Sometimes it seems like the rats and mice must look upon fiberglass batt insulation as some type of paradise. If not, well they sure have a strong love for the stuff. The photo below is commonly found at a home inspection when the rodents have been enjoying a roll in the insulation.

This insulation is pulled down and torn by, in this case, rats. If you look inside the insulation you see seeds the vermin have carried in. And, in a few spots, you can see the very holes they are using for easy access. The little fellow even left a distinctive dropping behind. How nice.

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13 Comments on Rodents In Paradise

NOV
05
219,691 Points 4 Featured Posts

Thats pretty crappy!  I guess the fiberglass doesnt itch them as much as it does us!

8:23am • #1
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Steve, that looks better than most of the one I get down here. Still, I see that crawlspaces are just about the same regardless of where we go. Have a good one.

8:31am • #2
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Steven - Perhaps we should we require manufacturers to post a label to warn rodents that continued contact with fiberglass insulation can be hazardous to their health?  : )

8:33am • #3
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Steve, what the heck was that drywall doing in the crawl space?

9:37am • #4
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Steve, I noticed you must have been busy lately!  On a side note this looks very much like I home I lived in once yuck!

9:37am • #5
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Makes you want to move right in, those little buggers can get in anywhere.

10:47am • #6

OK, that is way too many rodent nests for me! :)

6:00pm • #8
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I had almost that exact same thing yesterday under a mobile home!

6:32pm • #9
NOV
06

It does look like these rodents found a warm and inviting place to stay.  They just wanted to get out of the cold.

3:02am • #10
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That's a pretty nasty looking scene.

7:51pm • #11
NOV
07
403,070 Points 3 Featured Posts Outside Blog

They need to get rid of the moisture.  That is half of the problem attracting them rodents.

4:40am • #12
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William,

That is sure a part of it. That is certain.

6:38pm • #13

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