Should I hate meeces to peeces?

[PeteXXX]

Having decided that I really had to rid one of my lesser sheds of mice, and done so quite successfully, we are now seeing some in the garden.

Should I go full Rambo on them, or just think 'Ahhh, ain't they cute' and leave them alone?

 

[classic33]

All out Rambo attack.
They're working out how to get back in the shed.

 

[All uphill]

Well done on evicting them from your shed. I hardly dare ask how you did that.

It would be great if there was an owl population that could limit their numbers.

 

[All uphill]

I always remember that mice dribble urine behind them, which seemed disgusting years ago; less so now as I grow older

 

[PeteXXX]

Well done on evicting them from your shed. I hardly dare ask how you did that.

It would be great if there was an owl population that could limit their numbers.

Mouse traps. The old fashioned spring ones. Quick, unlike poison!

 

[cyberknight]

Had one in the shoe cupboard that the cat bought in, no amount of traps and poison sorted it out , in fact we thought it was gone until i cleared out the shoes and started finding them full of crap and cat biscuits .
It was bloody massive ! in fact i thought it was a rat .So in conclusion get the feckers out before they destroy things

 

[Cycleops]

This looks like a great solution and very simple:


View: https://youtu.be/6SIlYiiCGLI

 

[biggs682]

As the weather gets cooler they will be heading into anywhere warm they can

 

[T4tomo]

As the weather gets cooler they will be heading into anywhere warm they can

which is why its important to put your worn undies in the freezer?

 

[Sterlo]

Get rid of them!!! I had a similar issues years ago, got rid of them from the shed but a couple of months later they were in the house. Obviously I can't guarantee it was the same ones, I wasn't on first name terms with them, but it's probable.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Lovely wee meeces. Catch them humanely and release them somewhere the owls can find them

 

[Dolorous Edd]

Lovely wee meeces. Catch them humanely and release them somewhere the owls can find them

Doesn't that rather defeat the point of humane capture?

 

[annedonnelly]

They're cute.
What sort are they? I have wood mice. They live in the compost bin outside the back door & also visit the garage and loft. We've agreed that they won't come in the house. And I provide food in the compost bin.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Doesn't that rather defeat the point of humane capture?

No no - the owls need the un-injured in order to get their work out and it gives the wee cuties a bit of a chance too. It's a win win for the evolution of meeces and owls.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

which is why its important to put your worn undies in the freezer?

Is that @Drago's mistake? Freezer/Washing machine mix up? (you'll never live it down @Drago)