I live a bachelor lifestyle, so I have no food in here. Just alcohol. I hope the mouse figures that out and goes away. I should get some traps in case it doesn’t. I hate killing animals but there’s no practical alternative.

  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    I live in the country

    When I lived in the country, I bought rat poison in bulk from the farm supply store. That was much cheaper than buying the little containers at Walmart. Warfarin has an antidote in case your pet does something stupid. (My dog never ate any but I was worried that he would.)

    I’m a city boy but a guy who helped me out a lot with renovation lived there his whole life. I saw him spot a dead mouse in my house, pick it up with his bare hand, chuck it outside, and then go back to work without washing his hands. Probably not smart but it impressed me.

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      Luckily we don’t have rats in my neck of the woods. Though, we have tree rats (red squirrels), and I deal with them with a .22. They can cause a lot of damage as well.