Oh No!

@MsTickle (25180)
Australia
January 29, 2021 6:24pm CST
We are currently experiencing problems with mice where I live. Let's face it though, there is a plague of em a coupla hundred klms away. Mice are kinda cute so I have no problem watching them scurry here and there from where I sit at my work table while watching T.V ..Then they leave turds everywhere and this I ain't so happy about (their widdle is worse but difficult to see.) They can be a jolly nuisance by chewing things and getting into food cupboards and leaving all sorts of mess. However, this is not where it ends. While I'm (sort of) OK with mice, rats are a horse of a different colour. I hate the very idea of them and if they are in the flesh, they scare me silly. This morning, I was putting fresh laundry into the linen cupboard. In the bottom of this cupboard is a large plastic carry bag in which I am storing blankets. Something dark and menacing scurried across the top of this bag and my first thought was "that's bigger than a little mouse". I stepped back and quickly shut the door with some force to make sure the thing knew it was trapped inside and that I was sure it would be stuck in there. The question of the day is: What now?
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CarolDM
@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
30 Jan 21
Call for help quick!
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
There's really no point when there's a plague.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
30 Jan 21
Place "live traps", capture them and move them far away from your home. I like mice I cannot kill them.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
I don't like to kill either but it's a plague and they will just keep coming until they stop for whatever reason.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
@LadyDuck No poison for me Anna. I use peanut butter.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472114)
• Switzerland
30 Jan 21
@MsTickle In this case you have to use traps with poison.
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
30 Jan 21
If you like cats, this may be a solutian..
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Marja
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
1 Feb 21
@MsTickle maybe the cats like the mice for dinner
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
4 Feb 21
@buenavida I don't think so.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jan 21
How is liking cats a solution. There are 2 cats next door who come into my yard. They have mice, I have mice.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
30 Jan 21
Get cats. Natural rat catcher. Might leave in front of your bed or on your bed as gift and compliment. Powered by cat food at least twice a day. On the serious note, traps would help as well. You just need to place bait in it.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jan 21
I had already remembered the gift. When Banjo was with us, he would bring home "gifts" for the dogs to play with. He preferred to keep the snakes to himself.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jan 21
@prinzcy Sorry to laugh. I couldn't help but see a picture in my mind. That's a surprise I would not like.
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Notlilie
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
31 Jan 21
@MsTickle mine left rat tail in front of my dresser the other day. Surprised me a lot. It's a huge tail and I thought it's a snake.
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Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
31 Jan 21
Oh my, I couldn't stand sharing my home with rodents. A few years ago we had squirrels in our loft so I bought a trap, caught them one by one, then released them miles away. Don't know if that would work with rats.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
31 Jan 21
The thing is, one never knows how many or where they are coming from.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342096)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 21
It's a pity you can't spray them like you can cockroaches.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
I have traps, the snappy kind and they do a good job. Not sure they could catch and kill a r.a.t. though.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
@JudyEv I've ordered one. Hope it comes soon. (They are expensive!)
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (342096)
• Rockingham, Australia
30 Jan 21
@MsTickle I'm sure you can buy rat-traps but you'd have to get it set up before the rat escaped. That would be the tricky bit, especially if you're a bit afraid of them.
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May2k8
@May2k8 (18391)
• Indonesia
30 Jan 21
The mouse is sneaky, I have to buy a trap immediately. They've gone too far they have eaten half of my snacks that were in the plastic jar.
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MsTickle
@MsTickle (25180)
• Australia
30 Jan 21
So rude! They can chew through anything. Try a glass jar, that will stop them.
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