How to keep mice/rats from your engine bay

[wk]

How to keep mice/rats from your engine bay

 

[cmcardle75]

How to keep mice/rats from your engine bay

Get a cat.

 

[Tombola]

I put a no mice sign up...seems to work as Ive never had a single mouse in the engine ?, or maybe it could be the CAT convertor

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[Larrynwin]

I have a proprietary pet safe rodent bait station near the motorhome , presume it works as never had a problem.

 

[wk]

Lol some forums say peppermint oil any other ideas?

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[pappajohn]

Leave the engine running!

 

[David and Sally]

Sensible answers will be along soon.

Keep using the van
Bait stations near the wheels.
Traps in the engine bay?

 

[Gellyneck]

Sensible answers will be along soon.

From us lot! You've gotta be kidding. Yours is the daftest response so far!

ps OP

 

[Jimbohorlicks]

How to keep mice/rats from your engine bay

If it's a question ,you need to add a question mark ,otherwise we are all waiting with baited breath for your solution.

 

[Nanniemate]

I make sure that they are so warm and comfy in the garage they don't want to move

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[movan]

I once had them in my engine bay at storage. Dreading going up there next time.... Not been for months. They were scraping engine fuzzy protector stuff to use as a nest.

Always open the door with baited breath.

 

[Funnymunny]

Having tried al the known things like peppermint oil and tumble drier sheets etc none which seemed to work even the chemical spray you can buy online all useless so this year I have tried a spray made up of Jeyes fluid which I squirt around the wheels and the engine bay and so far it seems to have worked.

 

[Two on Tour]

We have got these sonic Marten repellents fitted in the engine bay and under the centre of the van.

, plus we find this works really well, maybe not the cheapest option, but no sign of any mice to date.

 

[Silver-Fox]

Leave the engine running!

Nah that just keeps them warm

 

[Catchic]

Purchase a small pipe organ and position in close proximity, along with a saggy old cloth cat, baggy and a bit loose at the seams and those little rodents will find themselves inexplicably drawn toward them, and away from the MH.

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[Sundowners]

I have a mouse trap jammed in the engine bay and check it when I remember------- the winter before last I caught 1 a night for ages!!!! But we had a plague of mice and caught hundreds over the winter!! (In bucket traps)

 

[Vikdikdok]

No point wasting money on fancy solutions - good old tried and tested mouse traps laced with peanut butter gets them in the neck every time

 

[Eggs]

Purchase a small pipe organ and position in close proximity, along with a saggy old cloth cat, baggy and a bit loose at the seams and those little rodents will find themselves inexplicably drawn toward them, and away from the MH.

We will clean it, we will polish it, we will give it...

 

[Coolcats]

Humane Mouse traps work, normally place a little bit of quality chocolate inside (not even mice can resist chocolate) check daily and when you catch them take them about 2 miles away to a nice countryside spot and release them.

 

[Ivory55]

Having tried al the known things like peppermint oil and tumble drier sheets etc none which seemed to work even the chemical spray you can buy online all useless so this year I have tried a spray made up of Jeyes fluid which I squirt around the wheels and the engine bay and so far it seems to have worked.

Keyes fluid doesn’t prevent mice etc , it breaks their trail. As they piddle as they go marking their trail, the jeyes over powers the scent to stop them finding their way back. Best used with other preventive things like traps etc.

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[Cobnarowl]

Had 2 dead mice found in air filter during a reg service!Chewed through the paper filter but couldnt get out.I put Al foil over air intakes but wrapped foil round steering wheel as a reminder

 

[Abgs]

I had rodents chew through my diesel pipes in October. I have sprayed cinnamon oil and peppermint oil over the engine bay, exposed pipes and wiring every couple of weeks since.

I also added an ultrasonic rodent deterrent alarm, a red flashing led bike lamp in the engine bay and laid various poison traps. No evidence of them returning to the engine bay since but poison from the traps around the MH has been eaten.

However ..... in November the motorhome parked next to me in the storage yard then got attacked. Brake-pipes and coolant pipes chewed through!

 

[Reusables]

Put peanut butter up the exhaust,

I made a couple of traps the other week....or bait stations really.

Basically just a drinks bottle with one of those poison tea bag things from Wilko..
Zip tie it down or weigh it down....not seen one in a couple of months now.