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I live in the glorious country side, only down side is we have sqwatters. Those cute little mice have taken residence in my food cupboard and taken to helping themselves to the cream crackers so loads of open food has had to go and all other tins and bottles have been scrubbed. two mice have been caught with my trusty mouse trap which usually stays on guard near my fishing gear has one of the little buggers ate through my landing net which i didnt find out till i tried to land a fish! . I have heard that it is normal for a family of the cute little creatures to set up residence so i will have to move kick boards and cupboards maybe to clean up any damage caused

blinkey501 wrote:I live in the glorious country side, only down side is we have sqwatters. Those cute little mice have taken residence in my food cupboard and taken to helping themselves to the cream crackers so loads of open food has had to go and all other tins and bottles have been scrubbed. two mice have been caught with my trusty mouse trap which usually stays on guard near my fishing gear has one of the little buggers ate through my landing net which i didnt find out till i tried to land a fish! . I have heard that it is normal for a family of the cute little creatures to set up residence so i will have to move kick boards and cupboards maybe to clean up any damage caused

thats 3

We get em in the garage caught about 13 last year I recommend leaving some bait behind the boards when you put them back and try to find where they get in often by the waste pipe for washers etc and seal it that or a semi feral cat :)

Here's an idea if you want to put them to good use .......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9nGyPz9uT0

D-Rider wrote:Here's an idea if you want to put them to good use .......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9nGyPz9uT0

think i will stick to the traps at moment
oh yes 4 now

You need cats.

Actually, everybody needs cats

I've got a cat. It brings in live mice and lets them go.
Then it sits and watches me run after them.

I've got two different humane mice traps. They only work if you put a mouse in front of them and then poke it up the arse until it goes in.

MartDude wrote:You need cats.

Actually, everybody needs cats

... and how much is he paying you to plug his show?

randomsquid wrote:I've got a cat. It brings in live mice and lets them go.
Then it sits and watches me run after them.

Yep, we have two like that - the third on just watches from her perch on the back of the armchair.

I've got two different humane mice traps. They only work if you put a mouse in front of them and then poke it up the arse until it goes in.[/quote]

I have a home-made humane trap - I bait it with malted milk biscuits, mice love em!

they say if you see one you have six (at least)

we had the wee skitters as yule guests a few years back
little nippers - 2 mouses
humane triptraps -4 mouses
man hitting cupboard - 1 mouse
woman picking up and winging over the railway embankment - 1 mouse
large GSD/Labrador - nil mouses

followed by:-
written notice to quit taped to the wall at floor lever
plug in mouse scarer

cheap - traps, leccy thing, chocolate spread/or peanut butter as bait, live caught removed to salisbury plain for the owls

expensive - removal and destruction of various compromised kitchen cupboards, plugging of all likely holes with wire wool and plastering /concreting in

I've used gaffa tape fairlt succesfully to block holes in cupboards.

(haven't tried squirting them with WD cos they move pretty quick!)

thats six although we trapped 3 within 1 hour last night, we didnt trap 1 till this morning so fingers crossed

BikerGran wrote:
I have a home-made humane trap - I bait it with malted milk biscuits, mice love em!

I've tried chocolate biscuits and peanut butter but got no takers. I usually just catch them by hand now. Except for the one that hid under the hoover. I'll never forget that sad little squeaky crunchy noise.

randomsquid wrote:Except for the one that hid under the hoover. I'll never forget that sad little squeaky crunchy noise.

I laughed at this.. Does that make me sick in the head?