James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them. Any
suggestions on how to repel them?

I've tried two different types of humane trap but neither caught a mouse.



http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-x-HUMANE... QysF1vo-hM5bg

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On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:38:09 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
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On Saturday, 19 November 2016 17:50:46 UTC, James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them.
Any suggestions on how to repel them?

The humane way is to kill them quickly.

If you don't want to trap them, get a hungry cat.

Cats don't kill them quickly even when hungry.

Yes. Cats like to torture them.
I hate cats.

I once saw a cat on our lawn teasing a mouse. It would hold it down with its paw, then release it, let the mouse run a bit, then jump and catch it again. Unfortunately it got a bit blase, misjudged its leaping abilities, and the mouse disappeared under the garden shed, so now I know what an embarrassed cat looks like.

As for dealing with meeces, you can't beat a neck-breaker. They can still die in humane traps (hypothermia), only not so quickly.

On 19/11/2016 18:44, ARW wrote:
On 19/11/2016 17:55, James Harris wrote:
On 19/11/2016 17:50, James Harris wrote:

I've tried two different types of humane trap but neither caught a
mouse.

I meant to add that the traps were quite small. I baited them with
peanut butter, peanuts, chocolate, cheese etc - but with no success. I
suspect the mice weren't prepared to squeeze themselves into the small
space that the shop-bought traps provided.

A better option may be a home-made trap.


It's a mouse and it's a pest. Just kill it.

Before you end up with dozens, inside your cavity walls,
ceiling voids and loft, dining on your electrical cables
and roofing felt.

On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:17:41 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:38:09 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
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On Saturday, 19 November 2016 17:50:46 UTC, James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them.
Any suggestions on how to repel them?

The humane way is to kill them quickly.

If you don't want to trap them, get a hungry cat.

Cats don't kill them quickly even when hungry.

Yes. Cats like to torture them.
I hate cats.

I once saw a cat on our lawn teasing a mouse. It would hold it down with its paw, then release it, let the mouse run a bit, then jump and catch it again. Unfortunately it got a bit blase, misjudged its leaping abilities, and the mouse disappeared under the garden shed, so now I know what an embarrassed cat looks like.

As for dealing with meeces, you can't beat a neck-breaker. They can still die in humane traps (hypothermia), only not so quickly.

Dehydration would come first I would think. Why would a humane trap make it any colder than what it was?

And isn't the whole point to make them die?

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The Doctor smiled and said, "And what dumb advice did this phony give you?"
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On 20/11/2016 15:51, Andy Burns wrote:
The Natural Philosopher wrote:

THIS is a proper trap..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89GNUnn-8KQ

If I was forced to live in a cave, I think mice would be the last of my
worries ...

Think of it as a canape.


--
Adam

On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:56:28 PM UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:17:41 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:38:09 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
wrote in message
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On Saturday, 19 November 2016 17:50:46 UTC, James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them.
Any suggestions on how to repel them?

The humane way is to kill them quickly.

If you don't want to trap them, get a hungry cat.

Cats don't kill them quickly even when hungry.

Yes. Cats like to torture them.
I hate cats.

I once saw a cat on our lawn teasing a mouse. It would hold it down with its paw, then release it, let the mouse run a bit, then jump and catch it again. Unfortunately it got a bit blase, misjudged its leaping abilities, and the mouse disappeared under the garden shed, so now I know what an embarrassed cat looks like.

As for dealing with meeces, you can't beat a neck-breaker. They can still die in humane traps (hypothermia), only not so quickly.

Dehydration would come first I would think. Why would a humane trap make it any colder than what it was?

And isn't the whole point to make them die?


Being small, they lose body heat more quickly than larger animals, so either need to keep moving (and eating) or keep warm in a nest.

As for killing them, the point of a humane trap was not to kill them. I'm all for killing them, but I'd rather they died quickly than slowly.

On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:30:12 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:56:28 PM UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:17:41 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:38:09 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Saturday, 19 November 2016 17:50:46 UTC, James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them.
Any suggestions on how to repel them?

The humane way is to kill them quickly.

If you don't want to trap them, get a hungry cat.

Cats don't kill them quickly even when hungry.

Yes. Cats like to torture them.
I hate cats.

I once saw a cat on our lawn teasing a mouse. It would hold it down with its paw, then release it, let the mouse run a bit, then jump and catch it again. Unfortunately it got a bit blase, misjudged its leaping abilities, and the mouse disappeared under the garden shed, so now I know what an embarrassed cat looks like.

As for dealing with meeces, you can't beat a neck-breaker. They can still die in humane traps (hypothermia), only not so quickly.

Dehydration would come first I would think. Why would a humane trap make it any colder than what it was?

And isn't the whole point to make them die?


Being small, they lose body heat more quickly than larger animals, so either need to keep moving (and eating) or keep warm in a nest.

As for killing them, the point of a humane trap was not to kill them. I'm all for killing them, but I'd rather they died quickly than slowly.

Since death is 1 billion times worse than torture, I don't really care how they get to not being alive.

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On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 21:30:12 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Monday, November 21, 2016 at 2:56:28 PM UTC, James Wilkinson Sword wrote:
On Mon, 21 Nov 2016 08:17:41 -0000, Halmyre wrote:

On Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 9:38:09 PM UTC, Mr Pounder Esquire wrote:
Rod Speed wrote:
wrote in message
...
On Saturday, 19 November 2016 17:50:46 UTC, James Harris wrote:
I suspect I have a problem with mice and don't want to kill them.
Any suggestions on how to repel them?

The humane way is to kill them quickly.

If you don't want to trap them, get a hungry cat.

Cats don't kill them quickly even when hungry.

Yes. Cats like to torture them.
I hate cats.

I once saw a cat on our lawn teasing a mouse. It would hold it down with its paw, then release it, let the mouse run a bit, then jump and catch it again. Unfortunately it got a bit blase, misjudged its leaping abilities, and the mouse disappeared under the garden shed, so now I know what an embarrassed cat looks like.

As for dealing with meeces, you can't beat a neck-breaker. They can still die in humane traps (hypothermia), only not so quickly.

Dehydration would come first I would think. Why would a humane trap make it any colder than what it was?

And isn't the whole point to make them die?


Being small, they lose body heat more quickly than larger animals, so either need to keep moving (and eating) or keep warm in a nest.

Can't they shiver? That makes the same heat as movement.

--
The British government is going to impose a 40% tax on Aspirin.
"Why" you ask?
Well, primarily because it's white and it works.