Meet Cheddar. He's my new mouse pet.....Not really. But we caught him/her, FINALLY! And he is now enjoying his new home in Sherando Park (a little over a mile away). Although he won't have minty-fresh pillows and a shmorgous-board of food at his disposal, he at least didn't have his end in a snap mouse trap.
We came home from dinner and Ben was outside with his parents and I was in the living room when I saw it out of the corner of my eye. I called Ben in and slowly backed over to the flashlight on the counter. Without thinking it through, Ben lifted the love seat and I laid on the ground with the flashlight. The mouse came out from under the couch like a bat out of hell right towards me. He took one look at my eager "I'm-a going to catch you!" face and made a quick turn to the right and headed into the dining room. He hid underneath the dry sink and so Ben and I ended up pulling the dry sink out at an angle and barricaded the exit with the bucket that I had originally set up in the kitchen.
So there you have it. We have successfully caught ourselves a mouse. We hope/pray that Cheddar was our only "house guest."
Way cute! I'm sure he will enjoy his new surroundings, although he might not like having to actually look for food instead of having a buffet set out for him. (almost like being on a cruise ship...with entertainment and everything!)
ReplyDeleteI know. No more minty fresh pillows. No beer. No bountiful buffet of snacks. Just the mousely drudgery of life in the woods, foraging for food and a place to sleep. Way to go, Roadrucks. I hope you're proud of yourselves...
ReplyDeleteThat mouse is cute!!
ReplyDeleteAll of the ones I catch have their tongue hanging out of the side of their mouth. Thought that was normal.