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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 418322" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>Congratulations to Bruce! Usually once they catch a few, they get really in to it!</p><p> </p><p>I've had a bad mouse problem all winter long! I finally got super serious about not leaving ANYTHING around that they could possibly eat - no dishes in the sink, wipe up every spill on the stove the instant it happens, and getting rid of all the places they could possibly hide. That's not easy in a 160-year old house! Three of the dogs are in their crates at night but Ragan sleeps with me. She always liked to get up at night and snack, but now the dog food is no longer left out at night. And I think the mice are starving! Or they're packing their bags and moving out! The remainders are getting desperate enough to take a lot of chances venturing out and my mouser Bostons, Ragan and Katy, are having a field day! They stalk them like cats and will patiently wait for hours for one to appear! The mice like to hide under the trash can in the utility room so Katy shoves the trash can all around the room with her head till the mouse runs out ... then he's toast! Between the two of them, they've caught at least TWENTY of them over the last few days! Yuk! They're reluctant to give them up but I have a big bag of their favorite peanut butter dog treats and for each mouse they catch, they get a cookie, and they have to spit out the mouse to take the cookie! Then I use a tissue to pick the mouse up by the tail and I toss it to the outside cats. Now every time I open the front door, I'm surrounded by cats! Even little Trace has caught a few but it's not easy for him because of his vision problems, just having one eye. I have seen exactly ONE mouse today - that's all - and Ms. Katy is hot on his trail as we speak!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 418322, member: 1883"] Congratulations to Bruce! Usually once they catch a few, they get really in to it! I've had a bad mouse problem all winter long! I finally got super serious about not leaving ANYTHING around that they could possibly eat - no dishes in the sink, wipe up every spill on the stove the instant it happens, and getting rid of all the places they could possibly hide. That's not easy in a 160-year old house! Three of the dogs are in their crates at night but Ragan sleeps with me. She always liked to get up at night and snack, but now the dog food is no longer left out at night. And I think the mice are starving! Or they're packing their bags and moving out! The remainders are getting desperate enough to take a lot of chances venturing out and my mouser Bostons, Ragan and Katy, are having a field day! They stalk them like cats and will patiently wait for hours for one to appear! The mice like to hide under the trash can in the utility room so Katy shoves the trash can all around the room with her head till the mouse runs out ... then he's toast! Between the two of them, they've caught at least TWENTY of them over the last few days! Yuk! They're reluctant to give them up but I have a big bag of their favorite peanut butter dog treats and for each mouse they catch, they get a cookie, and they have to spit out the mouse to take the cookie! Then I use a tissue to pick the mouse up by the tail and I toss it to the outside cats. Now every time I open the front door, I'm surrounded by cats! Even little Trace has caught a few but it's not easy for him because of his vision problems, just having one eye. I have seen exactly ONE mouse today - that's all - and Ms. Katy is hot on his trail as we speak! [/QUOTE]
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