My Father in-Law...

by "Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
Published 11/11/2017 at 10:08

Tags: Mice ; life on the homestead
STARS: 2

... soesn’t seem to understand cause and effect. About two and a half years ago, he killed the black snake that lived in the wellhouse. It did no harm to any of us, and helped keep the vermin population down. Within a month of him killing the snake, all three houses on the property had a mouse infestation. Time to get traps and D-Con. Mice gone for a while.

We live in rural North Carolina. We laid some food out in the barn last year when we saw a few stray cats roaming around the property. Within a few days, there were regular kitty visitors who enjoyed killing mice. Mice gone.

This summer, my FIL decided to move a few campers in big travel trailers next to the barn. We were told it would just be one or two and they’d be here a few months. It’s three campers - all of them pipeline workers who live out of state but are working for Piedmont Natural Gas. One of the campers has a whole family - the pipeline guy, his wife, 2 kids, and 2 dogs that get crated outside a few hours a day and run around loose when the family is outside. Naturally, the dogs scared off the cats.

This morning, I heard a scuffling and shuffling behind the stove. Time to get traps and D-Con again.

Replies (5)

"Matsayz" (matsayz)
11/11/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 1

Or time to move away from the short sighted father-in-law

"E92M3" (E46M3)
11/11/2017 at 11:38, STARS: 0

I would suggest just trapping them. You don’t want a decompossing mouse in your house where you can smell it, but can’t find it. They can squeeze into very tight places.

Unless you are looking for an excuse to demo and remodel?

"cbell04" (cbell04)
11/11/2017 at 11:48, STARS: 1

Suburban NC resident here. The mice are here too!

"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
11/11/2017 at 11:55, STARS: 0

The rent is cheap. My wife and I are back in school and she’s working part time for now. We can afford it here.

"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve)
11/11/2017 at 11:56, STARS: 0

We don’t own the house. Rent is cheap while the wife and I are back in school.