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

[Dirty Marty]

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

[tcar]

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).

[Joe Bob]

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

[Sirius Driver]

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

[HarryD]

Lots of threads on the topic. A few here:

A good mouse is a dead mouse.

WARNING!!The official mice in trunk thread, Help!

mouse repellent--cancel my recommendation...

[steely]

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.

[Steve@Rennsport]

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.

[pwd72s]

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

[911pcars]

"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

[kfosburg]

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

[tcar]

Originally Posted by 911pcars

"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.

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...?

[Tom Macy]

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

[futurefun]

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

[Noah930]

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.

[911pcars]

Originally Posted by tcar

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...?

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

Sherwood

[Wilhelm]

Originally Posted by Noah930

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.

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.

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by Wilhelm

Dont need to leave the cat in the garage for extended periods of time. ... Put him in the garage for an hour or so once in a while.

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.

[carsonmx114]

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.

[911Gedward]

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.

[retrogarage]

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.