[jaycee]

Opened up the greenhouse this morning and discovered all my basil had been cut at the base of each stem and a special strawberry plant had had all the leaves again, cut at the base.
There had been a small peice of fleece folded up in a corner and that`s where the intruder had made a little nest....nothing in it now.. They must have had a rare old time before deciding to escape. I leave the greenhouse door open all day. Can`t put down a mouse trap as I have a visiting wren and robin during the day.
Anyway the fleece has now been consigned to the bin and I shall be more vigilant in future!

[WG.]

See  http://www.chat.allotment-garden.org/viewtopic.php?t=2827

It really does work

[richyrich7]

But keep the birdies away from it !!

[muntjac]

make a tunnel of some planking put the mouse trap in the middle of it baited with peanut or similar .this will protect the birds  

[shaun]

a bit of toffee is great on traps there little teeth get into the toffee and they set the trap off every time
ive a picture of a dead mouse in a trap with another mouse trying to breed with it  :roll:

[jack russell]

that would be brilliant to see
   
if you can not post it via repercussions from Aunty(family site i know )  then pm me i will give you my email address

cheers

jr

[Trillium]

We bait our traps with a bit of softened chocolate or peanut butter. They go for both and have to work to get the goodies off - which springs the trap.   :twisted:

[WG.]

For the avoidance of doubt, the bait recipe referenced above by me does not require a trap.  It is put down dry (in a pipe if you are concerned about birds).  

[shaun]

here yer go jrt  

[DD.]

Puts a new slant on the expression 'let's go and make love in dead Earnest'.

[WG.]

Earnest is the live one - you aren't in the force now DD !!    

[jaycee]

Nice way to set the day off by having a smile at both photo and comments.....thanks for that.
Now WG having read all the comments on the link you posted am quite impressed...greenhouse sanitized but I am going to put the mixture down in the sheds.....himself off hill loch fishing so am hoping to impress him with the absense of the rats and mice over the next week or so that is if he can avoid tripping over the strategically placed bowls.

[jack russell]

           


if any kids are watching. The mouse on top is trying to pull his friend from out of that nasty trap


cheers

jr

[muntjac]

here yer go jrt  

" * that "

[richyrich7]

" * that "

Think he already has