A month really isn't long enough to worry about much.

You could disconnect the negative battery cable, or put the battery on a tender. Maybe throw a little Sta-Bil in the fuel tank.

 

yeah, battery tender and call it a day. Maybe a dust cover if it's a pretty Jeep.

 

mine stays parked for lots of time . i dont worry about it and if its longer than a month ill go fire it up for a bit till its warm then shut it down....rule of thumb if its an engine and it runs fire it up every month or so get that oil where it needs to be plus it charges the batts.....

 

Dryer sheets help keep the mice away. Depending on where you are located and the season, they can do a LOT of damage FAST.

 

I've heard that before..true?

 

That's all I do for storage month's at a time, disconnect battery, battery tender, dryer sheets and a dust cover.
When it's time to bring it out, we simply uncover it, connect the battery and crank until gas reaches the carb and she starts, every time.

 

30 days is nothing.
Maybe disconnect battery but that's it

 

The Irish Soap thing is a myth. We live in the boonies, and I have a barn full of toys with wheels, so I've become an expert on combating mice.

The absolute best thing you can do is get a cat. Ours is a mice killing machine. Dryer sheets do work, but they don't last very long. These rodent packets are the longest lasting and most effective repellant I've found.

 

The Irish Soap thing is a myth.

Proven by my nibbled bar lol. I supposed my lack of meece damage prior to that was just plain dumb luck. LOTS of meeces around my new digs, so far zero evidence of even intrusion with the dryer sheets. I keep plenty of traps around the garage and sheds as well. As the seasons are changing here in WI, it will be the most real test I've had of sheets vs mice. I usually swap the sheets out every 2-3mo. It has the added bonus, especially in the slumbering rigs along the tree row, of keeping the general musty stank down. As long as it works, I see no reason to jump ship, but I did bookmark your repellant for future reference....

 

young cats will eat all mice's ........and a few utter critters , snakes work well but cats are faster...

 

If it is one of those newer disposable computer controlled rigs, guessing the 2017 Wrangler, just pull the NEGATIVE cable off the battery, or the navigation system could lower your battery over time.
Or if you can, and don't want to mess with taking the cable off, just put a battery tender on, and call it a day.

 

Another effective tip when using the old school wooden mouse traps...peanut butter has always been the preferred bait, but I've found that mice can lick the peanut butter clean without triggering the trap. If you jam a chunk of any type nut into the curved bait tray, then smear it with peanut butter, you'll catch a lot more mice. They'll lick the peanut butter off, then try to nibble on the nut....SLAM...dead mouse. I've used peanuts, almonds, cashews, and walnuts with equal success.

 

I use these traps. $20 for 20 traps - cheap enough to throw away when you catch one. I like them because you can put bird seed under the trigger (red line). So effective I even stopped using peanut butter in the bait cup on the trigger all together. I have yet to have a trap cleaned out without trapping one.

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depends on how sensitive you tune a mouse trap. stock they tend to not be a hair trigger. set at where its hard to even set or set it down its going off with one lick. My traps a breeze might set it off.

i have left the 12 jkr many times 30 days. It sits in a garage and is only used off road. But so is our camper in the same place. It has 3 100amp. i tend them once a month if here. camper could sit out side and solar would tend it. But AZ heat tends to fry stuff, those batteries have a BSM and can even check with a phone see whats drawing whats the charger rates. But today my Jk battery after nearly 5 years is low after tending, static charge wont stay over 12.5 drops to 12.25 no draw over night. so I will get another agm battery today. It starts but its not as fast as it should be turning over. For here that is rather good life for a battery.

Fuel 30 days is nothing as long as you do use it. Longer 3-6 months would use a additive.

 

Put a little piece of gauze or material in with the peanut butter. They will try and take it for nesting and set the trap off.

 

anyone have any luck with those sonic repellers?
I tried them in the hay barns but never knew if it was the cats , snakes or the repellers that kept the mice down.

 

I’ve got one of those on the patio at my mom’s house for the bats that like to roost in the rafters above. They leave a mess on the ground. Works pretty good but need to move it around occasionally and change the frequency. I think the bats move from one side of the patio to the other to avoid it.

 

My Smith & Wesson .22 revolver works well on the mice. Problem is though it splatters guts and blood all over the wall where the mouse is running along. Great sport and highly entertaining though.

 

My Smith & Wesson .22 revolver works well on the mice. Problem is though it splatters guts and blood all over the wall where the mouse is running along. Great sport and highly entertaining though.

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My Smith & Wesson .22 revolver works well on the mice. Problem is though it splatters guts and blood all over the wall where the mouse is running along. Great sport and highly entertaining though.

Use a 45, won't leave any blood or guts, although you'll have a big hole in the wall to patch!

 

Use a 45, won't leave any blood or guts, although you'll have a big hole in the wall to patch!

Haha, I did this with my Springfield 1911 A1 .45 last year while shooting a huge mouse in the barn. Blew the mouse apart and also took a big chunk out of the board and batten wall. Had to replace the board.
Decided it was best to use my wife's Beretta 20X Bobcat .22 caliber instead. A little small for my hands and haven't hit anything yet with it.

 

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That’s redneck engineering AWESOME Feller!!

 

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