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Posted by Charles on October 20, 2008, 8:00 pm
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On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:24:42 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
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>> This place looks like it did in the movie "Mouse Hunt." We have at
>> least 10 live traps and that little shit manages to get the food
>> without tripping the trap!
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>> Today we are going room by room and clearing and getting rid of every
>> single thing in this house which is not necesssary. I remember when
>> we were selling our last house it looked immaculate and I said to
>> Mark, how come we don't live like this all the time?
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>> So, this house is going to be treated as if we're selling it.
>> Everything off the floors, closets emptied, period, the end.
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>> If anyone has any methods for live trapping a very (seemingly
>> intelligent) mouse, please direct me as to how you captured and
>> released. Death is not an option. I'll move first.
>>
>> Victoria
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>How do you know you have one mouse not a whole tribe? If you do catch them
>alive who will you inflict them on? Leaving that aside you can rig your
>trap so that the mouse cannot get the food without tripping it. Use a small
>bit of raw bacon that just fits on to the trigger. Push it on firmly and
>then let it dry in the sun for a couple of days where the mouse (cat, dog,
>child) cannot get it, you will find it sets hard and is very difficult to
>remove. Then set the trap as usual.
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>David
I like to use a bit of string in a knot on the treadle with peanut
butter rubbed in well. They try to take the string.
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