This seasons mice...

[Grumph]

We've been here nearly 20 years now and never had a mouse problem. Possibly something to do with our breeding pedigree cats.....

But this winter we seem to have an invasion of bold bastard mice. Even seen in the catteries.
They're obviously fat and slow as even one of our stud boys caught one.

Any other South Island members noticed an increase in numbers - and yes, I know there's a good beech mast this autumn - but I doubt if there's a Beech within 80k's of us....

[Brian d marge]

Learn to play the flute. Then walk to the city council office, they will get along well

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[Zedder]

We've been here nearly 20 years now and never had a mouse problem. Possibly something to do with our breeding pedigree cats.....

But this winter we seem to have an invasion of bold bastard mice. Even seen in the catteries.
They're obviously fat and slow as even one of our stud boys caught one.

Any other South Island members noticed an increase in numbers - and yes, I know there's a good beech mast this autumn - but I doubt if there's a Beech within 80k's of us....

What breed of cats?

[husaberg]

We've been here nearly 20 years now and never had a mouse problem. Possibly something to do with our breeding pedigree cats.....

But this winter we seem to have an invasion of bold bastard mice. Even seen in the catteries.
They're obviously fat and slow as even one of our stud boys caught one.

Any other South Island members noticed an increase in numbers - and yes, I know there's a good beech mast this autumn - but I doubt if there's a Beech within 80k's of us....

its likely due to the beech masting ie (heavy seeding that occurs about every 4 years )there was a population explosion in Arthurs Pass.
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/...ttle-our-birds
http://www.aardvarkmcleod.com/blog/n...-mouse-season/
As its starting to get colder they are now looking for shelter.
if you intend on using poison use Talon etc
or making yourself a tippping drum trap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SIlYiiCGLI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEHChMB9ORM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Q8jQmPNGzA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gve7VbsbgFU

My fav tech overkill
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4PaGvAhV9I

[Brian d marge]

That's not fair , bb gun with night scope .

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[Grumph]

Traps ? Poison ? Get real. I've got access to the best mousers possible. All I have to do is leave one of our breeding queens - Burmese for those interested - in the storage area of the catteries overnight....Entertainment for all - and a feed supplement.

The boys are too lazy to be good hunters - but the females are deadly.

[Grumph]

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If they're here they'll be in Rolleston shortly...I wish them joy of the SDC.

[Brian d marge]

Selwyn district council,, I know them well . They featured in Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy , episode 1.


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[Zedder]

Traps ? Poison ? Get real. I've got access to the best mousers possible. All I have to do is leave one of our breeding queens - Burmese for those interested - in the storage area of the catteries overnight....Entertainment for all - and a feed supplement.

The boys are too lazy to be good hunters - but the females are deadly.

Burmese are really cool. My other half loves them and has often said she'd like to get a chocolate one when our current cat dies.

[mulletman]

Stonebrook in Rolly are inundated atm.

[R650R]

Traps ? Poison ? Get real. I've got access to the best mousers possible. All I have to do is leave one of our breeding queens - Burmese for those interested - in the storage area of the catteries overnight....Entertainment for all - and a feed supplement.

The boys are too lazy to be good hunters - but the females are deadly.

Had a large male Burmese, very intelligent affectionate cat, since passed away awhile ago. Wish I had a camera the time he stood on hind legs and chased a feral dog off our driveway.
Had a habit of sunbathing spread eagled on his back in centre of front lawn much to the amusement of people walking past house.

Only time I've ever had a rodent problem was overseas when I had the combination of a takeway open up across the high street in village and lazy foreign neighbours upstairs who were careless packing their refuse. That got sorted quickly though....

[husaberg]

Had a large male Burmese, very intelligent affectionate cat, since passed away awhile ago. Wish I had a camera the time he stood on hind legs and chased a feral dog off our driveway.
Had a habit of sunbathing spread eagled on his back in centre of front lawn much to the amusement of people walking past house.

Only time I've ever had a rodent problem was overseas when I had the combination of a takeway open up across the high street in village and lazy foreign neighbours upstairs who were careless packing their refuse. That got sorted quickly though....

When rodent replaced cat on the takaways menus?

[ellipsis]

...we don't have a plague, just enough to keep replacing the last little rodent fucker we killed...these seem to be totally fearless...we have been entertained by them doing something akin to the mouse olympics in the middle of the lounge or kitchen floor...our neighbours cat is a scourge to them but William can't seem to rid us of them...I hate those meeces to pieces...

[F5 Dave]

Somewhat Norf but we've been trapping rats and mice (wife's new hobby). Too much for the cat to cull since her accident a few years back. She'll get the odd one. When she was little she dragged a rat almost as big as her through the cat door. (Burmese).

As a side note. I'm finally getting this GSXR I've been albatross'd with running again and the neighbor popped over with some Japanese friends visiting and bike mad when they heard this thing coughing it's guts out. Very interested but then the lass flicks through her old photos on her phone. I assumed to show me her bikes. But no it was Kaaden the cat they had met last time they were over.

We used to have Siamese when I grew up. My mother referred to them as tarts in fancy dress. Must be drawing from the same gene pool.

[neels]

Friends of ours in rolleston have had heaps at their place, possibly because they are in a new subdivision with paddocks over the fence from their house.

All we're seeing at our place is pukekos being displaced due to motorway construction.