melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Share Posted November 2, 2008 My ringnecks were going troppo, something they normally only do if they see something furry (the cat or the rabbit usually) but as the rabbit has gone into hiding from the rain and the cat is no where to be seen I knew it wasn't them, so I went out to check. In the dim of twilight I could JUST see a small furry shape sitting just inside the front wire. I figured I better go get it as I have been baiting and didn't want it to die there and be chewed by the birds :eww: It didn't move when I went in and so I figured it had been baited, I picked it up by the tip of the tail and went to bin it BUT halfway out of the breeding room it started wriggling I couldn't drop it as the dogs were watching intently and i was full of bait so I held on and ran to the bin with it twisting in my hand trying to bite!!! Finally after running through my house out the front door I dropped it in the green bin and it ran in under the rubbish. Normally I don't like to leave them to succumb to the bait but in this case I'm not planning on diggin through the bin to find it. Hmmm...feeling a little jittery now! Link to comment
brez 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,721 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 185 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 1,155 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/10/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 12, 2009 Birthday: 10/08/1974 Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) they are grotty little things , i wouldn't be going through the bin either to finish it off either ! good call not to leave it there for the birds to play with . i don't know if they would actually eat it though or would they ? ringnecks are great too very characterful and they're on my list of birds to get Edited November 3, 2008 by birdluv Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Ringnecks might even eat them!! The bloke they came from said he had quails originally and couldn't work out why the kept disapearing until he discover the ringnecks were finishing them off The mice are officially in my bad books now, I just opened my hall cupboard where all my sewing fabric is kept, I haven't opened it in a couple of months due to a heavy load at work and I can smell mice Going to set some traps and then I face having to possibly wash the whole lot to get rid of any mousey smell, who know what has been chewed and wrecked Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted November 2, 2008 :ratty: :ratty: I'm so glad it was you and NOT ME!!! :ratty: :ratty: Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 Oh...COME OOONNNNN! It must be the weather, the cat (who NEVER catches mice usually) just ran into the house and dropped a very much alive mouse on the kitchen floor, it ran into my fabric cupboard to join the gang!!!!! Link to comment
maesie 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 3,838 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 120 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,386 Content Per Day: 0.22 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 27,580 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 18/11/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 27, 2013 Birthday: 20/04/1979 Share Posted November 2, 2008 :ratty: ... poor you!!! Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 I feel like I have a plague all of a sudden The baits seem to be working though, so I'll just stick with them for the time being and hope they settle down. Link to comment
studiobird 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,790 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 42 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 340 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/11/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 11, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2008 If you ever find a dead/half dead one again, pick it up by the scruff of the neck like you would a cat/kitten - but really tight. If it is still alive, if can't swing up the tail to bite. The grey plastic safety traps work better than most traps I have found... We had the pest man here a while ago and the mice went too... but now they are back. Not happy. Joys of having a 3 year old who drops crumbs everywhere! Link to comment
**Liv** 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 3,771 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 147 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,621 Content Per Day: 0.34 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 39,450 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 23/10/07 Status: Offline Last Seen: August 8, 2014 Birthday: 09/04/1911 Share Posted November 2, 2008 OMG that is nasty !!! i hope you get it all under control very soon!! Link to comment
Elly 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 1,641 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 414 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 15,350 Content Per Day: 2.26 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 99,335 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/10/05 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2008 OMG there is NO way...I would be so squeamish about putting my hands anywhere, I feel bad for you having to deal with these darn mice. Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 We have had those plastic safety traps set up for months and haven't caught a single one! That is the only reason we have now resorted to baits. I spent an arm and a leg in order to get the safety containers for the baits so my kids couldn't touch them plus I bought another trap that can catch up to ten at a time. So far I have caught 4 in the trap, all have been baited first plus the one I pulled out of the ringneck aviary the other day, think we are getting there gradually now Link to comment
**KAZ** 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 1,976 Group: Site Members Followers: 2 Topic Count: 521 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 25,294 Content Per Day: 1.28 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 152,977 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 24/01/06 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 6, 2015 Birthday: 07/01/1956 Share Posted November 2, 2008 Did you ever get to try that nooski trap for rats ? Link to comment
melbournebudgies 0 Posted November 2, 2008 Member ID: 4,233 Group: Site Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 329 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4,498 Content Per Day: 0.79 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 28,540 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/04/08 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 2, 2010 Birthday: 17/12/1982 Author Share Posted November 2, 2008 No, unfortunately not and since we don't seem to have rats anyway it's probably not really worth the cost Link to comment
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