WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

shelby987 · 06-02-2006, 08:02 PM

I haven't been working on my truck for about a week now...and I live in the country....well, when I went out to my back yard to do some work on my truck I opened the drivers side door and a mouse fell out from underneath the dash (approximately in line with the radio). Where was he hiding/nesting?

Also, he ran under the seat of the truck, after a few revs of the open header exhaust he was spooked enough to get out of the truck...but he popped out from underneath the truck.....I have been under my truck MANY times, and there are no holes in the floor under my seat.....so how did he get out?

**Green Machine** · 06-02-2006, 08:23 PM

I think they have some kind of dye you can put on the mouse and then use an ultraviolet light to see where the mouse leaks out.

*rage'nrat638* · 06-02-2006, 08:34 PM

where theres one theres more

maybe the vent hoses.
they really like making a nest out of padding, then they have there little babys..got a cat?

good luck on this one. hope you get this under controll fast

fade94 · 06-02-2006, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Green Machine

I think they have some kind of dye you can put on the mouse and then use an ultraviolet light to see where the mouse leaks out.

dirtball · 06-02-2006, 10:54 PM

Those little bastards can get through smaller holes than you can imagine. Maybe thru cowl vents or small holes in firewall? I would set a mouse trap in there.
Good luck, Brett

JAKES 68GMC · 06-02-2006, 09:05 PM

We found 5 mice in a closed and sealed outboard just a awhile ago, and we still can figure out how they got in there.

shelby987 · 06-02-2006, 09:18 PM

I am hoping that the open headers flushed them all out....I only saw the one....maybe he was thinking about making it a home for his family, hopefully the loud neighbors keeps them away!
The truck will possibly be back on the road this weekend, I will have to do a full recon....the last thing I need is a mouse trying to run up my leg while driving.

Americanrider · 06-02-2006, 09:30 PM

Everything leaks on my truck, but mouse leaks? Do you have rusted out cab corners?

jimfulco · 06-02-2006, 10:04 PM

You need a pet snake.

thewishartkid · 06-02-2006, 11:27 PM

The Early bird gets the worm, But the second mouse gets the cheese!

71chevytruckguy · 06-02-2006, 11:32 PM

couple mouse traps and some posion should do the trick, at least u did find there bones. pulled the tank no my '69 when i first got her and there were a whole lot of dead maggots and some bones behind the tank. chris.

Willy Prost · 06-02-2006, 11:39 PM

Mice liked the heater core when I first bought my truck.

Must have been a roll of papertowels/fast food napkins lodged in around the core...no wonder the heater was lame until I cleaned it out.

**special-K** · 06-03-2006, 06:04 AM

They can fit in,I think,a 1/2-3/4" hole.It`s one of their gifts from God for survival.They have soft little bones.

70GMCer · 06-03-2006, 06:56 AM

I just removed the outside heater core housing and low and behold, mice had completely filled in the air duct part of the housing and blower wheel with the firewall insulation. I was wondering why my blower was not pushing any air. I'd use a trap rather than poison. Poison will kill them, but a dead mouse can sure stink, and may be hard to locate where the dead rodent is.

*rage'nrat638* · 06-03-2006, 08:49 AM

i don't think the chicks will dig the dead mouse smell.. try to take them alive

LUV2XCLR8 · 06-03-2006, 08:55 AM

When I had my old 1972, my first Blazer, moved from my MIL's house
to mine by a rollback wrecker, about 13 miles, the guy knows me so he
already knew how to get there, I followed him, on the way there five, I
said 5 mice fell out of it from all the bouncing, they were running all over
the rollback trying to find a way off, well they did, and at 60 mph

corn · 06-04-2006, 01:14 AM

When I brought my 69 home & got it running, I had mice of all sizes shooting out the back sides in both directions. The tailpipes were FULL of them. Hee hee

MadDog · 06-04-2006, 08:15 AM

I haven't had any mice, but my truck sat at my dad's place for 5 years, When i finally got things going again, I had a whole hive of bees in the truck. There are honeycombs everywhere. I have got rid of the bee problem, but i still find honeycombs every once in a while when I'm working on my truck.

06-02-2006, 08:02 PM	#1
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? I haven't been working on my truck for about a week now...and I live in the country....well, when I went out to my back yard to do some work on my truck I opened the drivers side door and a mouse fell out from underneath the dash (approximately in line with the radio). Where was he hiding/nesting? Also, he ran under the seat of the truck, after a few revs of the open header exhaust he was spooked enough to get out of the truck...but he popped out from underneath the truck.....I have been under my truck MANY times, and there are no holes in the floor under my seat.....so how did he get out? __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

06-02-2006, 08:23 PM	#2
Green Machine Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Estherville, Iowa Posts: 3,371	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? I think they have some kind of dye you can put on the mouse and then use an ultraviolet light to see where the mouse leaks out. __________________ 1968 C10 307 3spd Long Fleet ------ http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201103 1970 C10 305 Super T10 Long Fleet --- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=202285 1971 C20 383 TH350 Dana Posi ----- http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=206894 2001 GMC Sierra 1500 C3 6.0 Last edited by Green Machine; 06-02-2006 at 08:33 PM.

