Mice

Hello I would like to know how mice get inside of my vehicle, doors and windows are closed, is there any other way they can come in? I live out in the country. I also have a tundra, same issue, and I had to install metal meshes to cover the air vents, so I want to know where are they located in the 4 runner
Thanks

 

Do you leave the doors open when unloading groceries, or anything else at night?

 

No always keep them close

 

They go up the tires and into the engine compartment with ease. They also like it in there because it's relatively safe from predators, it's relatively warm, and the soy based wire insulation is a great food source. They LOVE that insulation. The wires also wear their teeth down, which is instinctive for them to do.

Beware, for they make a nest in the air filter box, and will fill it with nesting materiel, as well as seeds, etc, as a food source. It can fill up the air filter box pretty fast!

Pat☺

 

Thanks Pat very helpful info.
Alex

 

If they're getting into the passenger compartment, why not set a couple of traps on the floor? You could tie them to something with twine so a half-caught mouse doesn't run away with the trap and get stuck somewhere.

 

Here in the coastal mountain range it is a known problem especially with Prius cars...they are very attracted to the plastics inside the vehicle. They may possibly be getting in through the rear quarter panel vents, not the main vent that draws in outside air but ones located below the C pillar behind the bumper trim...part #2 below.



The vent is just a simple flap that over time gets wedged open by debris/dust...an easy path for mice to find and get through. On Tundras I believe there are a pair of similar like vents below the rear cab window...

Just saying its a possibility.

 

We have mice and squirrel problems where we live. I have resorted to putting mothballs in the engine bay to deter them using a DIY container so I can refresh them easily. I read somewhere that this technique can be effective because both varmints detect predators via scent. The mothball (or other) scent spooks them because their olfactory threat detection is compromised.