Is there really a humane mouse trap? We put the little boxes pictured above all around the house and caught nothing. Next, we decided to try "humane" glue traps. Right, humane. Heather came running out of the bathroom lastnight screaming "we caught a mouse!!" she said "it's SCREAMING!!!!" I could hear it from the livingroom. It was horrible. Before I went to bed, the mouse had writhed around enough to tear it's face on the adhesive. I turned on Masters of Horror, took some Tylenol, and left Mark to deal with the mouse.
Here's the story he told me this morning..
"I never want to use those traps again. I took the lil thing out in my shop and sat it on the workbench. I was planning to remove it from the trap then let it loose down near the lake. That didn't work.. every time I tugged on him he'd SCREAM and writhe in pain. I felt awful! I put it back down on the workbench and he followed me with his eyes as i came back in the house. I grabbed the box of franzia, and headed back out in the shop. The mouse just stared at me while I got relaxed enough to be ok with whatever I figured out to do."
I will not tell you some of the sadistic quick fixes that he contemplated, nor how he killed it. I will just say that he killed the adheared mouse in the quickest, least painful or gorey way I could have imagined.
We have issues with the critters in Cumby as well. We had poison there since the kids aren't there to get a hold of it. We still see occasional evidence (droppings) of the mice/rats there.
Hannah and I made up an idea for an indy film. Since the critters seem to be immune to just about any type of poison we put out, we thought we'd throw in a bunch of crack and guns and let them take each other out.
We pictured them all stealing strips of material from the bedding out of the girl's rooms to represent their colors. It was goofy, but funny.
posted by Cathy at 12/04/2005 08:34:00 PM
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That is such a sad and pitiful story!! Poor mousey. But if he were at my house he would have had his brain squashed by a real trap, so at least he had a little time to reflect on his life up to that point.
We purchased this ultrasonic devices that plug into your walls. They are supposed to disturb their communication skills and make them leave. I haven't seen any more mice since 2 weeks after plugging them in.
OMG! When I used to work at the Collin County jail, they used those traps. It was the worst! I would always call one of the guards every single time & tell them to come & get this damned mouse because it's screaming in pain. They would bring an inmate with them, make him pick up the trap & then go & throw it (mouse still screaming & all) into the huge industrial size trash compactor. UGH!! It was the most cruel thing ever!
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