20-10-2017, 03:58 PM
Ever tried a cat?
Living in the country we were are overrun by mice and their close relatives. It took me about 10 years to seal all entry points into the house but for some reason they are not interested in the garage even though there are plenty of gaps for them to get through. We have usually had a cat but following the death of our last moggy we didn’t replace her until a couple of years ago when we had a major infestation in and around the garden. The blighters took no notice of our presence and charged around scaring the wife to death.
We sought another ‘outside cat’ from the CPL. She was a feral and came with the recommendation of being a good hunter. The new moggy was installed in the garage and on her first foray, not counting the mice she ate, left me a pile of 12 mice that she had dragged through the cat flap. In addition to mice she hunts rats and rabbits but unusual for a cat doesn’t seem interested in birds.
The down side is that the RP is always covered in paw prints!
Cheers and good hunting, Roger
Living in the country we were are overrun by mice and their close relatives. It took me about 10 years to seal all entry points into the house but for some reason they are not interested in the garage even though there are plenty of gaps for them to get through. We have usually had a cat but following the death of our last moggy we didn’t replace her until a couple of years ago when we had a major infestation in and around the garden. The blighters took no notice of our presence and charged around scaring the wife to death.
We sought another ‘outside cat’ from the CPL. She was a feral and came with the recommendation of being a good hunter. The new moggy was installed in the garage and on her first foray, not counting the mice she ate, left me a pile of 12 mice that she had dragged through the cat flap. In addition to mice she hunts rats and rabbits but unusual for a cat doesn’t seem interested in birds.
The down side is that the RP is always covered in paw prints!
Cheers and good hunting, Roger