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Mice Advice needed
Help my Disco is under rodent attack the bad news is they have gained access to the glove box and eaten all my polos. The good news is they have very fresh breath.
Assuming they haven’t opportunistically jumped in while I’ve had the door open, how would they get into a sealed cabin capable of wading through mighty rivers?
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5th Feb 2019 3:32 pm
Admirable
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Check the rubber grommets for the wiring loom through the bulkhead
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They just make the best of everything they have.
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5th Feb 2019 4:32 pm
Emmet McKnight
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Probably carried them in yourself in something, tool bag, rucksack, gym bag?
5th Feb 2019 4:38 pm
nigethecat
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you need one of these !
He preferred eating rabbits (or small children) to eating mice but they would do as an appetiser !I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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5th Feb 2019 4:56 pm
XDAndy
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Surely if the OP has a D4, then he already has a cat!
Maybe it needs replacing?
5th Feb 2019 5:02 pm
nigethecat
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nigethecat wrote:
I removed both cats from my D4 but it didn't make any difference to the performance
I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
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Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
5th Feb 2019 5:12 pm
dlgis
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Just been out to purchase a couple of Little Nippers and some extra mature cheddar to see if i can tempt them out. No signs of them anywhere other than the glove box, where to supplement their diet of polos, they have snacked on my dash cam cable
If the nippers fail i will set Shaggy on them in his special mouser hat.
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Hi,
or Peanut butter yet another use for the stuff (bumper renovating) as it takes them longer to get it off.
as who eats the stuff anyway Transit! 2019
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5th Feb 2019 6:44 pm
dlgis
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Aha good bait tips. I’ve loaded mature cheddar for tonight. Chocolate could be a problem, as I’m more likely to catch the mrs in the trap.
Are mice big enough to trigger the alarm? I’ve had it go off randomly a few times lately.D4 GS 12MY
5th Feb 2019 7:09 pm
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5th Feb 2019 7:11 pm
Cloverhill
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Another vote for peanut butter, put the trap on the floor and tie the trap to something solid. Mice have been known to run with the trap stuck to them, the last thing you need is a dead mouse behind the dash.Derek
I have a million ideas, but, they all point to certain death.
5th Feb 2019 7:14 pm
moorman
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Behind rear lights as mentioned.
Ive covered mine like so:-
Another entry point to check is the rubber grommet over the spare wheel winch in boot floor.
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the bad news is they have gained access to the glove box and eaten all my polos. The good news is they have very fresh breath.
