tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post5335185244085074661..comments2023-11-03T06:16:11.862-04:00Comments on insidious truth: I like mice, but not in my kitchenlaughinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-9767447365345076792008-06-14T14:23:00.000-04:002008-06-14T14:23:00.000-04:00Let's hear it for Buster.For many reasons, I do no...Let's hear it for Buster.<BR/><BR/>For many reasons, I do not currently have a pet. We go out of town a lot and have no one to look after them when we are gone. I worry enough about the plants. And we aren't spending enough time and money on our own health problems, so if we got a pet we would have to deal with vet bills, etc.... An outdoor dog would destroy the garden, an indoor dog would probably dangerous for the ceramics, and an indoor cat would be even more of a problem with the ceramics.<BR/><BR/>Getting a cat does not automatically get rid of the rodent problem. Some cats are just not good at the whole hunting thing. They have to learn the skill, which is best done by learning from their mothers. Some are good at finding mice, but just play with them a bit and then let them go. Some catch mice and kill them, but do not eat what they kill and make a big mess. And some will be so into the hunt that they will destroy anything that gets between them and the mice, often in the middle of the night. So while I had a cat that was good at catching mice and did eat them and usually did not make mess or a lot of noise with it after dark, I could not have even that nice arrangement because of the ceramics. On the other hand my mother's cat never gets on countertops or shelves but had little mouse hunting skills and did not like to eat the rare kill from the garage.<BR/><BR/>And I do like the rabbits outside. I know from a neighbor that a really good hunting cat will also kill baby bunnies, which I'd rather not have happen.laughinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999190808736700318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-13884534830252047372008-06-13T15:14:00.000-04:002008-06-13T15:14:00.000-04:00Hon, i feel for you! It sounds like one thing afte...Hon, i feel for you! It sounds like one thing after another. Would it be out of the question to get another cat? It would sort the mice out sharpish. The image of mice climbing up the suit is quite chilling. And i quite like the little fellas.Purple Pigeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09550675294412799759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-44611246860457193602008-06-12T15:31:00.000-04:002008-06-12T15:31:00.000-04:00We never see any mice, nor any insects in the hous...We never see any mice, nor any insects in the house since we got Buster. <BR/><BR/>He doesn't mention it, and I never ask.DDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13492663951378700643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34877723.post-54362786849011172972008-06-12T08:40:00.000-04:002008-06-12T08:40:00.000-04:00Well-dressed mice like to wear suits, I guess.I've...Well-dressed mice like to wear suits, I guess.<BR/><BR/>I've seen mice destroy 50 year priceless old black and white family photos. They also destroyed my 1st edition "Silmarillion" book by Tolkien. That loss is tempered by the fact that they printed so many, it is worth one or two dollars anyway.<BR/><BR/>Once we caught one in the house. Since we don't hate mice and think they are kind of cute, we put it in a cage and kept it as a pet. Which would be fine, except it escaped... into the house again.<BR/><BR/>When all is said and done, though, I'd rather there were none of the things in the house at all.<BR/><BR/>Having to spray the house for bugs 3 times a year is, I guess, one thing that I don't miss when living in a frigid area where you don't know your exterminator on a first-name basis.dmarkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07269773990064736457noreply@blogger.com