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PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 29 Sep 2012 23:57

Yesterday morning when i popped out into the garden, i saw something move quickly out of the corner of my eye.

I have lots of sparrows that live in the garden so i thought it was a sparrow.

As i made my way back to towards the kitchen door, a cheeky little mouse ran past me, sniffed around the bbq and then disappeared in the shrubs.

I fished out 2 mouse traps and loaded them with cheese.........cos i was all out of chocolate.

Checked the traps this morning and nothing.

I bought some chocolate this afternoon and reloaded the traps.

I just popped outside to check before going to bed.........and i can hear the mouse rattling around in the trap. It's too late to pop him down to the field so i have popped him in the garage to keep warm.

At least he's got a lump of chocolate to nibble on through the night!! ;-)

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 30 Sep 2012 00:02

For a minute I thought you had snap trapped him and was about to protest vehemently.......poor little mousey...........get him a cage with a wheel....and some biscuits.

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 30 Sep 2012 00:09

...he'll come back...... :-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 00:12

Oooo no, i could never snap trap a likkle mousey.

It's just a shame it's too late to go wandering down to the field.

He will be set free first thing tomorrow.


PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 00:13

So will your sloworm Maggie!!! :-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 30 Sep 2012 00:33

Not through the vent though PH - I'm blocking it properly tomorrow (unless I go out).
Love them in the garden.
Years ago, I found a mouse under the washing machine. I caught it and threw it outside to one of my (then) cats, Basil - an excellent mouser..
Basil didn't come in through the cat flap - he 'knocked' on it.
The next morning, he 'knocked' on the flap. I opened the door, only to find him - and the (live) mouse waiting to come in. :-S

I can only presume that years of children's pets, hamsters, rat & guinea pigs, that, because they smelt of us, he wasn't allowed to kill meant that this mouse (who having lived under the washing machine) smelt of us, was considered, by him, as 'one of the family' :-S

jax

jax Report 30 Sep 2012 00:35

What about its family it will be leaving behind :-(

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 00:50

Don't!!!

I wont be able to sleep now! :-0

:-D

maggiewinchester

maggiewinchester Report 30 Sep 2012 01:00

Don't lose any sleep PH,as I said - he'll be back...........

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 01:05

:-D :-D :-D

StrayKitten

StrayKitten Report 30 Sep 2012 01:27

If it turns up at mine with its bags ill blame you, mice,,,yuk x

DIZZI

DIZZI Report 30 Sep 2012 04:35

You know one mouse
Two mouse
Make

Hundreds
:-P

JoyBoroAngel

JoyBoroAngel Report 30 Sep 2012 05:01

post him throught the neighbours letter box
always they best way to dispose of them

mind not the neighbour attatched to your house ;-) pmsl

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 08:40

You will all be pleased to know that Brian was set free at 7.30 am.

He popped out, sat and gave himslef a bit of a scratch and shot orf up the lane.

Oh yeah, and he stunk of chocolate.

:-D

Island

Island Report 30 Sep 2012 10:17

Uh uh......if the others get a whiff of Brians choccie they'll all be round yours for some Prickles :-D :-D

PS....you have a field as well as a garden? :-0

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 10:36

Well, if i didnay have a field Island, i wouldnay have anywhere to keep me prize bullocks would i?

You aint arf daft sometimes! :-D :-D :-D

Island

Island Report 30 Sep 2012 10:58

Are yow troiying to tell uz sumthingg arr kid?

Oi thort ya kept discusissizz :-S :-D

and a camel :-D :-D

Julia

Julia Report 30 Sep 2012 11:18

I've got a little Fox Terrier, and she is an excellent ratter. If you get invaded with Brians relations, you can always borrow her.

Julia in Derbyshire

Island

Island Report 30 Sep 2012 11:35

I don't think Prickles wants a rat party goin' on in her choccie tin Julia :-0 :-D

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Sep 2012 13:18

I'm just orf up field to muck oot me bullocks. :-D