Vermin!

**Matt D** · 08-11-2004, 22:42

AGH! We have mice in the kitchen

Little furry beasts have come in from outside somehow, & seem to be coming up into the kitchen via a hole on the side of the step into the kitchen.

Put some traps down, currently baited with bits of Mars Bar.

Bloody things...

Chimaera · 08-11-2004, 22:44

Sounds like you could do with a visit from my dog - she catches mice, rats, flies, wasps (ouch) and always brings the evidence to show you!

08-11-2004, 22:45

we get those in our garage, best bait we found was cat food and fat balls that you feed birds with

08-11-2004, 22:45

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Sounds like you could do with a visit from my dog - she catches mice, rats, flies, wasps (ouch) and always brings the evidence to show you!

and the odd peterborian

dilligaf1701 · 08-11-2004, 22:46

Buxom woman tells me that she used to have pet rats and mice!!!!

I am so glad she doesn't now...

Chimaera · 08-11-2004, 22:47

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Originally Posted by gary_580

and the odd peterborian

Do you mean me or my dog?

and who are you calling odd

**Matt D** · 08-11-2004, 22:49

I don't hate mice themselves, it's the thought of them all running around the kitchen, leaving their evidence behind, & getting into the food.

Thought about using poison, but then you don't know if they actually have been killed....unless they crawl off somewhere to die & you get a plague of flies...

So we've got some nice simple traps. Set the trap. Splat. Bin the mouse. Re-set the trap...

08-11-2004, 22:50

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Do you mean me or my dog?

and who are you calling odd

i thought all peterborians were odd but apparently not in your view

08-11-2004, 22:51

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Originally Posted by Matt D

I don't hate mice themselves, it's the thought of them all running around the kitchen, leaving their evidence behind, & getting into the food.

eeewwww reminds me of the Flour in the Chris T house!

**Matt D** · 08-11-2004, 22:53

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Originally Posted by gary_580

eeewwww reminds me of the Flour in the Chris T house!

One made itself a nice little nest in my housemate's box of weetabix last night...one of my other housemate's heard the noise, opened the cupboard, & screamed her head off.

08-11-2004, 22:53

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Originally Posted by Matt D

I don't hate mice themselves, it's the thought of them all running around the kitchen, leaving their evidence behind, & getting into the food.

Thought about using poison, but then you don't know if they actually have been killed....unless they crawl off somewhere to die & you get a plague of flies...

So we've got some nice simple traps. Set the trap. Splat. Bin the mouse. Re-set the trap...

yes - peanut butter works and is easy to apply

- chocolate should be melted onto the bait tray......

**Matt D** · 08-11-2004, 22:54

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Originally Posted by homealone

yes - peanut butter works and is easy to apply

- chocolate should be melted onto the bait tray......

Cheers Gaz

Chimaera · 08-11-2004, 22:54

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Originally Posted by Matt D

I don't hate mice themselves, it's the thought of them all running around the kitchen, leaving their evidence behind, & getting into the food.

Thought about using poison, but then you don't know if they actually have been killed....unless they crawl off somewhere to die & you get a plague of flies...

So we've got some nice simple traps. Set the trap. Splat. Bin the mouse. Re-set the trap...

Yeah - all very well in theory - but those mice are cunning, they can remove food from traps without harming themselves!

When I had 'visitors' a few years back I started out with the traps which failed dismally - and after a couple of weeks I put the poison down, carefully because of the dog catching them (!) You will soon know if one dies and is hidden somewhere - the smell of rotting mouse is - erm - distinctive to put it mildly!

Chimaera · 08-11-2004, 22:55

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Originally Posted by gary_580

i thought all peterborians were odd but apparently not in your view

Speak as you find, that's what I say!

**Matt D** · 08-11-2004, 22:56

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Originally Posted by Chimaera

Yeah - all very well in theory - but those mice are cunning, they can remove food from traps without harming themselves!

When I had 'visitors' a few years back I started out with the traps which failed dismally - and after a couple of weeks I put the poison down, carefully because of the dog catching them (!) You will soon know if one dies and is hidden somewhere - the smell of rotting mouse is - erm - distinctive to put it mildly!

Yuk. Hopefully these mice are stupid, & we won't need to use poison.