Rat/mouse Problem

[3rd gen noob]

I live in a particularly old house (was sold for the fourth time in 1750-odd).
today, i have been hearing a scuttling noise from behind one of the skirting boards in the computer room...
i believe this noise is a rat or possibly a mouse...but i'm not sure

i have tried to lure out the creature with some bread and cheese (stereotypical food), however, it doesn't want to play game

is there any way i can dispose of the vermin without getting any mouse traps and/or cats?

my original plan was to hit it with something heavy (i have a wooden mallet and a sledgehammer ready), however, i'm frightened about possible 'spray' on impact

thanks in advance for any help/advice

[Somebody1234]

Oh. You have a new pet. :rolleyes:

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by Somebody1234@22 September 2003 - 06:18
Oh. You have a new pet. :rolleyes:
now i just need to find out how to kill it...

[sampson]

This (http://themousedepot.com) is one idea

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by sampson@22 September 2003 - 06:29
This (http://themousedepot.com) is one idea
nah, it says it's humane at the site

thanks anyway though

:rolleyes:

[4play]

you can buy a sticky tray that mice and rats get caught in. then again you have to kill them then which is not nice.

I had to empty the traps at an old summer job which meant going around with a shovel and whacking the rats who had been caught with the trays then whacking them in the bin with it.

it was a lovely job especailly when turning up to work hungover.

[sampson]

This (http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6813516%5e15864%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html) oughta do the trick. B)

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by 4play@22 September 2003 - 06:33
you can buy a sticky tray that mice and rats get caught in. then again you have to kill them then which is not nice.

I had to empty the traps at an old summer job which meant going around with a shovel and whacking the rats who had been caught with the trays then whacking them in the bin with it.

it was a lovely job especailly when turning up to work hungover.
this sounds like a good idea...

i could improvise with a some sellotape, wouldnt cost me a thing... :D

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by sampson@22 September 2003 - 06:39
This (http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,6813516%5e15864%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html) oughta do the trick. B)
:lol:

that sounds good too...i wonder how much damage a 12v car battery would do...?

:rolleyes:

[sampson]

MMMMMM......Mouse flambe

[balamm]

Bromine or warfarin will bleed the little suckers internally and hopefully drive them out to look for water so they don't die in your wall. They are primarily anticoagulants and are used to treat various blood and heart disorders such as clotting or arythmia or hypertension.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by balamm@22 September 2003 - 06:44
Bromine or warfarin will bleed the little suckers internally and hopefully drive them out to look for water so they don't die in your wall. They are primarily anticoagulants and are used to treat various blood and heart disorders such as clotting or arythmia or hypertension.
this is a particularly cruel way...i like it :D

probably should have thought of this being an ex-chemistry student...

[balamm]

Yes, I think this is just what you want ;)


Bromine is a volatile liquid, of brownish-red color and it is extremely poisonous if inhaled. It is a corrosive that dissolves tissue, particularly in humans. It is dangerous if inhaled even at a concentration of one per million. Very low concentrations of the chemical are used in the production of flammable material, disinfectants and in the pharmaceutical industry.

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by balamm@22 September 2003 - 06:48
Yes, I think this is just what you want ;)


Bromine is a volatile liquid, of brownish-red color and it is extremely poisonous if inhaled. It is a corrosive that dissolves tissue, particularly in humans. It is dangerous if inhaled even at a concentration of one per million. Very low concentrations of the chemical are used in the production of flammable material, disinfectants and in the pharmaceutical industry.

one of my old chemistry teachers actually showed us that bromine sublimes at such a low temperature that it would happen in his hand...of course, he still kept it in the bottle, but i'd have taken his word for it...i'd rather he didn't drop it... :rolleyes:

[balamm]

Thought you might find this slightly amusing while we're on the subject of elements

http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/media/nearingzero/Br.gif

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by balamm@22 September 2003 - 07:12
Thought you might find this slightly amusing while we're on the subject of elements

http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/media/nearingzero/Br.gif
:lol:

of course, one would have to point out those weren't elements... :rolleyes:

reminds me of another joke...

two atoms were walking down the road. one says to the other, "i've lost an electron". the other says, "are you sure", to which the first replies, "i'm positive"

[Lilmiss]

i used to live in an old barn that was infested with them.
they seem to like chocolate more than cheese. ;)
we had the traps they walk into and you set them free elsewhere.
but when me ma wasnt looking, me dad would batter them with a shovel.

the plant my b/f works at uses some kind of glue, which breaks their legs when they struggle, and eventualy die.....now thats sickening. :angry:


my tip for you.....sleep with your d.m's on. :D

[DanB]

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:xftOcMlfODIC:learning.physics.iastate.edu/DemoRoom/Images/MouseTraps.png



Game Over!!

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by lilmiss@22 September 2003 - 08:35
my tip for you.....sleep with your d.m's on. :D
what are d.m's?

:blink:

[sampson]

They like peanut butter too. :D

[DanB]

http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:cJ_AvIMw7NsC:www.shoespot.com/images/inventory/LRGA-CH101ZBEN.jpg

[3rd gen noob]

ah, ok, doc marten's

:lol:

i must be losing touch with the youth of today... :blink:

[sampson]

This might work if you feeling inventive :lol: http://www.chinkii.com/uploads/album/misc/mousetrap.gif

[MUSLEMAN]

just uninstall klite and install cheese lite and make sure you check the box for a new trap during installation, if needed jump supernodes :lol:

[Lilmiss]

Originally posted by 3rd gen noob@22 September 2003 - 08:45


i must be losing touch with the youth of today... :blink:
im a youth? :blink:



((((thankyou))))

[3rd gen noob]

Originally posted by MUSLEMAN@22 September 2003 - 16:35
just uninstall klite and install cheese lite and make sure you check the box for a new trap during installation, if needed jump supernodes :lol:
i'm getting a screeching noise when the trap goes off
do i need some codecs or something?

:rolleyes:

@lilmiss, you're welcome...i don't actually know how old you are though, so i'm most probably mistaken...:P

p.s. i'm only 18, btw

[Lilmiss]

awww...youre just a young pup. :D
...bless...


im sneaking up on 26.
be there in a month and half. :(

[Somebody1234]

Nothing beats the good old mousetrap. http://www.creativepencil.com/home/mousetrap.gif


http://www.dpsolutions.com/images/support/mousetrap.jpg

26 is still youth, lilmiss. :D

[Lilmiss]

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/Lynne1977uk/scared+mouse.gif


(thanks, me was gonna go for a blue rinse.)

[summerlinda]

/me decides me doesnt like some people in this thread all of a sudden.

[Mr. Mulder]

Capture just one of them, bite it's head off, tape it back on and send it back as a message to the others...

[Gemby!]

we left out a packet of chrisps with poison for mine
they were dead cute though :(