Checking my oil level following a recent change I find about a 2” area of exposed yellow insulation along the back of the engine compartment!!! FREAKIN MICE!!! It appears they too like the heat produced by my block heater. No way is some diseased riddled rodent going to take up residence in my truck! I don’t live in the country but I do have some nursery stock planted around our lot and have seen a mice but they belong in the field not my truck! I have seen no further evidence in or around the truck since my first discovery.
There are plenty of things that they can get into in my garage and I would be annoyed but not my truck! (Truck doesn’t fit in the garage yet ultimate truck mod coming this year)
War has been waged and to date the cat and I have bagged about ten, all in the garage and outside, winged one by the truck didn’t leave enough blood to track! Got a twofer this morning! I am not yet wearing camouflage and worrying the wife but I am getting close the Bill Murry Caddy Shack obsession.
So this isn’t just a complaining session I provide a recommended protective procedure.
1 Park truck and plug in
2 Place traps near all access points (recommend inside front tires)
3 Place traps in other areas in garage etc. they like to run along base of walls etc.
4 Use chunky peanut butter “They come for the peanut butter and stick around for the nuts!!”
5 With area secured for the night, rest easy
6 Check trap line first thing in the morning and replenish traps as necessary
7 Repeat process until satisfied ….. I’m thinking spring!!
One other step I will be adding when not brutally cold is “the hungry cat” in the garage at night!
I am glad it was fiberglass insulation and not a wiring harness!! It could have bee
There are plenty of things that they can get into in my garage and I would be annoyed but not my truck! (Truck doesn’t fit in the garage yet ultimate truck mod coming this year)
War has been waged and to date the cat and I have bagged about ten, all in the garage and outside, winged one by the truck didn’t leave enough blood to track! Got a twofer this morning! I am not yet wearing camouflage and worrying the wife but I am getting close the Bill Murry Caddy Shack obsession.
So this isn’t just a complaining session I provide a recommended protective procedure.
1 Park truck and plug in
2 Place traps near all access points (recommend inside front tires)
3 Place traps in other areas in garage etc. they like to run along base of walls etc.
4 Use chunky peanut butter “They come for the peanut butter and stick around for the nuts!!”
5 With area secured for the night, rest easy
6 Check trap line first thing in the morning and replenish traps as necessary
7 Repeat process until satisfied ….. I’m thinking spring!!
One other step I will be adding when not brutally cold is “the hungry cat” in the garage at night!
I am glad it was fiberglass insulation and not a wiring harness!! It could have bee