magsite20 1,664 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 1st for the record if a mouse dies in your wife's Jeep under the dash it cost about $260.00 to get it removed. 2nd the smell of death from a rotting mouse in a small confined area will get to you pretty quick, so spending the money seems well worth it. Last thing to note is if the wife at some point has the belief that putting coffee grounds in the car mask the smell the only real change is the smell goes from dead mouse to smelling like Juan Valdez’s jackass is now dead in your car. The wife's Jeep went from having kind of a fading new car smell, right past a used car smell, to smelled like a thousand angry assholes. Looked everywhere I could and came to the realization it was under the dash and I have never had any luck screwing around in that part of a vehicle especially the newer ones with more crap back there. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SHOTGUN MESIAH 855 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 guess it was better than finding a finger or 2. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLT 1,646 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Dude, if you got it out try some ozium spray. You could also drive windows down for a while. If that still doesn't work, drive it to the bad part of town and park it with the windows down, unlocked, with the engine running and walk away. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james lambert 3,059 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I had a Chevy Suburban with the dead mouse smell. When it was hot and humid it was nasty, never could find it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PRISONSHANK 70 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Must be a newer jeep. My old yj only had five screws an 10 mins to take the dash off lol...hope the lil fucker didnt chew any wires before he called it a day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 It's that time of the year to figure out new ways and old tricks to keep the fucking rodents out of your gear! Little bastards got into our family battle wagon a few years ago. Fortunately, the germans put toxic plastic all over the engine compartment. One wire off the harness was stripped and a chunk of the molding was eaten or used for bedding. Not sure when it went off to die. Anybody have good tricks to keep them out of your bikes and cars? Please don't say a cat!\ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
james lambert 3,059 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Pack rats are into everything around here this year. Dozens of people i know have had cars electrical systems eaten I cant seem to stop them, I have put out several hundred dollars worth of bar bait and other poison. They still got into my 56 chevy and ate the wiring and the headliner. They ate the return fuel lines in my humvee. People claim moth balls keep them out but it doesnt seem to work for me I am going to buy a tractor and a bush hog to mow the brush around the house. I think pushing it away a few hundred yards may help. i hope you have better luck killing them than i have Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magsite20 1,664 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 I’m out in the sticks so a lot of the rodent population is controlled by snakes and the local cats, but haven’t been seeing any of them lately. Use to see mice sometimes on the back porch haven’t been seeing them either. Even got some of those Speer plastic powered by a primer 38 shells to see if I could tag one on the porch, and some 44 shot shells for the yard but I haven’t had a chance to try either yet. I give stuff like black snakes a pass but ones with fangs gotta go, too many dogs at my house. The wife usually doesn’t like to use poison on traps but this may change her mind. I rarely even get a ride in her car so it got to her more than me I’ll still be taking my old 1995 GMC for a while till her 2014 Jeep smells more like just a car. Thing was in the air duct so seems like no electrical damage was done. Not surprised that dead mouse isn't covered by warranty or insurance and even if it was my deductible wouldn't cover the amount. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 (edited) Bounce dryer-sheets did a great job keeping them out off my van. Smells good too. I've heard that peppermint oil on cotton balls works. Edited October 17, 2014 by Sim_Player 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
magsite20 1,664 Posted October 17, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 Bounce dryer-sheets did a great job keeping them out off my van. Smells good too. I've heard that peppermint oil on cotton balls works. Thanks, just dawned on me I got some peppermint oil a while back for keeping them off the porch, maybe that's why I haven't been seeing them there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted October 17, 2014 Report Share Posted October 17, 2014 The snakes around here keep them in check. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bretonmaitre 36 Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) Yes, dead rat smell is BAD! One died in our garage this summer. After removing the little rotting little bugger, clorox did a good job of cleaning the mess and gettting rid of the smell. Be careful about handling these disease packed little scumbags. Wear gloves and a mask because you don't want hanta virus to kill you before ebola! Just found out that roof rats fit exactly half way through my pool skimmer's intake pipe. At least they fit before they drown and both ends sticking out of the skimmer pipe start to bloat. It is absolutely amazing how fast they start to stink after you pull them out of the pool. I didn't want to have to pull the inflated rat apart to get him out of the tube, so I removed and threw away the intake tube with the rat in it. I hope my pool store has that part in stock! The only good news is that I think I scored big "honey dew" points by being the designated rat disposal system. Edited October 18, 2014 by Bretonmaitre Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SHOTGUN MESIAH 855 Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 Did someone say Rat Salad... 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dad2142Dad 6,559 Posted October 18, 2014 Report Share Posted October 18, 2014 It's that time of the year to figure out new ways and old tricks to keep the fucking rodents out of your gear! Little bastards got into our family battle wagon a few years ago. Fortunately, the germans put toxic plastic all over the engine compartment. One wire off the harness was stripped and a chunk of the molding was eaten or used for bedding. Not sure when it went off to die. Anybody have good tricks to keep them out of your bikes and cars? Please don't say a cat!\ A cat Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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