Mice in Your Car? A solution: the car corral

Living in a wildland or rural areas means that sometimes we have to park a car for a week or so. This never was a problem with the old cars, but new cars? You bet. Sometimes overnight, mice climb into the cars and are trouble. They can chew your wires, make nests (these catch on fire when you drive off) or die (Oh, the smell..!). We have had a number of inquiries about how to keep mice out of your car. For a longer article of this, click here. Basically, mice cannot climb a very smooth surface like aluminum flashing. Building a small, movable wall around your vehicle may be a solution for you.