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 Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:56 am
We have a mouse infestation in the house, and apparently my cat, Smokey, has become too old/lazy/pampered to hunt them down like he used to be so great for doing. (I'm placing my bets on "pampered." stare )
My dad wanted to put down poison, but I'e caught Smokey still trying to catch mice from time to time, and my dog actually did catch one and play with it. (Shoulda dragged in Smokey and shown him how he's being an embarrassment to cat-kind. xP ) So poison is nixed, obviously, to keep from indirectly poisoning them. Those snap traps are out, too, because Moco (the dog) is extremely nosy. I can just see her trying to eat the bait off it and snapping it on herself. xp
So we've got a few live traps around the house. So far we've caught four mice, not counting the one Moco caught. Two I gave to my girlfriend -- she wanted to either give them to her two mousing cats, or keep them as pets, never really said which. Two my dad took outside and threw across the road into the woods "hoping they land on their furry little heads."
But, out of curiosity, what do you usually do with live-caught mice? It seems to me that if you toss them outside, they're just going to come back in. If I offer them to my cat, he won't take an interest until it's running away from him, and if he doesn't catch it or something, it's just loose in the house again.
Hopefully the farm's cats have some nice litters of mousers next spring, I can bring home a kitten to keep next year's mouse population under control, and I won't have to worry about this. xp
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 5:28 am
You need to release them, ffaaarrr from your house. Like take a drive and then release them
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Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 12:59 pm
What Gabby said. Though, I'm willing to bet that after getting his nose snapped once or twice, your dog will learn to leave the traps alone.
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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 5:32 pm
Empty them into a bag and swing it against a hard surface will all your strength. Instant death. Or bag and stomp.
It probably sounds harsh but we had a mouse plague not long ago and we ended up killing thooouuuusands of them.
If you want to use snap traps around pets then get an icecream container [or similar}, turn it upside down over the trap and cut a few holes [close to the ground] as doorways to provide access for the mice. Weight it down so the pet can't tip the container.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2012 1:52 am
Skeksis Empty them into a bag and swing it against a hard surface will all your strength. Instant death. Or bag and stomp. It probably sounds harsh but we had a mouse plague not long ago and we ended up killing thooouuuusands of them. If you want to use snap traps around pets then get an icecream container [or similar}, turn it upside down over the trap and cut a few holes [close to the ground] as doorways to provide access for the mice. Weight it down so the pet can't tip the container. The last couple we caught we stomped on; I told dad that his 'toss them across the road' plan probably isn't working that great. :p My dog seems to have caught on to hunting them somehow too, she's caught two more and brings them to us -- usually dead or wounded. haha Ooh, that's a good idea. I hadn't thought of that!
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 8:21 pm
Keeping them as pets is probably a horrible idea... they'll probably get loose and start wreaking havoc around your friend's house, since they aren't domesticated...
Whenever I caught live mice at a previous workplace, I always put them in a box and drove to the nearest park forest-y area and released them... I know they say relocation is terrible for wildlife, but I figured it was better than a slow death by drowning (we often found them swimming in our display ponds) or poison, plus they could possibly contribute to the food chain there.
I think I would still use snap traps and just put them in places I know my dog couldn't get to. Also, a little tip I learned: when you start placing snap traps, put bait on them but don't set them the first few times. That way the mice become less cautious and are more likely to be caught by the trap. Although you've already caught four by live trap, which to me is a freaking record of mice idiocy... lol.
