07-04-2022, 10:04 AM
(07-04-2022, 09:21 AM)Magoo Wrote: Saw a mouse running down the skirting on monday.
we live on a rural fringe, paddocks behind us, so every year about this time they start sneaking in.
one year it was rats *shudder*
put the traps down last nite got one in each before bed, and one in each again this morning.
erk alors a pestilence. a horde.
it doesnt help we leave doors and windows open all day and night.
we do not want a cat.
im not keen on them.
id rather put up with the odd mouse.
Yes, it's that time of year when they start looking for somewhere warm. We used to have a problem when we had black plastic compost bins. When we changed to open wooden bins it was much better, and now that we have stopped putting lawn clippings in we have very little problem (the compost is much better without). Although, having said that, the cat has chalked up a rat a few weeks ago and a few mice since so they are around at the moment. Even without your own cat, you probably have neighbourhood cats around. If you "allow" one to make your place its territory, it will probably help to keep the rodent numbers down.