Rodent control in the race car.

I pulled the fuel pump cover to check something, and was met by a grey furry friend running away, abandoning its nest.

What's the best way to keep them out of the car?  I'm thinking a few traps might be in order, but is there anything better to make sure they stay out? 

Do you disconnect the battery? 

 I have seen this make a difference - rodents were chewing the wires at our hunting truck we left at the lease.  We tried disconnecting the battery, on the advice of someone, and all the rodent activity stopped.

Other wise - traps baited with peanut butter.  Be sure to tie the traps off to something with string in case its not a quick kill.  

jharry3 said:

Do you disconnect the battery? 

 I have seen this make a difference - rodents were chewing the wires at our hunting truck we left at the lease.  We tried disconnecting the battery, on the advice of someone, and all the rodent activity stopped.

Other wise - traps baited with peanut butter.  Be sure to tie the traps off to something with string in case its not a quick kill.  

No, I was at the track on Saturday. It'll be going back out next weekend, so it's not like it's an abandoned car or anything..

Yeah, I was going to get traps of course, but I'm trying to figure out ways of keeping them away once the initial wave is dealt with.

Peppermint extract oil will make it smell like xmas and make rodents berkley off, they hate it. Humane clean, simple, cheap, and effective 

Is it in a structure, an enclosed trailer, or a driveway? 

Poision is my answer. I have tamper proof bait stations and they get placed into deeeep recesses so kids can't get to them. Easier to maintain, easy to upkeep.

A cat. 

MaxC said:

A cat. 

It has a cat, it's fully emissions compliant :)

ApexCarver - It lives in my garage, which is fairly well insulated, but of course has garage doors and probably 100 other entry points for a rodent the size of a mouse.

Carbon - Good to know.  I've heard people using dryer sheets and such, but this is on top of the fuel tank, I can't imagine they'd stay put.

I've seen mice make nests out of dryer sheets.  I've also seen them chew on mothballs, so that's not a very good solution either.  These things may have an initial scent that repels mice, but the scent fades away pretty quickly and then they won't bother them anymore.