So you can imagine that when I found out there were mice in my house I was NOT happy. I might have felt a tiny twinge of discomfort when we found the first one dead in a trap in the basement (I'd never used mouse traps before), but when we found evidence of one in MY kitchen it was officially war.
The gentleman who lived here previously seemed nice enough, but he was not exactly what I'd call pro-active. Mouse-proofing the property apparently never occurred to him. So between the basement and garage we killed nearly 20 of the little monsters. I'd hoped that my beloved Arthas would be of help in this; some border collies love mice. They're crunchy (at least at first) and they squeak - just like toys, right? Unfortunately, while he's vigilant and ferocious in protecting us against other people, turkeys, deer and a host of other things, Arthas is completely unconcerned by mice.
So we decided to expand the arsenal.
Meet
Archimedes. He was born on a local dairy farm and we expect he'll take
to mousing like a fish to water. We brought him on board yesterday, and
as soon as he gets comfortable around here the responsibility for
decimating the mouse population will rest in his capable paws.
He's a
bit petrified of Arthas still (though Arthas is wonderful with him), but
coming around. He's spunky and curious and adorable. This will be a bit
of a new venture for us. My husband has never had a cat before, and
this will be the first intentionally outdoor cat I've ever owned. Not having a proper barn, I don't know if we can call him a barn cat, but that's the basic idea.
No comments:
Post a Comment