It was driving me nuts that the only trailer lights I had were backup lights.

I tested bulbs, I tested the trailer wiring and tested the 4 way plug.

ALL GOOD.

Finally I brought my truck to a mechanic and he found a mouse had nested in the fuse box near the engine leaving seeds and crap all inside. Worse - it ate wires leaving bare copper resulting in shorts and causing a 2 yr old battery to lose it's charge within 24 hours.

This is the third year the mouse nested there, though the trailer lights worked before now. Any suggestions?

D-con?

Jim, the problem with poison is that if the mouse dies on the lawn, one of my dogs might eat it and die.

(Dogs do eat dead mice - I've seen it,) Also, the attractant in the D-con might attract other critters.

Mothballs!!!!!!!

Kelley

I have that same concern, Sam. I generally keep my dogs kenneled for their "outdoor needs," But they do get to run in the back, and I'm constantly checking for dead rodents. The D-con does leave them in their last minutes looking for water, so any standing water is a like "resting place" for any treated vermin.

Mothballs!!!!!!

How do you get their little legs apart?

x2 on mothballs

Make sure to get the old fashion kind.

I have that same concern, Sam. I generally keep my dogs kenneled for their "outdoor needs," But they do get to run in the back, and I'm constantly checking for dead rodents. The D-con does leave them in their last minutes looking for water, so any standing water is a like "resting place" for any treated vermin.

How do you get their little legs apart?

Very Gently!!!

Kelley

LOL!!!

Yeah, I trust moth balls and drier sheets when I store my boat in the winter to keep the vermin away. Not sure I could live with the stink in my vehicle. Even with my boat, I don't let the moth balls touch any part of it - hate the stink, and I think it's a fish repellent.

spray some [HOT SAUSE] on the wires or anywhere you think the little *** chew. i did it once and never did have anymore trouble with them. hope that helps you out.

Moth balls sounds like a plan and maybe some sticky pads attached to the outside of the fuse box to prevent gnawing their way in or trapping them by leaving one instide the box where I found 1/4 pound of seed shells.

thanks everyone

Frank

I've been told Bounce sheets. I will be trying that. Had a mouse IN my boat this winter in storage.

Moth Balls - smell bad because it is a scientific fact that moths don't bath and sweat profusely

Dryer sheets - Now you have pleasant smelling mice

Hot Sauce - Mice with diahrea, nobody wants that. Really messy

D Con - Why use a con that is almost failing? Underachiever I say....

Another idea I had though quite messy, is applying autogrease on the outside of the fuse box and around the wire harness. Even if it bites through, the indigestion would be terrible!