me1234

A possible preventative for mice could be switching ur fan to the off position when u park it(definitely if you park it for long periods of time). This closes the vents and prevents things from getting into the truck. My dad did this with a toyota truck we hadnt planned on driving for a while. Eventually a bees nest formed in the vents. However since the switch was turned to recirculate the bees didnt get access to the interior of the truck. I believe the owners manual recomends keeping the switch on panel though so some air gets swapped with the outside while it's parked(im not really sure how this matters though. )

tuckerboynton

Get a 5 gallon bucket, run a fishing line thru the middle of it, with a glop of cheese or peanut butter in the middle. run two little ramps up the side of it so the mouse can climb it, when it gets to top it tries to go get the thing in middle and falls down. use it at camp and get 50+ a year

mht150

My truck is only used during the winter months so the rest of the year it sits in my back yard which backs up to the woods. I will have to try the dryer sheets next year and see how that works.

hhornig

Tuckerboynton reminds of a time I left a 5 gallon bucket of dirty oil sitting in my shed. When I poured it into another container it was full of dead mice. Don't know why.

mawk

Use mothballs. It works.

toadpoker

Well, yeah, if I had a street. We live out in the country so parking in a field is standard procedure. And you're right--therein lies the problem.

toadpoker

Excellent suggestion. I wasn't aware of the vents being open from the fan switch. I thought they would close when pressure was off when the engine was off. Thanks!

me1234

No problem. Glad I could help.

Warhammer

That's what I was guessing. I grew up parking in a field, too. The dryer sheets really do work.

willydimp

I work on a oil rig in Utah. One summer night I opened my door to see a mouse run under my seat. Since then I have been using glue traps to catch them. I have found over 12 now. Yesterday I found 2 in one trap and to in my Frappe cup drowned. I have read all the posts about this today. It seems they come threw air vents, make nests in dash and I could of used soap and fabric softener to of prevented this from happening. Thx for the intell