMZH/

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