Why didn't I think of this sooner?

Cloverdale, Indiana
May 2, 2024 5:36pm CST
I should have known better but it happens to the best of us at times when it comes to being overwhelmed with rodents you just don't think the only thing that comes to mind is the best way to get rid of them. Well I did the sonic radar the clue boards & the baits & still fighting them monster in the dog pens but I think I FINALLY got the solution a LIVE mouse trap where they go in & can't get out, I got 12 of them. I didn't just turn them lose to come back I ROASTED them suckers I left them in the metal box for like 2 hrs & they were TOAST ! ! ! I took them out with a stick & reloaded it with 10-15 bits of dogfood. I also put Velcro strips on it to keep it held in 1 place on the dog house so nothing could drag it off anywhere or fall off & stay put so now all I do is wait & let it fill up & let them roast & empty. Yea I know it's a cruel thing to do but hell they have been living good off eating my dogs food & it's time to cut their lives short & not just let them go to come back again, sorry for their luck. So now that I have that GOING let see how many MORE I can get I also got me 4 more bags of concrete to finish the 3rd dog pen & fix the entry gates of all 3 of the pens where it's level to get in better. I also had a appt with my sugar Dr today & well all went good & he was happy with my #'s & stats but he's thinking about boosting my metformin meds which I'm already on a 500 mg 2 X's a day. He wants me to do some lab work the next time he see's me & that won't be till around Aug, & we'll go from there to see how things go & HOPEFULLY I can get off the insulin by then The metformin is to lower my blood sugar so if it helps with that then WHY stay on the Insulin after he boost the meds? I mean I told him I don't like all the meds & playing with needles, but he just laughed like oh well. I made a appt with my Main Dr yesterday for Monday cause I have been having pain in my left side where my Pancreas is & that has me a little on edge on what's going on with it. So MAYBE she'll have some lab work done to see if it has anything to do with my pancreas or something else which is FINE with me, cause I need to know MYSELF. It's going to rain on & off this next week so it's going to be hard getting anything done in the cabin as CLOSE as we are to ALMOST having the ceiling done "SEALED up" BUT, I still have to break the 75 gal fish tank down to get that area done, & that's going to take a few days to do but I'll get it done & as fast as I can the main thing that's going to hold me up is getting all the gravel out & catching the fish. I already got the spot their going already to put them in when the time comes so that's out of the way & ready to go, so maybe next week fingers crossed I can get on that & get THAT going. Little by little things are getting done & hopefully by Winter I can get back in my place to relax & enjoy MY OWN BED ! ! ! & get some decent sawing logs SLEEP for a change. . . I'm going to be busy for the next 3 days so in case you miss me I'll be back after Monday, you all B-sweet & careful over the weekend & most of all enjoy life while you can, love yall.
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@kareng (55579)
• United States
2 May
Metformin really just masks the symptoms and really doesn't help you. Recently, doctors have been taking people off of it and don't prescribe it anymore. It rakes havoc on the digestive system and may prevent many people with diabetes from taking it for more than a week or two. “Metformin commonly causes gastrointestinal symptoms such as diarrhea and flatulence,” explained a recent study published in the journal Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism. So be careful with that one!
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@kareng (55579)
• United States
6 May
@2ndchances24 No way I'd let him boost it!! Do some research on it!
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
HUM? ? ? you might be on to something cause my Dr says he want's to BOOST it so when I go to my main Dr this coming Monday we'll see what comes from that visit & go from there. Cause what my sugar Dr said it's to control my sugar levels & my Insulin intake??
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
7 May
@kareng I have & from the results he showed me from my 1st visit in jan to this last visit the #'s don't lie there going down from where I was in jan.
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@Deepizzaguy (95323)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
2 May
Good thing to find a way to get rid of rodents once and for all.
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@Deepizzaguy (95323)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 May
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
6 May
@Deepizzaguy I caught 14 of them last night & set the trap back up for another good catch of how ever many gets in there for tomorrow.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
I totally AGREE, this time they just met their maker every time 1 goes in, & I LOVE IT.
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@marguicha (216333)
• Chile
3 May
Mice and I don´t get along together. It is not cruel to roast them. Why do they go to your home uninvited?
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@marguicha (216333)
• Chile
3 May
@2ndchances24 People should learn to live with wildlife. In my city, we have extended it up to the first slopes of the Andes. We, during the quarantine, as mountain lions did not hear car noise, they came down to where the houses were. It is not their fault.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
5 May
@marguicha I don't mind living with wildlife but when they are eating MORE than I can afford it's time to get rid of them till they start paying for what they eat. Dog food is at a ALL time HIGH 30 $ for 50 lbs & we go through 4 bags a mon for 6 dogs so unless you want to help pay for it this is my ONLY option to stop them, it does no good to just let them go.
• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
the DOG food, is what they ARE AFTER & when the tree people cut down all the trees it disturbed their habitat & smelled the dry dog food & just stayed & ate & ate.
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@kaylachan (58872)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 May
We're human we're allowed to forget. If you don't like the meds, you either need to fire the doctor and find another one, or refuse to take the adjustments without good reason. If you aren't feeling great on it, that should be enough.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
I can't decide which to do cause this is all new to me on what to do or think & I don't like taking chances.
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@kaylachan (58872)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 May
@2ndchances24 I know it's scarry, but you have to fight for yourself. You knpow your body better than the doctors do.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
5 May
@kaylachan Yeah, but when things are going stupid you have to rely on the dr's to fix what's going on cause we don't know what is causing the ? that's going on WITHOUT help.
@wolfgirl569 (96370)
• Marion, Ohio
2 May
Glad you are getting the mice now.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
If I had of done this SOONER I may have gotten them all by now but it's all GOOD cause I'm getting them 12-15 at a time now ha ha ha
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@RasmaSandra (74086)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 May
Best of luck to you with work on the cabin and I hope you get closer to your dream after the weekend is over,
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
5 May
Thank you, we have made a BIG dent in the progress of getting the ceiling sealed up so far in the bigger part as a matter of fact I made a video of just how far we have gotten, I'll put on here in a few days for you to see.
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@popciclecold (35606)
• United States
2 May
I'll say your gonna be busy. You got a lot of rodents at one time.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
3 May
You right, 4-every 1 that goes in doesn't CHECK out ! ! !
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@grenery8 (3012)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
5 May
good luck while you're gone and i hope no more insulin for you
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
5 May
Thank you, but according to my sugar Dr he want's to raise my Metformin med & I already take 500 Mg 2X's a day, so fingers crossed, that don't happen on my next visit 3 mons from now.
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• Cloverdale, Indiana
7 May
@grenery8 I seen my primary Dr today & had some test done & all looks good & normal so like she said it may have been a virus or just bug of some sort.
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@grenery8 (3012)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
6 May
@2ndchances24 fingers crossed for some good news
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