Date:         Tue, 23 Jun 1998 10:37:14 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Larry Hamm <ldhamm@XMISSION.COM>
Subject:      Re: a mouse in our house...
Comments: To: Chris & Aimee Uzzi <uzzi@AIMNET.COM>
Comments: cc: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Chris & Aimee Uzzi wrote:
>
> hey folks,
any chance there is a way a 3" mouse could mosey himself
> up into a vanagon?
> chris
>
Chris,
We regularly had mice on camping trips in our old '78 Westy, and mouse
traps were a standard camping item for us. Try as we might, we just
couldn't seem to plug all the tiny holes they found to gain entrance.
Your 3" mouse can easily fit thru a hole the size of a dime. They can be
entertaining, such as the critter that ate most of the Tropical Fruit
Lifesavers in our glovebox. Seems he didn't care for the banana ones,
left them along with the paper. They can also be frightening, as we live
in Utah, where we've had a Hantavirus scare the past few years. This
disease of the horror movies is carried by the kangaroo rat of the Four
Corners region, along with other rodents. Our '82 Westy has not shown to
be attractive to mice yet, but since it's sitting in the garage getting
an engine transplant....
Larry