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03/12/14, 10:26 AM
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What kind of critter is in my house?
I have a bag of pecans in the shell in my back room. This morning I get ready to put my boots on and find 3 of them inside of one boot. My boots were 20 feet from the bag of pecans ????
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03/12/14, 10:32 AM
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Well, I'd say it's likely a mouse, but I also have a toddler here who does such things. 
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03/12/14, 10:41 AM
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Look around for a small child. 
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03/12/14, 10:44 AM
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Careful though... small children can be nasty little critters!
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03/12/14, 10:45 AM
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Chipmunk?
Red squirrel?
Any member of the rodentia order . . .
(small children are exempt from this group until the become teenagers).
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03/12/14, 10:46 AM
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Careful though... small children can be nasty little critters!
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03/12/14, 10:47 AM
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In this area, I'd suspect a pack rat. Don't think you have such critters, though. Chipmunk, maybe.
Mice can move surprising amounts of weight, however. Our neighbors, who own a vacation cabin up the road, tell a story of a mouse that moved the contents of an entire bag of spiral pasta from the kitchen upstairs to their bedroom over the space of about a week. They found the pasta hidden in a boot.
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03/12/14, 10:48 AM
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I live alone no fears of it being a small child 
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03/12/14, 10:50 AM
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You sure?
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03/12/14, 10:51 AM
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My guess would be squirrel. They can get in fairly small holes and once they find a stash of seed or nuts they will keep coming.
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03/12/14, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Cygnet
In this area, I'd suspect a pack rat. Don't think you have such critters, though. Chipmunk, maybe.
Mice can move surprising amounts of weight, however. Our neighbors, who own a vacation cabin up the road, tell a story of a mouse that moved the contents of an entire bag of spiral pasta from the kitchen upstairs to their bedroom over the space of about a week. They found the pasta hidden in a boot.
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Pack rats are the worst ! I hate them !
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03/12/14, 11:29 AM
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Pack rats are the worst ! I hate them !
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Yeah, I think anyone who lives in the western US has pack rat horror stories. Vehicle damage, missing objects, chewed through plumbing and wiring, re-arranged pantry contents ...
I started a BBQ grill last month and the propane was a bit slow to catch, so it went, "WHOOMPH!" when it finally did. Made me jump, big adrenalin rush. Pack rat ran out of the grill about a heartbeat later and went over my foot. I screamed like a little girl, and normally, I'm not the type who squeals over rodents. Figured the pack rat probably was more startled than I was, though.
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03/12/14, 11:35 AM
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Voles also stash things, could be one of those...
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03/12/14, 11:51 AM
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We have a mouse who stores an incredible amount of large dog kibbles in our couch. We call it our SHTF stash. We clean it out often but it always grows back.
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03/12/14, 12:49 PM
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Quote:
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We have a mouse who stores an incredible amount of large dog kibbles in our couch. We call it our SHTF stash. We clean it out often but it always grows back.
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Setting some traps might help, otherwise that is just gross, you know the poop where they eat right??
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03/12/14, 12:51 PM
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As someone who deals with removing unwanted animal visitors professionally, my vote is mouse. I've seen them color code different colored dog food in vases on a shelf in an upstairs closet. They can move some amazing things, some amazing distances one mouthful at a time.
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03/12/14, 12:52 PM
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Quote:
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We have a mouse who stores an incredible amount of large dog kibbles in our couch. We call it our SHTF stash. We clean it out often but it always grows back.
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Hantavirus
That is all I really need to say.
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03/12/14, 01:15 PM
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I cannot abide the smell of mice.
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03/12/14, 01:28 PM
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Setting some traps might help, otherwise that is just gross, you know the poop where they eat right??
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& dribble pee everywhere they go .
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03/12/14, 02:07 PM
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Skunk,,,,nothing else would stick their nose in,, your boot,,,,,
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