Posts Tagged ‘Humane Mouse Trap(s)’
Free Mice From Humane Mouse Traps
Sticky mouse traps are a great way to catch rodents. Put a small piece of candy, like a Tootsie Roll or a fig newton on the trap and wait. Chances are, the rodents will smell the fruit cookie and come running. Place the food on the sticky mouse trap and press it down so it’s [...]
Humane Mouse Traps: The Talk of Rodentown
“It wouldn’t be that bad if he were housebroken,” my girlfriend said. But the fact that he isn’t, that he leaves his filthy droppings all over our kitchen counter, and that even the sticky mouse traps aren’t enough to catch him and his brethren, makes it different. Even when people keep mice for pets they [...]
Which Are the Most Humane Mouse Traps?
We have had a rodent problem for a few weeks. Wake up in the morning, turn on the lights, and watch the tail end of our pet mouse scurry from the counter top into the range top, and away. We found droppings, bags chewed, and decided that this could not go on. We decided to [...]
When to Call the Catchmaster
You have a mouse. You likely have more than one mouse because you caught one already in those sticky mouse traps. You had to wear gloves and scrub the area with bleach and disinfectant where you think it scampered around before being stuck because it’s very likely that that mouse had a disease. But you’ve [...]
Buddhist Resists Pest Controllers; She Needs Humane Mouse Traps
A few days ago in the U.K, a buddhist woman tried to stop council exterminators from going into her overgrown backyard and poisoning the mice that lived there. She made a statement saying, ”no one is going to put poison down. Every living creature should live its life.” She has a very noble approach and [...]
Three Tips For Keeping Your Home Mouse-Free
The weather has gotten cold, which means the likelihood of finding mice in your home has increased. After all, none of us want to be left out in these freezing temperatures: why would mice be any different? Here are three ways of helping to prevent these unwanted introducers: Keep your place clean! Mice like warm [...]
Robert Burns was a Catchmaster
Winter is a good season for mice. They like to hide in barns and attics, crawlspaces and other small, dark, warm areas. Robert Burns, a catchmaster, and one of Scotland’s favorite poets, knew this, and dedicated one of the most famous poems in the English language, “To a Mouse.” Forgive his horrible spelling, that was [...]
Winterize Your Home With the Best Mouse Traps
It is important to prevent mice from entering your home during the winter. This is when mice like to make nests, and their favorite places to do so are in the warm, dry places in your home. A mouse can fit through an opening the size of a dime, so it’s important to survey the [...]
The Catchmaster Presents a History of the Word ‘Rat’
Rats have always been despised by humans. This post will examine this manifestation of disgust in the English language. The word rat has been used slangily to describe a scoundrel, a traitor, informer, especially in times of trouble, as well as a person who frequents a certain place. For example, that pack of teenagers you [...]
Bring The Best Mouse Traps to Your Dreams
When I was a little boy, one of my worst nightmares occurred soon after I had seen Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. It involved me wearing an Indiana Jones hat and holding a whip, and I reluctantly entered the dark, deep temple of my own mind. Wandering through the labyrinthine maze of black [...]
