How to get rid of roaches in an Xbox 360/Wii?

[BeaglePuss]

I don't care what it cost, that shit would find it's way to the trash. That's just gross man. I wouldn't feel comfortable selling the systems to someone else after the fact, and I most certainly wouldn't want the consoles in my house (bagged up or otherwise).

The last thing you need is a house full of roaches because you wanted to make a few bucks off of craigslist.

[wingzrow]

Put it in a giant sealed ziplock bag, more than one if possible. Then throw that thing in a freezer. I THINK that should kill them.

[alec006]

Oh god, that's horrible. as others have said you'll have to take them apart. Best thing to do is take all the electronics out of the case and throw that thing in the dishwasher. I did that for a friend of mine. Her parents had a horrible roach problem and she kept it in storage. She gave me her SNES to fix,I open it and omg,it was so disgusting, shit,bugs and cat hair everywhere. So I ordered a new board because hers was toast and washed the case in the dishwasher. Came out looking brand new and smelt nice and clean.

[kupomogli]

How about this. Put it in a few air tight sealed bags with some heavy duty liquid. Maybe have one back with the liquid placed in it. Then the second back placed in that bag with a big hole cut at the top. Use one of those sealers that reseal a plastic bag so it's air tight. Then leave it sitting in your back yard for about a month.

After a month. Buy one of these.



Clean the hell out of those consoles. Make sure to clean them three or four times. Then you should be done.

Other than that. I agree with Leo Ames. You should ask for a refund.

[MrNelson]

That is quite possibly the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. Go to that guy and demand a refund, now.

[geezuzkhrist119]

Put it in a giant sealed ziplock bag, more than one if possible. Then throw that thing in a freezer. I THINK that should kill them.

I like this idea.

Try that and open the cases.
Who ever sold you those console is a dirty fuck.

[CDiablo]

I've dealt with this before your best bet would be to put a more costly system next to these systems. If you put say; a Neo Geo, Turbo Duo, Pippen or a LE system(eg Panzer Dragoon XBOX) or the like next to the Wii or 360, the roaches will naturally move to the more expensive(some are also attracted to the vintage interior) system. Thats what worked for me at least.

[geezuzkhrist119]

I've dealt with this before your best bet would be to put a more costly system next to these systems. If you put say; a Neo Geo, Turbo Duo, Pippen or a LE system(eg Panzer Dragoon XBOX) or the like next to the Wii or 360, the roaches will naturally move to the more expensive(some are also attracted to the vintage interior) system. Thats what worked for me at least.

Build the roaches a city of game consoles.

[Cmosfm]

Someone asked how I couldn't notice this before i bought it. Well, the thing is, they look FANTASTIC. They are super clean and look like new, that's what's unusual. There isn't bugs crawling out of it or anything, and I don't typically smell the systems I purchase beforehand. Of course if I had I would have noticed the roach smell.

Upon further investigation, the Wii seems pretty clean, it has a very faint odor but after leaving it outside for a few days it's nearly gone. There aren't any living bugs inside of that one from what I can tell.

The 360 on the other hand, no matter how much I shake it, bug bits still fall out and I can still see a bug here or there living inside of it. I've since wrapped it and it's power brick up in bubble wrap, super-taped the hell out of it, and put it in a trash bag and super-taped the hell out of that. I wish I had a large ziplock bag but I don't. I live in an apartment so I can't go into my backyard and clean it or anything, so now I have the choice of cleaning it myself, finding someone to clean it for me (which is preferred), or trashing it. I'm NOT putting it in my freezer. I'm sorry, but to me, that just seems insanely disgusting.

So here's the bad news, which I hope is just a coincidence. I seen a bug in my apartment today similar to the one inside that system. My apartment complex offers free extermination visits so I'm going to schedule one tomorrow. I've been having dreams of finding roaches in my house lately, and any time my cat goes after something I jump up expecting to find one of those nasty fuckers. I have a bug phobia.

[pixelsnpolygons]

So here's the bad news, which I hope is just a coincidence. I seen a bug in my apartment today similar to the one inside that system.

It would be funny if a similar incident is what caused the infestation in the home/apartment of the guy who sold you those systems. He purchased a seemingly unsuspecting, but in fact infested GameCube for example which in turn spread throughout his home, eventually making its way into his newer systems - the Wii and 360 you purchased. Maybe some roach family has been hopping from apartment to apartment since the '70s, hitching a ride on the Console Express.

[synbiosfan]

I wouldn't feel comfortable selling the systems to someone else after the fact, and I most certainly wouldn't want the consoles in my house (bagged up or otherwise).

My buddy has a second hand video game shop, the bug stories I could tell. He has no issues cleaning a console out and reselling it.