ACMESkydiver 0 #26 September 11, 2005 It's been five hours since I saw the thing, and over an hour since I heard it running around...think I'm safe. I have to run downstairs and get some coffee, nuke it, and run back up here and jump in the shower. It can't get into the shower!!! ...although it did come from the bathroom....oh the horror! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #27 September 11, 2005 Maybe its voyeuristic and watching you in the bathroom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #28 September 11, 2005 QuoteMaybe its voyeuristic and watching you in the bathroom "Honey, the Bud Light Bot is creepin' me out again!"~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #29 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteso set out mouse traps (not the humane kind) and put peanut butter as the bait. and if that doesn't work go buy a pellet pistol and practice your aim. I'v had to shoot several full sized Rats (the size of a shoe) with my chinese Pellet Rifle (1000fps) b/c they were eating the bird seed in my back yard and pissing off my dog. Did the peanut butter thing...didn't work. Problem with a pellet gun is this is the FIRST TIME anyone has seen one of these little beasts, and they've been here for two months at least!!!! You have to see them to shoot them. Ok well next time you have a day off set out some bait somewhere you can keep an eye on it, then read a book, post on here, what ever and just glance up every now and then. when he shows up shoot the little sob.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #30 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteI know you have children, but ................I don't know.........I'd leave until they were gone. Damn..........I mean I'm not really a "kid" person but vacating your house until they leave is a BIT extreme. You don't understand...........I would not be able to sleep and would become paranoid looking for or waiting for "it" to show itself. It's one of my biggest fears. Mice/rats or snakes I guess, if it's been an ongoing thing, it wouldn't be practical to leave, but the thought had good intentions!And by the way, garden snakes can bite, they aren't venomous but they do bite. My son's friend had one 'latch' on to his hand and I told him to go home and have his mother take it off, because I wasn't touching it. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #31 September 11, 2005 Hey ACME! Did I ever show you the video where Joe from BSSA squished a mouse in his bare hand?? Maybe you can call him?!?!?!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #32 September 11, 2005 Quote And by the way, garden snakes can bite, they aren't venomous but they do bite. My son's friend had one 'latch' on to his hand and I told him to go home and have his mother take it off, because I wasn't touching it. J Yes but the little ones don't hurt. I've been bitten a few times. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #33 September 11, 2005 QuoteHey ACME! Did I ever show you the video where Joe from BSSA squished a mouse in his bare hand?? Maybe you can call him?!?!?! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THAT MAN?!?!?! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #34 September 11, 2005 I just called an exterminator... $200 - $1500!!!! Holy SHIT!!! Dude said they'd have to clean the crawl space and attic, otherwise they'd keep coming back...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GogglesnTeeth 6 #35 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteHey ACME! Did I ever show you the video where Joe from BSSA squished a mouse in his bare hand?? Maybe you can call him?!?!?! WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH THAT MAN?!?!?! Well, he had also just drank an entire bottle of soki That Japanese stuff............ no I can't spell. Funny video!Goggles and Teeth "You fall like a greased safe!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #36 September 11, 2005 QuoteI would not be able to sleep and would become paranoid looking for or waiting for "it" to show itself. Especially when they say things like "I need new shoes for school" or "What's for dinner?" Very frightening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #37 September 11, 2005 Now, I get it. Geesh....you've got to be soooo careful how you 'word' things' on here. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #38 September 11, 2005 ok so put the traps in the crawl spaces and attic. see if you can catch a few that way.I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #39 September 11, 2005 Quoteok so put the traps in the crawl spaces and attic. see if you can catch a few that way. I'm going to. My man is so cool, he keeps calling me every half hour or so..."Ya Ok? Did you get back to sleep?" He told me we are taking a 'family outing' to Home Depot tonight to buy some serious rat killin' devices... We're also going to look for those little wire cages like Billvon had.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #40 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteok so put the traps in the crawl spaces and attic. see if you can catch a few that way. I'm going to. My man is so cool, he keeps calling me every half hour or so..."Ya Ok? Did you get back to sleep?" He told me we are taking a 'family outing' to Home Depot tonight to buy some serious rat killin' devices... We're also going to look for those little wire cages like Billvon had. The cute little wire cages cost big $$$$ You can but a bunch of killer traps for the price of one cute little wire cage. Just remember the little beasts like to travel around the perimeter of rooms attics crawl spaces etc. So set the traps and set up a kill zone. R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #41 September 11, 2005 There are these black/round/tube traps you can use and you put the bait inside. They have to go in, to get the bait, then it's all over! I'm not sure how much they cost, but they do work. Then someone has to collect the traps and empty the contents (my 'hubby did that) (We used them outside to get some rodents coming into the yard) Just be sure to put them along the edges/perimeter of the walls as suggested. