Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Kelly L]

At 01:52 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:

That is totally wonderful.  What a great Christmas story.





Well we relented and built them their own safe quarters on the back 
of the property insulated with hay and food an shelters..I just took 
them out there,,as I was heading back to the house one of them came 
out and beat me back to the house, They need to move a bit further away,,

Kelly








 If you have men 
who will exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter 
of compassion and pity, you will have men who
 will deal likewise 
with their fellow man.

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From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Kelly L
To: <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.

At 12:45 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:

We have spent all morning looking for the good place,,,The mom and 
babies are the concern,,,We found a great junk yard with lots of 
shelters and we will leave them plenty of food.



And they will inbreed and not be able to care for themselves.  Be 
kind to them and give them the freedom you would want.







 If you have men 
who will exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter 
of compassion and pity, you will have men who
 will deal 
likewise with their fellow man.


St. Francis
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Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.

I laughed-- you are like us-- but be careful! If you make them too 
cozy and give them too much food, they may reproduce more.  I am 
not sure that making them a shelter and keeping them locked in, 
with all the comforts and food of home, is such a good idea.  You 
may literally end up with thousands of mice in a small space.

Michelle
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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Marylyn]

That is totally wonderful.  What a great Christmas story.  






 If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter of compassion 
and pity, you will have men who 
 will deal likewise with their 
fellow man.
  St. Francis
  - Original Message - 
  From: Kelly L 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:35 PM
  Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.


  At 12:45 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:

  We have spent all morning looking for the good place,,,The mom and babies are 
the concern,,,We found a great junk yard with lots of shelters and we will 
leave them plenty of food.



And they will inbreed and not be able to care for themselves.  Be kind to 
them and give them the freedom you would want.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter of 
compassion and pity, you will have men who 
 will deal likewise with 
their fellow man.
  St. 
Francis

  - Original Message - 

  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 

  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 

  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:51 AM

  Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.


  I laughed-- you are like us-- but be careful! If you make them too cozy 
and give them too much food, they may reproduce more.  I am not sure that 
making them a shelter and keeping them locked in, with all the comforts and 
food of home, is such a good idea.  You may literally end up with thousands of 
mice in a small space.

  Michelle


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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Kelly L]

At 12:45 PM 12/17/2006, you wrote:

We have spent all morning looking for the good place,,,The mom and 
babies are the concern,,,We found a great junk yard with lots of 
shelters and we will leave them plenty of food.



And they will inbreed and not be able to care for themselves.  Be 
kind to them and give them the freedom you would want.







 If you have men 
who will exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter 
of compassion and pity, you will have men who
 will deal likewise 
with their fellow man.

  St. Francis
- Original Message -
From: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: <mailto:felvtalk@felineleukemia.org>felvtalk@felineleukemia.org
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:51 AM
Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.

I laughed-- you are like us-- but be careful! If you make them too 
cozy and give them too much food, they may reproduce more.  I am not 
sure that making them a shelter and keeping them locked in, with all 
the comforts and food of home, is such a good idea.  You may 
literally end up with thousands of mice in a small space.

Michelle

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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Marylyn]

And they will inbreed and not be able to care for themselves.  Be kind to them 
and give them the freedom you would want.






 If you have men who will 
exclude any of God's creatures
 from the shelter of compassion 
and pity, you will have men who 
 will deal likewise with their 
fellow man.
  St. Francis
  - Original Message - 
  From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
  To: felvtalk@felineleukemia.org 
  Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 7:51 AM
  Subject: Re: OT...Mice invasion.


  I laughed-- you are like us-- but be careful! If you make them too cozy and 
give them too much food, they may reproduce more.  I am not sure that making 
them a shelter and keeping them locked in, with all the comforts and food of 
home, is such a good idea.  You may literally end up with thousands of mice in 
a small space.
  Michelle

Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Nina]

Someone to donate their barn...  Lol, thanks for the chuckle.  Where 
else but on a list like ours would you find someone who would consider 
purposely "infesting" a barn with re-located mice :)?  Maybe you could 
build a big mouse shelter on your property where you could put a 
protected food source, with lots of nooks and crannies to keep them 
happy and warm.  Maybe they'd be so pleased with their new territory 
they'd decide "their" house was better than yours.


I'm sorry for your dilemma, but it is giving me a nice warm holiday 
feeling thinking of those mice finding their way into such a loving 
human's protection.  Once you start naming them and discovering their 
individual personalities, you'll be calling those clever cat habitat 
architects to construct yet another sanctuary.  Is there such a thing as 
a mouse hoarder?

