tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post115590431903044958..comments2023-10-17T09:02:05.939+01:00Comments on The Home Improvement Ninja: The One Where I Try to Kill My RoommateHomeImprovementNinjahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1156253842426593222006-08-22T14:37:00.000+01:002006-08-22T14:37:00.000+01:00gary: Thanks. I think this stuff is supposed to ...gary: Thanks. I think this stuff is supposed to embalm them when it kills them, but so far "Sho Kosugi" has been too smart to eat it. <BR/><BR/>bill: I'm getting some snap traps soon. He's not falling for the glue and wont eat the poison. <BR/><BR/>fc: I didn't know dog's killed mice. I thought only cats did that. <BR/><BR/>jordan: thanks, I was wondering where they sell them. <BR/><BR/>HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1156126090134777692006-08-21T03:08:00.000+01:002006-08-21T03:08:00.000+01:00This is all sounding eerily familiar. Just call t...This is all sounding eerily familiar. Just call the exterminators. Or call my roommate; he's pretty good at smoking out the rodents.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16923775350839384137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1156104222848591322006-08-20T21:03:00.000+01:002006-08-20T21:03:00.000+01:00You can get the mouse blasters at a hardware store...You can get the mouse blasters at a hardware store--I know the True Value on 17th has them; I'm sure others do as well. They emit a noise that humans can't hear, but will drive mice crazy, and make them leave.JordanBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642798132367491206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1156054461144167662006-08-20T07:14:00.000+01:002006-08-20T07:14:00.000+01:00Actually, I think it's been proven that Barbra Str...Actually, I think it's been proven that Barbra Streisand kills rodents quicker than Celine Dion. I saw a Mouse on my patio last month. The next day humane/inhumane/whatever black poison-packed boxes were dispatched. As a mouse-a-phobia sufferer, I'm not sure what terrified me more: the site of the mouse scurrying or seeing him return (dead) in my dog's mouth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155938922741643562006-08-18T23:08:00.000+01:002006-08-18T23:08:00.000+01:00The snap traps are the way to go. But it does suck...The snap traps are the way to go. But it does suck when one gets caught by only the tail and then runs around clattering the trap behind him. When that happens (and it's happened to me twice in the past month) I have a proven technique for finishing the job. Undead mouse and trap go into a brown paper lunch bag. Bag is placed on a cinder block. A second cinder block is dropped onto the first Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155936960532055142006-08-18T22:36:00.000+01:002006-08-18T22:36:00.000+01:00You might want to pick up the poison bait. The mou...You might want to pick up the poison bait. The mouse will crawl in a hole and die leaving you with the odor of rotting mouse flesh. A previous tenant did that at the "Crackhouse" and I was finding dead mice in electrical boxes, in holes in the wall, under cabinets. I use spring traps. Last week I caught 3 of the little buggers after months of nothing. The amount of mouse poop lying around has Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14490458126307090201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155934121858383312006-08-18T21:48:00.000+01:002006-08-18T21:48:00.000+01:00saple: I'm gonna try the peanut butter on the glue...saple: I'm gonna try the peanut butter on the glue traps. I'll work my way up to the snap traps. <BR/><BR/>barbara: I'm not willing to be humane at this point. <BR/><BR/>dara: yeah the squeeling is pretty disturbing, which I hope discourages future mice. <BR/><BR/>derek: I don't think I'm ready for a pet until the place is finished. <BR/><BR/>Jamy: thanks. I'll keep that in mind. cat's areHomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155933476422453002006-08-18T21:37:00.000+01:002006-08-18T21:37:00.000+01:00Celine... la chanteuse du Quebec!I applaud her suc...Celine... la chanteuse du Quebec!<BR/>I applaud her success, but yes she can drive a person mad... or roedent, in this case.<BR/><BR/>Glued mouse for dinner.Raincouverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15194393993142609669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155927007663383132006-08-18T19:50:00.000+01:002006-08-18T19:50:00.000+01:00Celine Dion gets the job done every time.Celine Dion gets the job done every time.JulieGonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509958361493088038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155925238622296012006-08-18T19:20:00.000+01:002006-08-18T19:20:00.000+01:00Want to borrow my cat? She would love to the chan...Want to borrow my cat? She would love to the chance to chase a mouse.Jamyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17328884172511150275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155921448097313182006-08-18T18:17:00.000+01:002006-08-18T18:17:00.000+01:00Just get a cat, we have had holes all over our hou...Just get a cat, we have had holes all over our house, and no mice have come in. You have to like cats though, otherwise it's just another vermin in the house.Derekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134900860188022345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155920338934170882006-08-18T17:58:00.000+01:002006-08-18T17:58:00.000+01:00Peanut butter is the best bait.The glue traps will...Peanut butter is the best bait.<BR/><BR/>The glue traps will work. But then you might have to dispose of a very angry living mouse that is making very loud noises.<BR/><BR/>Although, I'm not sure whether that's worse than having to clean up mouse carcasses.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155916839187136972006-08-18T17:00:00.000+01:002006-08-18T17:00:00.000+01:00For the longest time I insisted that we use Have-a...For the longest time I insisted that we use Have-a-Heart traps -- the ones that just trap the mouse so you can carry it away to make it someone else's problem. But I have finally caved in to the spring-loaded peanut butter ones, hoping their necks snap quickly and they are not just caught by a broken leg. Mousekilling can be rather sadistic. But then they drive us friggin' crazy, so I suppose Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18356998698106275372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155916273983807162006-08-18T16:51:00.000+01:002006-08-18T16:51:00.000+01:00Get the snap traps and lodge a nut of some sort un...Get the snap traps and lodge a nut of some sort under the claw and then cover it with peanut butter. It is the most effective way I have of getting rid of mice but I will say that it is unnerving to come home and find them squished under the snap... Or waking up in the middle of the night to the inevitable SNAPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155911102139039292006-08-18T15:25:00.000+01:002006-08-18T15:25:00.000+01:00jm: Let's hope for a quick and deciscive victory....jm: Let's hope for a quick and deciscive victory...on my part. <BR/><BR/>jordan: mouse blasters? that sounds painful; where do I get some? <BR/><BR/>dara: I'll try to get some this weekend. I won't be beaten by something with a brain the size of a pea!<BR/><BR/>E: It hasn't come that yet. Celine is a last resort. I'll resort to inhumane traps and slow-acting painfull poisons first.HomeImprovementNinjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134409822023878387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155909799793469572006-08-18T15:03:00.000+01:002006-08-18T15:03:00.000+01:00I'm going to report you to animal protection. Thre...I'm going to report you to animal protection. Threatening to play Celine Dion to the mouse is just going too far! No living creature deserves that.E :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17830078670635452552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155909568109014882006-08-18T14:59:00.000+01:002006-08-18T14:59:00.000+01:00Not that I know anything about this, but I've been...Not that I know anything about this, but I've been told that peanut butter in the glue traps works.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://mostboringblogever.blogspot.com/2006/02/return-of-mouse.html" REL="nofollow">My mouse</A> was dumb and just walked right into the trap.darahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12523353095030819242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19221129.post-1155908161083919032006-08-18T14:36:00.000+01:002006-08-18T14:36:00.000+01:00You need the sonic mouse blasters--that's what fin...You need the sonic mouse blasters--that's what finally chased Verbal's (my late rodent roommate) descendents out of the house when they kept coming back to mourn him. . .and pooing under my wine rack as part of their grief process.JordanBakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00642798132367491206noreply@blogger.com