Chit Chat (9)

birdie29 said:

eclipse.. lol almost 50 and I havn't got to see one yet... no meteor showers either.... dagnabit....
dave... I see you are still hanging in their.. so sorry this is hard for you..
seems like everyone is struggling on here... OH MY... gonna plant a rose bush tomorrow. ate out with a friend yesterday...ended up with a mouse issue in the house all of a sudden. I think I got them... I used at least 8 sticky traps and whole lot of poison.... and the house smells like a mint/eucalyptus factory... (the internet says they can't stand the smell.)... I saw three in two days and I've caught three... haven't seen any since.. I hope I got them.

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357magnum said:

I was just thinking that I'm glad that I'm not a mouse at your house. It sounds like a dangerous place for mice.

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birdie29 said:

I was just sitting on the couch late at night watching tv and one walks out into my living room... when he/she saw me she just looked up and WALKED back where he/she came from. I was not previously aware that I had mice. then the very next night two young mice were running from closet to closet in my bedroom while I was on my computer... I caught the three I saw in a couple days and have not seen anymore. I was extremely upset about it as I did not know I had mice.-- I have two kinds of poison and the sticky traps at each doorway and in a couple closets...
the internet research I did says they hate peppermint oil.. It recommended putting peppermint on a cotton ball and laying the cotton ball around. I just bought a bulk quanity of peppermint and eucalyptus oil.. I put it everywhere. the first two days my house was a bit overwhelming (peppermint smell) but now it is subsiding... I just wanted them gone.
Feel a little bad about killing three mice but it is way better than killing 20 later on.

ps... they hate the eucalyptus oil too.

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servant of Merciful Love said:

Hope you are rested Shirley

BTW...did YOU get to see the eclipse?
It happened at sunset here so we missed it, but the news said the west coast got to see it.

Blessings

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357magnum said:

Those who have lost loved ones will be in my prayers. May God give you peace and comfort like only He can give.

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birdie29 said:

I was just sitting on the couch late at night watching tv and one walks out into my living room... when he/she saw me she just looked up and WALKED back where he/she came from. I was not previously aware that I had mice. then the very next night two young mice were running from closet to closet in my bedroom while I was on my computer... I caught the three I saw in a couple days and have not seen anymore. I was extremely upset about it as I did not know I had mice.-- I have two kinds of poison and the sticky traps at each doorway and in a couple closets...
the internet research I did says they hate peppermint oil.. It recommended putting peppermint on a cotton ball and laying the cotton ball around. I just bought a bulk quanity of peppermint and eucalyptus oil.. I put it everywhere. the first two days my house was a bit overwhelming (peppermint smell) but now it is subsiding... I just wanted them gone. Feel a little bad about killing three mice but it is way better than killing 20 later on.

ps... they hate the eucalyptus oil too.

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davedajobauk said:

They say; that if you see 'one' there are 30 more within ten feet
You have seen ~an adult and two young ones

Do you know [I wonder] just how many they raise in a litter ??
Don't give-up on the treatments
There is at least one adult and the remainder of their brood around [?]



dave

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angelwind said:

After getting up early...getting a walk in with Gracie, now piddling at the forum...I will do some other things around the house, she needs a grooming today and I have light chores. The day is going very well.

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birdie29 said:

i need a walk... it's hard to think about 30 mice in my house. .. my cat died last year.. I didn't replace her because I have a close friend who is alergic.. it didn't take the mice long to figure out she was gone. I guess her scent is gone now .. I let a stray live under my trailer but he doesn't appear to be helping much. lol

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servant of Merciful Love said:

We must use bait so the mice take it back to the nest; it is so rural here, repellants are of no use.

Fabric softener sheets also help keep critters away from the house (porcupine/skunk/raccoon); it must be because they associate it with people.
So we tuck sheets in the corners of the house, near the shed, and on a few trees.

Our big problem is ants....they disappeared last year when we landscaped, and now they are back with a vengeance.
We used to have someone spray the house inside and out, but I hate the idea about that stuff building up, especially with our asthma.
So we are trying to just do spot sprays on the foundation and sprinkling granules.

Today we got a couple of nice walks in....the mosquitoes are out now (very humid here today).
Not happy to see them with all their diseases in this area; at least they are only out dusk/dawn and you can see/ hear them coming .

Be blessed

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angelwind said:

That is interesting about fabric softener sheets, I wonder if gophers will run from them.

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servant of Merciful Love said:

Stuff them in a hole and find out
Actually we should do that with our moles
Thanks for the reminder

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