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Subject:Re: three blind mice
From:Dennis Jowell
Date:Sun, 20 Nov 2016 18:35:06 -0500

David,
I have used dryer sheets for years in my 88' Westy. Sometimes it works and sometimes I noticed that they will even chew on the sheets. As of now I'm using only sonic antimouse plugins. I have 2 of the sonic things in my Westy. Today I noticed mice droppings must be time to add/change the dryer sheets
Dennis J.

Dennis Jowell
Scotch Hollow Farm
Newbury, Vermont 

> On Nov 20, 2016, at 4:27 PM, David McNeely <davmcneely40@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Well, probably not.  For the first time in nearly a decade of owning a 1991
> Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile, I seem to have a mouse or two that have
> found a cozy home in my van.  One nest was in the engine air intake, one in
> the space under the refrigerator.  There was no odor, so probably not house
> mice, those emit a definite sharp odor.  I did not find the beasties as the
> famous Scottish poet called the one he observed.  So, they may still be in
> the van, or maybe not.  Besides nesting materials, they brought in
> sunflower seeds, which they had to have scavenged from my bird feeders,
> since I store them in a steel trash can with a tight fitting lid.
> 
> A mechanic here suggested scented dryer cloths, the kind used as
> "softeners" as a repellent.  He said to just scatter them around the van.
> Has anyone else any experience with this method?  Any other suggestions?
> The van is kept in the garage when not driven, and I haven't found evidence
> of mice nesting elsewhere in the garage.
> 
> mcneely