House Mouse - Page 2

codprawn · 10 July 2006, 23:11

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Originally Posted by Phil Davies

Yep, works particularly well on squirrels, too! One of my neighbours caught six (!!!) squirrels over the course of a couple of weeks in her loft using peanut butter in a Fenn trap.

Andy, I do admire your diligence in attempting to catch that mouse alive, but it's really not to be recommended having them using your house as a latrine for over a week, particularly if you've got young kids. The spring loaded traps are humane in that they are lethally effective - the mouse literally won't know what hit it.

It's a wonder you haven't told him to use a punt gun.....

Nasher · 10 July 2006, 23:52

Always wanted a punt gun.

I'd like to strap it to the roof rails on the Shogun and deal with people who cruise down the middle lane of an otherwise empty motorway.

Nasher

The Jackeens · 10 July 2006, 23:56

Andy, I once used a humane trap for a little mouse and released it 'out in the wild' i.e. a quiet laneway behind the house. Unfortunately as I released the little captive, a lady turned the corner walking her two (unleashed) greyhounds...

The rest is like Pete 7's saga of the electrocuted hamster I'm afraid.

K

Scrumdown · 11 July 2006, 19:19

Killed a mouse early this year with the argos catalogue, just hung over the end of the sofa until the bugger came out and dropped the extra argos catalogue on top of it - clean kill too!

Beats watching tv too!

ps - the back cover does wipe clean....

Nate · 12 July 2006, 00:03

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Originally Posted by Scrumdown

Killed a mouse early this year with the argos catalogue, just hung over the end of the sofa until the bugger came out and dropped the extra argos catalogue on top of it - clean kill too!

Beats watching tv too!

ps - the back cover does wipe clean....

Who was it said that the Welsh pray on their knees and prey on their neighbours?

Hightower · 12 July 2006, 00:14

No news on the Mouse front yet. I did however speak to one of my friends today. He gave me horror stories of Mice that he's still having troubles with 1 year on.

He traps them in spring loaded traps and suggested I do the same quickly before it all gets out of hand.

Jonny Fuller · 12 July 2006, 00:20

You need one of these: available from any good pet shop.

Cought one just last night, that our cat brought in yesterday. she seems to bring them in, and let them go, often without harming them (not always)

This humane trap works every time. we seem to get one every couple of weeks. in the summer, she manages to catch, and bring in little bats! now they're a whole different matter when it comes to catching them!

Jonny Fuller · 12 July 2006, 00:32

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Originally Posted by Scrumdown

Killed a mouse early this year with the argos catalogue, just hung over the end of the sofa until the bugger came out and dropped the extra argos catalogue on top of it - clean kill too!

Beats watching tv too!

ps - the back cover does wipe clean....

What a hero!

Did you get a (small) erection?

ian parkes · 12 July 2006, 01:02

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Originally Posted by Jonny Fuller

What a hero!

Did you get a (small) erection?

How sick !
What a thing to suggest thats illegal and imoral.
the argos book is good

My s16 with laser sight is fun

My cat is the best mice rabbits rats etc problem is she has a liking for frogs and was bringing in 2 or 3 a night but doesn't eat them , we keep finding dried up frogs under the furniture . I am fed up with catching frogs and putting them outside

Hightower · 12 July 2006, 01:09

Jonny, I've two of these traps and they have worked in the past. Not so far this time though. I seem to have Ghost or Super Mice.

Jonny Fuller · 12 July 2006, 01:09

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Originally Posted by ian parkes

My s16 with laser sight is fun

Well it probably goes some small way to making up for having a boring & laughable boat, and an even more boring & laughable engine!

ho hum

Jonny Fuller · 12 July 2006, 01:10

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Originally Posted by Hightower

Jonny, I've two of these traps and they have worked in the past. Not so far this time though. I seem to have Ghost or Super Mice.

MMMnn, spooky! like the idea of a super mouse!

Mark Halliday · 12 July 2006, 08:32

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Originally Posted by Neal

Yep she brings magpies in too and lets them go, had two in the house this year

Me too Neal.
I was not too happy about chasing another very p'ed of magpie round the house at 6 this morning.

