Are there mouse traps that catch mice alive so you can release them in the forest?
None that work well, I'm afraid. I usually just let my cats solve the problem. Seeing how smug a 25 lb cat looks after he gives you a mouse is quite hilarious.
Quote from: Aladormax on January 16, 2014, 10:22:53 AM
None that work well, I'm afraid. I usually just let my cats solve the problem. Seeing how smug a 25 lb cat looks after he gives you a mouse is quite hilarious.
well, I'd rather they be eaten by a cat then killed senslisly
Best you can do is get a cat, as long as they don't torture the things, as some like too. Avoid the sticky traps like a plague, they either force the mouse to starve or chew off body parts to escape.
My friend has a mouse trap that captures mice alive I'll ask him for the name later
Quote from: Vyse on January 16, 2014, 12:52:48 PM
Best you can do is get a cat, as long as they don't torture the things, as some like too. Avoid the sticky traps like a plague, they either force the mouse to starve or chew off body parts to escape.
if some do like to tourture them, you could deter that by getting a fake mouse and putting treats inside so they learn to eat them instead of tourtring them
Most mouse traps are designed to kill the mouse. I've seen some that trap it, but they usually aren't very effective at catching not containing the mouse. Should you choose this route, be careful. Wash your hands IMMEDIATELY after releasing the mouse and use gloves of available.
You could build a simple trap yourself with a small box and a support for a heavy lid, when the mouse goes into the box for food it should knock the support and trap it inside the box, just be sure to check it often and I'm not sure how effective it is :/
The only problem with catch & release is.....they'll just end up bank in your house.
Quote from: LadyGrixis on January 17, 2014, 08:18:46 AM
The only problem with catch & release is.....they'll just end up bank in your house.
i plan on traveling far away with them and releasing them in a forest
A god-like merciless planeswalker conjures demons to slay his opponents, but can't bring himself to kill vermin
Quote from: Pi on January 26, 2014, 09:24:15 PM
A god-like merciless planeswalker conjures demons to slay his opponents, but can't bring himself to kill vermin
birdbrain likes animals, its just the way he is, so yes, i guess thats accurate.
If you got mice I don't think traps and setting them free will work to control them. They tend to breed very fast and probably have a nest around the area. So you may need to get some help.
Quote from: Birdbrain on January 17, 2014, 08:27:10 AM
Quote from: LadyGrixis on January 17, 2014, 08:18:46 AM
The only problem with catch & release is.....they'll just end up bank in your house.
i plan on traveling far away with them and releasing them in a forest
This is illegal just FYI. You'd be cross contaminating wildlife and the pathogens they carry. You can't even move a chipmunk from a garden and put it in the woods a few blocks away legally, because it could infect the ecosystem with disease or parasites. I had a very interesting discussion with a park ranger on the matter.
Just think for a second about this mouse. You're taking it out of it's environment that it's known it's whole life, and dumping it in a strange land. What's going to happen? I hate to sound cold, but you'd be killing it anyway. That mouse won't survive. Within 24 hours, he will be lunch for another critter. Or this time of year, depending on weather and location, die from lack of shelter. Both arguably a death with much greature suffering and mental agony than a mousetrap. Then what happens? Whatever eats it takes in all of its germs. Those germs might do nothing. They might cause bubonic plague levels of death and pestilence. Or anywhere in between. Granted, the odds are greatly in favor of "nothing" or "a little bit of illness spread" and next to 0 for causing a plague, but what's the point in risking any at all for no reason?
In that case. I'll just keep them as pets
I have a soft spot in my heart for all living things too. Except for parasites. And mice.
I spent a summer as a fire lookout on the edge of nowhere and every afternoon when I'd go back to my cabin for dinner there would be mice fewmets and chewed up victuals all over. I hated those things! The last week on the mountain I set a mouse trap with a paper grocery bag and some leftover grilled cheese. I set the sandwich inside the bag and put them on the floor. A few hours later I awoke to the sound of crackling paper and saw the bag moving. I climbed out of bed, grabbed my 15 gallon water jug, ran over to that bag and smashed the stuffing out of it. It was quick and painless and there were less turds on my table from then on.
Mice on that mountain still tremble when they whisper tales of me. They call me the haunta hunter and I'm available to assist if you need, Birdbrain.
Quote from: Langku on January 29, 2014, 12:35:50 PM
I have a soft spot in my heart for all living things too. Except for parasites. And mice.
I spent a summer as a fire lookout on the edge of nowhere and every afternoon when I'd go back to my cabin for dinner there would be mice fewmets and chewed up victuals all over. I hated those things! The last week on the mountain I set a mouse trap with a paper grocery bag and some leftover grilled cheese. I set the sandwich inside the bag and put them on the floor. A few hours later I awoke to the sound of crackling paper and saw the bag moving. I climbed out of bed, grabbed my 15 gallon water jug, ran over to that bag and smashed the stuffing out of it. It was quick and painless and there were less turds on my table from then on.
Mice on that mountain still tremble when they whisper tales of me. They call me the haunta hunter and I'm available to assist if you need, Birdbrain.
Metal.
Quote from: Langku on January 29, 2014, 12:35:50 PM
I have a soft spot in my heart for all living things too. Except for parasites. And mice.
I spent a summer as a fire lookout on the edge of nowhere and every afternoon when I'd go back to my cabin for dinner there would be mice fewmets and chewed up victuals all over. I hated those things! The last week on the mountain I set a mouse trap with a paper grocery bag and some leftover grilled cheese. I set the sandwich inside the bag and put them on the floor. A few hours later I awoke to the sound of crackling paper and saw the bag moving. I climbed out of bed, grabbed my 15 gallon water jug, ran over to that bag and smashed the stuffing out of it. It was quick and painless and there were less turds on my table from then on.
Mice on that mountain still tremble when they whisper tales of me. They call me the haunta hunter and I'm available to assist if you need, Birdbrain.
no. I'm going to keep them as pets
You give cats to much credit.
If you want a mouse tortured you get a cat.
They don't simply eat them, they toy and play with them for hours before they give the killing blow.
A game of cat and mouse...
If you want them to die naturally and painlessly, release snakes in your house..
I hate snakes...
Quote from: DirtyMustachio on January 30, 2014, 09:17:34 AM
You give cats to much credit.
If you want a mouse tortured you get a cat.
They don't simply eat them, they toy and play with them for hours before they give the killing blow.
A game of cat and mouse...
If you want them to die naturally and painlessly, release snakes in your house..
I hate snakes...
well, I might just do that if they get too bad
I really hate to sound like an butt, because I know how much it can suck killing animals. I too have a fondness for all things living.
But I can't say how much of a bad idea keeping them as pets is. You've already heard they carry all kinds of bad stuff and blah blah blah. But lets also look at if you are catching them and putting them in say a cage well they will breed and you'll have to separate everyone before they have a chance to breed again. Which is very hard see that at a stupidly young age they can and will get pregnant. Also there is a 50/50 chance that the one you are catching is female and already is. If they are not dead or just born, they are breeding.
What I'm saying is that most likely you will be overwhelmed very fast by them and it will be that much harder to do something about.
The kindest and best thing you can do for the mice and you is to get a professional exterminater over to look and see the extent of the infestation and how best to deal with them quickly and humanly.
Cats are not a good idea unless you want a spoiled pet (I love cats) and I know I wouldn't want my cat touching them.