[Lee]

Due to droppings in the shed it looked like there was a rat in there (again).

It stopped eating the poison after three nights so I've been in to find it.

Found the nest and now have these...

It wasn't a rat, it was a mouse. The mouse was dead in the nest.

My wife went into major wuss mode so I've took the babies to the FILs for now (he's not keen either).

What do I do with them? If I wrap them up and take them to the woods would they survive if I hide them?

[Geege]

Originally Posted by Leej

Due to droppings in the shed it looked like there was a rat in there (again).

It stopped eating the poison after three nights so I've been in to find it.

Found the nest and now have these...



It wasn't a rat, it was a mouse. The mouse was dead in the nest.

My wife went into major wuss mode so I've took the babies to the FILs for now (he's not keen either).

What do I do with them? If I wrap them up and take them to the woods would they survive if I hide them?

Difficult one. They are vermin, but so cute too. Perhaps phone your local vet or animal home for advice. I doubt they will survive in the wild. Birds of prey will get to them, or a snake or a local cat

[Mr.D]

If you can't bring yourself to whack them with something heavy ( put them in a bag first as they will splat)

Put em in a box and stick them in the freezer for 24 hours.

I would have thought they would starve to death within a few hours anyway.

Probably kinder that leaving them for rats/cats/birds to devour.

[Mr.D]

Originally Posted by Geege

Difficult one. They are vermin, but so cute too. Perhaps phone your local vet or animal home for advice. I doubt they will survive in the wild. Birds of prey will get to them, or a snake or a local cat

The vet will look at you sympathetically tell you they will be fine and take them and leave them in a box somewhere quiet to die.

Seriously they are mice and with the mother gone they have had it.

[shodan]

Put them in a pen in your garden and wait with a camera for the birds of prey?

Contact a local pet shop and ask them?

Contact the rspca and ask them?

[Iccz]

Without their mother they're already dead. The only question now is how do you deal with them

[Lee]

Thanks.

Can't bring myself to kill them.

It's sad. The mother had gathered up some of the poison and made piles of it around the nest presumably to feed her kids when they grew up a bit.

Good shout with the pet shop. I'll pop up later. Then try the other suggested options if that's a no go.

[Trueyid81]

Here mate a little vid for ya

Feeding, nursing baby field mouse, Animal Advocates, Mary Cummins - YouTube

[gibbsy]

Originally Posted by shodan

Put them in a pen in your garden and wait with a camera for the birds of prey?

Like it. Lateral thinking. Anyone know Bill Oddie's mail address?

[Mr.D]

Dude seriously , you put the poison down remember .

If you try and hand rear you will spend ages and they will likely all die anyway.

Kindest thing is to kill em quick.

[mrtbag]

Originally Posted by gibbsy

Like it. Lateral thinking. Anyone know Bill Oddie's mail address?

That reminds me of a song:

"Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie, rub your beard all over Iccz body".

I think Iccz wrote the above but can't guarantee that to be true.

[balidey]

As above, they are going to die soon.
I would dump them somewhere, maybe a wood, where another animal could get a meal out of them.

Just don't let the fact that you murdered their mother (and made them all orphans and committed them to an early grave) prey on your conscience too long.

[Mr.D]

Stuff them and turn them into little helicopters.

[Dancook]

Originally Posted by Mr.D

Stuff them and turn them into little helicopters.

There's enough for a decent game of mouse-trap. Just need a lick of paint.

[Lee]

I've been to the pet shop and the woman said she'd have them and her daughter will try and bring them up.

Originally Posted by Dancook

There's enough for a decent game of mouse-trap. Just need a lick of paint.

Got visions of me painting one, having a game and giving it to my wife. The thought of the horror on her face is priceless. The thought of me being beat up, not so.

[maxwell4321]

Originally Posted by balidey

Just don't let the fact that you murdered their mother (and made them all orphans and committed them to an early grave) prey on your conscience too long.

brilliant

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by mrtbag

That reminds me of a song:

"Bill Oddie, Bill Oddie, rub your beard all over Iccz body".

I think Iccz wrote the above but can't guarantee that to be true.

I... what... I don't even know what's going on

[Duncan G]

The Pet Shop owner will feed them to a snake as soon as you'r backs turned.

You could make a pair or earrings out of them for her.

Look, just get a catapult and send the mouses into next doors garden.

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Duncan G

The Pet Shop owner will feed them to a snake as soon as you'r backs turned.

Originally Posted by Mr.D

Python snack methinks

Come on, don't. balidey has made me feel bad enough already. Well, nearly.

[Mr.D]

Originally Posted by Leej

I've been to the pet shop and the woman said she'd have them and her daughter will try and bring them up.

.

Python snack methinks

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by Leej

Come on, don't. balidey has made me feel bad enough already. Well, nearly.

You could try flushing them down the toilet... There's someone on these forums who tried that once

[Lee]

Originally Posted by Iccz

You could try flushing them down the toilet... There's someone on these forums who tried that once

Did they float?

[Iccz]

Originally Posted by Leej

Did they float?

It sure did as one of the kids found it

[SBT]

Found some in my shed once.Gave them the treatment with the club hammer

[Begonia]

1. Put a plastic bag over left foot.
2. Put a baby mouse under left foot.
3. Transfer all body weight onto left foot.
4. Take off plastic bag folding over same to retain now flattened and dead mouse inside bag.
5. Repeat three more times with three more plastic bags and three more baby mice.
6. Wash hands.
7. Say three 'Hail Marys' and six 'Our Fathers'.
7 (optional). Return to reading newspaper or watching the telly.

[Iccz]

Disagree with the above, Lee: you need to get your rat buster kit out, it's the only option!


For those who missed the original thread...

There's a rat in my shed.

[Lee]

Haha. I can report that I have since painted that fence behind me

[Foster]

Originally Posted by Iccz

Disagree with the above, Lee: you need to get your rat buster kit out, it's the only option!


For those who missed the original thread...

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There's a rat in my shed.

if there's something strange in your garden shed, Who you gunna call?

LEEJ!