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Mouse related--what would you do?
DH set some mouse traps last night in our breezeway and garage because we have been having problems with mice building nests in our trucks. This morning I went to let DoggieCrushing out, and sure enough there is a mouse stuck to the trap. He is still alive. I called DH to see if I can let him off the trap into the woods. He told me that it is impossible for me to get the mouse off the trap. He the told me that I should KILL the mouse so he won't suffer. He said that the mouse will try to chew his own legs off. WTF. I don't want to kill that mouse. I told him that I am upset because this seems like a cruel way to catch mice. He says we can't use the other kinds of traps with poison because of the dog. WWYD? Do I kill the mouse? That just sounds awful.
Re: Mouse related--what would you do?
DH just sent me an email to tell me to at least put it in a plastic bag tight, and then he will suffocate. Oh gosh. This is awful. I am going to do it.
I also sent him a link to the trap Baker suggested.
Def get the black box traps that they crawl inside of and kill them instantly. Glue traps are inhumane. Bad Mr. Crushing!
I could not kill it. I don't know what I would do if I were in your shoes.
I'm glad you at least tried. Putting him outside is a nice thing to do. Hopefully he will die quickly since it is so cold out there.
Mine would too!
Oh, that is just sucky! When we moved into our house in September, we quickly realized we had critters in our walls. the previous owner had the genius idea to put out poison. I flipped out, having 2 dumb dogs, and fearing accidental/ secondary poisoning. but the worse part was when they started dying IN my walls!
And why do the Boston exterminators put out glue traps? I was always afraid the dumb dog would get stuck, and I'd always toss them in the trash as soon as I found it!
I hope you find luck with the products the pp's have suggested, I use the old school traps. and yes, I empty them and reset them!
When we lived in our old apt. we had a mouse issue...
We used these humane mouse traps.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1280338&CAWELAID=109339768
They worked just fine. Word of caution... use rubber gloves when moving them... the mice leave you little presents inside...
When we moved into our new condo, we had a mouse problem, then we got a cat! The mice got the memo that Celie is quite a good little mouser and they have moved on.