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tomlink · 06-18-2020, 04:40 PM

I headed to the grocery store today and as I was putting bags in the trunk I noticed that mice had chewed the edge of the trunk liner. I didn't find any evidence that they had decided to make a home though. I presume there is a way they could have come up through the fender? I don't leave the trunk open, and I keep the car in a garage.

Moto-Mojo · 06-18-2020, 05:04 PM

“I hates meeces to pieces.” That’ll date me!

tomlink · 06-18-2020, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Moto-Mojo

“I hates meeces to pieces.” That’ll date me!

'10CamaroDude · 06-18-2020, 05:51 PM

They get in through the side outlet vents.

#9 on the diagram.

Moto-Mojo · 06-18-2020, 07:02 PM

You just gave them a friggin diagram of how to get in!

InFiD3ViL · 06-18-2020, 07:59 PM

It's fairly obvious that now you need a cat in your trunk.

Whoomba · 06-19-2020, 07:38 AM

Mine set a week while I was out of town and I came back to ants. I finally sprayed the trunk, in the wheel wells, under the hood and the chassis.

tomlink · 06-19-2020, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by InFiD3ViL

It's fairly obvious that now you need a cat in your trunk.

SIM GhostrdrZ · 06-19-2020, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by tomlink

I headed to the grocery store today and as I was putting bags in the trunk I noticed that mice had chewed the edge of the trunk liner. I didn't find any evidence that they had decided to make a home though. I presume there is a way they could have come up through the fender? I don't leave the trunk open, and I keep the car in a garage.

Just because you can’t see them doesn’t mean they’re not there. They are there until you are proactive to get them out.
Damn mice.

GrandAmGT · 06-19-2020, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tomlink

But how do you get rid of the cat once the mice are gone? Get a dog??

joekono · 06-19-2020, 08:20 PM

FYI, you should go to any home improvement store and they sell this mice killer(we had field mice in our attic). It is a small green brick that you can buy a bag of and I put two UNDER where I park my car in the garage. What this stuff does it if mice go near it, they will take a nibble on it, then they start to"get thirsty" and run outside and die. They have worked for us in the attic and luckily I haven't seen any nibble bites off of the ones I put under the car. Always check your car for critters especially when parked for a long time(winter?). Not Expensive either.

ariZona28 · 06-20-2020, 05:13 PM

Need to place a few of these in your garage in strategic locations. Load them up with peanut butter and dried fruit, a delectable cuisine that even the most persnickety rodent can't resist.

mikeman · 06-20-2020, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by GrandAmGT

But how do you get rid of the cat once the mice are gone? Get a dog??

Then, how do you get rid of the dog?

Rock-It Man · 06-20-2020, 08:27 PM

All kidding aside, this is a serious subject. The reason mice chew up trunk liners or firewall insulation is to build nests. So look for one.

Look in the battery well under the trunk platform.

Look under the engine cover and the engine and cabin air filters.

I somehow avoided mice in my 2010 SS until this spring, when I was already using the car but the garage door was open a lot during a renovation project. The mice built right on the exhaust manifold which started to smolder when I drove the car after just a couple of weeks of disuse. I threw out the nest, made of firewall insulation. Then I checked both the cabin air filter and the engine air filter. The acorns in the engine filter box were two inches deep but the filter was untouched. The cabin air filter area was OK, but has been a mouse nest site on other cars I have owned.

You should have mouse bait in the garage and traps too. The best snap traps are the plastic ones, not the old fashioned wire kind. The plastic ones come with a deep little bait cup, so that the mouse has to really get in deep to reach the bait. Also these traps have a nice big tab to open the trap without touching the mouse. And while I have used PB, the most reliable bait is just a drop of honey.