06-02-2006, 08:34 PM	#3
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? where theres one theres more maybe the vent hoses. they really like making a nest out of padding, then they have there little babys..got a cat? good luck on this one. hope you get this under controll fast Last edited by rage'nrat638; 06-02-2006 at 08:39 PM.

06-02-2006, 10:54 PM	#5
dirtball Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Colorado Posts: 412	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? Those little bastards can get through smaller holes than you can imagine. Maybe thru cowl vents or small holes in firewall? I would set a mouse trap in there. Good luck, Brett

06-02-2006, 09:05 PM	#6
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,212	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? We found 5 mice in a closed and sealed outboard just a awhile ago, and we still can figure out how they got in there.

06-02-2006, 09:18 PM	#7
shelby987 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Just outside Durham, NC Posts: 894	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? I am hoping that the open headers flushed them all out....I only saw the one....maybe he was thinking about making it a home for his family, hopefully the loud neighbors keeps them away! The truck will possibly be back on the road this weekend, I will have to do a full recon....the last thing I need is a mouse trying to run up my leg while driving. __________________ 1969 SS 350 Camaro Sold 2008 1970 3/4T K20, stock height with 33's, 250 I6, 3 on the tree, and locked front and rear 4.10's 1980 Chevy Malibu 2 dr Sold 2007 1993 Olds. Cutlass Ciera Wagon Traded 2006 2003 Saturn L200 w/5pd. D/D My list spans 5 decades with One common thread.....GM!

06-02-2006, 09:30 PM	#8
Americanrider Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NW, WA. Posts: 1,421	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? Everything leaks on my truck, but mouse leaks? Do you have rusted out cab corners?

06-02-2006, 10:04 PM	#9
jimfulco Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Shreveport LA Posts: 3,170	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? You need a pet snake.

06-02-2006, 11:27 PM	#10
thewishartkid Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Morrisville, Missouri Posts: 66	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? The Early bird gets the worm, But the second mouse gets the cheese! __________________ KIDs in the front seat cause accidents,Accidents in the backseat cause KIDs! If it aint short,It aint Sh#t! I like El Caminos

06-02-2006, 11:32 PM	#11
71chevytruckguy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Kernersville, NC Posts: 599	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? couple mouse traps and some posion should do the trick, at least u did find there bones. pulled the tank no my '69 when i first got her and there were a whole lot of dead maggots and some bones behind the tank. chris. __________________ its a work in progess. 71 c-10 lwb, in the middle of frame off restoration. 69 c-10 swb, drag truck, 406 sbc, balanced, comp 292 cam, ported, polished, gasket matched, and bowl blended pro comp 210cc heads, 2.02/1.60 ferrea valves,1.6 roller rockers, re curved hei with msd 6al box, 2-step rev limter, accel 300+ wires, ported victor jr intake, holley 750 double pumper carb, dynomax 1 5/8 headers, 4 spd munci m-20 with super case and iron midplate, mr. gasket vertigate shifter, 5.38 pro gears with full spool, 33 spline moser axles and c-clip elimators, line-loc, 5 gal fuel cell, holley blue pump. 7.807 @ 88.37mph 1.60 60FT 80 g-20 van, tow rig, cammed 305, th350, 10 bolt 88 jeep wrangler, dd, 258, ax-15 swap, 4.5" lift, 33x12.50's, lockers, 3.55's

06-02-2006, 11:39 PM	#12
Willy Prost Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 398	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? Mice liked the heater core when I first bought my truck. Must have been a roll of papertowels/fast food napkins lodged in around the core...no wonder the heater was lame until I cleaned it out.

06-03-2006, 06:04 AM	#13
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,861	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? They can fit in,I think,a 1/2-3/4" hole.It`s one of their gifts from God for survival.They have soft little bones. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

06-03-2006, 06:56 AM	#14
70GMCer Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Joppa, Maryland Posts: 4,408	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? I just removed the outside heater core housing and low and behold, mice had completely filled in the air duct part of the housing and blower wheel with the firewall insulation. I was wondering why my blower was not pushing any air. I'd use a trap rather than poison. Poison will kill them, but a dead mouse can sure stink, and may be hard to locate where the dead rodent is. __________________ 1997 GMC Sierra Ext 1965 Mustang

06-03-2006, 08:49 AM	#15
rage'nrat638 Account Suspended Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: THE FALL GUY CHICAGO IL Posts: 5,883	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? i don't think the chicks will dig the dead mouse smell.. try to take them alive

06-03-2006, 08:55 AM	#16
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06-04-2006, 01:14 AM	#17
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? When I brought my 69 home & got it running, I had mice of all sizes shooting out the back sides in both directions. The tailpipes were FULL of them. Hee hee

06-04-2006, 08:15 AM	#18
MadDog 1970 GMC Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 95	Re: WHERE was he hiding/nesting and how did he get out? I haven't had any mice, but my truck sat at my dad's place for 5 years, When i finally got things going again, I had a whole hive of bees in the truck. There are honeycombs everywhere. I have got rid of the bee problem, but i still find honeycombs every once in a while when I'm working on my truck. __________________ MadDog's Website

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