Tostitos Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I have the 5.1 promedias, the ones with a combination subwoofer/ampbox large enough to conceal a dead toddler. There's a narrow vent along the bottom back, and now there's a ****ing mouse in it.It was like a movie, I watched the mouse skitter along my polished hardwood floor, under my feet, and straight to the back of my sub, where he skittered inside. My speakers lightly popped once but otherwise seemed unaffected. I have since been trying to drive him out with the bass cranked to 11, after downloading things like "Illegal Outlaw Bass 4: Booty Shake Bass" and shaking the foundation of my house with it. So far this hasn't worked. I don't want the little bastard gnawing on wires, dropping rodent waste, or dying in there.Anyone got any tips? I really don't want to have to open this shit up. Also, skitter is a great word. He has been in there for around 30 hours now by my estimation. I hear him scratching sometimes. I've tried luring him out with peanutbutter, moving the sub to a different room, etc. Edit: My post is a little tongue in cheek on a second read, but 100% true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 A VICTOR snap trap and a gob of peanut butter................works every time....Warning, if you see one there is usually more, when you snag the first one, re -set the trap, I bet you get another one..............they breed alot....................get that little bugger...................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meagain Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 There are many live traps also. Poor thing must be scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Never mind the live traps.......................kill the damn thing. They are nothing but trouble, and they breed ALOT. If you don't get rid of it, you'll be sorry. I ran a Bakery Supply Warehouse for 14 years, Rodent Control was a major point, I know what I'm talking about..................Get rid of that critter, the faster the better............................ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I use traps all the time with cheeze. Tried peanut butter and it doesn't work worth a dam. Decon also works but then they die in the wall or speaker and you then have "Stinkin Sound". JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Welcome to the Forum! OB and the others are right; it's gotta go; they will chew through plastic, vinyl (your wires...) woofer cones, or anything that they can, it keeps their little teeth sharp...etc. They are a major pest! Had mice get into the area above the ceiling in the trusses/rafters in our boat building; fully enclosed except for a ventilation port that had come loose during a hurricane. This is what we did: Take a piece of carboard and duct tape and tape it to the port along the top, leaving it like a flap, but "one way" in the "out" direction, put out the trap/ peanut butter, etc. and hopefully it'll get hungry and leave and can't get back in without chewing through the cardboard. Once they left, they were fair game for the "ship's cat" that we keep in the building just for these little problems.... Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverSport Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 ...must be the different areas or you have picky mice...I have never had peanut butter fail...I always recommend it...I would recommend playing some music or saomething with deep bass to get rid of that wascally animaw Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Used to keep a cat in the warehouse at Indy Pro Audio- a mouse will eat the cone right out of a woofer. Did you know they'll gnaw through a tractor tire in the winter just to get at the cords in the plies? Open the cabinet outdoors and get rid of the thing. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I had the damn animals empty my dog's food bowl the other day. They'll be fat all winter on that stuff. What to bait with now? Vodka martinis? Usually I get ahead of the fall invasion but have been distracted this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrench722 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Come on men should act like men?? Kill the little ***ker. Man if it was my stuff I would be pissed. You don't know if he has eaten anything inside the sub? I thank I would take it apart and check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark1101 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 How about this? Take the friggin' subwoofer out of the house. Leave it out on the porch for a couple of hours at night and he'll probably be gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben. Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I'm sure the thing has crapped all over the inside of the speaker anyway - take it apart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BobG Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 You are all missing the obvious solution. Pick up the subwoofer and shake it vigorously. Kill or stun the critter and then shake out the body. Do this outside and don't touch the thing. They may have fleas etc that you don't want to mess with. When the critter is gone, disassemble the sub to check for gnawed wiring etc. Mice will eat insulation, wood even metal. Also, make up a cover story in case your neighbors see you shaking the subwoofer. Tell them you're checking its performance at 5 Hz or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 the quicker you kill it the better meaning I know I will upset some people but if you can get some raid and spray a few times in the sub.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tostitos Posted December 1, 2006 Author Share Posted December 1, 2006 I can't shake it out.. this is what the back looks like. Should I take the panel off? I can't shake it out! It doesn't seem to work at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 you can just remove the outer parimeter screws as that will release the amp plate to the subwoofer. Then prepare for a scared/angry mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whamo Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 I've had a mice problem in the past few weeks and what really amazes me is how they can get the bait of the traps without setting them. I would take a small piece of cheese and cram it on the actuator of the victor mouse trap. Then for good measure I put some peanut butter on too. I get up in the morning only to find the bait gone. I also placed some sticky traps down and put a small drywall screw about 8 inches above with the same bait combination and they got that as well. This all takes place under the kitchen sink. I have managed to get two of them so far. I also purchased a couple of sonic rodent repellers (snake oil?) they supposedly put out a signal around 38khz to 62khz or something like that. Anyways how do they know they're traps? Is it learned behavior? instincts? what? It would be really neat to videotape how they get the bait of of the traps. I'm sure with some perserverence I'll get them all. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daddy Dee Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 Tostitos... I know you didn't photoshop that mouse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 1, 2006 Share Posted December 1, 2006 There's an avatar in that photo just waiting to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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