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February 13, 2012 at 2:14 am #602167
sbreParticipantWhile working in my upstairs office I heard from the back deck my wife’s disgusted cry of finding a WHOLE BUNCH (resisting the urge to type sh*t-load) of ‘gifts’ from a housemate we didn’t know we had.
No signs of it living in the nice 4-burner gas grill with a cover on it (so long that we had rocks weighing down the extra length to keep it from blowing in the wind) rather just a bunch of droppings from the times it/they visited.
And while in the process of cleaning the Bar-B-Que our neighbors happened into their backyard and reported the same thing had happened to them, only they found out AFTER it was lit (the wife caught ours before it was ignited).
So, any of you who also have a grilling device set outside or even stored in a shed or garage, you may want to look and see if you too have been frequented by those cute-n-furry nugget-dropping transients.
February 13, 2012 at 2:41 am #748102
JoBParticipantFebruary 15, 2012 at 10:50 pm #748103
kootchmanMemberWhat brings the little critters? I am told, that garlic oil is used to scent propane for detection purposes…. and the smallest amount of seepage attracts those critters. Squirrels used to chew up my propane hoses until I disconnected the tanks and stored them away from the bbq unit… they stopped. LPG uses ethyl mercaptan,…(very toxic) for the same reason and because of its’ scent, also can attract vermin.
February 16, 2012 at 1:32 am #748104
JayDeeParticipantDo you have a tin can grease trap on the grill? My Mom’s old propane grill had one. That might make the dry inside
of the grill even more attractive…
February 16, 2012 at 3:29 am #748105
JanSParticipantmice are weird little creatures…why do they like to get in your car engine and chew on critical things like battery cables? I can’t imagine that any of anything in there smells good or tastes good…but they like to do it. When I first read this thread I thought you were talking about BBQ’d food that you’d gotten from a public establishment somewhere in WS. Whew !
February 16, 2012 at 6:41 am #748106
kootchmanMemberAnti-freeze vapor condensate…. very sweet… a favorite of dog poisoners.
February 16, 2012 at 7:16 am #748107
JanSParticipantcat poisoners, too..I get that. And..they like those dark covered places , too…
February 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm #748108
sbreParticipantNo grease storage in the BBQ, however our thinking is they were after food debris from previous uses.
Although I always clean the grate with a wire brush after each use I’m certain there is more than a meal left over afterward.
I’ve devised a wire ‘blanket’ to cover the bottom to remove any access into the cooking chamber so these hungry little critters are going to need to look elsewhere for nourishment.
February 16, 2012 at 2:56 pm #748109
kootchmanMemberclean the bbq after each use? Wow, that’s the essence of good taste, the melding of last seasons fare!
February 16, 2012 at 6:12 pm #748110
froggerMemberI’ve not only found turds in my bbq..but went to open it up one night and saw a HUGE roof rat on the grill. Luckly my cat was close to it and chased it back into the ally. 15 minutes later, we were at home depot buying a nice new bbq. Any bit of smell will attract them. Shivers right now just thinking of it again.
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