Flies? Rats? Catch and release

[Guest guest]

Gosh, this reminds me of old times. I lived in an apartment that had

mice in the winter. The maintenance man came and put glue traps

around the apartment. One night I hear a pitiful squealing and find

a baby mouse stuck to the glue trap. I took him outside but he

couldn't walk because his feet kept sticking to the ground. So....I

took him back in the house and gave him a bath, LOL! Then I felt bad

because it was so cold out and I blow dried him. I still get teased

for that one!

 

I later called the landlord and he told me to just throw the trap

with the mouse on it in the dumpster! I told him to buy me a Have-a-

Heart trap, which is the kind where you catch and release or I was

calling the board of health. That trap was delivered to my door

pronto!

 

Sarita

 

, " chrism "

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> Interesting Julie. I live with rats about twelve feet from my bed.

> They make their noise and do some damage but Her Holiness the cat

> seems to keep them away.

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> I use live traps when it gets too crowded. These are traps that do

> no harm. They trap them into a cage and one takes the cage and its

> occupant out into the environment where the rat is released into

> blackberry bushes are similar surroundings.

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> I try to find a place where they have a water source etc. They are

> spoken to with kindness and they do respond well once they relax a

> bit from the confinement. They are indeed treated with respect and

> given a chance to live in the wilds.

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> I know not everyone can do this. But perhaps a suggestion along

> these lines to your management might be worth the effort. The traps

> are washable and reusable and all have metal parts and there isnt

> any danger to human or rat. - my experience - chrism

, Julie

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> > I am having a hard time with rats.  I work in an older hotel (in

> south Texas, Linda, because of my grandbabies being here) and there

> is a pantry where danish, creamers, breads, and fruit are stored. 

> It is contained and refrigerated. There is an infestation of rats. 

> They come in and devour a whole box of individual coffee creamers. 

> Two people who work audit have experienced one of the little

> creatures running up their leg.  We are even having to get a new

> phone system because they have chewed up the phone lines.  But now

> discovered, they are being trapped and poisoned.  It has been a

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> hard time for me, walking into the pantry in the morning, and

> looking to see if any poor creature was stuck in the trap.  I would

> hate to say how one escaped after being trapped.  It seems so

> cruel.  A large one was outside drinking some water off the

> sidewalk, surrounded by about 4 people, not caring, just drinking. 

> I think the poison does that to them,

> > making them thirsty.  And the maintenance man killed it.  I

> couldn't bear to watch.  This is really hurting me.  I even

> considered quitting my job this weekend after a nest of babies was

> found.  Oh well, empath definitely is not limited to humanity or

> little furry kittens.............alas..............

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> > Julie

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> > --- On Mon, 7/7/08, Sarita <sarita1969@> wrote:

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> > Sarita <sarita1969@>

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> > I know this is going to sound strange, but has anyone had

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> > with flies? I feel like I am living the Amityville Horror. There

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> > about 10 flies in my house and I have no idea where they came

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> > Further, they are not afraid of me! I can put my finger right

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> > their wings and they don't fly away. Whichever room I go into is

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> > they seem to all congregate! I'm a little bit creeped out.

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