Bird feeder may be a threat to your Taco.

la0d0g · Feb 10, 2014

DJB1 · Feb 10, 2014

DoorDing said: ↑

He doesn't.
He drives a Jeep.
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How did you establish that Jesus Christ drives a jeep? Is he exempt from the requirement that jeep owners have to wear a tennis visor upside down and have Corona Light t-shirts for seat covers?

File IFR · Feb 10, 2014

Just pulled the car out from the carport.... gonna wash it now.

I'm pissed I found 'coon turds under the hood.

toyodajeff · Feb 10, 2014

Get rid of the feeder, buy a bb gun, shoot the squirrels.

la0d0g · Feb 10, 2014

toyodajeff said: ↑

Get rid of the feeder, buy a bb gun, shoot the squirrels, and have dinner.
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FTFY

DJB1 · Feb 10, 2014

DoorDing said: ↑

I know that Christ drives a Jeep, because He said so.
I know He prefers Wet Okole seat covers, but you'll have to ask Him about the rest.
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I'd better repent for driving a Toyota so I don't burn in hell.

river rat 69 · Feb 10, 2014

undermoneyed[OP] said: ↑

After careful examination of the feces, it looks like it belongs to a squirrel which is basically a bushy tailed rat and this area is loaded with them. Another reason for the drop in the song bird population.
Don't like to use poison, but when you run out of options, that's what I have to go with.
Had squirrels in my attic a few years back. They chewed on the wiring and chewed completely through the gyprock in one place. Tried trapping them, no good. There was no food source to remove. I had to poison them before they short circuited the wiring in the attic. Now I have squirrels that want to nest in my Taco.
My past experience indicates what will and won't work. Unless some of my critics can come up with something that works, I'm sticking to my plan. Yes, there might be a coyote or crow that will get sick eating a poisoned squirrel and I don't feel good about that but I will feel a lot worse if I have to shell out mega bucks to get my truck wiring replaced.
There are so many coyotes in this area that they've eaten almost all the raccoons. Years ago I used to see raccoons every few days, after the coyotes moved in, you don't see a raccoon more than once a year. If coyotes could only be taught to catch squirrels. The coyotes are such a threat to pets that people don't let their cats out and if the dogs are outside, they are on a leash. It's unlikely a dog owner will allow their dog to eat a dead squirrel
River Rat 69, I am not Oz, he probably lives within a 15 km (10 mile) radius.
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So you & oz are neighbors. This thread is starting to make sense to me

Nunavut · Feb 10, 2014

Beavis0076 said: ↑

OP, did you get the unicorn sticker off your tailgate?
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No he didn't. IT's still there.

DJB1 said: ↑

How did you establish that Jesus Christ drives a jeep? Is he exempt from the requirement that jeep owners have to wear a tennis visor upside down and have Corona Light t-shirts for seat covers?
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Jesus drove an accord...

File IFR · Feb 10, 2014

undermoneyed · Feb 10, 2014

river rat 69,
this thread, if nothing else, is interesting.
Mark

File IFR · Feb 10, 2014

Beavis0076 said: ↑

you should like, get some more money, that would be cool.
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TrdSurgie · Feb 10, 2014

Newlife said: ↑

I agree. Mice, rats, birds, squirrels etc are very fast moving and can go great distances before the antifreeze started to take effect and kill them. Meaning they can be in your neighbors yard long before they are dead and your neighbors dog eats it or plays with it and then he is contaminated and then you've killed little bobby joe's or sally's beloved animal plus a wonderful dog that would have never hurt anyone and would probably have been your best friend as well.
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Once you figure out how antifreeze is metabolized you'll understand that your scenario wouldn't happen.

OZ-T · Feb 11, 2014

TrdSurgie said: ↑

Once you figure out how antifreeze is metabolized you'll understand that your scenario wouldn't happen.
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It's still bullshit

river rat 69 · Feb 11, 2014

DoorDing said: ↑

Are hummingbirds attracted to anti-freeze?
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Its sweet ,Everything will go for it

Utard · Feb 11, 2014

Everyone has me so inspired to put plates of antifreeze around my yard just to see what really happens? I am calling bullshit.

KB Voodoo · Feb 11, 2014

This thread is destroying my faith in humanity.

monkeyface · Feb 11, 2014

undermoneyed[OP] initial post: ↑

We’ve got a bird feeder attached to the ceiling of the carport. The bird feeder has been there for years. Birds seem to be notoriously sloppy eaters, they drop a lot of seeds to the floor of the carport. Never thought much about it until I popped the hood to check the oil a couple of days ago. I routinely check the oil myself. There was a lot of rat feces on top of the motor. I’ve had the Taco for a couple of years and this is the first time this has ever happened. There is no other food source in the carport so the bird feeder is being moved a considerable distance from the carport. We’ve had a fairly cold snap recently, colder than usual. Maybe the rats are huddling on top of the motor for warmth. Whatever the reason, I’ve heard that they like to chew on wiring but I don’t see any damage yet. I understand that sleeping on top of a motor can make a rat thirsty so I’ve placed a bowl of antifreeze in the carport to cover this possiblity. It is well out of the reach of my dogs and the neighbour’s cats.
Anyone else having a similar problem?
Mark
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I've never heard of a "bowl of antifreeze" as animal control until now.

Jrs13086 · Feb 11, 2014

This thread has gone full blown dousche bag. Who in their right mind thinks of anti freeze as pest control?

Winker · Feb 11, 2014

Jrs13086 said: ↑

This thread has gone full blown dousche bag. Who in their right mind thinks of anti freeze as pest control?
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Did you answer your own question?

Jrs13086 · Feb 11, 2014

Yes sir

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