Mice - nicking poison trays!

In our outhouse, we have developed a rodent issue, so I purchased some poison which is basically coated grains of cereal such as wheat) and at the weekend I finally got round to putting them down. I sat one up the side of the chest freezer and I tucked the other one round the back of the washing machine. Both are located in such a way that even if the dogs did get into the outhouse, they'd never get near these trays, but as a belts and braces, of course, door is locked and everyone in the house was lectured within an inch of their life not to let the dogs in there.

On Tuesday, Mrs C asked me where I had put the trays (despite her being right next to me when I put them down) as she had looked and couldn't see them. "Don't be daft" says me... "they must be there..." except, when I went to look, they were not. Now, empty trays wouldn't have shocked me one bit - but both of the trays themselves are gone... gone without trace. I have had to buy more trays (arrived today) so I can put more poison down, but have you ever heard the likes?

 

As far as I could get in to see, yes - I deliberately blocked stuff in to make it hard for accidents to happen and of course to make things secluded for the wee critters to have a feast. Fresh trays have arrived, so I shall go again.

 

Well, rats had crossed my mind too - and as we were on the way home in the car, I said the very same to Mrs C... "oh, yes of course we've got a rat" she said, as if I should know, so I queried it further, to be told of the size of the 'leavings' that she'd been cleaning up whilst I was away...



Nice to be told, says I... "oh, I thought you knew..."

So, I will keep at it with the poison and see where we go. I think the owls are well and truly safe given that it isn't mice and we don't have any owls..