Mice at the Wheel!
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OK, I got mice and I got 'em bad! But not inside the house, but outside .. and get this, *in the car engine compartment*! We don't see them. but they chew through wires and cause expensive-to-repair damage. We're told this is quite common, especially here in Santa Fe, but also in other rural settings.
We park outside, which is part of the problem, but the auto folks say they get at cars inside garages too .. they seek the warm engine. Have any of you had this problem and found a solution? We're told moth-balls work but I thought I'd ask you all too. -- Owen ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle
parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping it at bay so far. Thanks, Robert On 1/7/11 1:16 PM, Owen Densmore wrote: > OK, I got mice and I got 'em bad! But not inside the house, but outside .. and get this, *in the car engine compartment*! We don't see them. but they chew through wires and cause expensive-to-repair damage. We're told this is quite common, especially here in Santa Fe, but also in other rural settings. > > We park outside, which is part of the problem, but the auto folks say they get at cars inside garages too .. they seek the warm engine. > > Have any of you had this problem and found a solution? We're told moth-balls work but I thought I'd ask you all too. > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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The remaining problem being, of course, one very pissed-off bobcat.
--Doug
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Robert J. Cordingley <[hidden email]> wrote: Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping it at bay so far. -- Doug Roberts [hidden email] [hidden email] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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We had the same problem and the mice chewed wires in both our cars. This is a very common problem in NM. We discovered that mice hate shiny materials. My wife bought some shiny, silvery paper which we put around the cars held done by stones. It works. I also bought some aluminium duct tape and stuck it in some spots under in the engine compartment particularly around vulnerable wires. Coyote urine and moth balls also are supposed to repeal rodents.
Good luck, Paul
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From: Douglas Roberts <[hidden email]> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]> Sent: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 1:48 pm Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Mice at the Wheel!
The remaining problem being, of course, one very pissed-off bobcat.
--Doug
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Robert J. Cordingley <[hidden email]> wrote:
Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping it at bay so far. -- Doug Roberts [hidden email] [hidden email] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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PS the silvery paper is held down by stones, not the cars! Paul
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From: Paul Paryski <[hidden email]> To: [hidden email] Sent: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 2:25 pm Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Mice at the Wheel!
We had the same problem and the mice chewed wires in both our cars. This is a very common problem in NM. We discovered that mice hate shiny materials. My wife bought some shiny, silvery paper which we put around the cars held done by stones. It works. I also bought some aluminium duct tape and stuck it in some spots under in the engine compartment particularly around vulnerable wires. Coyote urine and moth balls also are supposed to repeal rodents.
Good luck, Paul
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From: Douglas Roberts <[hidden email]> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <[hidden email]> Sent: Fri, Jan 7, 2011 1:48 pm Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Mice at the Wheel!
The remaining problem being, of course, one very pissed-off bobcat.
--Doug
On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:45 PM, Robert J. Cordingley <[hidden email]> wrote:
Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping it at bay so far. -- Doug Roberts [hidden email] [hidden email] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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Two Burmese cats worked wonders keeping the garage mouse-free.
They were acquired shortly after a pink hairless mousette came flying out of an a/c vent at my head, in several pieces. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 7, 2011, at 1:16 PM, Owen Densmore <[hidden email]> wrote: > OK, I got mice and I got 'em bad! But not inside the house, but outside .. and get this, *in the car engine compartment*! We don't see them. but they chew through wires and cause expensive-to-repair damage. We're told this is quite common, especially here in Santa Fe, but also in other rural settings. > > We park outside, which is part of the problem, but the auto folks say they get at cars inside garages too .. they seek the warm engine. > > Have any of you had this problem and found a solution? We're told moth-balls work but I thought I'd ask you all too. > > -- Owen > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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FWIW and BTW, this recommendation came from the AAA mechanics at
Automotive Resources in Santa Fe after removing much mice nesting materials from one of my vehicles. We used to see mice running in the dark under our back gate but with back lighting - so did our cat. Not any more. Cat's lost interest in watching too. Thanks, Robert On 1/7/11 1:45 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: > Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle > parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping > it at bay so far. > Thanks, > Robert > > On 1/7/11 1:16 PM, Owen Densmore wrote: >> OK, I got mice and I got 'em bad! But not inside the house, but >> outside .. and get this, *in the car engine compartment*! We don't >> see them. but they chew through wires and cause expensive-to-repair >> damage. We're told this is quite common, especially here in Santa >> Fe, but also in other rural settings. >> >> We park outside, which is part of the problem, but the auto folks say >> they get at cars inside garages too .. they seek the warm engine. >> >> Have any of you had this problem and found a solution? We're told >> moth-balls work but I thought I'd ask you all too. >> >> -- Owen >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> >> > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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They don's seem to bother my jeep. Maybe they aren't tall enough.
Carl On 1/7/11 5:27 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: > FWIW and BTW, this recommendation came from the AAA mechanics at > Automotive Resources in Santa Fe after removing much mice nesting > materials from one of my vehicles. We used to see mice running in the > dark under our back gate but with back lighting - so did our cat. Not > any more. Cat's lost interest in watching too. > > Thanks, > Robert > > On 1/7/11 1:45 PM, Robert J. Cordingley wrote: >> Had the problem. Bobcat urine drops on the ground around the vehicle >> parking space and is available over the internet seems to be keeping >> it at bay so far. >> Thanks, >> Robert >> >> On 1/7/11 1:16 PM, Owen Densmore wrote: >>> OK, I got mice and I got 'em bad! But not inside the house, but >>> outside .. and get this, *in the car engine compartment*! We don't >>> see them. but they chew through wires and cause expensive-to-repair >>> damage. We're told this is quite common, especially here in Santa >>> Fe, but also in other rural settings. >>> >>> We park outside, which is part of the problem, but the auto folks >>> say they get at cars inside garages too .. they seek the warm engine. >>> >>> Have any of you had this problem and found a solution? We're told >>> moth-balls work but I thought I'd ask you all too. >>> >>> -- Owen >>> >>> >>> >>> ============================================================ >>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >>> >>> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >> >> > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org > ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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I was kind of wondering how you got in it, Carl. :)
--Doug
On Sun, Jan 9, 2011 at 9:39 AM, Carl Tollander <[hidden email]> wrote: They don's seem to bother my jeep. Maybe they aren't tall enough. -- Doug Roberts [hidden email] [hidden email] 505-455-7333 - Office 505-670-8195 - Cell ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org |
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