I killed a mouse :(

[nefertiti]

So i had a little furry friend rumaging through one of my storage closets. It actually didn't really bother my much (there was no evidence of him in the kitchen and I am not afraid of them) till I noticed he was chewing through everything, so I bought a humane mouse trap to catch and release him elsewhere.

Well the first week or so, I got no bites. It had been months since I'd seen him, so I thought maybe he died or left. I forgot about the trap.

Well tomorrow is trash day and I had a bunch of stuff in that closet that I wanted to toss. A feeling af dread creeps over me as suddenly I glance down at the trap that I had forgotten about. Door to trap closed? Check. Dead mouse inside who cruelly starved to death in what turned out to be it's own personal coffin? Check. Nef crying and feeling like a retard for crying? Check.

 

[bigtravis]

I wonder what her babies look like now? Raisins?

 

[miplank]

murderer!

 

[Arabian]

ohhh bless its heart.. Im turning you into the www.savethemiceoranization.com

 

[Arabian]

murderer!

lol

 

[bigtravis]

Imagine waking up in the middle of the night with a mouse chewing on your big toenail. My bestfriend's grandpa did.

 

[nefertiti]

Seriously guys, I knocked on my neighbor's door at 10:30 at night crying because I couldn't bear to "dispose" of it myself. I'm a horrible human being.

 

[javaguru]

So i had a little furry friend rumaging through one of my storage closets. It actually didn't really bother my much (there was no evidence of him in the kitchen and I am not afraid of them) till I noticed he was chewing through everything, so I bought a humane mouse trap to catch and release him elsewhere.

Well the first week or so, I got no bites. It had been months since I'd seen him, so I thought maybe he died or left. I forgot about the trap.

Well tomorrow is trash day and I had a bunch of stuff in that closet that I wanted to toss. A feeling af dread creeps over me as suddenly I glance down at the trap that I had forgotten about. Door to trap closed? Check. Dead mouse inside who cruelly starved to death in what turned out to be it's own personal coffin? Check. Nef crying and feeling like a retard for crying? Check.

You're a wiminz and it was a scavenger...you're supposed to be emotional(wiminz luv furry animals). Now imagine what it's like to kill a human...even if it's "justified." I'm making this a political thread..

 

[SpyWizard]

wow.... stop the insanity...

see, a whack on the head would have been better... for everyone..

 

[UA_Iron]

You've finally made the step from boyhood to manhood, nef.

 

[bigtravis]

Seriously guys, I knocked on my neighbor's door at 10:30 at night crying because I couldn't bear to "dispose" of it myself. I'm a horrible human being.

You know. Statistics prove that people who are cruel to animals have greater chances of becoming serial killers.

 

[nefertiti]

You know. Statistics prove that people who are cruel to animals have greater chances of becoming serial killers.

You're first on the list, pal.

 

[nefertiti]

wow.... stop the insanity...

see, a whack on the head would have been better... for everyone..

I could never intentionally kill an animal I didn't plan on eating.

 

[Smurfy]

wow Im terrified of mice. But i can understand how youd be sad at the sight of the little furry guy

 

[javaguru]

You know. Statistics prove that people who are cruel to animals have greater chances of becoming serial killers.

The sad thing is that I value animal life more than human life. Animals are just being animals...humans choose to be worse than animals. The 9/11 Hijackers were all college educated, some had PHD's, and they chose to revert to their basest instincts through religion....sad.

 

[javaguru]

You're first on the list, pal.

WTF? I expected to be first!

 

[jdynasty]

Seriously guys, I knocked on my neighbor's door at 10:30 at night crying because I couldn't bear to "dispose" of it myself. I'm a horrible human being.

someone needs a shoulder to cry on?

 

[bigtravis]

The sad thing is that I value animal life more than human life. Animals are just being animals...humans choose to be worse than animals. The 9/11 Hijackers were all college educated, some had PHD's, and they chose to revert to their basest instincts through religion....sad.

On a serious note. I totally agree with you. I'm the same way. I have two cats and I love them more than anything in this world. They say if an animal runs out in the road that you're not to swerve? Well fuck that. I'm the intruder not them.

 

[javaguru]

I could never intentionally kill an animal I didn't plan on eating.

WTF? Where was Steve?

 

[javaguru]

On a serious note. I totally agree with you. I'm the same way. I have two cats and I love them more than anything in this world. They say if an animal runs out in the road that you're not to swerve? Well fuck that. I'm the intruder not them.

My brother in law swerved to miss a deer and ended his life with a head on collision with a big truck....him or me..I choose me.

 

[tha joker]

If you have seen one, you know you have got about one hundred. They reproduce really fuckin' quick.

 

[nefertiti]

WTF? Where was Steve?

lol...putting his two children to bed.

 

[javaguru]

lol...putting his two children to bed.

He didn't rush over to take care of you?

 

[nefertiti]

He didn't rush over to take care of you?

lol

 

[javaguru]

lol

WTF? He can't get them to sleep early enough to take care of you?

