Comments on: Mice, screaming women, and slacker pets: Applying integrated pest management http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts led by Dr. Marty Becker. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:12:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dorene http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458961 Dorene Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:05:11 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458961 No slackers in this house -- Pepper will kill vermin in the house or garden and when Linsdey couldn't get to the mice under the kitchen sink, he kicked a fuss until we opened the cabinent and found the evidence. We knew the snap traps had gotten them all when he wasn't spending all night watching the sink. No slackers in this house — Pepper will kill vermin in the house or garden and when Linsdey couldn’t get to the mice under the kitchen sink, he kicked a fuss until we opened the cabinent and found the evidence. We knew the snap traps had gotten them all when he wasn’t spending all night watching the sink.

]]> By: JenniferJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458954 JenniferJ Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:12:20 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458954 Just rescued a lizard from the younger cat. Xander, the "old man" prefers rodentia almost exclusively. He does not apparently like the taste of insectivores, particularly moles. He'll even watch them throwing dirt about and leave them alone moving from the Bay Area to Mendocino County was an education. Tarantulas, wind scorpions and chiggers oh my! Just rescued a lizard from the younger cat. Xander, the “old man” prefers rodentia almost exclusively. He does not apparently like the taste of insectivores, particularly moles. He’ll even watch them throwing dirt about and leave them alone

moving from the Bay Area to Mendocino County was an education.
Tarantulas, wind scorpions and chiggers oh my!

]]> By: Janeen http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458949 Janeen Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:51:29 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458949 Audie excels in his job as Chief of Vermin Control. We use traps in areas he doesn't frequent (like the utility room and storage room in the basement). I'm also hoping that letting the chickens run loose in our backyard will reduce the number of mice and other nasty critters that come in. I've got one Dominque who is already a determined hunter - and she's just a month old! Audie excels in his job as Chief of Vermin Control. We use traps in areas he doesn’t frequent (like the utility room and storage room in the basement).

I’m also hoping that letting the chickens run loose in our backyard will reduce the number of mice and other nasty critters that come in. I’ve got one Dominque who is already a determined hunter - and she’s just a month old!

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]]> By: Liz Palika http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458932 Liz Palika Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:03:53 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458932 My cats will play with mice until the mice are exhausted, then the cats are nice enough to let the mice recuperate before beginning the games again. I guess they know somehow that will extend the games. However, if the Australian Shepherds are around there are no games! All three are dedicated vermin hunters! My parents' garage was invaded by rats one year. Horrible! Those vermin got into everything - some stuff we didn't find for months. One momma rat raised a little in the box of Christmas decoration! I feel no guilt for killing her with a snap trap! A big, heavy duty snap trap. My cats will play with mice until the mice are exhausted, then the cats are nice enough to let the mice recuperate before beginning the games again. I guess they know somehow that will extend the games.

However, if the Australian Shepherds are around there are no games! All three are dedicated vermin hunters!

My parents’ garage was invaded by rats one year. Horrible! Those vermin got into everything - some stuff we didn’t find for months. One momma rat raised a little in the box of Christmas decoration! I feel no guilt for killing her with a snap trap! A big, heavy duty snap trap.

]]> By: Eucritta http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458927 Eucritta Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:25:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458927 Those zapper traps work well on rats, too. As we learned when a neighbor began leaving dog food outside and the rats decided they liked our crawlspace better. We had a cat -- old Lionel, who died a few years ago -- who was allergic to mice. He wasn't much of a hunter, either, though he did once catch a sparrow that had got trapped in the house. He then sat on it, and waited for me to come and do something about it. Those zapper traps work well on rats, too. As we learned when a neighbor began leaving dog food outside and the rats decided they liked our crawlspace better.

We had a cat — old Lionel, who died a few years ago — who was allergic to mice. He wasn’t much of a hunter, either, though he did once catch a sparrow that had got trapped in the house. He then sat on it, and waited for me to come and do something about it.

]]> By: Maria Shanley http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458911 Maria Shanley Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:11:59 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458911 I'm fortunate to have two dedicated hunters in my household: the 13 year old cat, Lightning, who is in the barn during the summer and the house in the winter; and our female Husky, Sarah, whose motto seems to be "one pounce and it's dead". I occasionally have to trap a mouse in areas where these two aren't allowed (the pantry, usually), but they are quite determined and professional in their attitude towards any rodent. I feel for any of you with slackers, as I once had a Siamese who was actually afraid of mice! I’m fortunate to have two dedicated hunters in my household: the 13 year old cat, Lightning, who is in the barn during the summer and the house in the winter; and our female Husky, Sarah, whose motto seems to be “one pounce and it’s dead”. I occasionally have to trap a mouse in areas where these two aren’t allowed (the pantry, usually), but they are quite determined and professional in their attitude towards any rodent. I feel for any of you with slackers, as I once had a Siamese who was actually afraid of mice!

]]> By: The OTHER Pat http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458903 The OTHER Pat Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:12:41 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458903 The way *I* discovered I Had A Mouse was to walk into the kitchen and find all three (yes, ALL three) of my cats sitting and staring raptly up at the counter where Mr. Mouse was staring back at them in terrified fascination. Of course, it was up to ME to actually take care of Mr. Mouse . . . . . . . The way *I* discovered I Had A Mouse was to walk into the kitchen and find all three (yes, ALL three) of my cats sitting and staring raptly up at the counter where Mr. Mouse was staring back at them in terrified fascination.

Of course, it was up to ME to actually take care of Mr. Mouse . . . . . . .

]]> By: EmilyS http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458901 EmilyS Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:09:45 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458901 sorry mousies, but some of you carry nasty diseases (http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/factsheet/hanta.htm) I can't have you in my house. Not to be an a**h***, but I assume that no one who has outdoor cats objects to PEOPLE killing mice? sorry mousies, but some of you carry nasty diseases (http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehsphl/factsheet/hanta.htm)
I can’t have you in my house.

Not to be an a**h***, but I assume that no one who has outdoor cats objects to PEOPLE killing mice?

]]> By: Lis http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/06/16/mice-screaming-women-and-slacker-pets-applying-integrated-pest-management/comment-page-1/#comment-458897 Lis Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:21:59 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=7588#comment-458897 I've always been fortunate enough to have at least one cat who was a serious mouser in the house. My older cat is getting a little slow for the job, but the younger one is still quite able, and she Doesn't Share, meaning I get to clean up a few small bloodstains every couple of years. I’ve always been fortunate enough to have at least one cat who was a serious mouser in the house. My older cat is getting a little slow for the job, but the younger one is still quite able, and she Doesn’t Share, meaning I get to clean up a few small bloodstains every couple of years.

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