06-18-2020, 04:40 PM	#1
tomlink Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 953 View My Garage	Mice In The Trunk I headed to the grocery store today and as I was putting bags in the trunk I noticed that mice had chewed the edge of the trunk liner. I didn't find any evidence that they had decided to make a home though. I presume there is a way they could have come up through the fender? I don't leave the trunk open, and I keep the car in a garage. Attached Images

06-18-2020, 05:04 PM	#2
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,989	“I hates meeces to pieces.” That’ll date me! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

06-18-2020, 07:02 PM	#5
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,989	You just gave them a friggin diagram of how to get in! __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx

06-18-2020, 07:59 PM	#6
InFiD3ViL Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS LS3 Swapped A6 Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Spring Hill, FL Posts: 4,587	It's fairly obvious that now you need a cat in your trunk. __________________ 2010 CGM Camaro 2SS LS3 Swapped A6 - GPI LS3 SS1 .647/.638, (224/237, 112 +4, 7º overlap) on CamMotion 8620 core, BTR Platinum .660" Dual Spring kit w/titanium retainers, CHE bronze trunnion upgrade, stock heads milled @ .015, Melling HV 10296 oil pump, TSP 1-7/8" long tube headers (W/Catless Off-road Pipes), Corsa Xtreme 3" Catback, GPI Ported/Rod Mod Intake, Stage 2 Ported Throttle Body, Vararam OTR CAI, Mike Norris Gen 2 catch can + GM 1LE clean side separator, 160º thermostat - Megan Racing adjustable coilovers (lowered 1.75"), MRR M017 10/11" wheels-Tuned by Ryan @ GPI

06-20-2020, 05:13 PM	#12
ariZona28 Give speed a chance Drives: 2015 Camaro 2LS, 2015 Camaro Z/28 Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Mesa, Az Posts: 2,280	Need to place a few of these in your garage in strategic locations. Load them up with peanut butter and dried fruit, a delectable cuisine that even the most persnickety rodent can't resist. Attached Images __________________ 2LS: a TREMENDOUS machine. Z/28: it's a BIT MORE POWERFUL, of course.

06-18-2020, 05:51 PM	#4
'10CamaroDude Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro LS Join Date: Nov 2019 Location: Pgh Posts: 739 View My Garage	They get in through the side outlet vents. #9 on the diagram.

06-19-2020, 07:38 AM	#7
Whoomba Drives: 2024 Camaro 2SS CE Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 1,317	Mine set a week while I was out of town and I came back to ants. I finally sprayed the trunk, in the wheel wells, under the hood and the chassis.

06-19-2020, 08:20 PM	#11
joekono Drives: Camaro Convertible 2014 1LT Join Date: May 2019 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,015 View My Garage	FYI, you should go to any home improvement store and they sell this mice killer(we had field mice in our attic). It is a small green brick that you can buy a bag of and I put two UNDER where I park my car in the garage. What this stuff does it if mice go near it, they will take a nibble on it, then they start to"get thirsty" and run outside and die. They have worked for us in the attic and luckily I haven't seen any nibble bites off of the ones I put under the car. Always check your car for critters especially when parked for a long time(winter?). Not Expensive either.

06-20-2020, 08:27 PM	#14
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	All kidding aside, this is a serious subject. The reason mice chew up trunk liners or firewall insulation is to build nests. So look for one. Look in the battery well under the trunk platform. Look under the engine cover and the engine and cabin air filters. I somehow avoided mice in my 2010 SS until this spring, when I was already using the car but the garage door was open a lot during a renovation project. The mice built right on the exhaust manifold which started to smolder when I drove the car after just a couple of weeks of disuse. I threw out the nest, made of firewall insulation. Then I checked both the cabin air filter and the engine air filter. The acorns in the engine filter box were two inches deep but the filter was untouched. The cabin air filter area was OK, but has been a mouse nest site on other cars I have owned. You should have mouse bait in the garage and traps too. The best snap traps are the plastic ones, not the old fashioned wire kind. The plastic ones come with a deep little bait cup, so that the mouse has to really get in deep to reach the bait. Also these traps have a nice big tab to open the trap without touching the mouse. And while I have used PB, the most reliable bait is just a drop of honey.