I guess this best fits in the trapping section out of respect for a little shrew that bested me all weekend.
He was a crafty, sneaky little shrew that bested me all weekend. This little Alaskan shrew was about half the size of your typical mouse. He first showed up last Thursday and the wife asked me to put out the sonic devices that typically drive them out of the house. No need to kill it if we can encourage him outdoors. I told the wife I will give him until Friday to find a new home. I thought he was gone, but the little bugger showed himself Saturday morning.
I set out 4 traps with cheese before we went out for our chores. We expected to find the guy squashed in one of the traps, but he stole the bait from all four. No problem, so this time I did a better job of placing several bits of cheese in several locations around and under the paddles. This was the last of our sliced cheese, so I did this very strategically and carefully on the four traps. We set them out and headed back outside for the afternoon chores. When we came back in that evening and same thing when we came back. I’ve been had. He was getting fat on my accord stealing all my bait.
Typically peanut butter is the bait of choice, since it sticks to the pedal, but we don’t eat it typically so that wasn’t a choice. I repeated the prices this time using ham, sticking it carefully through the holes in the paddle, and set them out before heading to bed. In the morning, same thing. I knew I was now dealing with a special shrew. He was a real pro. I asked the wife to thing of something that sticks, and she thought honey. So we applied that and went out Sunday for our chores. When we came in for lunch, nothing he didn’t touch any of it.
We knew he loved cheese, so I took some more ham and used tape to tap the ham to the pedal with a little bit of ham hanging out from the edges. That did the trick, but the little bugger managed to eat the edges of the ham off of one of the traps before meeting his demise. I actually felt bad for the little bugger because he was such a crafty little devil. I didn’t want to waste such a special critter, so I put his body on a pedestal outside the window and a raven was the benefactor of this smart little guy. I don‘t know how much you know about ravens but they are smarter than most humans. With the raven feasting on this special shrew, I m@y have just created a new monster.
I have nothing but respect for the little shrew who bested me for about half a week. I confess I did feel a little guilty for my deeds.
Here is to a really special shrew! .
He was a crafty, sneaky little shrew that bested me all weekend. This little Alaskan shrew was about half the size of your typical mouse. He first showed up last Thursday and the wife asked me to put out the sonic devices that typically drive them out of the house. No need to kill it if we can encourage him outdoors. I told the wife I will give him until Friday to find a new home. I thought he was gone, but the little bugger showed himself Saturday morning.
I set out 4 traps with cheese before we went out for our chores. We expected to find the guy squashed in one of the traps, but he stole the bait from all four. No problem, so this time I did a better job of placing several bits of cheese in several locations around and under the paddles. This was the last of our sliced cheese, so I did this very strategically and carefully on the four traps. We set them out and headed back outside for the afternoon chores. When we came back in that evening and same thing when we came back. I’ve been had. He was getting fat on my accord stealing all my bait.
Typically peanut butter is the bait of choice, since it sticks to the pedal, but we don’t eat it typically so that wasn’t a choice. I repeated the prices this time using ham, sticking it carefully through the holes in the paddle, and set them out before heading to bed. In the morning, same thing. I knew I was now dealing with a special shrew. He was a real pro. I asked the wife to thing of something that sticks, and she thought honey. So we applied that and went out Sunday for our chores. When we came in for lunch, nothing he didn’t touch any of it.
We knew he loved cheese, so I took some more ham and used tape to tap the ham to the pedal with a little bit of ham hanging out from the edges. That did the trick, but the little bugger managed to eat the edges of the ham off of one of the traps before meeting his demise. I actually felt bad for the little bugger because he was such a crafty little devil. I didn’t want to waste such a special critter, so I put his body on a pedestal outside the window and a raven was the benefactor of this smart little guy. I don‘t know how much you know about ravens but they are smarter than most humans. With the raven feasting on this special shrew, I m@y have just created a new monster.
I have nothing but respect for the little shrew who bested me for about half a week. I confess I did feel a little guilty for my deeds.
Here is to a really special shrew! .