Mice

We have been setting the humane mouse traps as we have a bit of unnerving scratching in the odd corner. I use chocolate as it works every time. This morning Owen said

if you put down caviare  would the mice eat it, or take it to their King?

Comments

[carolyn]

EEK where's ther'e one there is probably a family. One Spring we caught a baby who ate the peanut butter cracker and crawled right out of our humane trap so we got one with smaller wire and caught the whole family...16!!!! I still can't believe it. They loved raisins and peanut butter on a cracker. After collecting them in an aquarium we rreleased them far away in a wooded area. Better they become owl food then eat ours. Good luck.

[katie]

that must have been one big trap - -ours only have room for one! I like the sound of your family round up - my Dad always says 'if you have one mouse you have 100!' HELP!

[Alison]

That is so funny... when I was a kid the mice in my mum's old house only ate chocolate...they loved easter time!
Alison x

[Dad.]

I should have said 25. (Thought I had!!!) Love. Dad.

[katie]

That makes me feel a bit better - we have ejected three so far - into the barn - would they come back like homing mice? only if we gave them the caviare I suppose

[sooz]

Sorry Katie you is tagged. If you want to tell me a little more about yourself go here and read all about it http://soozs.blogspot.com/2007/05/seven-not-scary-movie.html. And if you can't be stuffed that's cool too.

[Maddy]

I have heard peanut butter is irresistible to mice. Good luck with those pesky meeces.

[Tash]

Have you tried the Hugh F-W method of politely asking them to leave, burning sage leaves and sending loving thoughts? He swore by it! I have the same problem, but with a couple of Greater Leopard Slugs - who really, really like my kitchen!

[katie]

I love that last option! I have some sage leaves too - I am not unkindly disposed towards them, I just don't want them in my house - especially when they have such rich pickings elsewhere on the farm. Sage leaves and loving kindness it is then!

[jude]

i have mouse that likes to come out late in the evening and watch me quilt. my cat is too old to bother. they both watch me sew.