There's a moos in the hoos
There's a moos in the hoos
The other day I left some chocolate on my workbench - I never leave food in the workshop (OK - should't even take it there, I know) not least of all because the roller shutter is not exactly draughtproof, a mouse, or worse, could get in easily.
Well, the chocolate had been nibbled and there were droppings nearby.
I set a trap - with some of the chocolate and next morning the chocolate had gone but the trap had not been sprung!
What could have done this, a very small or a very clever mouse - or did I set the trap wrong?
Anyway - my camera has a motion activation mode and I've left it on a tripod, pointing at a freshly baited trap - we'll see what turns up.
Well, the chocolate had been nibbled and there were droppings nearby.
I set a trap - with some of the chocolate and next morning the chocolate had gone but the trap had not been sprung!
What could have done this, a very small or a very clever mouse - or did I set the trap wrong?
Anyway - my camera has a motion activation mode and I've left it on a tripod, pointing at a freshly baited trap - we'll see what turns up.
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Meeces are smart, and also not very heavy. It is common for them to be able to get the treat without setting off the trap.
You might have more luck with a humane trap, John. I think the mouse would have to go inside it to get at the chocolate. Then you could release it into the wild a goodly distance away.
You might have more luck with a humane trap, John. I think the mouse would have to go inside it to get at the chocolate. Then you could release it into the wild a goodly distance away.
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When you said, “Moos”, I thought you were talking about one of these guys.
I don’t think your trap is big enough.
I was driving home a few years ago in a very heavy fog. I was nearing an intersection and nearly hit a mama moose and two calves that were apparently disoriented. It scare the crud out of both me and the meeses.
I don’t think your trap is big enough.
I was driving home a few years ago in a very heavy fog. I was nearing an intersection and nearly hit a mama moose and two calves that were apparently disoriented. It scare the crud out of both me and the meeses.
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You could try the bottle trick. Get an empty bottle with the neck just wide enough for the mouse to get in and put a bit of choccy in it. Leave it on it's side. If the mouse gets in and eats the choc, he will not be able to figure how to get out. You can then take the bottle outside and shake him out. Very humane. Or alternatively hit him on the head with a shovel.
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Meet Fats....
This cute, but annoying Stoat decided to invade my kithcen during the winter. He actually stole and hid the drip tray from my George Forman grill...
More pics and the story at
http://www.microft.co.uk/month_html/2008/jan2008.htm
This cute, but annoying Stoat decided to invade my kithcen during the winter. He actually stole and hid the drip tray from my George Forman grill...
More pics and the story at
http://www.microft.co.uk/month_html/2008/jan2008.htm
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You'll be wanting one o' these then...
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