How is the baby mama drama? You know she hates you?

 

[canadianhitman]

This thread made me LOL. Here I am set to buy a pellet gun because stupid birds keep trying to build nests all over the light fixtures on the outside of my house (I'm sick of knocking then down over and over), and you're crying over a mouse. Oh, and the crows that keep picking at my garbage bags after I set them out at the curb are gonna get it too.

Pests are pests...kill them without remorse. It's not like they're endangered or anything.

 

[javaguru]

lol

This is the old breed...



We all have demons to bear...

 

[javaguru]

This thread made me LOL. Here I am set to buy a pellet gun because stupid birds keep trying to build nests all over the light fixtures on the outside of my house (I'm sick of knocking then down over and over), and you're crying over a mouse. Oh, and the crows that keep picking at my garbage bags after I set them out at the curb are gonna get it too.

Pests are pests...kill them without remorse. It's not like they're endangered or anything.

Humans can be pests...

 

[puddlemonkey]

 

[ceo]

shoulda just used the old tried and true spring loaded bar trap. Killed him quickly. And, you'd have likely heard the "SNAP" if you were home, and disposed of him quickly too.

 

[Scotsman]

So i had a little furry friend rumaging through one of my storage closets. It actually didn't really bother my much (there was no evidence of him in the kitchen and I am not afraid of them) till I noticed he was chewing through everything, so I bought a humane mouse trap to catch and release him elsewhere.

Well the first week or so, I got no bites. It had been months since I'd seen him, so I thought maybe he died or left. I forgot about the trap.

Well tomorrow is trash day and I had a bunch of stuff in that closet that I wanted to toss. A feeling af dread creeps over me as suddenly I glance down at the trap that I had forgotten about. Door to trap closed? Check. Dead mouse inside who cruelly starved to death in what turned out to be it's own personal coffin? Check. Nef crying and feeling like a retard for crying? Check.

http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/chat-conversation/latest-mouse-fiasco-work-425401.html

Read that and see if it makes you feel any better.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[nefertiti]

WTF? He can't get them to sleep early enough to take care of you?

How is the baby mama drama? You know she hates you?

Oh she hates me passionately. I'd love to say, "her problem, not mine" but obviously from time to time, it's my problem too. (shrug) all part of the package...he's worth it.

Canadian, I'm soft hearted over animals. I can't help it. I know it's ridiculous, but you're talking to a girl who used to try and save mice from her cats when she lived in manhattan (I was young...6-11 years old).

ceo, the point was, I was trying NOT to kill him. I still couldn't use one of those.

Joker, I dunno...you might be right...I guess I'll just have to see if anything else gets chewed up. I haven't seen evidence of any outside that one storage closet (no droppings in the kitchen or anything, nothing outside of it chewed).

 

[ortiz34]

You should be demodded

 

[nefertiti]

You should be demodded

lol yeah yeah

 

[calveless wonder]

poor critter. if it was going to die, should have been quick but it wasn't intentional and you can't do anything about it now

also,pests even if they're cute (and not bugs) get less sympathy. they kinda put themselves in harms way

 

[cindylou]

awww. Poor nef. I understand how you feel.

 

[musclemom]

I guess pointing out to you that it probably died of dehydration versus starvation does nothing to ameliorate your guilt, huh?

Okay, here's one my husband did ... the Bat Cat (that's her name, sort of, technically her name is Twinkie the Bat Cat but we usually call her Bat or Battie) is the big hunter of the house, adores it, in fact. We usually try to get them away from her because she tries to eat them and they don't set well with her ... anyway, we had a rodeo in the kitchen one time, Bat lost the mouse, husband grabbed the mouse, husband lost the mouse, mouse starts to make a run for it and starts to dive over/under the toe kick of the pantry. Husband grabs mouse's tail and tries to gently pull it out and brings out a now dead mousie. Although he hadn't pulled hard he broke it's neck. Result: Bat was disappointed because the toy was no fun anymore and husband felt guilt ridden.

Me: I'm like, it's a mouse, you want mouse shit in your morning Cream of Wheat?

 

[nimbus]

irony!

 

[javaguru]

I guess pointing out to you that it probably died of dehydration versus starvation does nothing to ameliorate your guilt, huh?

Okay, here's one my husband did ... the Bat Cat (that's her name, sort of, technically her name is Twinkie the Bat Cat but we usually call her Bat or Battie) is the big hunter of the house, adores it, in fact. We usually try to get them away from her because she tries to eat them and they don't set well with her ... anyway, we had a rodeo in the kitchen one time, Bat lost the mouse, husband grabbed the mouse, husband lost the mouse, mouse starts to make a run for it and starts to dive over/under the toe kick of the pantry. Husband grabs mouse's tail and tries to gently pull it out and brings out a now dead mousie. Although he hadn't pulled hard he broke it's neck. Result: Bat was disappointed because the toy was no fun anymore and husband felt guilt ridden.

Me: I'm like, it's a mouse, you want mouse shit in your morning Cream of Wheat?

