Mouse in my humidor!

[xrundog]

I was recently reading a post about beetle infestations and traps and was reminded of something that happened to me several years ago. I keep all my humidors, pipes and various tobacco accoutrements in my basement workshop. My basement is a walkout and the workshop is in what was once an indoor swimming pool. It's a large area with a lot of windows. It's a nice space. But I also have a lot of stuff laying around. My lot backs up onto a large woods so there are lots of critters around. Mice have occasionally made their way in.
One summer my glass top ready smokes humidor was running a little high in the RH department. I left the lid open thinking it would dry out a bit. There are two trays in the top blocking the view of the humidor bottom. At the time I was smoking pipes almost exclusively do It was at least several days before I decided to check the humidor again.
For some reason I decided to pull the right hand tray. It took me a good 10 seconds for my brain to process what I was seeing. A number of the cigars were just shredded! At first I thought I had a beetle outbreak. But I didn't see any bugs moving. Closer inspection revealed what was a cozy little nest in the corner. A mouse had decided that my humidor would make a nice home. It had used the material at hand (cigars!) to make a nest.
Mousie was not at home that day. I removed the little nest and found that he had destroyed maybe 8 cigars. I used a small shop vac to take out the detritus. There were some dry turds but it didn't seem that the mouse had peed in the humidor. I wiped it down, reorganized the smokes and closed the lid.
I later trapped a mouse and haven't seen evidence of anymore.
Keeps your humidors closed people!

[gumby]

Well that’s a new one! 😳🤣

[TommyBB]

Damn, never heard of that before, but given the factors involved makes sense.

[Rob G]

I keep my firewood in an outdoor shed. I was out there getting wood for a fire in the backyard when I stumbled upon what is clearly an abandoned nest. I'm glad it was abandoned, because it seemed rather large. I have no problems dealing with one or two mice. But I would have freaked if there were a dozen running around.

[beevod]

Would a cat fit inside your humidor?

[bsslack]

Well, then it really would smell.

But, as I think on it those that use litter crystals should be extra careful. Miss kitty might think it's a new place to go....

I love the story Tim. A new cigar from Frattello called Rattello?

Cheers!

[La Corojo]

Wow, I wonder how it got out once it got in?

[tfkirk1]

Great story Tim.

[BigO]

Joy. I smelled a dead one in the basement this morning. Treasure hunt!

The only way to win is to lose!

[Rob G]

Originally Posted by BigO

Joy. I smelled a dead one in the basement this morning. Treasure hunt!

The only way to win is to lose!

I have that happen a few times a year. Usually, the mouse is in one of the traps, so it's an easy clean up. One time, the mouse must have died somewhere in the ventilation system. There was nothing to do but wait it out. We had to put up with the smell, throughout the whole house, for a few days.