RAT ATTACK
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RAT ATTACK
So looked under the hood today to find some tiny footprints and a small chewed area of the fires hield that I am pretty sure are from a rat. Any suggestions on how to get it out of the engine compartment. So far I have head that a plastic container drilled with holes and filled with mothballs works. Anyone tried it? Thanks for any help.
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I read this on here so I tried it...I can confirm it DOES NOT WORK. I went out and bought a $20 bag of ear tags w/ the insecticide, and put them on a couple old trucks. I come back about a week later and the ba$tards chewed on the tags and added the pieces to their nests.
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Moth ***** don't work. Had a pound of them under my enclosed tractor hood in pantyhose, they ate it..................I have heard cayenne pepper.
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A trap. I have to put a mouse trap inside my truck every winter. It sits a lot on the carport in the winter and the little buggers find their way in. They get into the glove box and chew up the napkins I keep in there so I leave it open and a trap on the front floor mat..
A rat trap under the engine compartment should do the trick for ya..
A rat trap under the engine compartment should do the trick for ya..
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A trap. I have to put a mouse trap inside my truck every winter. It sits a lot on the carport in the winter and the little buggers find their way in. They get into the glove box and chew up the napkins I keep in there so I leave it open and a trap on the front floor mat.. A rat trap under the engine compartment should do the trick for ya..
A rat trap under the engine compartment should do the trick for ya..I have a big fifth-wheel camper that i keep in the barn during winter. I use bags of spearmint since it makes a great repellent (mice hate the smell of spearmint). That way, they hopefully never come inside in the first place!
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. I guess what I really need to do is pressurize the inside of the cab and find the hole thats letting them in..
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Worlds greatest mouse trap (up size for rats)
5 gal bucket, remove handle, strait metal rod through holes where handle was. Place empty can on rod so it spins on rod, peanut butter surrounding can (keep can in balance), ramp so mice can get on bucket, bucket 3/4 full water (antifreeze). Mouse climbs ramp, goes on rod to can for bait. Can spins, mouse falls in water and cant get out. Mouse drowns. Empty dead mice daily, there may be a lot. Use outside truck..........
5 gal bucket, remove handle, strait metal rod through holes where handle was. Place empty can on rod so it spins on rod, peanut butter surrounding can (keep can in balance), ramp so mice can get on bucket, bucket 3/4 full water (antifreeze). Mouse climbs ramp, goes on rod to can for bait. Can spins, mouse falls in water and cant get out. Mouse drowns. Empty dead mice daily, there may be a lot. Use outside truck..........
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Worlds greatest mouse trap (up size for rats)
5 gal bucket, remove handle, strait metal rod through holes where handle was. Place empty can on rod so it spins on rod, peanut butter surrounding can (keep can in balance), ramp so mice can get on bucket, bucket 3/4 full water (antifreeze). Mouse climbs ramp, goes on rod to can for bait. Can spins, mouse falls in water and cant get out. Mouse drowns. Empty dead mice daily, there may be a lot. Use outside truck..........
5 gal bucket, remove handle, strait metal rod through holes where handle was. Place empty can on rod so it spins on rod, peanut butter surrounding can (keep can in balance), ramp so mice can get on bucket, bucket 3/4 full water (antifreeze). Mouse climbs ramp, goes on rod to can for bait. Can spins, mouse falls in water and cant get out. Mouse drowns. Empty dead mice daily, there may be a lot. Use outside truck..........
