January 02, 2007
Well, Sure.
I don't go out of my way to kill spiders in the house: I keep a few around to dispatch any bugs that make their way in, and then I try to trap the others and take 'em outside, where they are perfectly fine.
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And there are some local animals such as squirrels that my husband will use humane traps for, and relocate.
But it sounds like an awfully dicey idea to use the "humane" strategy with mice or rats. By the time rodents make it in, there are generally too many of 'em to trap humanely: they need to be killed, just like ants do.
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With normal insects, I catch them in a plastic container against the wall or ceiling, slip a firm sheet of paper underneath and take them outside, where I release them with a stern warning.
Mosquitos, on the other hand, get swatted.
And, sadly, mice get squashed in traps. It's not their fault they carry disease, but they do, and I sure as hell am not going to risk missing them with a humane trap.
Posted by: Attila (Pillage Idiot) at January 02, 2007 07:10 PM (ZaM5Y)
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One big rat down, now all you've got to do is get the other few hundred thousand that are invading your country.
Posted by: Pete at January 02, 2007 11:21 PM (umQgI)
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That was clever, Pete. Thank you.
Posted by: Attila Girl at January 02, 2007 11:42 PM (zxOEV)
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Speaking of spiders, how about an eduactional video
about Spiders on Drugs (do you have this posted already?).
http://blogs.sun.com/rama/entry/spider_on_drugs
See the surprise ending.
-B
Posted by: Bob at January 04, 2007 11:44 AM (CP6tB)
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