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Post by Die Fledermaus on Oct 8, 2010 11:56:28 GMT -4
 Totally wild and UNCONTROLLABLE mice I caught. In a big tank. Off they go in that tank to huge wild Prospect Park in Brooklyn. Gotta do it. Today.
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Post by Andrea on Oct 8, 2010 12:13:29 GMT -4
good luck little mices
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lyn
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Post by lyn on Oct 8, 2010 13:38:59 GMT -4
I noticed the faces on your post. Are you feeling that way because you want to keep them or are you worried for them once they are free? You did a good thing just capturing them, better than the fate of a glue or mouse trap. When they run free in the park it won't take them long at all to find safety.  Billy the exterminator says rodents can be freed from a sticky trap if you pour veggie oil over it. You guys probably already knew that though. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Oct 8, 2010 18:35:17 GMT -4
Yes we do. The trick is to pour a little and get the tail free first and then GET YOUR THUMBNAIL hard into the tail--that way they can not squeeze out when oily.  and as it is a lot of work carrying the heavy tank in two laundry bags to and on the subway and marching deep into the big park. It is sad as they are uncontrollable and insanely wild! They cannot be sexed nor even have their tanks cleaned without them getting loose. Imagine the concerns with them there. So they have to go, and I wish them well. Released in an overgrown isolated section near a nice water source easy to reach. Tossed some food around. There were a lot of them. It is actually easier to get them in an OCCUPIED tank (without any others escaping) using the pads instead of a Have-a-Hart trap, a trap the small one still might be able to squeeze out of. And I am tired. Prospect Park in Brooklyn is well known and easy to find on the Web, if interested. |
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Oct 10, 2010 20:25:28 GMT -4
Well, they've had at least two days of great weather to get acquainted with their new digs. I planned this well.
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Post by Die Fledermaus on Jan 25, 2011 14:59:51 GMT -4
Well, the cats (actually Audrey and sometimes Aurora) catch mice, and they get dumped, 90% of the time alive, into a tank. They have wheel and all the usual mice stuff. Eventually they will get dumped in that same big wild park as they are uncontrollably feral. I would say they are rather lucky, contrasted to other possibilities that others do.
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