"Cutting back vegetation and bushes around the building will help....because rats have a fear of open spaces, so by trimming back shrubbery they will be less inclined to cross an open space to gain entry. It also means natural predators, like cats, will be able to spot them more easily!"Also watch out for structural defects in the walls of your flat or house. I mean small holes such as between pipes and brickwork through which the amazingly pliable mouse can wriggle.
Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Open spaces around the home means less mice in the home
Tuesday, 26 December 2023
The reasons why the majority of cat owners don't stop their cats killing native species
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Cat predation on crested lark curtailed by Walldorf's administrators. Image assessed as being in the public domain. The cat is starting to be seen in the same way as they were in the Middle Ages. |
Natural process
Speciesism
Don't care enough about nature. More concerned about the home
Invasive species?
We can't pass the buck
Friday, 16 September 2022
2 reasons why domestic cats 'play' with prey (and it is not because they are psychopathic)
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2 reasons why domestic cats 'play' with prey (and it is not because they are psychopathic). Image: MikeB. |
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Climbing skills of mice to avoid cats hunting them
This picture shows the climbing skills of mice to avoid cats hunting them. I've seen this sort of climbing ability in my home with my cat doing his damnest to catch the little fella. Mice are remarkable in their skills and courage when fighting a cat. They scream at cats at the top of their voice at a volume where I can hear them from yards away.
Humans are not meant to hear the high frequency sound of mice but when they shout as they do in the face of death by cat bite, they can he heard. They can hold the sort of position you see in the photo for a long time. I admire them which is one reason why I hate my cat's delight at killing them but I fully accept it. I have to.
Mice can jump extraordinarily well when they have to, to escape capture. They move rapidly and can squeeze through the tiniest of holes. I've saved a few from the jaws of my cat. I put them out at the back of the garden and hope for the best. I don't believe that they survive because they are too traumatized or they've been injured. But I can't do anything else but try.
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Pic: MikeB. This is all that is left of a mouse after my cat has finished with it. Horrible and tragic. |
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