tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post7247620137000172113..comments2024-03-28T22:51:32.258+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: Marlin Perkins, Where Are You?Steve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6627650087078474412018-05-19T19:26:17.588+01:002018-05-19T19:26:17.588+01:00"Why is the animal world against me?" ma..."Why is the animal world against me?" made me smile, sorry! But it seems that way when mice and squirrels are involved. They are so able to squeeze through tiny spaces, reproduce so fast, and seemingly have endless pits where their stomachs are supposed to be! The old-fashioned traps are overall more humane than those damnable sticky traps, I must say.<br /><br />You may want to check with a vet on the hydrogen peroxide. A few years ago the recommendation was to not use it on wounds because it actually eats away at the new tissue that is forming, thus delaying healing. Soap and water may be just as good, or a soak in Epsom salts. How you get a dog to sit and soak I cannot help with :) (Disclaimer: besides not being a scientist or doctor - see comment on one of your previous posts - I'm not a vet, either. This advice is worth the price I'm charging!)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-65015866281990229792018-05-19T19:08:00.749+01:002018-05-19T19:08:00.749+01:00No wonder the mice and other critters come to your...No wonder the mice and other critters come to your place - you're a friend of wildlife and birds so they just think it's a sanctuary!Catalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03804837416104556928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-78582413710974815662018-05-19T18:23:57.715+01:002018-05-19T18:23:57.715+01:00Doctors do recommend HP as a mouth wash, or at lea...Doctors do recommend HP as a mouth wash, or at least they did 20 years ago. I had an infection in my gums that they were fighting and they told me to mix it half and half with warm water. It fuzzes up in your mouth just like it does on an open wound. It taste terrible.<br />Who was the guy on Wild Kingdom that Marlin Perkins would always defer the difficult tasks to? He would often say thing like, "and now ?? will wrestle that wild bull to the ground." Used to make me smile. I too used to watch them often.<br />TJ Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302345097335357731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-16980771711568079332018-05-19T16:24:51.715+01:002018-05-19T16:24:51.715+01:00Just got over a mouse situation myself so this one...Just got over a mouse situation myself so this one gave me some shudders. For awhile when I was at the counter I'd swear I saw a flash of something out of the corner of my eye, but chalked it up to my floaters. Then I saw it. Sure enough it shot across the room and under the stove. Then I started seeing them all over. I'd be sitting in my rocker and hear them in the walls. Now, I have a huge phobia against mice and seeing them was actually making me ill. Couldn't eat, sleep, cried. Slept with the bedroom light and television on. But I didn't want to kill. I just wanted them to go away. I sprinkled peppermint around, bought something call Rodent Away spray, spent well over a hundred dollars on mouse proof containers, even dried the sink out after every use. Like you, had to get the big guns out and bought a number of mouse traps, had the super come in and between what we bought and he bought filled up a lot of entrance ways with some kind of foam spray that keeps them out. I bought the things that you plug in which emit sounds. I did everything imaginable and I do believe they finally got the message, but I still imagine they are there. I jump at every little noise. Been here 5 years and this is the first time we had a problem and that's because they have been doing a lot of building in the neighborhood. I just don't think I will ever feel the same here.mxtodis123https://www.blogger.com/profile/13583200601379394225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-89048326256332298432018-05-19T15:20:36.251+01:002018-05-19T15:20:36.251+01:00Good job trapping those mice. I like that you put ...Good job trapping those mice. I like that you put their bodies outside to feed the other wildlife. Bummer about the plumbing. Hope that all works out. Beautiful photo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-70805353279515185482018-05-19T15:13:29.021+01:002018-05-19T15:13:29.021+01:00I knew the mouse situation would change. They find...I knew the mouse situation would change. They find houses comfortable and with lots of food. then they reproduce and things get wild. Peanut butter in the trap is a great bait for mice.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-13755143661038952572018-05-19T14:44:31.817+01:002018-05-19T14:44:31.817+01:00And of course I remember Marlin Perkins! And of course I remember Marlin Perkins! Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-21751499044000894622018-05-19T14:43:49.338+01:002018-05-19T14:43:49.338+01:00Mice are persistent and can get through spaces you...Mice are persistent and can get through spaces you would not believe. And then, they can chew through anything. <br />Would Olga tolerate a cat? <br />Probably not the solution you were looking for. <br />Hydrogen peroxide has been used as a mouth wash. Google it. Also as a disinfecting cleaner? Huh. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-32170121516893350442018-05-19T14:25:23.471+01:002018-05-19T14:25:23.471+01:00Do not use hp as a mouthwash! It can damage your s...Do not use hp as a mouthwash! It can damage your salivary glands. We have had a mouse war for 20+ years here in NJ USA... they just keep coming...we use the old fashioned traps too. Good luck!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833302970393367771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-49434889150043472142018-05-19T14:17:57.436+01:002018-05-19T14:17:57.436+01:00Today's photo is very Vermeer.Today's photo is very Vermeer.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11990041745880166605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-6218566008698872142018-05-19T13:37:16.578+01:002018-05-19T13:37:16.578+01:00Hydrogen peroxide was what I used to lighten my ha...Hydrogen peroxide was what I used to lighten my hair in the summer when I was 15. I have never heard of anyone using it as a mouthwash. Congrats on the mice wars. Colettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13929646037752189809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-55643865591523847742018-05-19T13:30:19.817+01:002018-05-19T13:30:19.817+01:00If it's not one thing it's another!! It a...If it's not one thing it's another!! It always seems like things like that happen all at once. I've noticed that whenever something breaks, it's always on the weekend or as I'm leaving the house for a trip. <br />I love the shadows in your photo! Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.com