Anywho, good luck. biggrin
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2012 9:04 pm
Ailinea Keeping them as pets is probably a horrible idea... they'll probably get loose and start wreaking havoc around your friend's house, since they aren't domesticated... Whenever I caught live mice at a previous workplace, I always put them in a box and drove to the nearest park forest-y area and released them... I know they say relocation is terrible for wildlife, but I figured it was better than a slow death by drowning (we often found them swimming in our display ponds) or poison, plus they could possibly contribute to the food chain there. I think I would still use snap traps and just put them in places I know my dog couldn't get to. Also, a little tip I learned: when you start placing snap traps, put bait on them but don't set them the first few times. That way the mice become less cautious and are more likely to be caught by the trap. Although you've already caught four by live trap, which to me is a freaking record of mice idiocy... lol. Anywho, good luck. biggrin I have a wild mouse as a "pet" but, I have had him since he was just a hopper, he almost died, and I found him, and nursed him back to health, I haven't decided if I want to ever turn him lose, he KNOWS his life, he is almost a year old, and that is pretty decent for a mouse, he would get his butt kicked, hes so small Dx (stunted from starvation which is how I found him)
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:45 am
Cowgirl-with-heart Ailinea Keeping them as pets is probably a horrible idea... they'll probably get loose and start wreaking havoc around your friend's house, since they aren't domesticated... Whenever I caught live mice at a previous workplace, I always put them in a box and drove to the nearest park forest-y area and released them... I know they say relocation is terrible for wildlife, but I figured it was better than a slow death by drowning (we often found them swimming in our display ponds) or poison, plus they could possibly contribute to the food chain there. I think I would still use snap traps and just put them in places I know my dog couldn't get to. Also, a little tip I learned: when you start placing snap traps, put bait on them but don't set them the first few times. That way the mice become less cautious and are more likely to be caught by the trap. Although you've already caught four by live trap, which to me is a freaking record of mice idiocy... lol. Anywho, good luck. biggrin I have a wild mouse as a "pet" but, I have had him since he was just a hopper, he almost died, and I found him, and nursed him back to health, I haven't decided if I want to ever turn him lose, he KNOWS his life, he is almost a year old, and that is pretty decent for a mouse, he would get his butt kicked, hes so small Dx (stunted from starvation which is how I found him) Aww, poor little guy. Our rehab once got a bunch of wild mice from the mouse breeder we usually go through... he wanted to get rid of them so he gave us a discount. Out of the 20 mice or so he gave us, I think only about half of them were useable because the rest either jumped out of the tote when we opened it or were impossible to catch and escaped. I liked that they were more natural-colored for the predators, but sheesh they were a pain in the butt! razz
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Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2012 11:27 am
Ailinea Cowgirl-with-heart Ailinea Keeping them as pets is probably a horrible idea... they'll probably get loose and start wreaking havoc around your friend's house, since they aren't domesticated... Whenever I caught live mice at a previous workplace, I always put them in a box and drove to the nearest park forest-y area and released them... I know they say relocation is terrible for wildlife, but I figured it was better than a slow death by drowning (we often found them swimming in our display ponds) or poison, plus they could possibly contribute to the food chain there. I think I would still use snap traps and just put them in places I know my dog couldn't get to. Also, a little tip I learned: when you start placing snap traps, put bait on them but don't set them the first few times. That way the mice become less cautious and are more likely to be caught by the trap. Although you've already caught four by live trap, which to me is a freaking record of mice idiocy... lol. Anywho, good luck. biggrin I have a wild mouse as a "pet" but, I have had him since he was just a hopper, he almost died, and I found him, and nursed him back to health, I haven't decided if I want to ever turn him lose, he KNOWS his life, he is almost a year old, and that is pretty decent for a mouse, he would get his butt kicked, hes so small Dx (stunted from starvation which is how I found him) Aww, poor little guy. Our rehab once got a bunch of wild mice from the mouse breeder we usually go through... he wanted to get rid of them so he gave us a discount. Out of the 20 mice or so he gave us, I think only about half of them were useable because the rest either jumped out of the tote when we opened it or were impossible to catch and escaped. I liked that they were more natural-colored for the predators, but sheesh they were a pain in the butt! razz lol that is like me trying to clean Lucky's cage, I have to put a pringles tube in for him to "hide" in, then I put the lid on when he gets in, and clean his cage, he is not a pet, but he is not wild, he is happy though, so I don't feel bad about keeping him.
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