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Cat Forum / Cat Anecdotes / June 2005PSST
(Whispers) Harvey is scared of mice! (end whisper) Sunday afternoon Harvey came flying out of the bedroom and made a beeline for his hiding place under the sofa. So I went back in the bedroom to see what had scared him so bad. There was a tiny little mouse in the wastebasket. So, to see if thats what had scared him, I went and got him to show him the mouse and let him hopefully get rid of it. Harvey freaked out, clawed me on the side of my neck and made another beeline for the sofa. So it was off to the hardware store to buy a couple of glue traps to catch the little buggers. Later that night Harvey was in the kitchen growling and hissing so I went to check it out. Sure enough the trap had worked and a little mouse was stuck to it. Skritches, KittyLady and Harvey Well, at least he lets you know when you have mice.... > (Whispers) Harvey is scared of mice! (end whisper) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Skritches, > KittyLady and Harvey Would be even better if he would catch them! Poor thing he was really scared and I still feel bad about scaring him the second time. Skritches, KittyLady > (Whispers) Harvey is scared of mice! (end whisper) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Skritches, > KittyLady and Harvey Awww man, I hate glue traps :-( They are so inhumane. -- Britta "There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." -- Unknown Check out pictures of Vino at: http://photos.yahoo.com/badwilson click on the Vino album HI badwilson, At least with a glue trap they are not being killed. If you find them intime a bit of vinegar will loosen the glue and you can release the mouse. With cats in the house you can't use poison or spring traps so I use glue. Skritches, KittyLady > HI badwilson, > > At least with a glue trap they are not being killed. If you find them > intime a bit of vinegar will loosen the glue and you can release the > mouse. With cats in the house you can't use poison or spring traps so I > use glue. Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? b Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? I have never heard of a live trap. What do they do? That sounds better than the glue, might stop me from getting bit by them some times. Skritches, KittyLady > Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? > > I have never heard of a live trap. What do they do? That sounds better > than the glue, might stop me from getting bit by them some times. Hav-a-heart makes live traps in many sizes, including mouse size. <http://www.havahart.com/nuisance/critters/critters_mice.asp> b > Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? > > I have never heard of a live trap. What do they do? That sounds better > than the glue, might stop me from getting bit by them some times. > Skritches, > KittyLady There are several sorts of live trap. The one I like particularly is a small wooden box, maybe four inches square. It has a funnel, decreasing in diameter, in the top and side. The funnels are made of perforated zinc. I bait it with peanuts and/or birdseed. I had a particular problem with mice in one cupboard, where I kept my dogfood but since I got a new kitchen, zero mice. This trap has a door in the side so you can let them out. I recommend letting them out quite a way away, I swear they home in less than 150 yards.. Tweed >> Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? >> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Tweed Talking of bird seed, I've just been watching a hedgehog happily munching the sunflower seed that the birds had dropped from the feeder.  SignatureAdrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) A house is not a home, without a cat. >>> Why not use live traps instead of glue traps? >>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > Talking of bird seed, I've just been watching a hedgehog happily > munching the sunflower seed that the birds had dropped from the feeder. I like hedgehogs. When KFC was still an outdoor kitty because I still had my dogs, there would often be a hedgehog eating her food down the garden while she sat back and said "OK, then.." and waited for the hh to leave. Hedgehog is one of my few German words. Igel, pronounced eagle. This is because N & I have discussed her rescues of igels so much. Tweed > (Whispers) Harvey is scared of mice! (end whisper) > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Skritches, > KittyLady and Harvey Persia is terrified of mice. She stopped dead in her tracks one morning while leading the way to beg me for her crunchies. I nearly tripped over her. "What's wrong, girl?" Then I saw it. A dead mouse on the floor. She refused to come into the kitchen until I'd properly disposed of it. Jill |
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