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I think I figured out the mouse history and happenings

13 years ago

Since the Wunderkatt herded the mouse to me a while back, I haven't seen any signs in the house of any more guests which is surprising. Usually if there's one, there's 8 or 10 more. I knew I had hosted a visitor or two in the vehicle. My winter hat had a hole in it, some napkins were chewed (up on the visor!) and the cigarette lighter slot was filled with cat food and I know Madd Manx didn't put it there. Kind of a surprise to see it there. My guess is that I probably brought the carmouse into the house with some bags of stuff from the store.

Started cleaning out the van and tossed the bag of cat food that it was eating. Also tossed a big bag of jelly beans. The mouse had quite a sweet tooth (a BIG section of them were eaten) and it'd explain why that mouse was so fat and moved so slow!

It's not common for mice to get into a vehicle. There's been a time or two I've had them in the garage but never in a vehicle. I think what probably happened was it came from a store and I think I know which one, was in the box or something and got into the vehicle, then as I was bringing in bags of stuff later, it was in one of them.

I won't name the store since it's a sensitive topic for some here. I just refer to it as the WalMouse.

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Comments (8)

chloecat
13 years ago
Out of curiosity, why do you keep food in your vehicle?
chloecat
13 years ago
Rodents LOVE vehicles; blaming it on the store when you keep "bait" in your car doesn't make much sense. :)
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marie_ndcal
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cynic
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13 years ago
Things get forgotten in the vehicle at times. For the cat food, it just been a better storage place. It's better to keep it in a cooler spot. And I've never seen a vehicle that's used regularly get the mice in it which I why I'm convinced that it came in from a store. Vehicles left in the weeds, yes, but not vehicles that are used. I just haven't seen it happen. If it was "bait" and the mice were out there, common sense tells me that surely there'd be more than one.

To me, blaming the supplier of the rodent makes perfect sense! :)
iowagirl2006
13 years ago
Ah - we have a lot of issues with mice in our trucks and tractors in the winter. It can cause some real issues with electrical wires - not to mention the mess they leave behind.
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13 years ago
We had lots of trouble with mice getting in vehicles when we lived on a farm, so did my mom and dad and in vehicles we drove every day of the world. It was worse in the winter.... and we did not keep any type of food in our vehicles....once we were going to town in my Cadillac and it just wouldn't run, step on the gas and it would just bog down. We made it to Walmart, pulled in and my husband took the top of the air filter off and the whole compartment was just stuffed with sunflower seeds from the bird feeders. My dad used to find dog food stuffed different places in his truck, along with chewed wires, they can do a lot of damage to a vehicle.
chloecat
13 years ago
I still disagree with you, Cynic. We have had mice in our frequently used vehicles, which are parked in our garage. It happens. When we leave our vehicles for a while without using them, we do set traps in them and have caught a few mice.

But keeping a clean vehicle would surely help keep them out. I can't imagine leaving food in a vehicle for any reason... But that's me. I'm anal about keeping my vehicles clean. :)
joyfulguy
13 years ago
Mice can get into vehicles ... and cause damage.

Chewed my phone cord in the house a while ago, causing me to conclude that the old cordless phone that son had given me when he upgraded ...

... see, there's value in having offspring who are interested in electronic gadgets ...

... had given up the ghost.

Found out differently when I traced the cord back to the wall jack - dratted mouse had chewed through wires as well.

Dang mouse repeated the game - and with a fancier cord!

ole joyful

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