get the mouse out of my truck

i have a mouse in my avalanche. not sure how it got in.

over thanksgiving my truck sat a week. due to the nature of some of the houses i work in i carry TP. my TP was all shredded up and there was mouse crap on my seat. when i turned on the defroster TP shreds blew out the vents, so i know where mouse is building it's nest. yesterday i opened the bed and my drywall sanding sponge was shredded.

so how do i off the mouse? preferably without dead mouse stink coming out my vents. i was thinking of turning the heat on full blast and shooting something in the cowl intake to drive it out. i really don't want to tear my whole dash apart to clean out the hvac system.

There was a thread about this on one of the Ford truck forums not too long ago, and the consensus was that this stuff works pretty well: http://www.amazon.com/Fresh-Cab-Rodent-Repellent-Pouch/dp/B0021LWPPY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1418402277&sr=8-1&keywords=rodent+repellent&pebp=1418402279365

I bought some to throw in the E30 and GTO for winter storage. It smells pretty good, kinda peppery, but rodents apparently hate the smell so it drives them out. If nothing else, it's cheap and easy and won't do any damage to the truck. I've also heard that peppermint oil has similar properties.

maybe put a spring trap on the floor with peanut butter.

Classic mouse trap under the front seats. The reality is that your truck sits more hours than it moves so he will still have plenty of hours to travel all around the cabin.
On the traps, I place peanut butter combined with pretzel pieces. You can try a better mouse trap but the classic version is still sold because it is a great value (effective and cheap.)

Put a snake in there.

cat?

This is not a trivial annoyance, do everything you can to get rid of the little monster(s). I had this problem 2 years ago with my 91 Toyota pickup (they were in the ventilation system), did everything I could to get rid of them, unsuccessfully, they eventually chewed on the wiring harness, which started an under-dash fire, which burned the truck to the ground in less than 10 minutes. I now carry fire extinguishers and look for any signs of mice constantly. Get rid of the suckers, whatever it takes.

Seeing a mouse evacuate a car in the middle of an autocross run still stands out as an amusing experience

I would do some kind of snap trap under the seats and add some type of repellant product.

Mothballs. Surprised no one mentioned that, yet. The smell might drive you out of the truck, though. More often placed under a stored vehicle to keep the creatures from entering in the first place.

Put a bucket in the truck with a board leaned against the bucket at an angle. Rub board with apple. Put apple in bucket.

Mouse climbs board and gets in bucket and cant get out.

Mice don't mind the mothball smell at all. RV guys use dryer sheets.... Classic car guys use cotton balls with REAL Peppermint oil in each corner of the car.... Smart guys use traps and all the above just incase.

Basil Exposition wrote: Mothballs. Surprised no one mentioned that, yet. The smell might drive you out of the truck, though. More often placed under a stored vehicle to keep the creatures from entering in the first place.

Better yet, Mouse Balls. They send a powerful message that you are not one to be berkeleyed with.

Came in here expecting a small block removal Was going to suggest big-block replacement because LS motors are played out

I'd use several glue tarps with something tasty in the middle.

Cat.

Decon

Believe it or not the side effect of it is that they get VERY thirsty before they die so they will leave the nest to get water and 99.9% of the time they die outside of the next/house/car/truck/etc.

44Dwarf wrote: Mice don't mind the mothball smell at all. RV guys use dryer sheets....

Dryer sheets don't really work either - I've seen mice make nests out of them.

I love the Ortho traps

Put some peanut butter in it, and watch for the handle to raise. Never have to see it, never have to touch it...

Regular mouse trap to get them (tie them down) and mothballs to keep them out.)

Stick a hose in the tailpipe and fill the cab with carbon monoxide. :)

Mice suck. Do whatever it takes to exorcise them.

All of that is mouse damage

Ditchdigger wrote: All of that is mouse damage

How did you fit a mouse through the intake valve? :)

codrus wrote: How did you fit a mouse through the intake valve? :)

All you need is for the engine to stop with the valve open.... Or have your nice, shiny, and clean head sitting in your garage ready for the mouse buffet..

Shotgun?

Go out and find the snap traps with the metal trigger plate, hair trigger it(bend the plate), bait with peanut butter, be sure to put some under the plate as well as on it.

THIS !!! Check it daily and you won't have dead mouse smells.