Plastic

[VixR]

We live in a woodsy area. Recently, by my calculations we’ve had 3 mice infest our house, right.

We all blame a certain someone in the house for notoriously leaving their food lying around and not cleaning up their messes, but that’s beside the point. I secretly and not-so-secretly hate the fucking slob.

So I thought I’d borrow our house cat from my folks right, but my mom hard noped on our indoor cat, Abdiqani, eating live mice and coming back “into her house”.

Fine.

“If not a natural approach, I’ll try for something humane”, I thought.

I copped a deal on Amazon prime on these awesome humane mouse traps where you can leave pieces of cheese and dust from your dryer (which they apparently like to collect for nesting materials ) to attract them, all without their getting hurt, or poisoned, or painfully caught up in it, bc it uses a lever/weight system where the detection of something inside the confines of the trap causes the entrance to close.

Anyway, I used it twice with great success.

I would call a service to come deep clean the house, which I made my roommates split on, every time the trap worked.

So this morning, it caught another one of those fuckers, which I hope and think is the last of them. As usual, it was bursting with energy and clawing like mad to try and get out, but except for emotional distress, it was fine and fat from the slob’s stash of junk, I assume.

I put my gloves on, put it in a bag, and made my usual trip 10 miles out by car, far tf away from the house, near a stretch of land on a highway where Ali 3.0 could have a reunion with its cousins.

But this time the trap door wouldn’t open.

I tried to open the thing for 10 straight. Beyond that, I was going to be late for a test this morning, so I left it in the contraption on the field and went to class.

I went back after class, but couldn’t find the spot. It all looked the same, and it was dark before.

I kept thinking of how that thing will slowly starve to death in a plastic grave.

Then I thought what if they find each other again, only their bro is trapped and dying.

Then I thought how I contributed to environmental, plastic waste.

 

[arawelo 2.0]

I’m deeead. I couldn’t read beyond your cat being named Abdiqani

That’s hilarious

 

[Mufasah]

You're a miskiinad. First time I glue-trapped a mouse I left the glue out for too long. It lost potency and it managed to crawl away.

I listened to it squeaking all night while I laid there in dread. I felt so fucking bad for it. I just couldn't find it, and even if I did... what would I do with it? Take it out to the garden and drop a brick on it? I had no pellets left either.

Bought one of those electric traps where the mouse gets electrocuted and dies. 0 success. I left a new 5kg protein bag out for like 7 hours, and they went for it. I was raging and put out like 9 glue traps minutes later. Never seen them again.

I should honestly feel horrible, especially if you read about how mice die in glue traps. I can't say I feel that bad because it solved the problem

 

[riyaale]

We live in a woodsy area. Recently, by my calculations we’ve had 3 mice infest our house, right.

We all blame a certain someone in the house for notoriously leaving their food lying around and not cleaning up their messes, but that’s beside the point. I secretly and not-so-secretly hate the fucking slob.

So I thought I’d borrow our house cat from my folks right, but my mom hard noped on our indoor cat, Abdiqani, eating live mice and coming back “into her house”.

Fine.

“If not a natural approach, I’ll try for something humane”, I thought.

I copped a deal on Amazon prime on these awesome humane mouse traps where you can leave pieces of cheese and dust from your dryer (which they apparently like to collect for nesting materials ) to attract them, all without their getting hurt, or poisoned, or painfully caught up in it, bc it uses a lever/weight system where the detection of something inside the confines of the trap causes the entrance to close.

Anyway, I used it twice with great success.

I would call a service to come deep clean the house, which I made my roommates split on, every time the trap worked.

So this morning, it caught another one of those fuckers, which I hope and think is the last of them. As usual, it was bursting with energy and clawing like mad to try and get out, but except for emotional distress, it was fine and fat from the slob’s stash of junk, I assume.

I put my gloves on, put it in a bag, and made my usual trip 10 miles out by car, far tf away from the house, near a stretch of land on a highway where Ali 3.0 could have a reunion with its cousins.

But this time the trap door wouldn’t open.

I tried to open the thing for 10 straight. Beyond that, I was going to be late for a test this morning, so I left it in the contraption on the field and went to class.

I went back after class, but couldn’t find the spot. It all looked the same, and it was dark before.

I kept thinking of how that thing will slowly starve to death in a plastic grave.

Then I thought what if they find each other again, only their bro is trapped and dying.

Then I thought how I contributed to environmental, plastic waste.

If arabs found out u named cat abdulqani and mouse Ali sh1t gona go down

 

[VixR]

I’m deeead. I couldn’t read beyond your cat being named Abdiqani

That’s hilarious

We had a cat named the same thing, but it died. I don’t remember who named it lol. We got another cat some time after, and it was named Abdiqani in honor of senior.

You're a miskiinad. First time I glue-trapped a mouse I left the glue out for too long. It lost potency and it managed to crawl away.

I listened to it squeaking all night while I laid there in dread. I felt so fucking bad for it. I just couldn't find it, and even if I did... what would I do with it? Take it out to the garden and drop a brick on it? I had no pellets left either.

Bought one of those electric traps where the mouse gets electrocuted and dies. 0 success. I left a new 5kg protein bag out for like 7 hours, and they went for it. I was raging and put out like 9 glue traps minutes later. Never seen them again.

