I need to kill Mickey Mouse.........once and for all
 

Greetings Porschephiles,

This is sort of a weird technical question but how do I keep Mickey and his friends from taking up residence in my 70 T's trunk compartment and heater ducting. I've tried keeping the heater switch in the full up to close the entry from the engine bay and I'm putting poison in the smuggler's compartment but the little S.O.B's keep coming back. ................I'm thinking of posting a cat in the trunk but the SPCA would frown on that.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dirty Marty
Fallbrook,CA
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Did you plug your exhaust pipe (s)?

Did you check to make sure that pulling up the heat levers up actually closes the heater vents under the car? Often they don't close completely. You can turn them closed tight with a screwdriver.

The problem with poison, is that it takes time for them to die...they end up in nooks and crannies smelling like .......

Glue traps inside the car might be better... or snap traps.

Friend put his P-car on jack stands with upside-down pie tins on top of the stands... said it helped a lot. He put glue traps under the jack stands.

Keep in mind that Mickey can jump about 12 inches. Friend removed the wheels/tires to get better ground clearance.

Down side of glue traps is that when there are enough bodies, Mickey can walk across his fallen comrades (or eat them).

Glue traps and moth balls......and a hungry cat.

I've tried it all. A cat took care of it once and for all.

Lots of threads on the topic. A few here:

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/456231-good-mouse-dead-mouse.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/442174-warning-official-mice-trunk-thread-help.html

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/347426-mouse-repellent-cancel-my-recommendation.html

I keep an ultrasonic repeller plugged in the garage outlet ever since one took up residence in our S40 a few years back. So far so good.

They're small (the repellers), so for better effect if you wanted, you could run the extension cord right up to the car. About 10 bucks at a big box store.

My mouse issues disappeared after a cat took up residence in the garage. I've seen plenty of examples of his fine work as a few of those unlucky critters snuck in there to meet an early demise.

Problem solved. :)

Support your local animal shelter...hopefully a "no kill" shelter...

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"Closing" the heater valve closes the hot air path to the interior. It also diverts hot air to the ground, thus creating a path into the heat exchangers and engine. Perhaps some wire mesh formed over the heater valves will discourage the critters. Plugging the tailpipe(s) is relatively easy. Don't use a potato. It's mouse/rodent cuisine. :)

Another entry path into the cabin (and probably trunk via the vent system) is through the shift tube opening at the rear of the tunnel if the sealing boot(s) is dislodged or missing.

Sherwood

Tried "fresh cab" with mixed results. Moth balls is the only thing that has worked without fail, but they stink!

He said he pulls the levers UP, which closes the path to the OUTSIDE of the car; to under the car. So he knows that.

Or am I misunderstanding you...?

Those Bounce things you put in the dryer work also and they smell better than mothballs.
Tom
88 Carrera Targa

Currently using peppermint oil on cotton balls or steel wool to plug holes, glue & regular traps with some fresh cab on the way- that seems to be popular with dairy farmers etc.. Would not recommend Decon as you can have putrid rotting corpses that really stink in hard to find locations along with the less than appealing idea of putting poison in the food chain. Cats can be cool, good luck. Dan

My cats like to sleep in and on the Porsche. They aren't nearly as fond of the other cars we've got. Unfortunately, the classic 911 shape is gorgeously round. Unfortunate, as the cats then often lose their grip, slip, and leave claw marks down the side of the car. My cats are no longer allowed in the garage. Fortunately we don't have a rodent problem in the garage.

"Closing" depends on one's POV. Same effect though.

Sherwood

Dont need to leave the cat in the garage for extended periods of time. A good indoor/outdoor cat patrolling his outdoor territory will do a lot to keep them away. Cats have a flair for finding mice anywhere ! Put him in the garage for an hour or so once in a while. :D

An hour at a time is 59 minutes too long. Literally a moment of inattention, and the cats are on top of the car. Then sliding off the car. :(

My mouse's favorite spot was the driver's side strut tower on my 951. One $300 hood insulation pad and one dead litter of mice in the cowl later I just started leaving the hood up and it seems to have discouraged them... or maybe they justed moved to the heater ducts on my 993.

If you want rid of the problem once and for all - get a cat. If you have mice in the garage now - you'll have to let the cat into the garage for a few days to do its job. After that they will take care of mice by simply patrolling the perimeter. In addition you can say goodbye to moles, voles, and chipmunks.

I thought I was just Porsche/mice jinxed. I have two 911's and both have mice. They are kept at different shops. I have numerous other cars and NO MICE. I see every ones opinion on HOW to keep them out of your car, BUT I want to know WHAT attracts them to PORSCHES? I had three mice in two days with sticky traps.
My only thought is they had mice in the past and the rodent smell attracts more mice.
I could never figure out why I had cat paw prints all over my cars? HMMMM.

Right on!!!!!!!!!!!

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsche-911-technical-forum/456231-good-mouse-dead-mouse.html

Ha ha my thread ^

So far the only thing that has worked is the car bag Carbag - Protective jackets for your car or motorcycle but for my daily drivers the war continues.

My winter anti-mouse efforts include the following:

1) ultrasonic repellers in all outlets in the garage
2) Moth balls near all sides of the car
3) glue traps surrounding all 4 tires
4) Bounce fabric softener sheets in the car and trunk (I read somewhere mice don't like the smll)
5) block the exhaust pipe

Get one of those thick, cushy, "all weather" car covers. Those cat claws wont be able to go through one of those. Then leave the cat out there in the garage to earn his keep ! :D

Lots of good ideas, but so many are actually more effort and expense than having a cat. As long as humans have lived in permanent settlements and wanted rid of rodents, we've had cats. Nature's perfect solution, and they're also proven to lower your blood pressure while they sleep on your lap.

A brown mouse, with brown feet, jumped upon my 911 seat.
A spring trap with peanut butter & oats lured him to the floor...
SNAP! Now the brown mouse is no more!

A brown mouse, who lived not far, found his way into my Porsche car.
A spring trap with peanut butter and oats caught his eye.
But the last thing through his mind was the trap bar and not why.

You still need to close the heater outlets on the HE's... pull the levers UP.

Mickey can jump about 12 inches.

Soft flannel car cover on the car.
Carbag enclosing the car.

Inexpensive mechanical traps baited with peanut butter around the car. After a dozen or so were sacrificed, strangely the count stopped.

Oil of peppermint. Put it on some cotton balls around the garage. I also put some in the trunk and on top of the engine. Under the car and tool box. Never had a mouse.

But did you have mices BEFORE?:rolleyes:

The early mouse gets the bar, the later mouse gets the treats....