A mouse just popped out of my air conditioner

Nocturnal

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Should I not be breathing this air in? It wasn't dead, it was just in there. He sh1t himself once I turned the a/c on.

This is a pretty expensive Panasonic unit too. I would not want to just throw it away. What should I do?

A mouse just popped out of my air conditioner

Are you ready for a Monkey to jump out of your butt? Then stop posting like this.

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Ryan

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If you have mice coming out fo your unit, you have problems. big problems.
 

Nocturnal

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Well I run the unit every single day and this is the first time this has happend.

I'm guessing some time today he crawled into the unit. It isn't like some ancient unit.

jagec, I'm just wondering. I don't know the effects of having a mouse sit in my a/c unit.
 

OOBradm

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this is truly an exciting time in your life and you shoudl take some time to reflect on te events that just unfolded in order to open your mind to the enlightening gifts that were just brought forth.


that and buy a mousetrap
 

Goosemaster

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Catch and eat the mouse.

If it tastes like sh!t then the poor bastard was in there for a while and was holding it in. Probably the only one.


It it tastes like fresh juicy mouse, then, my friend, you've just tasted sh!t.
 

myusername

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Hm. Well there was that nasty virus from mouse feces in AZ/NM in like '93 or so, but it was specific to one type of mouse, IIRC, and only when they had been breeding like mad.
 

Sluggo

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Worst case, the A/C fan is spraying the mouse's fecal matter and urine all over your room.
 

Baked

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Well what do you expect us to do, tell you it ain't nothing? Is that what you wanna hear? Or do you rather we tell you to wear a gas mask whenever you turn on the AC from now on.
 

duckdown

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Originally posted by: OOBradm
this is truly an exciting time in your life and you shoudl take some time to reflect on te events that just unfolded in order to open your mind to the enlightening gifts that were just brought forth.

HAHAHAHA LOL!!!!!!

 

cirthix

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no, its perfectly normal. as a byproduct of the neutron recombination field some rna (retardo-natural animals) is sometimes created. while the compression of gravity normally keeps these at bay, they can come out after riding a high-energy electro-pulse, and a retardo-natural animal will charge out of the unit

edit: what the fsck do you think? its normal?
 

illusion88

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Mice carry a pretty harmful disease in their fur. It's pretty rare, only a high concentration of the stuff is known to infect anyone. It's a bacterial infection known as herpagonasyphilaids. Herpa-gona-syphil-aids. You may be infected! It takes about 4 weeks for it to show up in any test. And about 6-8 weeks for symptoms to show.

Good luck!
 

QuitBanningMe

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You're gonna die b!tch:

Hantavirus is a rare, incurable viral disease transmitted by long-tailed wild mice. It is present throughout the Americas (though not in the far south of Patagonia) and produces haemorrhagic fever and severe respiratory problems caused by the accumulation of liquid in the lungs. Initial symptoms are similar to influenza - with fever, headache, stomachache and muscle pain - and the fatality rate is around fifty percent. The virus is present in the excrement, urine and saliva of the mouse and is transmitted to humans through breathing in contaminated air, consuming contaminated food or water, or by being bitten by or handling a virus-bearing mouse. It cannot survive sunlight, detergent or disinfectant and the best way to avoid contamination is by being scrupulously clean when camping, particularly in rural areas. Recommended precautions are using tents with a proper floor, good fastenings and no holes; keeping food in sealed containers and out of reach of mice (hanging a knotted carrier bag from a tree is a standard precaution) and cleaning up properly after eating. If staying in a cabaña which looks as though it hasn't been used for a while, let the place ventilate for a good thirty minutes before checking (while covering your mouth and nose with a handkerchief) for signs of mouse excrement. If any is found, all surfaces should be disinfected then swept and aired. Despite the severity of hantavirus, you should not be unduly worried about the disease. In the unlikely case that there is an outbreak in the area you are visiting you will be well-informed by the local authorities of the virus's presence.
 

monk3y

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Originally posted by: OOBradm
this is truly an exciting time in your life and you shoudl take some time to reflect on te events that just unfolded in order to open your mind to the enlightening gifts that were just brought forth.


that and buy a mousetrap

LOL I haven't laughed that hard reading a post in a while :D
 

SportSC4

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hmmm...
"A mouse just popped out of my" ________
Wall = bad
Sink = bad
Toilet = bad
Couch= bad
Air Conditioner= ???

I don't know which state you're in... but you could be a candidate for hantavirus!