Comments on: Mouse in the house. http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house We're just UFOs swirling about the cosmic abyss... Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:15:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lisa http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6978 Lisa Tue, 05 Feb 2008 02:09:06 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6978 It usually shows my post in your time, not mine, so it is an hour ahead of my time when the web-server is correct. It usually shows my post in your time, not mine, so it is an hour ahead of my time when the web-server is correct.

]]> By: Chris http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6975 Chris Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:08:25 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6975 I considered the glass-peanut butter technique actually, but the poison has an antidote of sorts in high concentrations of vitamin K. You can't fix mechanically damaged internal organs. I don't know, perhaps clotting agent would work in both cases... Lisa: The web-server time was off by an hour, this has been corrected (probably I'll be off by an hour after DST too). Not sure why you were off by two. I considered the glass-peanut butter technique actually, but the poison has an antidote of sorts in high concentrations of vitamin K. You can’t fix mechanically damaged internal organs. I don’t know, perhaps clotting agent would work in both cases…

Lisa: The web-server time was off by an hour, this has been corrected (probably I’ll be off by an hour after DST too). Not sure why you were off by two.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6973 Lisa Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:47:45 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6973 why are my posts 2 hours ahead of CST? Am I in a time warp? why are my posts 2 hours ahead of CST? Am I in a time warp?

]]> By: Lisa http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6972 Lisa Mon, 04 Feb 2008 22:47:14 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6972 poison causes internal bleeding too, so Ted probably had discovered a cheaper way (assuming he used store-brand peanut butter without a lot of actual peanuts in it)... poison causes internal bleeding too, so Ted probably had discovered a cheaper way (assuming he used store-brand peanut butter without a lot of actual peanuts in it)…

]]> By: Heidi http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6971 Heidi Mon, 04 Feb 2008 21:11:37 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6971 Joe's college roommate, Ted, favored a very (in my opinion) inhumane, but extremely effective mouse-eliminating technique. They lived in a craphole college-guy apartment that was actually missing a few hunks of wall where rodents could basically just enter at will. Anyway, Ted used to grind up a glass bottle or jar or whatever into a very fine powder. He'd ball up the glass with peanut butter into small portions and drop the pea-sized bits around the various mouse-likely locations in the place. The theory was that the mice ingest the peanut butter/glass combo, begin bleeding internally and exit the house looking for a water source, dying out in the wild somewhere. We never saw a dead mouse around the apartment and evidence of live mice dropped considerably, so I'm going to say it worked. But the idea of it bothered the animal-lover in me quite a bit. Joe’s college roommate, Ted, favored a very (in my opinion) inhumane, but extremely effective mouse-eliminating technique. They lived in a craphole college-guy apartment that was actually missing a few hunks of wall where rodents could basically just enter at will. Anyway, Ted used to grind up a glass bottle or jar or whatever into a very fine powder. He’d ball up the glass with peanut butter into small portions and drop the pea-sized bits around the various mouse-likely locations in the place. The theory was that the mice ingest the peanut butter/glass combo, begin bleeding internally and exit the house looking for a water source, dying out in the wild somewhere. We never saw a dead mouse around the apartment and evidence of live mice dropped considerably, so I’m going to say it worked. But the idea of it bothered the animal-lover in me quite a bit.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house/comment-page-1#comment-6967 Lisa Mon, 04 Feb 2008 12:30:50 +0000 http://www.theschierers.net/blog/house/mouse-in-the-house#comment-6967 Living in a 100+ year old home without a full basement wall, we also occasionally get mice (particularly the day it first gets cold outside). I've been told they can get through a space that you couldn't put your finger into, so finding all the access points may be a fruitless exercise for anyone. Anyway, ours come into the kitchen, although never by the food. Their first spots are the junk drawer and the silverware drawer. So, when we see signs we a) wash all the silverware and b) put the best mousetrap ever in the drawer instead. I bought this at Lowe's after several trying several other products (including poison out of the dogs reach, but that was then stored by the mice in a spot the dogs found--not a fun experience). It's a battery-operated box with a flip top lid. You put bait at the back. The mouse comes in, and when it has it's feet on both plates, it gets electrocuted. The box then blinks to tell you the mouse is there, and you (in our case, Todd), open the flip top lid and dump it out. Fast, convenient, and no mess. Living in a 100+ year old home without a full basement wall, we also occasionally get mice (particularly the day it first gets cold outside). I’ve been told they can get through a space that you couldn’t put your finger into, so finding all the access points may be a fruitless exercise for anyone.

Anyway, ours come into the kitchen, although never by the food. Their first spots are the junk drawer and the silverware drawer. So, when we see signs we a) wash all the silverware and b) put the best mousetrap ever in the drawer instead.

I bought this at Lowe’s after several trying several other products (including poison out of the dogs reach, but that was then stored by the mice in a spot the dogs found–not a fun experience). It’s a battery-operated box with a flip top lid. You put bait at the back. The mouse comes in, and when it has it’s feet on both plates, it gets electrocuted. The box then blinks to tell you the mouse is there, and you (in our case, Todd), open the flip top lid and dump it out. Fast, convenient, and no mess.

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