barq
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- Birmingham, UK
Maz said:
My cat is rubbish. He catches mice which he delicately carries into the house and then releases them to run around.
He also does this with rats. 
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My cat is rubbish. He catches mice which he delicately carries into the house and then releases them to run around.
He also does this with rats. 
spandex
I love Dr D
how are about getting a snake for the office? it worked for me! till it found a way out side and did not come back
till it found a way out side and did not come back
Landslide
Rare Migrant
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- Called to the bar
For a less violent solution...
http://www.locksleynet.com/blog/entry/305/mouse-trap-redesigned/
Recommends cheese, but I'd second Dom's suggestion about peanut butter.
http://www.locksleynet.com/blog/entry/305/mouse-trap-redesigned/
Recommends cheese, but I'd second Dom's suggestion about peanut butter.
Milo
Guru
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- Melksham, Wilts
traps with a touch of nutella worked for me if your conscious can handle it.
They got the message after the 3rd time.
They got the message after the 3rd time.
domtyler
Über Member
The last one we had had got into one of the cupboards in the kitchen and made himself a nest out of a packet of paper napkins! 
The cheeky little feck. He had devoured a whole packet of oats too. Wouldn't have been surprised if he had upgraded my Sky subscription for me too!
When I found it I started taking everything out and then found that he was still there sleeping! He soon woke when I turned on the hoover and chased him round, I came within an inch or two of sucking him up but he just managed to get away. It was later than night that I chased him onto the sticky pad though.
Bit of a shame as it was a field mouse, they are brown, rather than a house mouse, which are grey. Maybe I'll try a humane trap next time, who knows?
The cheeky little feck. He had devoured a whole packet of oats too. Wouldn't have been surprised if he had upgraded my Sky subscription for me too!When I found it I started taking everything out and then found that he was still there sleeping! He soon woke when I turned on the hoover and chased him round, I came within an inch or two of sucking him up but he just managed to get away. It was later than night that I chased him onto the sticky pad though.
Bit of a shame as it was a field mouse, they are brown, rather than a house mouse, which are grey. Maybe I'll try a humane trap next time, who knows?
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yorkshiregoth
Master of all he surveys
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- Heathrow
Anyone know what kind of mice they are:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15441137@N03/2420221507/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15441137@N03/2420221589/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15441137@N03/2420221507/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15441137@N03/2420221589/
wafflycat
New Member
- Location
- middle of Norfolk
Ones that require the attentions of a feline...
Cycling Naturalist
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- Llangollen
yorkshiregoth said:
They're Lesser Luxor Desert Mice and they're incredibly rare.
summerdays
Cycling in the sun
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- Bristol
We've used the mouse-friendly mouse traps in the past - but they are only mouse friendly if you check them often. Once we caught them we would then release them in the garage (cos we didn't want to put them out in the cold). Luckily we haven't had any for ages.
domtyler
Über Member
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Married to Night Train
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- Salford, UK
domtyler said:
Hice Mice, surely?
My supervisor's cat brought a rabbit in the other day, deposited it live in the bathroom and sat and watching it hopping round. When my boss went to check out the hoppiting noises from upstairs, the cat looked at him as if to say "well, I've brought it in, it's your turn to play now".
Humane traps if you can check them regularly, and have somewhere a long way away to release them. Otherwise, a swift sprung trap, and hope it works quickly. I don't like the sound of the sticky ones. Animals trapped by one limb have been known to gnaw it off to get away.
I'm sure in one of those photos the mouse is eyeing up the drawer marked chisels, hard hats and DNA kit.
I would be very afraid if I was you. If your key doesn't work in the office door tomorrow morning, my only advice is to run for the hills.
We had mice when we lived in a cottage on a farm. I came home one day to discover the OH running stalking them with an airgun. He (and the gun) had a lousy aim so we resorted to traps. That was a fun weekend with the kids. During Sunday lunch all the traps went off one by one. The kids just had to rush off and give us a commentary.
I would be very afraid if I was you. If your key doesn't work in the office door tomorrow morning, my only advice is to run for the hills.
We had mice when we lived in a cottage on a farm. I came home one day to discover the OH running stalking them with an airgun. He (and the gun) had a lousy aim so we resorted to traps. That was a fun weekend with the kids. During Sunday lunch all the traps went off one by one. The kids just had to rush off and give us a commentary.