Eradicate mice Execute revenge

After reading all the different points here, I will make my case for the wire cage trap I use. I too am an animal lover and have 4 dogs that I would never take a chance with poisoned mice they might eat. I have a young daughter who often has her friends playing in the yard, so I would never leave poison laying around. The sticky paper gets real messy and is a mess to try and pry the dead rodent off to avoid buying a new one after every use. The cage trap is in my opinion the best way to go. No mess, no running to the store every time I see a mouse and no danger of anything or anyone getting poisoned. As for humaine its fast and relatively painless when the caged critter is submerged for a few seconds under water, then the trap is ready to go again.

 

I can honestly say I don't have an infestation issue with the rodents where I live, but they do get into my little place from time to time. Plus, my neighbor , when she gets her house sprayed by the "bug guy", she has him add a few extra sticky boards to her bill and gives the extra boards to me. I give her other things when she stops by for coffee and such, like a loaf of fresh baked bread, or a few tins of special kitty food - kinda like barter, but in a neighborly way.

When I have to put out a sticky board (and do so only when I have "evidence" of one inside my little place), I do check it every day to make sure the rodent doesn't suffer. To be honest, I'm NOT keen about the "dispatch" I have to do when I have to do it, but the farmers grow a lot of grains here for human consumption, so "catch and release" is not an option around these parts. If it were, I'd definately use a trap for these guys. I don't set outdoor traps for the rodents unless I get one that comes indoors - and when I do, then all bets are off.

But like I wrote, I'm not having an infestation problem, so I assume the cats around here must be doing their jobs. My cat hasn't presented me with a rodent "gift" yet, so I take that as a good sign that all is under control.

The "catch and release" trap is the most humane option available - but I'm not living in a place where this is a practical option.

V/R,
nwlivewire

 

I have heard that in Thailand that they harvest the rats too in farm communities. Makes sense if they are grain fed. I have eaten rabbit which is a rodent, barn pigeons although I would have to get pretty hungry before I ate a city pigeon. Anyone for dormice rolled in sesame seeds and fried in olive oil with garlic? I think creatures living around humans pick up disease from us and transmit it back to us. Not too worried about the farm fresh variety.

 

You are correct that many places do catch the rodents and eat them - especialy the grain fed farm critters.

I've never knowingly eaten one - folks here in the States don't consider them an "edible". But I do know I've eaten many an "odd" creature's body or body parts in my travels as that's just what was "normal" to eat in the area I was in. And that's what the cook prepared, so I had to really try hard at first to hide my "You've got to be kidding me!" look on my face when the dish was proudly served to me.

In Guatemala, I was served a flame- grilled Agouti (a rodent thing) and it actully tasted very good (kinda like a slightly sweet, porky bacon flavor) . But I didn't really know what it was until I came back to the States and looked it up on my computer. Oh well! Just as well I didn't know, right? hahaha

V/R,
nwlivewire

 

Haven't seen any poison sticky pads, didn't know they had one. I'm an animal lover as well (for the most part at least) but I also thought it was common sense to put the sticky boards not out in plain areas but in the darker harder to get to areas the rats tend to traverse where dogs won't be going and only really cats IF you have your own cat.

Speaking of cats though I did have one stray cat in my neighborhood that was jumping where shouldn't have been and got stuck to sticky paper for catching mosquito's. I chased that cat down trying to get him unstuck until the cat ducked through a fence I couldn't follow. The cat is still around though weeks later and no sticky paper so someone must have gotten to them.

 

Me too, but I prefer beef or pork or chicken

 

PETA stands for people eating tasty animals!

 

I have been a member of PETA as long as I can remember. We need to protect our yummy animals for their yumminess.

 

As a local cat rancher, having up to as many as 15 at a time, I do not have a rodent problem, never had. Once in a while I cut back on the food, and soon dead rats end up showing up in my yard, so just by cutting back on the food ration, I eliminate any neighborhood pests.
It is not difficult to collect cats in the Philippines, just put a bowl of food out, and you will soon be an anonymous cat owner. When you go away for a trip, you do not have to worry about them as they seem to know how to take care of themselves.
If anyone is interested I have 4 females about 8 weeks old available. A limit offer: They are Free exclusively to all Dumaguete Forum members as long as supply lasts (for non-members I am charging $1000 USD per kitten, so this is just another benefit for members here).They have been handled, come when called, and are very friendly. The are all calico in color (three different colors). Feel free to PM me if you are interested in a tame well manner kitten. Please note: There is no mouse/rodent disposal problems with cats, they even bury their own sh*t.
The best place to buy cat food is JB Marketing, which sell Princess Cat Food at 108 P/KG, Fancy feast cost approximately 550 P/KG and there are many other alternatives between those too price extremes.

 

I WISH some of the Rats around my place could learn to go back to the River and die! They seem to find the hardest to get too place to drop dead, but thankfully I am sure the majority have died outdoors, at one stage at night they would hang over the top of the wall and puff up then give a shrill squeal at us in defiance! It has taken two months and now what seemed like a dozen plus nightly (Rat) visitors has dried up to the odd mouse, a combination of the Baits placed up high out of reach and the drought I suspect...