Adventures in Mouse catching

**DISCLAIMER** if you are offended by sight of rodents or the killing of these cute little creatures; then do not continue on reading. Yes, a rodent was harmed in this process! These are pests that created damage to my house and jeopardized our attempts at sanitation. The rodent was killed instantly in the best humane manner (by electrical shock). Again, if you are offended or a PETA activist, do not read this. I apologize in advance and I am giving advance warning.

We have been blessed with the company of mice at our residence. They are a pain and there are reason's why we call them "pests."

It all started when Sherry noticed that there were tiny holes in our bag of raw rice that we kept in the bottom cabinet next to our sink. As I looked deeper with a flashlight inside the cabinet, I noticed little droppings all over the place. Our sink drainage pipe runs into the wall and through the same cabinet. It appears that the mouse was able to squeeze through a small opening in the sheet rock of the wall because the people who constructed our place did not do a good job at sealing the area where the pipe goes into the wall. The mouse took advantage of this and opened the hole bigger so it can eat into our food storage cabinet.

I empty the cabinet out and vacuum up all the mouse droppings. Drove down to our local Home Depot and purchased some glue traps. Placed the glue traps by the hole opening where the mouse is coming through and along the walls of the cabinet. Then I baited the glue traps with peanut butter. Closed the cabinet doors and waited overnight.

The next morning, the mouse ate the peanut butter and flipped the traps upside down! I couldn't believe it! The mouse is smart! This worried me a bit because if the mouse was strong enough to flip the glue trap upside down, then it must not be a little one! Plus the pest pooped all over the place again!

I was indeed frustrated at this point and I remember that my Dad was dealing with a similar mouse issue at their house. My dad had the best mouse trap ever!

The Victor Electronic Mouse Trap!

This trap works by using shock technology to quickly kill rodents in seconds. It runs off four "C" batteries and makes a tenacious buzzing sound when you turn this trap on. I'm scared to death of accidentially touching this thing when it's live because I'm afraid it'll give me a nice little jolt.


So I followed the instructions of baiting it with peanut butter.

Left the house and this was the end result!!!

I don't give a RAT'S ASS!

I would like to call this a success! This rodent was a little guy. About the same length as a dollar bill!

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