The house we owned previous to this one was overrun with field mice. One time my dryer stopped working and hubby pulled it out from the wall to look at it......tons of dog food started falling out. Apparently the little boogers were stealing the dogs food and storing it in the dryer. lol
They’ll do the same thing with cars that are parked too long, my husband has replaced more than one muffler filled with dog or cat food. Especially if you are feeding outside or in the garage.
I once found a nest of baby mice in a dresser drawer. They stole all the insulation out of my stove, which made the oven cook slow because all the heat was radiating out. I caulked a gap around the water pipe and they chewed a new hole through the wall right next to the caulk overnight.
Mice are on my sh*t list for eternity.