Andy.
If you have not seen the mouse for a while, check the toaster. That is where I had one living a few years back.

John Kennett · 12 July 2006, 08:50

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Originally Posted by Jonny Fuller

Well it probably goes some small way to making up for having a boring & laughable boat, and an even more boring & laughable

Awww. Did the nasty man with the ickle boat kill the poor ickle mousie?

We all know you only use a "humane" trap so you can feed the live mice to yer Jack Russell!

John

ian parkes · 12 July 2006, 08:55

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Originally Posted by Jonny Fuller

Well it probably goes some small way to making up for having a boring & laughable boat, and an even more boring & laughable engine!

ho hum

which boat do you refer to here ? the one in my profile I guess . probably more nature friendly than your leviathan , which doesn't sound like a veggie boat to me . they don't make a 2cv rib do they

John Kennett · 12 July 2006, 09:37

Interesting that the context-sensitive adverts on this page are currently showing links to "Stress relief" and "Anger management" sites!

John

Scrumdown · 12 July 2006, 13:01

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Originally Posted by Jonny Fuller

What a hero!

Did you get a (small) erection?

no to your last quote... j Just did not want my baby son crawling around on a floor that has mouse pee every where - the mouse never got caught by the traps, tried 4 different types and the ultra sonic plugs but nothing worked!
Living in the countryside does mean that you have a constant battle with vermin.

Jonny Fuller · 12 July 2006, 13:43

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Originally Posted by Scrumdown

no to your last quote... j Just did not want my baby son crawling around on a floor that has mouse pee every where - the mouse never got caught by the traps, tried 4 different types and the ultra sonic plugs but nothing worked!
Living in the countryside does mean that you have a constant battle with vermin.

That post has a rather different tone! where's 'Rambo' the hero mouse killer gone?

Limey Linda · 12 July 2006, 17:42

I live "Out in the country": Score so far this year is:
20 scorpions
2 rattlesnakes in back garden
3 Cactus wrens flying around the house
1 wild pig ( pack of 5) attack in front garden, on my 100 lb. choc. lab. Ripped his shoulder open and cost $1000 vet bill + 45 days rabies quarantine.
3 dead rabbits floating in swimming pool
1 tarrantula spider the size of a saucer on back patio ( these are actualy good guys)
2 pack rats built nest under bonnet of by truck and ate out all the ignition wiring.
I mouse hatching 10 babys under fridge; sorry they all got flushed.
A couple of years ago my wife layed down on the couch for, a nap and commented that the cushion was moving. There was a rabbit under the cushion.
Sooooo, by my standards Qty. 1 house mouse is a very small problem.
Hope Ya'all find this interesting
T.

Hugh Jardon · 12 July 2006, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Limey Linda

I live "Out in the country": Score so far this year is:
20 scorpions
2 rattlesnakes in back garden
3 Cactus wrens flying around the house
1 wild pig ( pack of 5) attack in front garden, on my 100 lb. choc. lab. Ripped his shoulder open and cost $1000 vet bill + 45 days rabies quarantine.
3 dead rabbits floating in swimming pool
1 tarrantula spider the size of a saucer on back patio ( these are actualy good guys)
2 pack rats built nest under bonnet of by truck and ate out all the ignition wiring.
I mouse hatching 10 babys under fridge; sorry they all got flushed.
A couple of years ago my wife layed down on the couch for, a nap and commented that the cushion was moving. There was a rabbit under the cushion.
Sooooo, by my standards Qty. 1 house mouse is a very small problem.
Hope Ya'all find this interesting
T.

thats nothing!

after it rained the other day i had to pic up 3 dead worms off the patio before my young family were able to step outside into the garden to play

also to the issue of mouses in the houses or garage

we get them from time to time in the garage and i like the nice pleasing snap from a bit of sprung loaded metal taking the little blighter to task.

they do a lot of damage so i am not sorry to see them go, sorry about that, no erection Mr fuller just the relief that no more chewing damage in the garage. and if i let them go they will be back unless i travel a bit of a distance but not willing to do that for a pest.

have used the humane ones in the past but if you dont get to them in time they die of thirst/hunger which seems more cruel in a way.

so snap snap it is for me