Just a short note.
I have a mouse (or mice) in my house. The evidence points to several, but not really more than, I guess, 3-4.
I do not generally like this fact, but I do to wish to begin killing. I generally don't want to kill anything. It is a living creature created by the Goddess. Who am I to take its life away? It is here for a purpose just like the rest of us. It could have been a friend of mine in a past life or may be in a future life. I generally do not mind sharing my house. So long as they leave no real visible signs of shared habitation.
However, I realize that not all share my willingness to cohabitate with rodents. My mother is insistent that I just kill the mouse: bait...never mind that if something then eats the mouse I am responsible for two deaths then. The body count begins to add up. Or less body count, but more gruesome...a killing trap where I must witness first hand my evil deeds. And I am aware that some friends may not wish to come over if they risk viewing mouse antics. (Aires has caugh the mouse before and let it go under the piano. I am certain that he and the mouse are responsible for much of the nightly noisy I now hear). And yet I cannot seem to get myself (or Clif) to find a humane trap (the kind that catch the mouse and then you can release it later...More than a mile from your home or they usually come right back).
I have cats so I should not have to deal with these dilemmas.
Sigh.
Can't I just live with eh mouse. Why must I feel compelled to rid my house of its rodent cohabitants for the comfort of friends and family?
3 comments:
I'll send Shrimpycat down to you. She took care of our mouse problem last year. It was pretty gruesome finding the skins of mice she and the other kitties ate. Mr. Stinny threw up intact mouse organs. That was another fun thing to find at 3 in the morning after hearing loud kitty gagging noises.
Good luck!
I killed 4 at SLocum Heights. I wanted and used the snap traps. I thought them better than the glue traps. I simply don't do rodents. I am actually afraid of them. Too fast and uninvited.
It's been a long time, but i thought I'd stop by. Charlie (dog) is doing well and so is kitty. fyi: home depot or lowes sell these ultrasonic rodent repellents that you can plug right into your electrical sockets. The new ones should not interfere w/ your pets. It's a more humane way of getting rid of them.
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