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Chainfire

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8. Don't get me wrong, I admire their destructive abilities. The rats move stuff around all over my shop.

Reply to CrispyQ (Reply #5)

Wed Dec 13, 2023, 05:43 PM

Dec 2023

About every two years, I will find massive nests and have to go through them with magnets to retrieve my tools. It is a disgusting job. The problem got much worse after my last feral cat died... I park my cars outside, and the rats will nest under the hood if the car doesn't move for a few days. These aren't cute little mice, but critters the size of a squirrel.

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Rats are more human than you think [View all] BootinUp Dec 2023 OP

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Smart and lovably............................. Lovie777 Dec 2023 #2

They are massively destructive, anything that they can not chew to destruction they defecate or urinate on. Chainfire Dec 2023 #3

I kind of admire their ability to thrive. CrispyQ Dec 2023 #5

Don't get me wrong, I admire their destructive abilities. The rats move stuff around all over my shop. Chainfire Dec 2023 #8

That makes sense Turbineguy Dec 2023 #4

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