tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post3720540054820628145..comments2024-03-13T08:03:38.906-07:00Comments on Frugal Freedom: Surrounded By CrittersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-1464016472370010532009-05-20T20:25:40.767-07:002009-05-20T20:25:40.767-07:00Yes, Popular Girl, I looked it up and it was a com...Yes, Popular Girl, I looked it up and it was a common house mouse. That's good because the deer mice, not house mice are the ones that carry hantavirus around here. I also read that poison bait attracts them so I certainly don't want to be attracting them to my RV. I thought that they were gone but just tonight I heard some scampering in a different area under the RV. Bummer.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-79406686266292859422009-05-19T21:06:13.756-07:002009-05-19T21:06:13.756-07:00I'm going to assert that your 3 inch corpse is mos...I'm going to assert that your 3 inch corpse is most likely a mouse, unless you have tiny rats in your part of the world. I deal with rats where I live (Rattus norvegicus) and they have a 6 to 8 inch body attached to a tail almost as long as that. I'm laughing at the discussion about the photo -- when I first moved here I took a photos of the first few dead rats before I buried them. I gave that up once I realized how big my collection would become. At least my rats are all in the shed or under the deck, nothing in the house yet. Hope your rodents have gone away, never to return. I would also avoid poison -- snap traps are wicked efficient and enviro friendly.Popular Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14894841186993769936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-61776541475310147872009-04-28T14:46:00.000-07:002009-04-28T14:46:00.000-07:00Thanks for not posting a picture of the dead rat, ...Thanks for not posting a picture of the dead rat, lol!<br /><br />The gecko is cute, though!<br /><br />Good luck getting rid of the rodents.Saver Queenhttp://saverqueen.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-795625227268813262009-04-27T19:25:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:25:00.000-07:00Welcome Petunia, glad you have stopped by. Rats a...Welcome Petunia, glad you have stopped by. Rats are pretty common out here. They have chewed the wires of my old car, chewed the wires in the wall of my mobile home, died in my car, died under my mobile home(causing me to block the floor vents with cardboard, whew...smelly), but I draw the line at invading my RV! This is one habitat they will not ruin! It is a learning experience. Not always fun but it's interesting...at least to me.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-21127620035851194402009-04-27T19:18:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:18:00.000-07:00Oh Executioner...you slay me! I hope the gecko re...Oh Executioner...you slay me! I hope the gecko really was happy there. I would hate to find him floating later on. When I read about his normal habitat it didn't mention pools but then water is quite rare out here.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-16145078072769478742009-04-27T19:16:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:16:00.000-07:00Oh no Lizzie! He will tell his friends that you h...Oh no Lizzie! He will tell his friends that you have a cat free yard! I am sorry my cat would not be any help. Perhaps if I quit feeding her but maybe not even then.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-72207505262344349802009-04-27T19:14:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:14:00.000-07:00KoBold, I wrapped the mouse in many plastic bags a...KoBold, I wrapped the mouse in many plastic bags and put him in the dumpster. Digging a hole around here is nearly impossible. The last poison rat was cheerfully eaten by the neighbor's dog last year when I first met him. Oops. He didn't seem to suffer any ill effects...well, it might have made him dumber.Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-37157701622520599402009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:00Awwww, that gecko is awfully darn cute. The gecko...Awwww, that gecko is awfully darn cute. The gecko I wouldn't mind. You sound pretty calm, cool and collected about the mouse/rat. I don't know that I could be.<br /><br />I'm a new reader, and I have to tell you, I am rather impressed by your self-sufficiency. It's given me something to think about.<br /><br />Best wishes to you with your goals.Petunia 100https://www.blogger.com/profile/11419094642410711334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-36565342386397572782009-04-27T16:09:00.000-07:002009-04-27T16:09:00.000-07:00Did the gecko try to sell you RV insurance?
Agree...Did the gecko try to sell you RV insurance?<br /><br />Agreed, get rid of those poisoned rats. No need for that stuff to work its way up the food chain.The Executionerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04419763605714282331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-42987589256707892252009-04-27T14:29:00.000-07:002009-04-27T14:29:00.000-07:00What a little cutey. The gecko I mean not the dama...What a little cutey. The gecko I mean not the damage & destruction caused by the mouse. There was a mouse in our garden today. We have never been cat free beofre so I guess it cant beleive its luck. I was going to ask to borrow your cat but.....Lizzie @ her homeworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257339462096688164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-10161757650726133622009-04-27T08:42:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:42:00.000-07:00Lovely gecko!
If you leave the poisoned rats arou...Lovely gecko!<br /><br />If you leave the poisoned rats around, other animals will eat them, - along with the poison inside - probably killing* more animals. Bury them.<br /><br />*or damaging, if it is the haemophilia-causing kind of poison.KoBoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04285415909669136256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-22221269948134565222009-04-26T20:33:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:33:00.000-07:00That's the guy.That's the guy.Over the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-5018196186365765442009-04-26T20:29:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:29:00.000-07:00I couldn't get your pic to show up. Was it this g...I couldn't get your pic to show up. Was it this guy? He lives a few towns over from me!<br />http://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/136878.phpDaizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-75716586328738461112009-04-26T20:26:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:26:00.000-07:00I've never met a pacifist cat. I did see a dog on...I've never met a pacifist cat. I did see a dog on a leash with a cat on it's back and a mouse on the cat's back on the street one day here. I googled mouse cat dog, and it turns out the guy that owns them travels around with them.<br /><br />http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1433/992202976_2dbaef5218.jpgOver the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-83668569454427065942009-04-26T20:19:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:19:00.000-07:00Over the Cubicle Wall, everybody asks me why my us...Over the Cubicle Wall, everybody asks me why my useless cat didn't eat it. She doesn't know what to do with those sort of creatures. She only eats dry food. I blame myself. I got her before her eyes were open and I was a very poor cat teacher. She did seem more content over the last few weeks. Like she had a new toy or something :)Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-32409417629667379542009-04-26T20:16:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:16:00.000-07:00Calm down Anonymous...deep breaths...Calm down Anonymous...deep breaths...Daizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08075279944974601962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-72480591416833188112009-04-26T20:08:00.000-07:002009-04-26T20:08:00.000-07:00That's a cool looking Gecko. And thanks for not s...That's a cool looking Gecko. And thanks for not showing us a picture of the dead rat! Did your cat notice anything while the rat was around?Over the Cubicle Wallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04842722161649016062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6787157690355329112.post-82141096507769877622009-04-26T19:41:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:41:00.000-07:00OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OMGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com