#9130084 - 09/12/17 11:02 AM
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The Postman
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Had the MDX in for service and they found a small mouse nest in the cabin air filter. First Ive even had this happen on any car Ive had. Any tips to prevent this? No idea why/how they got in either.
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#9130104 - 09/12/17 11:26 AM
Re: Mice
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fatso
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I have a couple of these guys running around my backyard. In the winter, they come into the garage and like to hang out in my engine bay to stay warm - these guys relocate my fertilizer from the shelf to the engine bay... fuckers.
I've laid 2 traps in my garage and bait them with chocolate.
https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.multi-catch-mouse-trap.1000729826.html
I catch about one a month. The idea was to keep them alive and then let them go in a nearby park but... I always forget and they starve to death
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#9130165 - 09/12/17 12:27 PM
Re: Mice
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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Funny you bring up mice. We noticed mouse droppings in our house the other day Needless to say my wife wants to either throw everything out, burn it all or both. She's also afraid and disgusted to go in the house. Ok obviously its not a good thing to have, but I'm not overly phased by it. More people have mice scurrying around, they're just not aware of it. In any event I bought some traps and baited them with some cheese, however I hear peanut butter works well. Is there anything else really to do? The droppings were found under the kitchen cabinets by the sink. Should I look to board-up and seal up any openings?
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#9130344 - 09/12/17 01:24 PM
Re: Mice
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fatso
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Peanut butter works really well too - I built one of these
Messed up somehow and the mice at all the peanut butter but all I got in return was a bucket of shit... craftly little bitches.........
If they're in the house, I'd probably call an exterminator.
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#9130355 - 09/12/17 01:25 PM
Re: Mice
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markw
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Peanut butter works really well too - I built one of these Messed up somehow and the mice at all the peanut butter but all I got in return was a bucket of shit... craftly little bitches......... If they're in the house, I'd probably call an exterminator.
These work so fucking well. I had some mice in my garage, made two of these and caught 5 overnight. Haven't had any since. (and I keep the two buckets out there with RV antifreeze in the bottom)
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#9130504 - 09/12/17 02:17 PM
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SuPeR-MaRiO
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I agree, but my wife (and others) seem to think things like this are the problem (not my pic). Sealing this up won't stop them from coming into the house, they're already in the house.
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#9130522 - 09/12/17 02:35 PM
Re: Mice
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loudsubz
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I bet many people have had mice in their walls/ceiling and don't even know it. When doing renos and opening up stuff its amazing how much mice droppings you find
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#9130539 - 09/12/17 02:46 PM
Re: Mice
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Had the MDX in for service and they found a small mouse nest in the cabin air filter. First Ive even had this happen on any car Ive had. Any tips to prevent this? No idea why/how they got in either.
Duh. Show the mice your wife's tits!
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#9130592 - 09/12/17 03:38 PM
Re: Mice
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Left a bag of grass seeds (double bagged) in the garage over the winter and saw some mouse poo near it.
Took the food source away and washed the garage floor with some bleach - haven't had a problem since.
I cover the intake vent and exhaust on the S when storing, no holes in the bags when I take it out in the spring so I hope no critters are in my car.
They probably got in every time you open the garage door and didn't realize it. Plus there's always a small gap even when closed - these guys are pretty flexible and can fit through anything.
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#9130694 - 09/12/17 05:00 PM
Re: Mice
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The Postman
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Had the MDX in for service and they found a small mouse nest in the cabin air filter. First Ive even had this happen on any car Ive had. Any tips to prevent this? No idea why/how they got in either. Duh. Show the mice your wife's tits! hahaha
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#9130867 - 09/12/17 10:05 PM
Re: Mice
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hyper-s2k
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Had the MDX in for service and they found a small mouse nest in the cabin air filter. First Ive even had this happen on any car Ive had. Any tips to prevent this? No idea why/how they got in either. Duh. Show the mice your wife's tits!
Would that make it a titmouse?
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#9131089 - 09/13/17 11:33 AM
Re: Mice
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LNXGUY
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I bet many people have had mice in their walls/ceiling and don't even know it. When doing renos and opening up stuff its amazing how much mice droppings you find
Yup, it's fucking disgusting to be honest, lol.
I like snap traps, I just hate setting them.
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#9131239 - 09/13/17 02:18 PM
Re: Mice
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LNXGUY
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FYi, mice will not chew through Roxul but they'll chew through normal pink insulation (And basically anything else)
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