It's the circle of life...

 

[nefertiti]

irony!

I know right? I try to be humane and it ends up being worse than any of the ones that kill.

fak.

I need to buy some more this weekend to make sure I take care of things...I'm debating how to deal with it. I think I'd be more attentive after this mess, but at the same time I'm not sure I wanna risk it.

 

[javaguru]

I know right? I try to be humane and it ends up being worse than any of the ones that kill.

fak.

I need to buy some more this weekend to make sure I take care of things...I'm debating how to deal with it. I think I'd be more attentive after this mess, but at the same time I'm not sure I wanna risk it.

You should just delegate to Steve...

 

[nefertiti]

You should just delegate to Steve...

We talked about it tonight. He thinks i should buy more humane traps.

 

[javaguru]

We talked about it tonight. He thinks i should buy more humane traps.

Then you should make him solve the problem...that's what your man is supposed to do?

 

[Stefka]

I know right? I'm debating how to deal with it. I think I'd be more attentive after this mess, but at the same time I'm not sure I wanna risk it.

I like spraying them with compressed air cans. Doesn't hurt them, and provides hours of entertainment for me.

I used to not mind them, and was fine with living in harmony with the little guys. But then I worked on this housing case. While preparing my expert witness I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about how they pee and poop and puke all over everything.

You should borrow another cat and let nature take care of things.

 

[nefertiti]

Then you should make him solve the problem...that's what your man is supposed to do?

lol...life isn't always that simple.

Trust me...in every way currently possible, he takes very good care of me.

 

[javaguru]

I like spraying them with compressed air cans. Doesn't hurt them, and provides hours of entertainment for me.

I used to not mind them, and was fine with living in harmony with the little guys. But then I worked on this housing case. While preparing my expert witness I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about how they pee and poop and puke all over everything.

You should borrow another cat and let nature take care of things.

Before she catches the black death...just sayin'.

 

[Stefka]

Before she catches the black death...just sayin'.

Maybe she should just give them a flea bath.

 

[javaguru]

Maybe she should just give them a flea bath.

or pay the Pied Piper of Hamelin...

 

[ceo]

call a pest control company. They can treat your place so no rodents, bugs, other pests ever come around again.

 

[chris302001]

I like spraying them with compressed air cans. Doesn't hurt them, and provides hours of entertainment for me.

I used to not mind them, and was fine with living in harmony with the little guys. But then I worked on this housing case. While preparing my expert witness I learned way more than I ever wanted to know about how they pee and poop and puke all over everything.

You should borrow another cat and let nature take care of things.

just dont use the one's with the bittering agent in it. It lingers in the air for hours, and they're not lying, when u breath thru ur mouth, that shit is bitter!

 

[nimbus]

I know right? I try to be humane and it ends up being worse than any of the ones that kill.

fak.

I need to buy some more this weekend to make sure I take care of things...I'm debating how to deal with it. I think I'd be more attentive after this mess, but at the same time I'm not sure I wanna risk it.

what are you gonna do with the mouse when you catch it? just release it right back outside? you'll probly keep catching the same guys over and over again.

personally i don't really respect rodent lives, that's pretty chill that you do i guess. do you draw the line anywhere, or do you catch and release bugs too?

 

[musclemom]

what are you gonna do with the mouse when you catch it? just release it right back outside? you'll probly keep catching the same guys over and over again.

personally i don't really respect rodent lives, that's pretty chill that you do i guess. do you draw the line anywhere, or do you catch and release bugs too?

One of my other cats is adamant about the fact mice don't belong in the house, but she really doesn't like playing with them or otherwise handling them more than absolultely necessary so she brings them right to us, lively and quite unharmed. My husband takes them across the street to the Jehovah's Witnesses and let's them loose in their parking lot

We don't catch and release all bugs that make their way into our house but we do try to do so with spiders.

 

[nefertiti]

what are you gonna do with the mouse when you catch it? just release it right back outside? you'll probly keep catching the same guys over and over again.

personally i don't really respect rodent lives, that's pretty chill that you do i guess. do you draw the line anywhere, or do you catch and release bugs too?

Well I live in a large condo building, so him finding his way back to me would be pretty impressive. I was gonna release him in a nearby park.

Bugs - depends on the bug. Spiders get instant death. I'm terrified of them. Other than that, ants, and flies, I've never really had other bugs in my homes. I guess a moth I'd prob catch and release if I could. ladybugs I catch and release. But if it crawls and is very small, there's a good chance it's meeting it's death on the bottom of one of my shoes.

 

[calveless wonder]

what are you gonna do with the mouse when you catch it? just release it right back outside? you'll probly keep catching the same guys over and over again.

personally i don't really respect rodent lives, that's pretty chill that you do i guess. do you draw the line anywhere, or do you catch and release bugs too?

i hear rodents steal cell phones

 

[nimbus]

i hear rodents steal cell phones

lol they have expensive fucking taste. the one good thing about activating this dinosaur is that nobody is gonna steal this p.o.s.