Comments on: Random Rambling Regarding Rodentia

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 16:00:54 +0000

In reply to Ginny the Yalker…”One Who Can Yarn Talk”.

Oh that doesn’t paint a pretty picture, Ginny. We can’t use DeCon because of DeSchnauzers. 🙁

By: Ginny the Yalker..."One Who Can Yarn Talk"

Ginny the Yalker..."One Who Can Yarn Talk" — Thu, 09 Dec 2010 15:33:42 +0000

Got the same issue at our house! Our bedroom, the wall by the head of the bed, my side! They’ve been quiet this year as we have enough Decon out to kill a dinosaur. BUT, after interrogating one of the “fur-faces”, as Fred calls them, we found out that they were trying to break through the wall, much like the guy in Shawshank Redemption, to snatch the toupees left in the strainer. The use of pesticides have left many a fur-face BALD! Get rid of the one I gave you and he will give up the quest and quietly, croak in the wall and stink horribly for 6 too many days!
Problem solved!

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:26:52 +0000

In reply to Larry. Those are all about right, I think, Larry! Yikes.

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:55:28 +0000

Many Reasons for mice 🙂 – 🙁 – 🙂

1. The reason for food such as termites and other such fine tasting insects?

2. Warmth from leaky walls that produce heat in other places?

3. A warm tidy home away from the cold or dampness outside?

4. A safe place to hide from the critters outside that may try to eat mice?

5. A great storage place to keep your stuff, you know like food, more food and of course mice junk?

6. A source of good food on the inside of the inside wall?

7. A baby cottage with all the nice things being handy?

8. Large beings that we can play jokes on and keep up at the strangest hours?

9. A great location for our new city? or even our next community?

10. We knew it might be safe in this home because the lady of the house even looks after our relatives that get caught in the neighbors fense?

11. They use lots of light so we can see better?

12. They leave goodies out just for us to have?

These are just a few of the many reasons why we like to live where we live 🙂

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 11:55:41 +0000

In reply to Jessica. I have thought the same thing, Jessica. If these muskrats and mice keep showing up, I'm going to have to rethink my life! :D

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:11:17 +0000

If this subject matter keeps coming up I am going to have to rethink everything! 😉

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 21:07:21 +0000

In reply to Shelley.

That’s amazing that the sound of mice would actually be comforting, Shelley! Wow. I love the mental picture I have of your dad saying to the cat, “Run faster!” 🙂 I hadn’t thought of sunflower seeds either….maybe we should add those. Thanks for the tips and the smiles, Shelley.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 20:58:21 +0000

I don’t think I would be functioning very well if I had started my day two hours after it began officially on the clock. I’m impressed.

Memory: I grew up with mice also, so comforted by them and the noises of their munching, scritch-nibbling, padded-running between our hollow walls that when we moved to our new house I had a hard time falling asleep because the walls were silent. Luckily, we had a dedicated cat at our first house who loved to hunt. OH! And a wild weasel one day, in the house. Now that was quite a chase through the house with my Dad, a broomstick, and gruff instructions to the cat to “Run faster!”

More recently, my husband placed sunflower seeds between two set traps so our mouse guest just had to come to them one way or the other. Snap. Good luck with your hunting, and may 2:00am come and go without a blink!

By: Just Julie

Just Julie — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 12:38:32 +0000

In reply to Dorothy Sooter. You made Michael and me laugh reading your great comments, Dorothy! LY.

By: Dorothy Sooter

Dorothy Sooter — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 04:34:16 +0000

You all sound so brave – a mouse puts me on the highest place I can get in the house. We did have a mouse or two when Savannah came to visit. Doc saw it but I didn’t. Savannah was trying to catch it. One night after going to the bathroom with my shoes on as I went to get back in bed it ran under the bed – one big scream out of me and everyone was awake. We set traps and caught both of them. In the mean time my Pastor’s wife told me to get steel wool and put it every place a mouse could get in. I have steel wool around the pipes by my washing machine. In between the dishwasher and the sink, in between the cupboard (sp) and the oven, in the bathroom cabinets and honestly cannot remember all the places but felt much better about the little rodents. The neighbors all have cats and they do a great job. I did call someone to come and check out what they could do to make sure we would not get them again. After checking everything he said I had done all of the work they would do which sure made me happy. You would never know I was raised in the country with mice, rats, bugs – do not care for any of them.