I thought so. I've always loved nests. Especially bird's nests but maybe that's because I've never been exposed to many other nests. So...when I discovered this one (a few months ago) in the drawer of the master bath at the cabin I thought...so cute! And what craftmanship. What I failed to consider is that nests are generally created for babies. And when one considers what kind of nest this is...babies is not what you want more of!
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when we were back at the cabin. There were a few too many indicators that we had quite a few tenants that were not paying rent and even more today...
Fast forward to a few weeks ago when we were back at the cabin. There were a few too many indicators that we had quite a few tenants that were not paying rent and even more today...
Another nest. This time in a kitchen drawer.
I don't know much about the habits of mice/rats but this was like a storage facility. It was unbelievably full of some incredibly random things. (this is underneath the bottom step on the staircase btw) Acorns, red berries, dried blue berries, insulation, paper from the sheetrock and my user manuals, straw from a wisk broom, screws, screwdrivers, paint rollers, etc, etc, etc...
Everything in this photo was found in that "storage facility"
Crazy!!!
This is what the space underneath the step looks like empty. There was soooo much stuff in there. Is that where the term "pack rat" comes from?
I came to the cabin prepared. I went shopping this week for traps and just couldn't bring myself to buy the "kill" kind. I may have changed my mind now but at the moment...this is what we have. I bought 4 of these. We loaded them up with peanut butter and off we went.
I'm not scared of a lot of things. Sharks, alligators, murky water, varmits! I'm sure I could come up with a few more but these are my top ones for sure. My brave and fearless husband has been on the front line of this little battle. I'm a good support crew but man they freak me out!!! He's setting traps. We're loaded and ready to go... Here micey, micey, micey...
Other members of the front line...
Persistence...
Now that's how you earn your keep. What a good little soldier kitty!!
What the heck are yall doing??? Get the mouse...
Oh...what good kitties. They're just sharing!!
The conclusion to the saga of MOUSE #1 is that these two city cats played around with it, didn't/wouldn't kill it and Todd eventually had to pick it up and put it in a plastic bag. We walked waayyy down the road and let it go in the woods. Todd said he scurried up a tree. Yippee!
One down.
To be continued...
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