Hungry Mice In Engine Compartment - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

bobka7914 · 07-15-2014, 02:57 PM

Looks like some hungry mice were eating some of the engine compartment sound deadening insulation in my BRZ during the late winter. Any thoughts how to keep them out in the future?

SloS14 · 07-15-2014, 02:58 PM

I've heard that peppermint oil works. Don't even waste your time trying to reason with them. It's like talking to a brick wall.

Shedd22 · 07-15-2014, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by bobka7914

Looks like some hungry mice were eating some of the engine compartment sound deadening insulation in my BRZ during the late winter. Any thoughts how to keep them out in the future?

Throw a cat in the garage. Then when the cat kills the mice, hang them on the wall to ward off the new comers.

Shedd22 · 07-15-2014, 03:31 PM

^I'm sorry..I'm normally not that sick and twisted.

hanabie · 07-15-2014, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Shedd22

Throw a cat in the garage. Then when the cat kills the mice, hang them on the wall to ward off the new comers.

I dont think they would bother lol..

sick...

m.wood0213 · 07-15-2014, 03:37 PM

Leave the hood open and hang or shine a light on it for a week straight. Fixed mine back in the day. Mice like dark and confined places.

Ursam · 07-15-2014, 03:41 PM

Pet stores sell a bitter apple spray that tastes terrible and keeps cats and dogs away from anything it's sprayed on. Don't know if it works on mice, but it sure worked on my cat who loved to chew on electrical wires.

weepel · 07-16-2014, 11:59 AM

This works for me:

Although I'm not sure where I'm going to fit the supercharger.

Reaper · 07-16-2014, 12:21 PM

find a free cat somewhere. Male and orange are your best bet, as they will kill anything and are more than happy to live outside and on their own without you. I have one on my property. If it gets hungry it moves closer to the house. Once all the mice are dead, if its winter and still hungry it gets really close to the house and I throw it some food once in awhile. Then it moves away and continues eating critters back out at the perimeter.

Got him for free and locked him in the garage for a week when I found mice in my toolbox. Mice urine is corrosive.

mjh712 · 07-16-2014, 01:08 PM

But if you do get a cat, it's a crap shoot for mouse hunting, unless you find one with a track record. I've had 5 cats, 2 of which were good hunters, 1 of the two was a beast who would even bring home oversized rabbits (the other one had a Bird fascination). Cats that were found in the wild and brought in are your best bet, even if they're still kittens they probably were taught to hunt.

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Reaper in orbe terrum non visi Join Date: Jan 2014 Drives: violent Location: Mountains Posts: 1,747 Thanks: 279 Thanked 762 Times in 446 Posts Mentioned: 62 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	find a free cat somewhere. Male and orange are your best bet, as they will kill anything and are more than happy to live outside and on their own without you. I have one on my property. If it gets hungry it moves closer to the house. Once all the mice are dead, if its winter and still hungry it gets really close to the house and I throw it some food once in awhile. Then it moves away and continues eating critters back out at the perimeter. Got him for free and locked him in the garage for a week when I found mice in my toolbox. Mice urine is corrosive. __________________ I have E85 where there isn't E85, that's my secret. http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...t=reaper+build

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mjh712 BRZilla Join Date: Sep 2013 Drives: '13 WRB BRZ Limited MT Location: Philadelphia Posts: 165 Thanks: 150 Thanked 55 Times in 26 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	But if you do get a cat, it's a crap shoot for mouse hunting, unless you find one with a track record. I've had 5 cats, 2 of which were good hunters, 1 of the two was a beast who would even bring home oversized rabbits (the other one had a Bird fascination). Cats that were found in the wild and brought in are your best bet, even if they're still kittens they probably were taught to hunt. __________________ Build Thread

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SloS14 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S whiteout Location: United States Posts: 726 Thanks: 381 Thanked 652 Times in 256 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I've heard that peppermint oil works. Don't even waste your time trying to reason with them. It's like talking to a brick wall.

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