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| chopdogs Member Since: 10 Mar 2010 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 108   
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A word of caution.
If you have mice (it's that time of year and we have (had, actually) one or two in the house already) - try to trap them vs poison Poison gives them internal bleeds and makes them desperate for water - the year before last this resulted in a chewed washer reservoir on my car and a chewed dishwasher hose (and resultant leak) in my neighbours kitchen! |
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10th Nov 2011 7:57pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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We used to use a humane trap - we have a lot of wood mice and they used to get into the house before I found the entry point and sorted it.
Record was 6 wood mice in the trap one night when we got back from work. Only problem is that you have to release them at least half a mile away from where you caught them otherwise they just come back 
The reason we used (maybe had to use) a humane trap is that there is evidence of dormice in our hedge rows - never seen them but the experts say they are in the vicinity. Protected species and do no harm. I would love to see one and get some pictures - one day maybe 
Bob |
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10th Nov 2011 8:28pm |
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| Dave-H Member Since: 08 Feb 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 1507  
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Or a decent Terrier
Mine is always catching them in the garden ...  scoffs them down too  Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant. |
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10th Nov 2011 9:38pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Agreed - we got Winnie the "Greek Terrier" (i.e. mongrel from Paros) and she catches everything... then eats it - something to do with a year in the wild I guess. Doesn't eat much (except mice) and worming tablets are cheap Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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10th Nov 2011 9:45pm |
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| chopdogs Member Since: 10 Mar 2010 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 108
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Little
chewed through a vacuum hose on the Disco this week causing £215 of damage
It's war! |
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3rd Dec 2011 12:46pm |
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| Zagato Site Supporter Member Since: 08 Jan 2011 Location: Billingshurst West Sussex Posts: 5013
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I have them in and under both sheds, the little bleeders chew through my tarpaulins, hoses, anything plastic
 . We are surrounded by stinking cats, crapping all over the place and are more of a pest than the mice  A terrier would sort both out and the blimmen Foxes that up everything  Cats in the country, good - 5000 cats in one street in suburbia, bad. They are constantly run over but people keep buying more...just going out for a spin in the Landie  |
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3rd Dec 2011 5:07pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731
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TERRIER
Cannot recommend them highly enough - cairn, jack russell, border, "greek" - should come free with every Defender 
They keep mice, cats, martins, foxes, moles, pretty much everything away and will love you for it! Matt Tell someone you love them today because life is short. But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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3rd Dec 2011 5:58pm |
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