We are currently combating mice at Purgatory–we have caught close to a dozen of the little guys in the last two months. As you can see we use the humane traps, as neither of us really like dealing with dead mice in the house. Once we catch one though, it’s out to the stables with it, where the little guys/girls have a slim chance of survival as they’re most likely going to become a snack for owls, feral cats or snakes.
Here is a collection of some of the ones we’ve caught.
And then there are the food stashes. So far we have found stashes of the boys’ kibble in:
my sewing machine
a filing cabinet
a desk drawer
the couch in the blue room
Agent Smith’s motorcycle boots (twice)
behind some books
within a suitcase
under the shawl of my Roland (proof that I really should play more)
We do have a plan though. As mentioned in a previous post, we recently had the ducts cleaned and the furnace tuned up. The final step in that project is to have the crawlspace under the house cleaned and sealed. I finally found a contractor I like to do the work and it is scheduled to happen shortly.
If I weren’t allergic we’d have a cat to help us out with this issue. Typing of which, I’m pleased to say we still see some of our ferals out and about–just last week I saw Momma Cat!