Mousetrap bait?

Wookie

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I was watching A Bit of Fry and Laurie last night, minding my own business, when my attention was drawn to a small rodent sticking his head out from under my sofa. I tried to catch him with a glass and a beermat, like I do spiders, but every time I moved or made a sound he retreated. It was like BadgerWatch with Bob Fleming...

Anyway, I'm going to go to wilko on the way home for a trap, but I need to get some bait. Can anyone recommend anything? Recommendations based on experience preferred.

Alternatively, has anyone got a cat I can borrow?
 
MyCult

MyCult

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How Posh did the mouse look?

If you'd say fairly classy leave some Olives, Foie Gras & Caviar. Failing that go for KFC, Strong Bow and this months Razzle.


Your welcome :P
 
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Get a cat.

Just catching teh things is no good you have to disuade more from taking up residence. So get a cat or put all the stuff tehy can eat in things or places they can't access, keep bins covered, surfaces clean etc and they'll move on.
 
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we had mice in my old place in sheffield.. my housemate and i bought some "humane" mouse traps, which basically meant they trapped them and poisoned them instead of snapping their neck.. however, all they did was get the mice absolutely stoned off their box, so instead of running away from us they started mooching about the house mashed off their face lol..

one even sicked up his shatner's bassoon!
 
My Name is URL

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Humane traps are the way forward (minus the poison of course), don't kill the little blighters... they are only looking for somewhere warm to live - can't blame them for that....

Think of the karma you'll get for catching it/them alive and releasing back into the wild...
 
Andreas Rex

Andreas Rex

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Doctor said:
Get a cat
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A good suggestions in principle, however I have a mouse problem because of my cat!

There are no rodents residing in the house, but every single day my cat very generously pops across to Doxey Marshes once or twice and delivers a fresh shrew or mouse to me in various states of distress, but usually intact. If i'm out or in bed she will eat the choice cuts, leaving the innards and tail for me to step on with bare feet when i've not noticed. If I am in then she will bring them in and watch me scamper about on all fours with a cardboard box for ages. Go for the snake option.
 
shoes

shoes

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Obviously you've never played find the snake - Cult, Tek and myself can all tell you that this game isn't fun. Particularly Cult!
 
Andreas Rex

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shoes said:
Obviously you've never played find the snake - Cult, Tek and myself can all tell you that this game isn't fun. Particularly Cult!
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What you boys get up to in the privacy of your own home is nothing to do with me..

:teef:
 
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shoes said:
Obviously you've never played find the snake
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your mum would disagree :teef:


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edit: dammit, beaten to to double entendre by andreas!
 
My Name is URL

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Andreas Rex said:
but every single day my cat very generously pops across to Doxey Marshes once or twice and delivers a fresh shrew or mouse to me in various states of distress
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Sounds like Mr Kitty needs a bell on his collar to warn them he's coming.
 
Andreas Rex

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gk141054 said:
Andreas Rex said:
but every single day my cat very generously pops across to Doxey Marshes once or twice and delivers a fresh shrew or mouse to me in various states of distress
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Sounds like Mr Kitty needs a bell on his collar to warn them he's coming.
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Tried that but she keeps coming back sans collar. Was costing me a fortune.
 
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sorry but imo a bell collar goes against everything a cat is about. its built for stealth, its built to hunt, its built to kill.
 
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