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Author Topic: mouse in the kitchen  (Read 5920 times)

Mammyshaz

  • Joined Feb 2012
  • Durham
Re: mouse in the kitchen
« Reply #15 on: May 04, 2012, 10:40:14 pm »
The dogs are useless. When our old cats were here one regularly brought live voles and mice in.
Myself and OH would be franticly trying to catch the little vermin on our hands and knees with boxes and cups while the cats and dogs sat on the sofas watching in glee  ::)

NormandyMary

  • Joined Apr 2011
Re: mouse in the kitchen
« Reply #16 on: May 05, 2012, 07:07:00 am »
What a clever kitty  :D

My kittens used to add to the house livestock by bringing in mice, shrews and voles live and then letting them go. The house has 3ft stone walls, with a rubble infill. The wee beasties would disappear though a gap and just join in the party going on inside the wall  ::) At least it used to keep said kittens amused, sitting by the holes listening, and waiting in hope  :D
That's exactly what happens here! Fred brings them in alive, sometimes only as far as the kitchen, sometimes into the lounge. They then hide under the sofas so he sits one side Tabitha sits the other and they wait there for hours on end hoping it will make an appearance. I then usually find "bits" on the rug the following morning. Thanks Fred!!

bigchicken

  • Joined Nov 2008
  • Fife Scotland
Re: mouse in the kitchen
« Reply #17 on: May 05, 2012, 07:41:46 am »
I use a lemonade bottle with a bit of chocolate inside the bottle is placed at a slight angle so that once the mouse is in it cant get out because of the angle and the slippy glass. Can be released safely well away from the house.  Big softy but cant see the point in killing the wee thing.
« Last Edit: May 05, 2012, 07:44:25 am by bigchicken »
Shetland sheep, Castlemilk Moorits sheep, Hebridean sheep, Scots Grey Bantams, Scots Dumpy Bantams. Shetland Ducks.

Lesley Silvester

  • Joined Sep 2011
  • Telford
Re: mouse in the kitchen
« Reply #18 on: May 05, 2012, 11:43:30 pm »
The dogs are useless. When our old cats were here one regularly brought live voles and mice in.
Myself and OH would be franticly trying to catch the little vermin on our hands and knees with boxes and cups while the cats and dogs sat on the sofas watching in glee  ::)

Probably enjoying the show.

 

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