Photos from this morning are there, but none since noon. I'm tired of waiting (and wondering).
The good-old-fashioned type are 4 for £1.50. He'd asked for 20. He had also read that it's a good idea to wear gloves while handling them, as mice can detect human scents. Fortunately the traps were packaged in plastic packs, so perhaps my scent hasn't permeated the contents and put the critters off.
The bait is to be peanut butter. A little - not a lot - is said to be more efficacious.
As for the ethics of the entire thing (should we live and let live with these tiny creatures?) - I simply don't know. We humans feel we should be In Control. We want to hygienise our ecosystems. We are arrogant. I think we need to think about "simple" things like this a little more.
And I think we need to be less "twitchy" about other creatures - mice, spiders, insects, earthworms....
Well, I'd thought to be showing you the lovely rose that finally got planted, and instead you're reading about ways of getting rid of vermin. Sorry. If the photos finally land on Planet136A, you'll see the rose soon. Meanwhile, I'm truly sorry about those little mice, and hope their entrance points can be found and plugged, so that traps will become unnecessary.
