What the heck are these dens?!

[jds247]

Pack rats, they were real bad where we lived in midland. Those rats caused thousands of dollars in damage to our vehicles. Check under your hood once a week.

I had a rat get in my tractor and chew all the wires off the guages.. I had to hot wire it just to move it.

[Reelthreat]

In South Texas we call them Pear Rats because they build the nests like that in Prickly Pear.... but yeah, Pack Rats.

[Jon B]

Chupacabre Den!

[AntlerCollector]

Put a camera on it and find out for sure.


Packrats

[boh347]

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[brokeno]

Giant pack rats

[Texas Grown]

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I had that very same near experience on a lease north of Throckmorton back in 2005. Only when I lifted the hood, I had a big female rat that just sat up on her haunches and looked at me like a starving pooch. She had a little of every thing within reach including prickly pear fruits. I bet she weighed near 4 pounds.

[HUNTIN HARD]

100% pack rat!!!�� DO NOT leave your vehicle anywhere around there or you will be sorry.

[RifleBowPistol]

In south Texas we had rat dens like that. Pretty sure that's what you have.

[catslayer]

Bet some of the dog guys would love to put some terriers down those holes

[tx.biologist]

Proper term is Southern Plains Woodrat.

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/neotmicr.htm

[4dog]

17hmr and 22 heaven!! choot em!!!

[Tbar]

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I would bet a buck they are pack rat dens--

[150class]

Rat nest!

[muzzlebrake]

You need a couple of buckets of these blocks. Put a couple down in the den holes and the pack rats will be no more. https://www.belllabs.com/bell-labs/p...l-weather-blox
If you don't kill these bastages you will at some point have a vehicle with no wiring left under the hood.