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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 289517" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Thank God I am NOT a "rodent expert". I did have one hellacious week of living with mice and rats. I learned two big lessons. Dense landscaping is prime real estate for rodent nests. We had one back corner landscaped and it was "home" to a family that once disturbed took off running for a new hiding place. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /></p><p> </p><p>The bigger (and sadder) lesson was that sealed boxes (appropriately taped) of books or papers are popular nests. Ex and I had boxes of our old yearbooks etc. safely stacked. Turns out that a rat made a small hole in the backside of the box and those boxes were like beachfront condo's for the rodents. </p><p> </p><p>It took four grown men half a day to clear out the nests. They told me to keep the children in the house with me and for hours I would hear one "inappropriate" yelled word after another and then see the big brave men running in the opposite direction. I'll never forget.</p><p> </p><p>The only other thing I know is don't put out kill bait unless you can tolerate the smell of rotting rodents inside your walls <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/redface.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":redface:" title="redface :redface:" data-shortname=":redface:" /> and remember that rodents can constrict their bodies to enter very small holes. Yuk. I'm sorry you have the problem but encourage you to get at it pronto. DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 289517, member: 35"] Thank God I am NOT a "rodent expert". I did have one hellacious week of living with mice and rats. I learned two big lessons. Dense landscaping is prime real estate for rodent nests. We had one back corner landscaped and it was "home" to a family that once disturbed took off running for a new hiding place. :frowny: The bigger (and sadder) lesson was that sealed boxes (appropriately taped) of books or papers are popular nests. Ex and I had boxes of our old yearbooks etc. safely stacked. Turns out that a rat made a small hole in the backside of the box and those boxes were like beachfront condo's for the rodents. It took four grown men half a day to clear out the nests. They told me to keep the children in the house with me and for hours I would hear one "inappropriate" yelled word after another and then see the big brave men running in the opposite direction. I'll never forget. The only other thing I know is don't put out kill bait unless you can tolerate the smell of rotting rodents inside your walls :blushing: and remember that rodents can constrict their bodies to enter very small holes. Yuk. I'm sorry you have the problem but encourage you to get at it pronto. DDD [/QUOTE]
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