I should honestly feel horrible, especially if you read about how mice die in glue traps. I can't say I feel that bad because it solved the problem

That’s so sad...

No one wants them alive in your space, but at the same time, I couldn’t think of finding dead mice and not gag.

 

[Jaydaan]

First if all good on mum for telling you leave abdiqani out of your beefs. Secondly instead of killing the mouse like normal person would. You just removed them to become someone else problem. And worst if all you trapped one for good so his family can watch him be trapped and die the most horrific death. I wouldnt blame rest of his family to unite and come back to the house for revenge. Team mouse!!

 

[Sophisticate]

I had my neighbour's pet mouse find its way into my home. I noticed some half eaten Shiratiki noodles and a gift left behind. I was vexed. Nonetheless the creature died shortly after from starvation (they contained zero calories). Buy them and your vermin problem will be no more.

 

[AussieHustler]

I’ve caught few of those rats when I used to live in a share house and gave it to a neighbour who had pythons.

 

[saredochani10]

My friend doesn't kill them. She takes them to the vet.

 

[AussieHustler]

My friend doesn't kill them. She takes them to the vet.

@saredochani10

Your friend should find out what the vet does to the rats.

 

[saredochani10]

@saredochani10

Your friend should find out what the vet does to the rats.

Yeah ! Also I think they keep them for people who want to feed their snakes. My other friend has a snake and she has frozen mice in her fridge.

 

[AussieHustler]

Yeah ! Also I think they keep them for people who want to feed their snakes. My other friend has a snake and she has frozen mice in her fridge.

@saredochani10

Once, I watched my old neighbour feed his pythons live little birds and it traumatised me because you literally could see some of the birds sitting on a wood (up to ten minutes) while shivering, shaking t& knowing they will be swallowed alive like the others.

 

[saredochani10]

@saredochani10

Once, I watched my old neighbour feed his pythons live little birds and it traumatised me because you literally could see some of the birds sitting on a wood (up to ten minutes) while shivering, shaking t& knowing they will be swallowed alive like the others.

I saw my friend's snake eat those frozen mice and one alive. It gives me shivers just to think about it.

 

[VixR]

My poor mom.

I told her about it just now and she looked disappointed at me, even though I told her I tried looking for it lol. She offered to help. I was like, it’s impossible. She said it must’ve already died, the poor thing, ‘cuz the temperatures have been peak, and meanwhile it’s been cooking in a plastic cylinder all day.

I didn’t even think of that

I saw my friend's snake eat those frozen mice and one alive. It gives me shivers just to think about it.

I’ve wanted a pet snake for a while.

@The alchemist this is as a good a sign as any to finally get my snake lol.

 

[VixR]

First if all good on mum for telling you leave abdiqani out of your beefs. Secondly instead of killing the mouse like normal person would. You just removed them to become someone else problem. And worst if all you trapped one for good so his family can watch him be trapped and die the most horrific death. I wouldnt blame rest of his family to unite and come back to the house for revenge. Team mouse!!

Lol I actually drove it out a wild distance, cuz I was afraid they’d know the territory, or wander residential areas.

I left them in a stretch of wood just off the highway, such that if they dared venture out, they’d be roadkill. The noise of roaming cars would prevent that, unless they’re not so sharp.

I had my neighbour's pet mouse find its way into my home. I noticed some half eaten Shiratiki noodles and a gift left behind. I was vexed. Nonetheless the creature died shortly after from starvation (they contained zero calories). Buy them and your vermin problem will be no more.

Soph, lol. You always have the answers.

I feel like I’m going to end up moving out.

 

[saredochani10]

My poor mom.

I told her about it just now and she looked disappointed at me, even though I told her I tried looking for it lol. She offered to help. I was like, it’s impossible. She said it must’ve already died, the poor thing, ‘cuz the temperatures have been peak, and meanwhile it’s been cooking in a plastic cylinder all day.

I didn’t even think of that
I’ve wanted a pet snake for a while.

@The alchemist this is as a good a sign as any to finally get my snake lol.

Even if someone offered me good money to keep their snake I would refuse haha.

 

[Jaydaan]

Lol I actually drove it out a wild distance, cuz I was afraid they’d know the territory, or wander residential areas.

I left them in a stretch of wood just off the highway, such that if they dared venture out, they’d be roadkill. The noise of roaming cars would prevent that, unless they’re not so sharp.

Soph, lol. You always have the answers.

I feel like I’m going to end up moving out.

Lol you went through all of that to have clear conscious that you didnt kill them. You just set them up to have a terrible death. Vix you woukd have been better of giving them quick and comfortable kil. I still cant get the image of a poor baby mouse being trapped starving to death panicking while mum and dad watch little james waste away being helpless. No one should watch their poor child die that way

 

[AussieHustler]

Yeah ! Also I think they keep them for people who want to feed their snakes. My other friend has a snake and she has frozen mice in her fridge.

@saredochani10

That’s the natural order of the food chain. It would’ve been better if they are left in the wild and do it by themselves.

 

[saredochani10]

@saredochani10

That’s the natural order of the food chain. It would’ve been better if they are left in the wild and do it by themselves.

Yes I agree.

 

[VixR]

Even if someone offered me good money to keep their snake I would refuse haha.

They’re amazing creatures imo.

My mom is deathly afraid of them. She can’t see images of them.