Mouse in my headliner

[Motomedic]

Trying to find the ingress point. I've found them in the engine bay before, but hadn't seen any recent evidence in there. I heard something rolling around up in the liner, and starting at the front, I started poking around. The further back I went the worse it got, so I just pulled the whole damn thing and found this.

How in the blankety-blank did the little sh*t get up there? There's no evidence that I can see under the dash, the firewall grommets all seem to be intact, everything looks to be sealed. I've already wire meshed the airbox intake long ago.

Maybe squirt some foam into the pillars? I'm at a loss as to how to prevent a reoccurance.

 

[Tahyoter]

Feed him some high caliber professional grade rodenticide. Mice talk. Word will spread fast in their community.


Edit: could be getting in through the head gasket.

 

[Motomedic]

Ya know, I never thought to check the head gasket....

 

[Halfpint]

Also put dryer sheets under seats, glove box, etc. I have a '72 BMW project that sits outside and since I put Bounce sheets everywhere, no more traces of rodents. Also glue traps on the side of the floorboards (mice run the perimeter) will snag the SOB's

 

[BILT4ME]

Look in the rear D pillar area near the jack or the PS well. There could be rust holes or the tube for the sunroof drain is pulled making a hole for them to get in.

Also look for rust holes or something in the rocker panel that may allow one to climb the tube up through the A-pillar into the headliner.

Or they're getting in, climbing a seat belt, and getting up there.

I never figured out how they would get to the headliner of a Studebaker with all metal trim between the roof and the cowl and the tops of the doors. I think they climbed to the top of the steering wheel and jumped to the visors, then chewed in through there.......

 

[MoJ]

Sticky trap. Put a dab of peanut butter on a penny and place it in the middle of the trap. Works every time. I had one in my storage drawer recently. Little bastard chewed up my toilet paper and then the rubber recoil pad on my Benelli.

 

[Weedhopper]

I never thought they could get into the console of the Tundra but they did. Keep food and food wrappers out of the truck.

Stuff dryer sheets in the crevices in the perimeter of the engine bay, inside the headliner when you replace it. We use the glue traps around the house and they definitely work. Also a bait station outsode near the truck, the idea is to keep them entering the truck.

 

[bicycleagent003]

Thanks for the tips about Bounce sheets, I've never heard that. I hate rodents - I'd flip out if they started eating through my rig.

 

[Motomedic]

I've had a couple snap traps in the truck. Looks like I caught one this AM.

I've stuffed a few dryer sheets into the pillars but I'd like a more permanent solution. Blocking entrances seems better in the long run. No rust to speak of, sunroof drains are in place and sealed around the hoses with goop. I don't ever leave food in the truck, except the odd crumbs.

I'll keep at it till I find where they're getting in.

 

[BILT4ME]

Also, switch the vent to "recirculate" before you shut it down or they can enter under the cowl and work their way through the ducts.

The recirculate closes that open port.

 

[leonard_nemoy]

Rodents must be a geographic problem. I have never seen this issue. I feel very lucky.....

 

[chubbybunny]

This title reminds me of a thread I read once; 'Herculiner on my Hootus' on the ford explorer forum. Worth a read for some laughs

 

[Rusty Marlin]

You need to introduce a black snake, that will keep the mice at bay.
Might want to warn the missus of the possability that a snake might fall out the back of glove box and land in her boot......

 

[BILT4ME]

You need to introduce a black snake, that will keep the mice at bay.
Might want to warn the missus of the possability that a snake might fall out the back of glove box and land in her boot......

Alabama Black Snake?

 

[Rusty Marlin]

Somebody's seen Full Metal Jacket a time or two. LOL

 

[tacocat]

You need to introduce a black snake, that will keep the mice at bay.
Might want to warn the missus of the possability that a snake might fall out the back of glove box and land in her boot......

I have had it with all these mother..... snakes in this mother....... Cruiser!

 

[spazzyfry123]

You need to introduce a black snake, that will keep the mice at bay.
Might want to warn the missus of the possability that a snake might fall out the back of glove box and land in her boot......

 

[Motomedic]

Well, I still haven't found how the mouse got into my Cruiser, but he should at least have a little more temperature stability...

What a PITA. Along the way I found lots of moisture in my passenger side rocker behind the rear wheel along with a sizable winter stash of seeds, which I suppose means window seals are on my short list of to-dos. I still have to take the trim back out and stuff a bit more Reflectrix in there along with lining the doors, but at least the roof is covered. That's the biggest part of that project done. I can do the other panels one at a time as I get the chance.

And, I doubt this truck will ever have another issue with static or wrinkles, as there's 30 or so dryer sheets in the pig now....

 

[Rifleman]

This is the exact reason why i have a shop cat and allow him to sleep in my garage, in exchange for a warm place to sleep. He kills all the mice and roof rats he can catch, roof rats, better known as pigeons that just love to crap all over everything.

 

[Motomedic]

A cat would be nice, but my landlord has an irrational dislike of cats, even though he has mice issues as well.

Snakes, however, seem to be okay with him. Imma get a couple black snakes and let them loose as soon as it warms up around here. We'll see exactly how OK he is with snakes then.