Tomcat Rodent Repellent Spray Aerosol 400 g

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Repellent sprays are for protecting things rather than solving problems. Sprayed into and around a space — a stored camper, a boat, a tractor cab, an engine bay, a shed shelf, a stored appliance — the treated surfaces smell unpleasant enough to discourage mice from settling and chewing. Anyone who has pulled a nest out of an air filter or found a chewed wiring harness in the spring understands the appeal. Set expectations at what a repellent can do. Scent-based deterrents work best in small, enclosed, still spaces where the treatment stays concentrated, and they fade — weeks, not months, and faster in heat or moving air. In an open barn or a basement with an established population and a food source, a repellent will not move mice out. A mouse with a nest and access to feed will tolerate a bad smell. Used properly it is a reasonable seasonal tool. Treat before you close things up for the winter rather than after mice have moved in, cover the surfaces and entry points rather than misting the air, reapply on the schedule the label gives, and check stored equipment periodically anyway — a spray is no guarantee. Read the label for approved sites and cautions. Do not spray it on food-contact surfaces, in feed or grain storage, or inside a vehicle cabin you will be breathing in without airing it out, and check the label before using it around electrical components. Ventilate while applying. The reliable measures remain the dull ones: closing entry gaps, since a mouse gets through a pencil-width hole; keeping feed and pet food in metal containers; clearing harbourage away from walls; and trapping. Use a repellent to protect stored equipment on top of those, not as a replacement.