tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post1133155771691373289..comments2023-05-12T10:23:10.960-05:00Comments on Patch O' Dirt Farm: Seven Quick Takes Friday--volume 49, the Thank God It's Friday editionNadjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11092566609789390592noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-62903322590554031352009-08-28T14:20:58.803-05:002009-08-28T14:20:58.803-05:00We had a mouse problem last fall and I bought ever...We had a mouse problem last fall and I bought every type of mouse trap I could find. The best kind turned out to be the cheap sticky pads with a dab of peanut butter in the middle. Runner-up was the D-Con covered trap with peanut butter as bait. At first I felt sorry for the mice, but finding all the droppings in the pantry and kitchen drawers ended those sentiments pretty quickly.<br /><br />We Kymnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-83053211772610688252009-08-28T12:48:32.863-05:002009-08-28T12:48:32.863-05:00I hate to say it, but we've never had any luck...I hate to say it, but we've never had any luck with the little wood and wire traps. The big old plastic rat trap looking things have only worked for us. "Good" thing about them is that I think they spring faster and harder and so the animal gets killed instead of just trapped, most of the time.<br /><br />No fun, rodents in the house. My husband always says about animals that he Marienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-73984050235305196122009-08-28T08:26:10.329-05:002009-08-28T08:26:10.329-05:00I have to admit, I cringe when I think of kids pla...I have to admit, I cringe when I think of kids playing with mouse traps. I have visions of spreading black plague or getting fingers caught. But I just HATE spring traps.<br /><br />We used to have a cat that we hoped would develop a taste for mice. The ONLY mice he ever caught were ones that had been first killed in a trap. He'd listen for the "SNAP", then open the cupboard door NCSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17617227847364562989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6691883299905666578.post-56515437861249425972009-08-28T08:25:36.638-05:002009-08-28T08:25:36.638-05:00Sounds like a good week, especially with the kids&...Sounds like a good week, especially with the kids' naps. We joined netflix for the same reasons.<br />CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05953894424490104222noreply@blogger.com