Martha the cat had quite a good time catching, petting and releasing him. Repeatedly. She just loves her some rodents. (Naturally, she only eats the ones she finds outdoors. I'm pretty sure she believes any that make their way inside are her pets. Because that's what she does: catches them and pets them. And then lets them go. It's almost sweet.)
Shortly after this photo was taken, Sarah named my roomie Mr. Fuzzy Cutie and asked to keep him. Fortunately, she wasn't terribly upset about his being released into the wild. He was last seen galloping north across Elm Street.
But never fear, I was not left alone for long. Mr. Fuzzy Cutie's family has been building condos in the walls and, from location of the scratching and squealing we hear at night, possibly the pellet stove chimney. Thoughtful little guys, aren't they? Keeping me company like this.
So. Anyone have any favorite rodent-catching tips?
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I'm jealous of the pellet stove.
Not of the rats, though.
I'm a big fan of the Victor Tin Cat. We've had good luck with it at our house. Sorry to hear you've got mice. http://www.victorpest.com/store/rodent-control/m310
I can lend you a fresh cat.
p.s. Looks like Mr. Fuzzy Cutie is well read. I'd expect nothing less of the mice in your house.
Thanks for the link, Stacy!
Sarah, would that be a whole cat on offer?
Certainly the best part of one.
Our cat won't kill the indoor mice either! In the nicer weather I toss them both out the door and then that changes the paradigm. I haven't seen any this year but I know we have them we are just operating on mutual respect. I won't kill ya if you don't show yourself! I think Sarah needs a new cat!
Oh god. If I had a video camera running during some of our mouse catching adventures. There is nothing funnier. Good luck with that.
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