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MikeP

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Topic: Baffled-What is This?
Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:30am

Not to be overly dramatic, but I'm stumped. Ive been finding little piles of this stuff, mostly in the storage compartment from time to time but most recently on this step (which is a new mod, btw..lol). I may be dating myself but the consistency is fluffy, soft,,,,,almost as if you took what they used to fill old bean bag chairs with and shredded in a blender. Any ideas (sorry, posted a couple pics twice)

? Obviously it's a critter of some sort but I've not seen an indication of wear and tear anywhere. Was thinking maybe the stuffing from the mattress but no sign of wear there either. Appreciate any thoughts.

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:41am

Chewed up foam insulation mixed with mouse poop? If so, the smell should be unmistakable. If that's what it is, get some mouse bait and/or traps set in there before you have a whole multi generation mouse convention. And remove any food items. I hate mice.

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:43am

That does look like the foam that is part of the "sandwich" that makes the floor of an Rpod. I would agree with og that it looks like mice have found a way in.

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:47am

You're gonna have to find out the source of that soon. What does it smell like? Looks like shredded mattress foam or insulation of some type....what is directly over it? Is there a hole, or is it being dragged to those spots and left in piles?

"I hates those meeses to pieces!"

Or whatever is doing that...

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 11:20am

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MikeP

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 11:24am

It's being dragged and left. This is concerning. thanks folks

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 12:45pm

A few gopher snakes will take care of the problem in no time. We had a mouse get into our garage. A few days later I found a gopher snake had come in for lunch. No more mouse.

With a tear in my eye, I had to ask the snake to leave and gently escorted him out. My wife doesn't like snakes. Unhappy

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podwerkz

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 1:41pm

Yeah a kingsnake will make quick work of a mouse....I dont mind seeing the snakes out on my lot, I've seen a few but when I found one INSIDE my house, I trapped it in a box and took it a few blocks away and released it. I had friends tell me to keep it around, well.....NO....it knows its way into my residence, AND I think I'd rather have the mice!

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 1:53pm

My cat enjoys watching me try to catch mice. That's what she does...watch! Censored

BTW, I just cleared a mouse nest and family easier than I thought. They set up camp under my outside Bilco doors in cellar stairwell. I mixed up a few crushed moth balls with half gallon water with some dishwashing soap. Poured in down the stairs. Next day they were gone. Would definitely work in your pod! Of course, you might have to wait a couple of years to sleep in it, but there won't be any mice!!

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Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 2:06pm

No gopher snakes in the East. Not sure if there are any mouse eating snakes in VA or not.

Personally, I find either cats or warfarin to be effective, but not at the same time. Disapprove

The trick with cats is not to feed them when you're trying to get rid of the little mousies. The problem with warfarin is that while they're bleeding out the mice get cold and find a nice warm spot to die in, like the condenser coils of a fridge....But stinky dead mice are better than live ones.

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MikeP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2018 Location: louisville ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Topic: Baffled-What is This? Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:30am
	Not to be overly dramatic, but I'm stumped. Ive been finding little piles of this stuff, mostly in the storage compartment from time to time but most recently on this step (which is a new mod, btw..lol). I may be dating myself but the consistency is fluffy, soft,,,,,almost as if you took what they used to fill old bean bag chairs with and shredded in a blender. Any ideas (sorry, posted a couple pics twice)? Obviously it's a critter of some sort but I've not seen an indication of wear and tear anywhere. Was thinking maybe the stuffing from the mattress but no sign of wear there either. Appreciate any thoughts.
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offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:41am
	Chewed up foam insulation mixed with mouse poop? If so, the smell should be unmistakable. If that's what it is, get some mouse bait and/or traps set in there before you have a whole multi generation mouse convention. And remove any food items. I hate mice.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:43am
	That does look like the foam that is part of the "sandwich" that makes the floor of an Rpod. I would agree with og that it looks like mice have found a way in.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

podwerkz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 10:47am
	You're gonna have to find out the source of that soon. What does it smell like? Looks like shredded mattress foam or insulation of some type....what is directly over it? Is there a hole, or is it being dragged to those spots and left in piles? "I hates those meeses to pieces!" Or whatever is doing that...
	r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 11:20am

	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

MikeP Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Jul 2018 Location: louisville ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 11:24am
	It's being dragged and left. This is concerning. thanks folks
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lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 12:45pm
	A few gopher snakes will take care of the problem in no time. We had a mouse get into our garage. A few days later I found a gopher snake had come in for lunch. No more mouse. With a tear in my eye, I had to ask the snake to leave and gently escorted him out. My wife doesn't like snakes.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost

podwerkz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Mar 2019 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 966	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 1:41pm
	Yeah a kingsnake will make quick work of a mouse....I dont mind seeing the snakes out on my lot, I've seen a few but when I found one INSIDE my house, I trapped it in a box and took it a few blocks away and released it. I had friends tell me to keep it around, well.....NO....it knows its way into my residence, AND I think I'd rather have the mice!
	r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten!

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 1:53pm
	My cat enjoys watching me try to catch mice. That's what she does...watch! BTW, I just cleared a mouse nest and family easier than I thought. They set up camp under my outside Bilco doors in cellar stairwell. I mixed up a few crushed moth balls with half gallon water with some dishwashing soap. Poured in down the stairs. Next day they were gone. Would definitely work in your pod! Of course, you might have to wait a couple of years to sleep in it, but there won't be any mice!!
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 21 Jul 2020 at 2:06pm
	No gopher snakes in the East. Not sure if there are any mouse eating snakes in VA or not. Personally, I find either cats or warfarin to be effective, but not at the same time. The trick with cats is not to feed them when you're trying to get rid of the little mousies. The problem with warfarin is that while they're bleeding out the mice get cold and find a nice warm spot to die in, like the condenser coils of a fridge....But stinky dead mice are better than live ones.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold