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Nov 3, 2024 5:20 AM
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dashers
My cat occasionally brought in live mice, which I'd usually release and give a second chance to. One time one went under the fridge, so I went to move the fridge so I could get it out. There was a small crack and well, no more second chances for that one š³
immunity
Leave the fridge door open? Wonder how many fools are going to take that advice...
RunawaySpoons
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RummageSaleBubbler
SortaSordid
Glue traps are fucking barbaric. If you're going to take out your autumn rodent invasion, at least be thoughtful enough to kill them instantly.
MoonMoon89
"Try to block the area under the fridge with cheese. Cheese is easily moldable and can fit into those cracks and crevices."
ssmelodies
Great advice!
FukcTedCruz
Just use a shotgun like a real American
UnluckyLunkhead
Or if full-blown MAGAT, try an AR-15 with bump-stock.
TouchSt0ne
Leave the door open?
sambaah05
It's referring to a fridge that is turned off. https://cottagelife.com/design-diy/cottage-qa-how-can-i-mouse-proof-my-fridge/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CLeaving%20the%20fridge%20door%20wide,ecology%20and%20conservation%20at%20UBC.
tommiCookieHero
It's easy in this economy, since there's no food inside
blarkk
Also, glue traps are not so much "non lethal" as "I want to personally kill the mouse" since there is no way to let it go.
FtTerror
Olive oil helps them get unstuck
KnifeKnut
Socrates would like to have a word.
Noodlesocks
I hate that there's no way to turn this shit off.
Otomasoteraph
If you have mice, get a cat. A resident predator is the best way to get rid of the pests, He don't get them all but the mice will relocate
MySushi
Chicken would be far better than some inbred, overfed cat that can't tell its own head from its tail, but most zoning laws forbid keeping them in your home, just as they keep you from gardening in most urban centers.
Yeah, it is perfectly fine that wild pigeons are pooping all over bus stops and sidewalks while ganging up on you for crumbs, but no you may not keep relatively docile avian pets in your yard
annoyedOnion
I had a cat who would just look at a mouse and roll on her back. That lazy little hairball. Not complaining she was the perfect cat but anything but a mouse catcher
thejessicat05
Joining the chorus here, but for the love of whatever you hold dear, DONāT USE GLUE TRAPS. Theyāre lethal in the cruelest, slowest, most terrifying and horrific way. You cannot ārescue and releaseā a mouse caught in a glue trap: I know because Iāve tried (at an old job). Just donāt.
KnifeKnut
Socrates would disagree.
thejessicat05
Iād take death by hemlock over a glue trap any day, and twice on Sundays.
KnifeKnut
Look up the movie Willard
Ronelyn
Glue traps are not only fatal, they hurt, terrify the mice, and take a LONG time to kill. So utterly wrong, and just utterly useless.
ThinkThisOut
Cats.
SilverFoxChaser
I remember I was crashing on a friends couch for awhile and he setup some glue traps. I'll never forget when they caught a mouse. The glue is EXTREMELY sticky. You'd more likely rip off their limbs than get the mouse out of the trap. I just couldn't stand the thing screaming anymore and put it out of its misery with a swift stomp. It was horrible all around.
pknw1
Was the little fella ok?
SilverFoxChaser
Yes. He went off the big garbage can in the sky.
pknw1
And what about the mouse?
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FrogBotherer
CorvidPrime
Glue traps are NOT humane. They do not allow you to release it. If your choice is a quick death, or days of terror, starvation, and dehydration, then YES, killing instantly is more humane. Not as good as catch and release traps, but your comment is absolutely inane.
OnlyPositiveFavourites
Yes it truly is. Duh. Why are you trying to be smart/sarcastic about this? Humane traps aren't humane. Trap and release a mouse just leaves it lost for a predator to eat them. Quick death or living with a plague of mice. Those are the only options.
DocBenny
it is absolutely better, what the fuck is wrong with you
CarnivorousRabbit
In what world is instant death not more humane than slow, painful, terrifying starvation?
AndroidSoul
Would you rather have your neck snapped or be chained to a radiator until you starved to death? Do you think that people catch mice in glue traps then unglue them and set them free?
mossmoths
There should be a glue trap that instantly dissolves off when wet. So the people who refuse to stop using them can set them outside and spray with the hose. At least the animal is just wet then. Not so great idea in winter thou. I bought a āhumane mouse trapā online and when it arrived in the mail it was barely big enough to catch a palmetto bug let alone a whole mouse :/ someone out there has to make a safe mouse trap capable of catching multiple, I just donāt know where.
SilverFoxChaser
'because you want it' doesn't answer the question or make them any less cruel.
mossmoths
I know itās cruel, but obviously the government doesnāt give a $hit and people are buying them in droves. So coming up with solutions to help reduce suffering isnāt a bad idea. I personally have never bought or used one, I see them all over the community thou. Often they are even placed outside on porches and In front of garage doors where animals outdoors are exposed. Raccoons and bears get stuck when digging in the trash cans where people disposed of them.
AndroidSoul
Feels like water soluble glue would create a less efficient trap. Humidity or pee would be working against you, and the mouse definitely wouldn't go quietly. Pretty much the only humane option is the cage traps, but you're never going to find one that catches multiple mice unless you're going to use something big. Quick search got me a mouse trap door bucket
mossmoths
Looks humane but Iām not quite sure how effective it is. What entices the mice to walk up the ramp?