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Tuesday, July 11, 2006

07-11-06

We arrived home on Sunday evening around 8 pm. After we finished unloading I went to my neighbors to get our house key, the mail, etc. They also were checking our mouse traps in the house so I asked if they had caught anything. Well, no mice were caught, but they said they caught a shrew in our house! UGH! It was so big that the trap didn't kill it completely and it was able to drag the trap around the house before it died. Our neighbor found it in the middle of the kitchen floor, and the trap was originally in our living room by the entertainment center. When you come home from vacation you are supposed to enjoy being in your own home and not be grossed out to be home!!!
All of our neighbors have had mice in their house in the last week. We think the problem is caused by a house behind us. It is a miniature farm and they have pallets of chicken feed sitting outside. We think these rodents are being fed and multiplying over there and then coming in our houses when it gets really hot outside. So, if anyone has suggestions for how to get rid of this problem, please let me know!

A lovely shrew, just like the one in our house!!

2 Comments:

  • At 6:46 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

    that is so gross!!!! The only way to stop rodents from coming in is to find out where they are coming in. I can not remember how to do that. But most obvious spots to look for are under the sinks (check for holes) good luck YUCK! I hate rats. We had one in our trailer when we first got married. Rodney claims I gave the poor thing a heart attack. Kathy

     
  • At 7:16 PM, Blogger Unknown said…

    How about a fire? :) Just kidding...

     

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