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Don't Look At Me With Your Judging Eyes.....This Is Not A Fairy Tail
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Don't Look At Me With Your Judging Eyes.....This Is Not A Fairy Tail What does one do when faced with a dilemma? So i'm an animal lover from way back, having said that, ANY species on mass, even human beings, can become a problem. My problem at the moment is not humans, but mice. Mind you i'm not the only one. It seems there are a gazillion of the<b> fury </font></b>little critters slinking their way into the homes of folks around Canberra at the moment. Each night, a few weeks back now, as i lay me down to sleep, i started hearing the tell tail sounds of scurrying little feet in my roof..... 'Ahhhh I'll have to get some baits up in there,' i said to self. It was only about a week later i spied what looked to be a well fed plump<b> fury </font></b>little critter scooting along the skirting boards in the lounge, up and down the hall way, squeezing himself under my bedroom door, and zipping in under my wardrobe to chill a while before the next run.....'I don't be think so Mr Meecie,' i said to self. If you spot a mouse, don't EVER be fooled into thinking there is only one mouse in the house, where there is ONE mouse, there is a NEST of the stinky little rodents. When you get up close, like if you have a pet mouse, one on it's own is the cutest little thing, although they are still quiet smelly unless you keep their little mouse house impeccably clean. Ferrel mice are NOT like pet mice. They come in hoards, they get into everything, they eat anything and they crap and pee A LOT. So off the the shops i went, i got me some traps, and baits. So far the mice seem to be smarter that me, i have only managed to trap three, and accidentally got one alive when it somehow fell into the bath tub. The mice caught by the traps, although sad to have to kill anything, it's a quick kill, it's not hands on, so relatively guilt free. The little bubby (baby) mouse that somehow slipped into the bathtub, unable to get back out due to the smooth sides, was a different problem altogether. My Nat comes into me one morning last week and says,"Ummmm Mum, there is a mouse in the bath tub, what will we do with it?" Me, "Ummmmmm shit, i dunno, leave it and let me think about it for a while" Some time later..... My appears at the door, mouse in hand saying..... "Awwwww look at it Mum, it's sooooooooo frigging cuuuuuuute, it's a bubby one, look at it's little eyes, nose, ears, feet...." Me.....Looks at the cute<b> fury </font></b>little thing staring at me and my with it's 'pleading for mercy' little eyes..... "I know, i know Nat, one on it's own IS really cute, and the baby ones are so adorable, but it's not just this one little mouse on it's own is it!?" "Put it back in the bathtub where it can't escape and let me think some more about what to do with it.....(((((AND WASH YOUR BLOODY HANDS PROPERLY!!!"))))) Some more time later..... My is heading out to her girlfriends place and again appears in front of me with this pathetic little creature in her hands saying..... "Mum, i gotta go, what are we going to do with this little mouse?" So together we ran through our options..... Option 1 - We could put enough water in the bath so that it will eventually drown through exhaustion....To slow Option 2 - I ask my if she can swing it round by the tail and crack it up against the brick wall outside.....A quick death but neither of us had the stomach for it. Option 3 - Lets just drop it in the outside bin and eventually it will die..... No good, cos it will climb out over the rubbish and be back to it's nest and in the house again in no time. Just let the little thing go i hear you saying, but that is not an option either. We are having a mouse plague in Canberra and releasing them is just an absurd thing to do. Option 4 - What about if we put it in a plastic bag and let it suffocate? Again, to slow. Option 5 - Put it in a bag and then into the freezer..... Again to slow. By this time i was getting so stressed about how to dispose of this little mouse in the quickest most humane way possible i was quiet beside myself. As we discussed the various plastic bag options i had walked to the kitchen, got a bag and walked back to my with said bag..... If you are at all squeamish, now would be the time to read no further..... My looked at me as i held the bag open in front of her and said..... "Put it in the bag Nat, PUT IT IN THE BAG!" No sooner had she put the mouse in the bag that i swung the bag round and cracked it up against the brick wall out on the back step. Nat and i stood staring at each other in shock for a second and then i said..... "It's DONE.....I can't even believe i just did that.....But it's done." Nat sprouts..... "I don't think it's dead mum." My gut churned at the possibility it could still be alive. As i told Nat to check, i'm telling myself, 'I know how hard that little thing hit the wall, pleeeeeeeease tell me it's dead.' Next thing i hear my saying..... "OMG a few seconds ago he was all warm furry, soft n cute, now he looks like this....." At that point my rolls her eyes back in the head, hangs her tongue out the side of her mouth, stiffens her body in a rigor like manner and says...... "Yep, he's cactus Ma." With that, we buried the now STIFF little mouse in the bin by the step, and i said..... (((((NOW WASH YOUR BLOODY HANDS PROPERLY!!!"))))) I did feel awful, but i was glad that it was over quick......Well after all the debate about how to kill the damn thing, it was anyway. With that job done, my baits are out, and the traps are all set in readiness for the rest of that little mouse's family..... As cute as they are they are uninvited, and VERY smelly guessed and I WILL get the upper hand.  Ever had to do something that totally goes against your nature? |
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4/29/2011 9:11 am |
Sorry about the mouse invasion!! I guess I won't be coming over anytime soon to see you. I love animals, but any critter that comes into my house without invitation is considered a criminal and the death penalty will be strictly enforced.
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4/30/2011 1:57 am |
Neatly dispatched solution to an all too cute problem... Well done, never fun doing what must be done when it goes against your nature.
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Yeh kill the little buggers I say. Seems to be a heap around this year !
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Murder? Often... 
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