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Why does everything I get close to die?
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I have mice in my house. As much as they represent one of the few companions I have left in this world, I've also decided that they all need to die.
I put some cheese out on a mouse-trap, though I've recently been told that's just a stereotype perpetuated by Tom & Jerry. I tried chocolate, but the fuckers managed to steal it without setting off the trap. Now I'm experimenting with jam (I figured the sugar might do something for them) with no success so far. Is there some sort of trick to killing these things, beyond calling professionals out to do it for me?
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I did actually try looking for that, but the local massive-huge-24-hour shop told me they didn't carry it anymore_SMEAR_TEST_ I guess I was just attracted to the romance of a mouse trap_SMEAR_TEST_
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Oh, and stuff steel wool in any mouse holes_SMEAR_TEST_
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pour bleach on everything
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What, putting glue on the traps in addition to the bait? That's actually quite stunning in its simplicity_SMEAR_TEST_ I'm also digging the steel wool idea - though is that more of a deterrant than an actual method of killing them?
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No, Glue Traps are their own thing_SMEAR_TEST_ It is basically a small tray of super sticky "glue" and you put some bait in the middle_SMEAR_TEST_ Mice can't be nimble around it because of the surface area being so large and super sticky_SMEAR_TEST_
The steel wool is better to do after you've killed a few, so they don't live in your walls and die_SMEAR_TEST_
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Invite them to dinner, then blow up the table with TNT_SMEAR_TEST_
Works every time_SMEAR_TEST_
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It is a deterrent_SMEAR_TEST_ Basically neutralizes their entry points_SMEAR_TEST_
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peanut butter usually works
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Marie
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@ 7:21 AM Feb 09, 2009
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this thread makes me saaaaaad
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I see_SMEAR_TEST_ The glue trap thing kinda sounds like a less painful death than the one I was angling at, but I suppose I can't really be picky at this point_SMEAR_TEST_ And I'm gonna hazard a guess, but I imagine there's already a great number of dead things in my walls_SMEAR_TEST_
Otherwise, I'll just have to dust off and nuke the entire site from orbit_SMEAR_TEST_ It's the only way to be sure_SMEAR_TEST_
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peanut butter on a trap obviously_SMEAR_TEST_
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Tie a slip knot and hang the string around the opening of the mouse hole_SMEAR_TEST_ Then anchor the string to something_SMEAR_TEST_
A mouse runs out, gets the string caught around its neck and can't get away_SMEAR_TEST_
Now, at your leisure, you can take a hammer and finish it off_SMEAR_TEST_
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Well, I assumed you weren't suggesting I convince them to leave my home with freshly prepared sandwiches_SMEAR_TEST_ I just find it surprising that of all the things mice find delicious, cheese is definitely not one of them_SMEAR_TEST_ The fuck is with that?
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i tihnk the glue trap would be more painful since itd be a slow death whereas the mousetrap is quick
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Well, the glue trap sounds better, but what do you do with them when they are stuck to the glue, alive and unable to move or be free?
You could starve them to death_SMEAR_TEST_ You could bash them to death_SMEAR_TEST_ The possibilities are endless_SMEAR_TEST_
It's not like you simply pull them free and send them on their merry way_SMEAR_TEST_
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buy a bb gun and night vision goggles and put lots of cereal on the ground in the middle of the room and wait
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Marie
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@ 7:32 AM Feb 09, 2009
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seriously, do not do that glue trap_SMEAR_TEST_ oh god_SMEAR_TEST_ horrible! you would have to look into their sad little eyes and your heart would be broken forever, I would probably start crying_SMEAR_TEST_
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jess
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@ 7:35 AM Feb 09, 2009
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leave plastic bags on your kitchen floor_SMEAR_TEST_ when i lived in london, i had the worst mouse problem everrrr, but we accidentally figured out one night that it's super easy to catch mice with plastic bags_SMEAR_TEST_ they run in and are too stupid to figure out how to get out and you hear the rustling so you walk in, grab the bag, and take the mouse outside_SMEAR_TEST_
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You're making a rather wild assumption in that the suffering of a rodent would affect me emotionally_SMEAR_TEST_ He's in my house, eating my food, not paying council tax - that alone warrants death in my book_SMEAR_TEST_ Though the whole glue-trap idea is now raising all sorts of ideas in my head as to how exactly I'd decide to end our time together_SMEAR_TEST_
I guess plastic bags would work, but it doesn't seem as solid a plan_SMEAR_TEST_
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Peanut butter is the best for traps
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TesiaCoil
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@ 3:55 PM Feb 09, 2009
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Peanut butter is really the key, like everyone has been saying_SMEAR_TEST_
Glue traps are terribly sad_SMEAR_TEST_
Staying up all night with a baseball bat is also an option_SMEAR_TEST_
And Leaving rat poisen out in precarious places ends up worknig eventually_SMEAR_TEST_
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urka
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@ 4:02 PM Feb 09, 2009
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I once accidentally stepped on a mouse in my kitchen in the middle of the night_SMEAR_TEST_
It's probably the closest I've ever come to peeing my pants in my adulthood_SMEAR_TEST_
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