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Critter in our ducts

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    George K
    wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 17:54 last edited by
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    Glue trap below one of the vents? It'll be noisy...for a while.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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      blondie
      wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 18:48 last edited by
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      There’s never just 1 mouse. Just saying …

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        Catseye3
        wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 18:59 last edited by Catseye3
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        I once had two critters that somebody called 'field rats'. They chewed a hole in the ceiling of my pantry (where food was kept). They were bigger than mice, and certainly noisier.

        They were incredibly destructive. Forget the cats; they drove ME crazy for weeks -- made a horrible mess in the pantry. I tried everything to get rid of them without resorting to cruel or painful methods, and nothing worked. Till finally with great reluctance I applied the poison pellets from D-Con. Those worked. I have no pets, so I could use them; obviously you can't.

        Point being, if they get in the house, boy howdy. The cats will definitely earn their 9Lives then.

        Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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          Mik
          wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:04 last edited by
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          Mr. Critter decided he likes the dining room vent and was apparently able to reach either his paws or his snout up through the louvers. Saw it several times.

          Hated to do it, but we chased him away from there, and I set a glue trap with a string attached down into the duct. That should get him and I’ll whack his head with a hammer to put him out of his misery.

          "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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          • M Mik
            22 Feb 2023, 21:04

            Mr. Critter decided he likes the dining room vent and was apparently able to reach either his paws or his snout up through the louvers. Saw it several times.

            Hated to do it, but we chased him away from there, and I set a glue trap with a string attached down into the duct. That should get him and I’ll whack his head with a hammer to put him out of his misery.

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            LuFins Dad
            wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:23 last edited by
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            @Mik said in Critter in our ducts:

            Mr. Critter decided he likes the dining room vent and was apparently able to reach either his paws or his snout up through the louvers. Saw it several times.

            Hated to do it, but we chased him away from there, and I set a glue trap with a string attached down into the duct. That should get him and I’ll whack his head with a hammer to put him out of his misery.

            More humane than dehydration in the ductwork.

            The Brad

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              George K
              wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:34 last edited by
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              Could have been worse, could have been in your toilet.

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                Mik
                wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:40 last edited by Mik
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                THE PLOT THICKENS!

                We heard it rumbling around and were sure he was caught in the trap. So we pulled up the vent cover and viola!

                It was a Grackle!!!

                How the heck a Grackle got into our heating ducts I will have to investigate.

                Well, I wasn’t going to whack an innocent bird’s head with a hammer, so I took him outside and poured vegetable oil on the trap, which dissolves the glue. After a few minutes he was mostly loose and flapping, I used the string to pull the trap off his last talon and away he went…on foot. He’s got some oil on him and I hope he can shake it off eventually, but he managed to get himself over the fence to some shelter so he may be ok.

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                "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                  George K
                  wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:46 last edited by
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                  Wow. Did he come down a chimney or something?

                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                    blondie
                    wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:51 last edited by
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                    Great work! Bye bye!

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                      Horace
                      wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 21:52 last edited by
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                      Glad you freed him. Reminds me of the time a bird got into the covered fireplace.

                      Education is extremely important.

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                      • G George K
                        22 Feb 2023, 21:46

                        Wow. Did he come down a chimney or something?

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                        Mik
                        wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 22:22 last edited by
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                        @George-K said in Critter in our ducts:

                        Wow. Did he come down a chimney or something?

                        I have to think he got into the attic somehow and pecked a hole in the flexible heating ducts, then fell through. My HVAC guys are going to have a look.

                        "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                          Catseye3
                          wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 23:05 last edited by
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                          Good for you. You gave the best assistance you could.

                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                            mark
                            wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 23:13 last edited by
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                            Nice rescue!

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                              89th
                              wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 23:18 last edited by
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                              Well done @Mik … The only person more friendly to the environment than @Horace and @89th!

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                                22 Feb 2023, 23:18

                                Well done @Mik … The only person more friendly to the environment than @Horace and @89th!

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                                Horace
                                wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 23:48 last edited by
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                                @89th said in Critter in our ducts:

                                Well done @Mik … The only person more friendly to the environment than @Horace and @89th!

                                It's really gratifying to see our leadership bearing fruit.

                                Education is extremely important.

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                                  Copper
                                  wrote on 22 Feb 2023, 23:58 last edited by
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                                  If a bird pulls a stunt like that in my house he probably won't survive.

                                  I like birds and everything, but he probably just wouldn't make it.

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                                    22 Feb 2023, 23:58

                                    If a bird pulls a stunt like that in my house he probably won't survive.

                                    I like birds and everything, but he probably just wouldn't make it.

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                                    Catseye3
                                    wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 00:04 last edited by
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                                    @Copper said in Critter in our ducts:

                                    If a bird pulls a stunt like that in my house he probably won't survive.

                                    I remember the snake. 😨

                                    Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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                                      George K
                                      wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 00:16 last edited by
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                                      Bears repeating...

                                      https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/the_new_coffee_room/viewtopic.php?p=537612#p537612

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        Jolly
                                        wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 00:47 last edited by
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                                        Never had grackle.

                                        You fry them or make a gumbo?

                                        “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                        Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                        • J Jolly
                                          23 Feb 2023, 00:47

                                          Never had grackle.

                                          You fry them or make a gumbo?

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                                          Catseye3
                                          wrote on 23 Feb 2023, 00:49 last edited by
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                                          @Jolly said in Critter in our ducts:

                                          You fry them or make a gumbo?

                                          Grackle Jack.

                                          Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace. – Mike Ditka

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