Rats nest ?????
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Racer
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From: DES MOINES IOWA
Rats nest ?????
while replacing fuse in my 2001 floorwell, i noticed this cotton like
stuffing coming out around the fusebox area and thought wtf is this?
see pic and let me know what you think. thx
stuffing coming out around the fusebox area and thought wtf is this?
see pic and let me know what you think. thx
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I have seen mice get into cars and build nests. I have also seen squirrels get up under the hood and chew the insulation off the wiring causing all kind of problems.
Does your car sit for any length of time? Is it inside or out? I would try a trap with peanut butter and a piece of dry dog food. If its mice they can't resist, I set traps everyfall in my 3 season room and garage to keep them at bay.
Does your car sit for any length of time? Is it inside or out? I would try a trap with peanut butter and a piece of dry dog food. If its mice they can't resist, I set traps everyfall in my 3 season room and garage to keep them at bay.
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Had mice build a nest last year and the damage was unbelievable. Once they start chewing on the wires etc. It takes a really good and knowledgable mechanic to correct. If you don't get rid of them, change where you store your car.
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You definitely have something making a mess in there. Just looked at that area on my car and nothing like that is there. Set some traps and see if you catch anything. Good luck.
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I know I've brought this up before, so those of you who've read it, bear with me. My friend had her Porsche Boxter totaled by mice eating the cover on the wiring. It's vegetable based and during the cold winter, the warmth of the garage with the wire nutrient is like a home for the little creatures. This is the time of year when all you store their cars must take precautions or risk having serious damage, possibly a total loss.
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I have seen mice get into cars and build nests. I have also seen squirrels get up under the hood and chew the insulation off the wiring causing all kind of problems.
Does your car sit for any length of time? Is it inside or out? I would try a trap with peanut butter and a piece of dry dog food. If its mice they can't resist, I set traps everyfall in my 3 season room and garage to keep them at bay.
Does your car sit for any length of time? Is it inside or out? I would try a trap with peanut butter and a piece of dry dog food. If its mice they can't resist, I set traps everyfall in my 3 season room and garage to keep them at bay.
and we can't figure out what this material is. most auto seat filing is
foam?, just doesn't make sense. i'll get traps tomorrow. thx
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Could be sound deadener/carpet padding. They like to use that to make nests.
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Mice get into the car by getting up under the cowl. If you pull the wipers then the cowl, you will see a number of gaps that will let mice in. Once under the cowl, mice can go into the HVAC ducts and often build a nest somewhere that ends up in the blower squirrel cage.
Almost five years ago I had two such nests, about two months apart. At the time I had two cats in the garage and also continually had Decon in several places in the garage.
I pulled the cowl and screened every entry point and also had to replace one of the rubber duck drains that drain the cowl area.
No more mice in almost five years.
Almost five years ago I had two such nests, about two months apart. At the time I had two cats in the garage and also continually had Decon in several places in the garage.
I pulled the cowl and screened every entry point and also had to replace one of the rubber duck drains that drain the cowl area.
No more mice in almost five years.
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As I understand it, wire coatings have soy in them and rodents therefore think that is food. I think the same goes for some fuel lines. Back in my Ferrari days (308 with 4 webers) rodents ate the fuel line. Needless to say the car caught fire. Lucky for me, I had installed a halon fire suppression system and it really paid off. After that I only looked for one thing when ever I looked in the rear view mirror. Was I on fire?
This evening I saw a rodent run underneath the vette. Now I'm back to feeding them D-con. Thanks for the dryer sheet technique. I shall try that too.
By the by, the vette beats the Ferrari every way there is to measure them.
This evening I saw a rodent run underneath the vette. Now I'm back to feeding them D-con. Thanks for the dryer sheet technique. I shall try that too.
By the by, the vette beats the Ferrari every way there is to measure them.
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Hope that helps.
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As I understand it, wire coatings have soy in them and rodents therefore think that is food. I think the same goes for some fuel lines. Back in my Ferrari days (308 with 4 webers) rodents ate the fuel line. Needless to say the car caught fire. Lucky for me, I had installed a halon fire suppression system and it really paid off. After that I only looked for one thing when ever I looked in the rear view mirror. Was I on fire?
This evening I saw a rodent run underneath the vette. Now I'm back to feeding them D-con. Thanks for the dryer sheet technique. I shall try that too.
By the by, the vette beats the Ferrari every way there is to measure them.
This evening I saw a rodent run underneath the vette. Now I'm back to feeding them D-con. Thanks for the dryer sheet technique. I shall try that too.
By the by, the vette beats the Ferrari every way there is to measure them.