De-mousing a cab

[Cheyenne Dave]

not good i will take a million mice and spiders , and anything else but i dont do snakes. so let me ask you what type and how big. its warm up here so i now have an eye out for snakes. steve from western maine

Snakes ARE a good thing (depending on the breed) if you want to be rid of mice. More snakes = less mice...cheap too!

C.D.

[splummer]

kevin and gordan

i never had a snake in my shop,tonight iam sure i will find one hahaha, but first i will throw in a bunch of moth balls just for good luck steve from western maine

[Kevin Mienke]

I used to get mice and snakes (bullsnakes and timber rattlers) in my machine shed at the old place. Where there are mice you can usually find a snake. Get rid of the mice and you'll get rid of the snakes. Moth balls work, problem is they have kind of a bad odor of their own. Dryer sheets sound better.

[splummer]

Snakes In The Shop

thats sounds like a pretty big snake to me, we have garter snakes and milk adders and they are all i can take. i saw one in fla once wrapped around a truck engine at a salvage yard,so needless to say no more salvage yards in the south for me . how do you guys snake proof in your area steve from western maine

[Gordon Maney]

not good i will take a million mice and spiders , and anything else but i dont do snakes. so let me ask you what type and how big. its warm up here so i now have an eye out for snakes. steve from western maine

Bullsnake.

The one last weekend was 20-22 inches long. The one years ago was about three feet long, and in inch or a bit more in diameter.

The big one was lying on the bottom flange of a section of my overhead door. I guess it was warm. When I went to open the door, he came out the end and on to a shelf. I never did find him.

[splummer]

Snake In Your Shop

not good i will take a million mice and spiders , and anything else but i dont do snakes. so let me ask you what type and how big. its warm up here so i now have an eye out for snakes. steve from western maine

[OLD DODGE]

What Smell?

Gordon,

If You Contact Your Local Janitorial Supply Store They Will Sell A Product That Comes In One Gallon Containers. I Don't Remember The Name But It Is Marketed To Get "pet Odors" Out Of Carpeting. You Could Scrub The Cab With That After You Toss The Seat Out. It Chemically Changes The Urine So That It No Longer Has The Smell. It Is Not A Cover Up Air Freshener.

The Ozone May Work But I Haven't Heard Of It. Is A Portable O3 Generator Available? Make Sure You Don't Breathe It.

Kevin

[Gordon Maney]

Is your main concern keeping mice out of there, or getting rid of the smell?

Yes.

Both.

Initially, get the smell out. Then, keep the little buggers out. I even have problems on occasion in my shop in my tool cabinet drawers. I have been putting mouse bait packages out there in the last six months and I am discovering mice that have passed their time, resting peacefully on the floor.

Julie and I actually discovered a snake in my shop last weekend. That is the second snake I have seen in there since 1978.

[Clint Dixon]

Scented Fabric Freshness

My first Power Wagon became a multiple family dwelling for mice, and has been that way for some years. It smells of mice, as you can imagine.

I am thinking that the seat just has to go, but even with that, it will be quite a project to make it inhabitable. My significant other is particularly fond of the truck in question, and I think I should pursue her fascination.

I am wondering what experience you have had in performing this task. I learn that ozone generators can make a huge difference, so that may be one thing that I try.

Discuss....

Is your main concern keeping mice out of there, or getting rid of the smell?

I have had good luck with placing dryer sheets in my trucks to keep the mice out. Martie let me use some from the storehouse of household chemicals in our laundry room. I am not really versed on the subject of laundry, but these are small pieces of fabric (about the size of a ladies handkerchief) which I believe are impregnated with a fabric softener. You normally would use them by placing one in a clothes dryer along with a load of wet laundry to help keep your flannel shirts all nice and fuzzy.

They smell kind of flowery and apparently the mice don't like this. They do not leave a lingering odor like moth balls do. They also do not break down over time if they get wet like paper towels would. I just drag out the old ones and throw fresh ones in the cab every once in a while, thinking that maybe the anti-mouse effect has a limited shelf life.

They are also convenient to have around to use to wipe the dip stick while checking oil level in the engine.

[Gordon Maney]

My first Power Wagon became a multiple family dwelling for mice, and has been that way for some years. It smells of mice, as you can imagine.

I am thinking that the seat just has to go, but even with that, it will be quite a project to make it inhabitable. My significant other is particularly fond of the truck in question, and I think I should pursue her fascination.

I am wondering what experience you have had in performing this task. I learn that ozone generators can make a huge difference, so that may be one thing that I try.

Discuss....