Critters in cab

Need suggestions on where a mouse and a snake might have gotten into the cab. Discovered mouse nest in glovebox, cleaned that out and found small snake in the same place the next day. Want to keep them out!

 

Did the snake eat the mouse?

Seriously, if the doors and widows are closed I don’t see how they got in.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rust-varmit-and-ac-clogging-prevention-project.557970/

This may help. While on a 2nd gen, suspect your's is similar in layout.

Although I'm not quite sure how they would have made the move from the AC system into the glovebox. At least not easily.

Your '95 may have bad gaskets, seals, holes in firewall, etc. Check all that out too.

 

Shift boot? Cowl vent? Firewall grommets?
Some say turn vent to recirc while parked kept HOs with BOLOs out.

Oh, and Welcome aboard new member

 

Welcome to TW

 

Cowl vent. Big open hole under the plastic cowl that supplies fresh air to the cab. Mount some 1/8" stainless mesh over the opening.

 

Welcome to TW!

 

Welcome from SE VA! sounds like you have a national geographic video unfolding in your truck! Good luck! Enjoy the journey!

 

Jeez there are plenty of places a mouse or snake could squeeze in under the truck. Rubber grommets aren't doing anything to stop a determined pest.

 

High likelyhood it's the cowl vent. That thing is wide open into the cabin filter, which sits right behind the glove box. I'd check to see if they chewed through that.

 

Welcome to the best damn Tacoma forum on the interwebs!

Just be glad it was not mice or sneks! (plural)