Mousy smell

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hughnique
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Mousy smell

#11 Post by hughnique »

Bayleaf wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:07 am Possibly worst incident so far, I went to put a piece of bread in the toaster and a mouse jumped out - phew! Didn't fancy toasted mouse for breakfast! Quick shake out, and clean off the crumb tray, and we're good to go!
Reminds me of when I worked at the Post Office, the engineers mess room had a large gas cooker with an eye level grill, a mouse was discovered dead in the grill but not before the toast and dripping brigade had treated themselves to several slices
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Lori
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Mousy smell

#12 Post by Lori »

Bayleaf wrote: ↑Sun Dec 03, 2023 8:07 am Possibly worst incident so far, I went to put a piece of bread in the toaster and a mouse jumped out - phew! Didn't fancy toasted mouse for breakfast! Quick shake out, and clean off the crumb tray, and we're good to go! :D
Oh no, no no. That toaster would be promptly taken to the DĂ©chetterie. :)
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Nomoss
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Mousy smell

#13 Post by Nomoss »

This mouse trap is more humane - at least provided it is checked daily and any catch is released far from home before the poor thing dies of starvation or suffocation.
https://www.diy.com/departments/humane- ... 700_BQ.prd
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