Giant mouse nest?

[Oswaldskan]

We have just bought a house and today when we were removing a couple of wardrobes, we found this, 20x30 cm. It's clear that a bunch of mice have been active here, but could they really have gnawed such a large hole?! How do we best solve this? Tear down the whole wall and rebuild?

 

[MathiasS]

No, mice always make U-shaped holes.



And a little more seriously... that they can gnaw a hole in a chipboard, I don't doubt for a second, they do that easily. But it won't be a rectangular hole when they do it...

 

[Daniel 109]

Those mice seem to have been equipped with a drill and a jigsaw.

 

[Fotografen]

No, that hole is made with a drill and a jigsaw.

 

[Oswaldskan]

Those mice seem to have been equipped with a drill and a jigsaw.

 

[Oswaldskan]

No, mice always make U-shaped holes.

[bild]

And to be a bit more serious... I have no doubt that they can gnaw a hole in a particle board, they do that easily. But it won't be a rectangular hole when they do it...

But the question remains. Do we tear it down or should we just patch it up?

 

[Fotografen]

I had opened the wall and cleaned out, rat's nest debris is not pleasant.

 

[MathiasS]

....yes, one might want to understand the extent of the damage.

 

[topmount]

Regardless of the mice, one does ask a few questions. Why was the hole made and what does the framing/insulation look like behind the board?

 

[Talvan]

Put cheese in the hole see if it disappears

 

[Immobil]

I get a feeling that there have been rats there.