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Mouse in frame

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by CementTaco2020, May 5, 2024.

  1. May 5, 2024 at 11:48 AM
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    CementTaco2020

    CementTaco2020 [OP] Member

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    Anyone have any tips for getting this (half of a) mouse out?

    IMG_4166.jpg
     
  2. May 5, 2024 at 11:50 AM
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    Anchovy

    Anchovy Rule #1: Never take me seriously

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    It'll come out naturally over the next couple months
     
  3. May 5, 2024 at 11:56 AM
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    Chew

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    Needle nose pliers, Mother Nature, or I’d probably just roll under there and pull him out with my hands, or try anyways.
     
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  4. May 5, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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    Kilo Charlie

    Kilo Charlie One flat foot on the Devil's wing

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  5. May 5, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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    TnShooter

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    Latex gloves and needle nose pliers?
    Sometimes life gets messy. This is one of those situations.

    Personally, I’m with the other. Leave it in there. Unless it gets to stinking. Then, glove up.
     
  6. May 5, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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    CementTaco2020

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    Yeah he’s already crispy, so smell won’t be an issue. Tried to pull the half that was already sticking out, and he broke.
     
  7. May 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM
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    Chew

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    Maybe wire tire a sign around what’s left-
    “Trespassers will face same fate” for his friends and family to read, should they return.
     
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  8. May 5, 2024 at 12:32 PM
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    OnHartung'sRoad

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    Cork screw
     
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  9. May 5, 2024 at 12:51 PM
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    Pwakchop

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    Whole lotta' momentum
    :rofl:
     
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  10. May 5, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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    Vlady

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    Must wear mask when dealing with mice. hantavirus is not a joke
     
  11. May 5, 2024 at 1:19 PM
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    TnShooter

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    I don't know what that is, and would probably not have worn a mask.
    I'm a "go get'er" I tend to jump in there and just "get it done" when jobs like this come up.

    But thanks for the warning. Never heard of it until now.
     
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  12. May 5, 2024 at 1:21 PM
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    Stocklocker

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    Ask Richard Gere
     
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  13. May 5, 2024 at 1:48 PM
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    Poke it out with a screwdriver. Wear safety glasses and keep your mouth shut if you are on your back.
     
  14. May 5, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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    don't suck him out ...
     
  15. May 5, 2024 at 1:52 PM
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    fiftysix

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    Lol gross
     
  16. May 5, 2024 at 2:11 PM
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    nDub

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    It’s bad news for sure. See it here in the sierras. Normally has to do with feces but I’m sure dead mice are just as bad.

    here’s one of the more well know outbreaks/exposures.
    https://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/outbreaks/yosemite/index.html
     
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    Scrubbed some tires, and knocked a dent out.
    Piece by piece.
     
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  18. May 5, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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    crazysccrmd

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    Are you suggesting the truck is pregnant?
     
  19. May 5, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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    2020TacomaGuy

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    Thanks for the heads up
     
  20. May 5, 2024 at 3:52 PM
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    OnHartung'sRoad

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    One mouse means a lot more someplace else- are all your wires in good shape?
     
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