Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck
by nemo44x on Tuesday September 28, 2021 @08:52PM
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A mouse broke into my garage one winter and decided to use my not often used car as a nest for babies. I happened to use the car one day shortly after they were born (I assume) and let’s just say the shop was grossed out cleaning it all out. There was a stench for a few weeks still after replacing all the air filters and having the vents cleaned.
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Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck
by tessierashpool on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @12:33AM
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that’s actually dangerous. hanta virus is lethal and has no cure.
Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck
by nemo44x on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @09:34AM
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Terrifying - was not aware of that.
In this case I think what happened is the nest more or less was incinerated from the heat of the engine. Hopefully that would have killed anything that would have been aerosolized.
Re:Squirrel stores thousands of nuts inside man's parked truck
by tessierashpool on Thursday October 07, 2021 @02:18PM
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you're probably right. the severity of hanta virus is pretty closely tied to exposure, so it's usually only lethal in cases where people were exposed to a large amount of rodent feces.
however, mice carry around a lot of other biohazards. if it happens again I would say google the disposal process, and/or check the CDC's reference material for it.