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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2019 20:53:43 GMT
A very small field mouse leapt into my boat through the side door earlier and appeared beside me on the couch.
I had a word and explained I don't think it is ideal as I will be closing doors later but he/she trotted off and hid.
I quite like it but it could be problematic so what is the best thing to do? Leave side door open so it can go home?
I'm a bit concerned that if I do that its other half might turn up leading to mouse shagging and loads of mice in the boat !!
Not interested in violent killing or adhesives to rip its legs off.
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Post by brummieboy on Aug 6, 2019 21:06:15 GMT
Having seen the damage it can cause, I'd have no qualms with a trap or sticky board. There's plenty more where that came from. Didn't your secret service training destroy your conscience?
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2019 21:09:49 GMT
The MI6 training does discuss rodents yes. There are six 1 hour sessions dedicated to rodent management strategies. In general the idea is to leave them in place for security reasons but as I am currently on holiday I would like to get it out of the boat.
I have left an old box of breakfast cereal near the side door in the hope that it will root about in there and I will hear it and can tip it out onto the side deck later.
I did hear some odd noises earlier today so am wondering if it has been at the wheat malties before.
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Post by Telemachus on Aug 6, 2019 21:11:47 GMT
Let’s hope it hasn’t had a shag in the past 20 days, otherwise there will be babies everywhere.
When I lived in a student flat, one of my flat mates was a Buddhist /pacifist type. There was a mouse in the kitchen. We weren’t allowed to harm it. Right up to the moment he picked up his box of breakfast cereal and the bottom fell out, having been chewed all round by the mouse. He then sat motionless by the mouse hole for hours, poised with the carving knife above his head. When the mouse appeared, it got stabbed.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 6, 2019 21:13:04 GMT
A violent death is the only solution before the fucker eats your wiring loom. Search YouTube for "Mousetrap Monday"
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Post by thebfg on Aug 6, 2019 21:21:23 GMT
We have had 100% success rate with a non lethal mouse trap with peanut butter.
We then realise it down the road converting it to a church mouse.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2019 21:25:28 GMT
Hi, Have you tried coaxing it out with a small piece of cheese in a box? I would of thought your secret service training would of taught you how to overcome such troubles? Proper mice dont like cheese. Its a myth, based on Tom and Jerry in the 70's. Small pieces of Mars bar are more likely to be of interest.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 6, 2019 21:44:43 GMT
Life is precious. Adopt it and cherish the little fella!
It will gnaw through your electric cables. Kill it!
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Post by Trina on Aug 6, 2019 21:48:26 GMT
Hi, Have you tried coaxing it out with a small piece of cheese in a box? I would of thought your secret service training would of taught you how to overcome such troubles? Proper mice dont like cheese. Its a myth, based on Tom and Jerry in the 70's. Small pieces of Mars bar are more likely to be of interest. Yep,Mars bars are the answer !
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 6, 2019 21:50:34 GMT
Now that we have access to 240 volts, the spiders on our boat are coming face-to-face with the inside of a Miele vacuum cleaner dust bag.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Aug 6, 2019 21:55:40 GMT
Now that we have access to 240 volts, the spiders on our boat are coming face-to-face with the inside of a Miele vacuum cleaner dust bag. No, that's not good. Rodents are harmful to boat owners, spiders are beneficial. "If you wish to live and thrive, let the spider run alive".
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2019 22:01:01 GMT
Agreed re spiders. Good companions.
As for the mouse I think its been in the cereal box again.
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Post by naughtyfox on Aug 6, 2019 22:01:37 GMT
If you wish the Witch not to nag, That spider's gotta go in the vacuum bag!
I hate spiders. They are creepy, evil entities with eight eyes. Even the Devil couldn't come up with creatures so hideous.
The vacuum cleaner will seek them out, And they will go right up the spout!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2019 5:20:09 GMT
The mouse did go back into the cereal box and I managed to get it out the door before it jumped out so its no longer in the vessel which is good news
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Post by patty on Aug 7, 2019 6:28:25 GMT
The mouse did go back into the cereal box and I managed to get it out the door before it jumped out so its no longer in the vessel which is good news Ahhh I do like a happy ending..... The mice in Horror House reproduced and I had a tap dancing troupe in the attic...d left them as part of the fixtures and Fittings having failed to persuade them the great outdoors best
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