Run free, little mouse, run free!

The place was infested with mice. What, oh what, to do?

There are several options out there, few of them humane, for trying to deal with little visitors.

A company called Greenfeet has come up with a nifty solution that has worked well for me, at least.

Here is what it looks like in action:

From Flora and Fauna

The little mouse can’t get to the cracker until you let him and ideally you reveal the bait outside far from your home. So far, the mice I have caught haven’t been the smartest ones ever, or were scared out of their minds as mice like to get, and I had to remove the cracker every time before they would leave the green house. They are supposed to chew their way through the cracker when you reveal the exit and run away, or as they seem to around here, hop like miniature kangaroos.  The menagerie gathered so far is up on Picasa.  I sure hope they aren’t all the same mouse!

So, if you don’t like the idea of filling up the landfills with dead mice, then you might want to give this device a try. It takes a little extra work and attention than the other options out there, but the exercise gotten when freeing the little buggers is certainly worth something.

TFTF Resurrection

Took me long enough, but the blog is finally back up.  Perhaps the inevitable springing of spring after the snowiest winter I’ve experienced in a long while has gotten my butt in gear.

I’m just scratching the surface of what is available here on this free hosted solution, but I like what I see so far.  Took less than 5 minutes to sign up and import the old posts.  Certainly wasn’t painful.

Also, went insane the other day and joined twitter for anyone who wants to follow or be followed: my twitter home.