Rat caught in cab of truck!

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Made a screen to keep critters out of the intake.

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Next up is the cowl fresh air intake area which has large holes around the wipers and behind the hood hinges.

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Nice job RR, keep in mind mice can fit into a hole the size of a dime.
 

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A mouse can squeeze through a crack the thickness of a pencil. The only thing they can't actually flatten more is the skull, everything else can compress pretty flat to wiggle into openings & gaps...
 

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Last night I had a nightmare that a mouse the size of a PEANUT was loose in the house. That thing was fast as lightning and wrecking pure terror! Got to be careful what I read before bedtime from now on. :crackup:
 


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Last night I had a nightmare that a mouse the size of a PEANUT was loose in the house. That thing was fast as lightning and wrecking pure terror! Got to be careful what I read before bedtime from now on. :crackup:
If he’s the size of a peanut get a pet monkey:crazy:
 

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myth 1: 8" butthole stretch = no damage.
im no ford engineer, but as a career human engineer i can call BS on this one.
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My uneducated guess would be that it is the average width of a human head and I've known many who had theirs up their's...:angel:
 

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Made a screen to keep critters out of the intake.

Next up is the cowl fresh air intake area which has large holes around the wipers and behind the hood hinges.

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I'm trying to figure out where in hell the little bastards can get in here. And where to get at the cabin ductwork to clean/sanitize then spray with repellant.
 

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Game over sucker !!! this rat set up house 10 feet away from my 2 Rangers and got into my garage. He got caught 2 feet inside my garage heading for my model A. Strange no food or trash around for them and im surrounded by farm fields half mile all around my house. 6 traps in the garage now, im declaring war now !
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Game over sucker !!! this rat set up house 10 feet away from my 2 Rangers and got into my garage. He got caught 2 feet inside my garage heading for my model A. Strange no food or trash around for them and im surrounded by farm fields half mile all around my house. 6 traps in the garage now, im declaring war now !
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One less rat on the planet. Are we gaining on them ?
? ?

I used snap traps at first. After 2-3 catches, I didn't want to deal with the messy carcass or bloody traps. Now I use glue traps in the garage and live catch outside.
 

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One less rat on the planet. Are we gaining on them ?
? ?

I used snap traps at first. After 2-3 catches, I didn't want to deal with the messy carcass or bloody traps. Now I use glue traps in the garage and live catch outside.
RR, exterminator only wanted to put poison out and i wasnt too big on that. There are lots of eagles and fox around and I wouldnt want them to eat poisoned mice. 8 snap traps set now and i caught 2 mice, but I knew rats where around cause of the big poop !
 

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RR, exterminator only wanted to put poison out and i wasnt too big on that. There are lots of eagles and fox around and I wouldnt want them to eat poisoned mice. 8 snap traps set now and i caught 2 mice, but I knew rats where around cause of the big poop !
Yes, better not to introduce poisons into the wildlife food chain or our environment.
 

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Holding the trap with needle nose pliers huh?
What are you afraid of lol.
Yep, a 16 inch pair of needle nose at that ! LOL disease is high with these critters. Thats my lucky trap it has caught 25 plus mice over the past few years and it is dirty !
 

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Game over sucker !!! this rat set up house 10 feet away from my 2 Rangers and got into my garage. He got caught 2 feet inside my garage heading for my model A. Strange no food or trash around for them and im surrounded by farm fields half mile all around my house. 6 traps in the garage now, im declaring war now !
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