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Making one of those traps tomorrow.
My girl says, "A/C on and heard a rumble vibrate and stuff blowing out of vents"!
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I would that dam critter has to go. I had a rat in my garage about 3-4 years ago, chewing on this and that and ruining things smart enough to avoid a snap trap. then I found a spot where it was going in & out, closed it off and left poison food in the garage the kind that makes them not be able to absorb water, then the ****** tried to chew under the garage door after a few days I left the door open and the wife saw it slow crawling off into the bushes, good riddance.
It was chewing on stuff I sell on ebay, had to toss a few things luckily it didn't cost me too much overall.
My sister had one take up shop in her suv it ended chewing up all kinds of wires and crap, the carpet under the seats, it chewed up all kind of shit.
even the wife found one recently in her 2016 chewing up crap, we cleaned it all out and I don't think it's around anymore haven't seen anything since, she helped her brother move some boxes and we think it was in his stuff and decided to move in to her truck temporarily anyway.
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Made one this morning
Put some water in the bottom enough where they are forced to swim
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There is about 4" to 5" water and some olive oil to make it slicker. We use the olive oil, in the water, when we cook pasta.
did you put sticks on both sides? so they can get up to the treat
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Sticks, I forgot going out to do that right now.
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I had a similar problem with my 2015 gmc 1 ton dump truck
Mice were getting in though the fresh air intake, they ate through air filter and got into the fan assembly. Smelled awful. There are rubber flaps on ether end of cowel to let water out from windshield, I call them mouse doors. That’s how they get in to get access to fresh air intake. So I made a screen to fit over the intake, used self tapping screws and a heavy duty wire tie. I couldn’t get to the back side so I used a piece of wood to wedge it down. Mice can still get in through mouse doors but they don’t hang around. Especially if it rains. GM really did a ****** job by not putting some kind of screen from the factory. I hate mice with a passion. They were also getting in my hot tub and I fixed that problem to by putting a skirt board around the bottom of the side panels. Something the factory could have done during construction. This is a three year old expensive hot tub. I just don’t get company’s these days not spending a couple of extra bucks to prevent mice infiltrating products meant to be used outdoors
Mice were getting in though the fresh air intake, they ate through air filter and got into the fan assembly. Smelled awful. There are rubber flaps on ether end of cowel to let water out from windshield, I call them mouse doors. That’s how they get in to get access to fresh air intake. So I made a screen to fit over the intake, used self tapping screws and a heavy duty wire tie. I couldn’t get to the back side so I used a piece of wood to wedge it down. Mice can still get in through mouse doors but they don’t hang around. Especially if it rains. GM really did a ****** job by not putting some kind of screen from the factory. I hate mice with a passion. They were also getting in my hot tub and I fixed that problem to by putting a skirt board around the bottom of the side panels. Something the factory could have done during construction. This is a three year old expensive hot tub. I just don’t get company’s these days not spending a couple of extra bucks to prevent mice infiltrating products meant to be used outdoors
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Irish spring soap cut into little slivers on a paper plate inside the vehicle close to the entry point or under hood.
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Well, my home made 5 gallon bucket/water and peanut butter flip over round cardboard rodent trap is done. Had not caught any rodents and this morning a little chipmunk was on the front porch railing and he sat there while I drank coffee and talked to him. Just looked at me. I can't take the chance that the trap would drown him. Just can't. Will see what the rodent deterrent does, that I put under the cowling and in the blower motor housing hole.
the wife told me the day before yesterday something was still chewing on her "snacks" in the suburban, so I put a regular mouse trap in overnight and the little sucker ate the peanut butter and didn't trigger the tap so I knew then it had to be a small one so in that case sticky traps always work, about midnight went out and checked. mission accomplished.
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Ordered a new Genuine GM blower motor resistor because all the fan speeds worked except the highest #5 speed. I did check the power feed to/thru the resistor, that should have been straight thru with no resistance. The power stopped and was not fed to the blower. I was 99% sure of the resistor being the problem and had the new one at the ready. I try not to have to crawl under the dash on the 2002 Trailblazer. I installed the resistor after reaching in to check on rodent debris. Felt none. I then dropped the blower motor and saw it was clear. The rodent deterrent I sprayed in there, the last time when I replaced the blower, did the trick.
