benign intent ([info]la_librarienne) wrote,
@ 2007-11-28 01:49:00
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Current location:home
Current mood: predatory
Entry tags:critter alert

To A Mouse
The poor wee mousie...had better get out of my bedroom before it destroys anything important. Objects piled high on every elevated surface, and still can't corner and catch it. Allowing it to leave my room is an option--except then it will be loose to go ANYwhere in the house, and I guarantee it will not proceed invisibly back outside.

So, mouse. I have tried to trap you, and you are too quick for me, even with help. I am running out of humane methods of removal...and I have no inhumane ones immediately at hand, either. Rounds 1-5, apparently, go to you.

And my room looks much messier, and I've lost most of the organization I did have. My floor is much, much emptier, but I still can't find you. Reliably. Goodness, little furry grey mousie, you're cute. But you don't belong in here. MY room.

Mice heartbeats? 600 per minute? Yeah, they're living at a different speed than the rest of us. Especially me. Closer I get to it, the harder it is to even see the thing flee. So what's it's heartrate when it zips out of/into areas? Don't think I'll be scaring it to death, at any rate. *sigh* Pretty soon, it'll figure I'm so ineffective it won't need to run as fast. Not a serious threat, hmmm...Mach 2...




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[info]dimloep_suum
2007-11-28 06:39 pm UTC (link)
Oh, where did I see it... I came across instructions for an ethical mousetrap a while back, using a 2-liter pop bottle and other stuff. Let me see if I can dig it up, and maybe planting that in your closet will catch the bugger.

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[info]dimloep_suum
2007-11-28 06:47 pm UTC (link)
A-ha! Here it is.

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[info]la_librarienne
2007-11-28 07:48 pm UTC (link)
interesting design--appears to be something I could possibly make...
Thanks for looking it up, I'll be seeing if we've got a jug around. *shrug* The cat stayed all night in my room and was, as predicted, useless, but it gave the both of us an excuse to have her there.

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