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So I caught a mouse.....

39,439 5,562 January 31, 2011 at 05:30 AM in Rant
Saw a mouse scampering around my garage so I got some glue traps. A little bit of peanut butter and within 45 mins I caught the sucker. His hind legs were stuck to the trap and he was bodyboarding around with his front legs. I took the trap and tossed it in the trash.

So I wake up later in the night by my dogs barking. I go down to the garage to check it out and lo and behold one of his buddies was trying a jail break and couldn't get out of the trash can (one of those rubbermaid round trash cans)! As soon as I lifted the top he took off. Mouse #1 was still in the bottom (fresh bag) twitching around. I left another trap (pack of 4!) with some more PB in the same spot.

30 minutes later I hear a "pop" sound which most likely came from the fireplace, but I go downstairs to check it out anyway. The trap I just put out 30 minutes prior is GONE but mouse #1 is still hanging out in the trash. I checked around a bit but couldn't find mouse #2 (he couldn't have gone far, stuck to the trap).

Fast forward to this morning. Still no mouse #2. Mouse #1 made a jailbreak - the trap is still in the trash but no mouse!

It's all out war now.... put down the second 2 traps - let's see if I catch anything! Hopefully my idiot dogs don't get stuck in the traps.

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Majide
02-09-2011 at 08:36 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:36 AM.
I have a question...


For the kind of "mouse trap" where they eat some poison crap, then go off and die somewhere: what happens to their dead bodies?

My friend uses these, and she thinks they kind of "disintegrate" I think they lay there and rot in your walls or attic. And I'm not going to google, I'm at work - so yes, my google is broken.
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BarryL
02-09-2011 at 08:40 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:40 AM.
Quote from Majide :
My friend uses these, and she thinks they kind of "disintegrate" I think they lay there and rot in your walls or attic. And I'm not going to google, I'm at work - so yes, my google is broken.
The poison allows their bodies to decay at a faster rate.
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Pig
02-09-2011 at 08:41 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:41 AM.
Barry wot are your thoughts on slow roasting cockroaches? Wot about microwaved lizards?? yummy
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02-09-2011 at 08:49 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:49 AM.
Quote from Pig :
Barry wot are your thoughts on slow roasting cockroaches? Wot about microwaved lizards?? yummy
Well, even if insects are a world apart from mammals as far as their nervous system and perceptive/cognitive abilities go (there are some studies that show they do not experience pain like humans and other mammals do), there is something really messed up about having to go out of one's way to torture something.

Anyone who microwaves live lizards needs their lights knocked out. Unless a kid does it, they just don't know any better - but if I was caught doing that as a kid, my parents would have been furious. And rightly so.
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Pig
02-09-2011 at 08:49 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:49 AM.
Quote from BarryL :
Well, even if insects are a world apart from mammals as far as their nervous system and perceptive/cognitive abilities go (there are some studies that show they do not experience pain like humans and other mammals do), there is something really messed up about having to go out of one's way to torture something.

Anyone who microwaves live lizards needs their lights knocked out. Unless a kid does it, they just don't know any better - but if I was caught doing that as a kid, my parents would have been furious. And rightly so.
Wot about folks who pour salt over the snails??
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BarryL
02-09-2011 at 08:53 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:53 AM.
Quote from Pig :
Wot about folks who pour salt over the snails??
They are idiots who clearly need to grow up. I'd really question the mental state of an adult doing this... they're not 8.
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Pig
02-09-2011 at 08:55 AM.
02-09-2011 at 08:55 AM.
Quote from BarryL :
They are idiots who clearly need to grow up. I'd really question the mental state of an adult doing this... they're not 8.
I know of someone who cut earthworms in half and watch them multiply. That seems ok, right?
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BarryL
02-09-2011 at 09:01 AM.
02-09-2011 at 09:01 AM.
Quote from Pig :
I know of someone who cut earthworms in half and watch them multiply. That seems ok, right?
Depends on whether or not earthworms can feel pain. We know that mammals can, which is why doing such thing to a mammal is frowned upon (and illegal). I'd say that it's still stupid to do and a waste of time, because what do they get out of it?
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TigerStar
02-09-2011 at 09:22 AM.
02-09-2011 at 09:22 AM.
What about slaughtering pigs for fun?
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02-09-2011 at 09:24 AM.
02-09-2011 at 09:24 AM.
Quote from BarryL :
Depends on whether or not earthworms can feel pain. We know that mammals can, which is why doing such thing to a mammal is frowned upon (and illegal). I'd say that it's still stupid to do and a waste of time, because what do they get out of it?
That's a silly question - Why does one procreate? They want to make 2 earthworms out of one!
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TigerStar
02-09-2011 at 09:31 AM.
02-09-2011 at 09:31 AM.
BarryL, serious question. Are you from Minnesota?

Went to facebook and there is a Barry L that is friends with a friend.
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ashcampbell
02-09-2011 at 10:11 AM.
02-09-2011 at 10:11 AM.
Does anyone have an app for a mouse squeek to english converter? look around

I'm trying to see if my mouse waterboarding is working like I hoped.
Hopefully their squeeks are less ohmygod save me baby mouse jesus and more if you stop I'll leave and never come back.
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SlicKitty
02-09-2011 at 11:43 AM.
02-09-2011 at 11:43 AM.
Quote from Pig :
Barry wot are your thoughts on slow roasting cockroaches? Wot about microwaved lizards?? yummy
Quote from Pig :
Wot about folks who pour salt over the snails??
Quote from Pig :
I know of someone who cut earthworms in half and watch them multiply. That seems ok, right?
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What about slaughtering pigs for fun?

How's about trolls?

Should we starve them, or should we feed them? Scratchchin

I've can never remember that saying. Is it "Starve a troll, feed a beaver," or is it "Feed a troll, starve a beaver"?
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Dr. J
02-09-2011 at 11:47 AM.
02-09-2011 at 11:47 AM.
Quote from Majide :
I have a question...


For the kind of "mouse trap" where they eat some poison crap, then go off and die somewhere: what happens to their dead bodies?

My friend uses these, and she thinks they kind of "disintegrate" I think they lay there and rot in your walls or attic. And I'm not going to google, I'm at work - so yes, my google is broken.
yes they rot in your walls. But unless there is significant moisture they'd probably just dry out.
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02-09-2011 at 12:21 PM.
02-09-2011 at 12:21 PM.
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How's about trolls?

Should we starve them, or should we feed them? Scratchchin

I've can never remember that saying. Is it "Starve a troll, feed a beaver," or is it "Feed a troll, starve a beaver"?
Depends....Is it a hairy beaver? Yucky
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