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 42 #42 September 11, 2005 I don't have to worry about rats because I live in Alberta and we don't have rats here. You can move to Alberta too and then you won't have to worry about rats. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #43 September 11, 2005 QuoteDid the peanut butter thing...didn't work. Go back to peanut butter but rub it into small bits (1/2 the size of the tip of your little finger) and bait the traps with that. Their sharp little rat teeth get caught in the cotton and they can't get away befor the snap. Oh, and they can probably get in to the shower.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #44 September 11, 2005 QuoteThere are these black/round/tube traps you can use and you put the bait inside. They have to go in, to get the bait, then it's all over! I'm not sure how much they cost, but they do work. Then someone has to collect the traps and empty the contents (my 'hubby did that) (We used them outside to get some rodents coming into the yard) Just be sure to put them along the edges/perimeter of the walls as suggested. J We tried the tip traps, where they have to crawl inside & then when they get to the bait the door shuts, Didn't work, they ate the bait and escaped. Judging by the size of the little bastard we saw today, no wonder...he was too big to get all the way in ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #45 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteDid the peanut butter thing...didn't work. Go back to peanut butter but rub it into small bits (1/2 the size of the tip of your little finger) and bait the traps with that. Their sharp little rat teeth get caught in the cotton and they can't get away befor the snap. -You put the peanut butter in cotton? Ohhhh! BRILLIANT!! Ok, I'll try that tonight! Quote Oh, and they can probably get in to the shower. OK that's fucking horrifying... ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #46 September 11, 2005 QuoteIt's just a rodent, geez. Not much different than a squirrel or a chipmunk. We had a little rat in our backyard that got into our kitchen one night; we ended up trapping him after he had managed to drag an entire bag of corn chips into the garage. (Impressive; it weighed ten times what he did.) We first saw him hiding behind a flowerpot. We caught him in a live trap and released him about five miles away in a canyon. Did you leave the corn chips with him? With a five mile hike ahead of him, he would probably be getting hungery. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #47 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteThere are these black/round/tube traps you can use and you put the bait inside. They have to go in, to get the bait, then it's all over! I'm not sure how much they cost, but they do work. Then someone has to collect the traps and empty the contents (my 'hubby did that) (We used them outside to get some rodents coming into the yard) Just be sure to put them along the edges/perimeter of the walls as suggested. J We tried the tip traps, where they have to crawl inside & then when they get to the bait the door shuts, Didn't work, they ate the bait and escaped. Judging by the size of the little bastard we saw today, no wonder...he was too big to get all the way in I'm not sure these were 'tip traps'. These are pretty big tubes and when they go in it snaps them and kills them, a door just doesn't 'close' on them. Unless they are so small, maybe they aren't setting it off! But then, I'm not familiar with any of this stuff, because I didn't take care of it. Nope, not me! I wouldn't even go into the back yard until the traps were gone! J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #48 September 11, 2005 QuoteQuoteIt's just a rodent, geez. Not much different than a squirrel or a chipmunk. We had a little rat in our backyard that got into our kitchen one night; we ended up trapping him after he had managed to drag an entire bag of corn chips into the garage. (Impressive; it weighed ten times what he did.) We first saw him hiding behind a flowerpot. We caught him in a live trap and released him about five miles away in a canyon. Did you leave the corn chips with him? With a five mile hike ahead of him, he would probably be getting hungery. Why am I now picturing a rat in Laderhosen yodeling with a bag of corn chips on his back? That is wrong on so many levels...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #49 September 11, 2005 I might give this idea: http://members.ispwest.com/patrussell/mousetrap/Mousetrap.htm a shot.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slug 1 #50 September 11, 2005 QuoteI might give this idea: http://members.ispwest.com/patrussell/mousetrap/Mousetrap.htm a shot. Hi Acme If you go the nice girl route and use live traps. Before you release them Mark the nice little mices/rats etc with spray paint . That way if you see another one you'll know if it's a repeat offender. The stories from your neighbor's might get interesting "damn saw a punked out rat with green hair" R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