Hugs to you and your hubby Kelly,
Nina



Kelly L wrote:

At 07:59 AM 12/17/2006, you wrote:



We trapped 4 more last night, bought our second condo,,,We are trying 
to find a place to relocate them to that is sort of safe although with 
me babies now I am concerned, I need a place to relocate the nests and 
mama intact,,I am not 100% sure which is mama and I may have two nests 
in there,,I need someone willing to donate me their barn ,,Ya right,,,

Kelly


Oh, there will be more!  Mice and rats make lovely companions, (I had 
them when I was a kid too).  Unless you are thinking of re-homing 
these babies, I'd make sure they have access to the outside! 
Still picturing the little bowl of mousie condoms :),

Nina

TenHouseCats wrote:
picturing the little festive bowl of mousie condoms out on their 
coffee table or the little girl mousies lining up each night to 
take their teensy pills... :::


(my mother hated cats, my father didn't like dogs--so my first pets 
were mice  in the fantasy cyberworld i spend an inordinate 
amount of time in, MeowChat, two of my cats raise and train show 
mice--and yes, there REALLY are himalayan and siamese show mice 
the ones who don't do well in conformation are phenomenal in agility 
trials my cats are also quite opposed to well-fed housecats 
feasting on other living things, and serve tofu birds and mice at 
all our gatherings)


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by the way, my comment was not to dissuade you from saving and
relocating them. I would never, ever kill a mouse, and am glad
you are not either.  I am just worried about the domestication
issue in terms of uncontrolled reproduction.
Michelle




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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Kelly L]

At 07:59 AM 12/17/2006, you wrote:



We trapped 4 more last night, bought our second condo,,,We are trying 
to find a place to relocate them to that is sort of safe although 
with me babies now I am concerned, I need a place to relocate the 
nests and mama intact,,I am not 100% sure which is mama and I may 
have two nests in there,,I need someone willing to donate me their 
barn ,,Ya right,,,

Kelly


Oh, there will be more!  Mice and rats make lovely companions, (I 
had them when I was a kid too).  Unless you are thinking of 
re-homing these babies, I'd make sure they have access to the outside!

Still picturing the little bowl of mousie condoms :),
Nina

TenHouseCats wrote:
picturing the little festive bowl of mousie condoms out on 
their coffee table or the little girl mousies lining up each 
night to take their teensy pills... :::


(my mother hated cats, my father didn't like dogs--so my first pets 
were mice  in the fantasy cyberworld i spend an inordinate 
amount of time in, MeowChat, two of my cats raise and train show 
mice--and yes, there REALLY are himalayan and siamese show mice 
the ones who don't do well in conformation are phenomenal in 
agility trials my cats are also quite opposed to well-fed 
housecats feasting on other living things, and serve tofu birds and 
mice at all our gatherings)


On 12/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
by the way, my comment was not to dissuade you from saving and 
relocating them. I would never, ever kill a mouse, and am glad you 
are not either.  I am just worried about the domestication issue in 
terms of uncontrolled reproduction.

Michelle




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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Nina]

Oh, there will be more!  Mice and rats make lovely companions, (I had 
them when I was a kid too).  Unless you are thinking of re-homing these 
babies, I'd make sure they have access to the outside! 
Still picturing the little bowl of mousie condoms :),

Nina

TenHouseCats wrote:
picturing the little festive bowl of mousie condoms out on their 
coffee table or the little girl mousies lining up each night to 
take their teensy pills... :::


(my mother hated cats, my father didn't like dogs--so my first pets 
were mice  in the fantasy cyberworld i spend an inordinate amount 
of time in, MeowChat, two of my cats raise and train show mice--and 
yes, there REALLY are himalayan and siamese show mice the ones who 
don't do well in conformation are phenomenal in agility trials my 
cats are also quite opposed to well-fed housecats feasting on other 
living things, and serve tofu birds and mice at all our gatherings)


On 12/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] * 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]  > wrote:


by the way, my comment was not to dissuade you from saving and
relocating them. I would never, ever kill a mouse, and am glad you
are not either.  I am just worried about the domestication issue
in terms of uncontrolled reproduction.
Michelle




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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[TenHouseCats]

picturing the little festive bowl of mousie condoms out on their coffee
table or the little girl mousies lining up each night to take their
teensy pills... :::

(my mother hated cats, my father didn't like dogs--so my first pets were
mice  in the fantasy cyberworld i spend an inordinate amount of time in,
MeowChat, two of my cats raise and train show mice--and yes, there REALLY
are himalayan and siamese show mice the ones who don't do well in
conformation are phenomenal in agility trials my cats are also quite
opposed to well-fed housecats feasting on other living things, and serve
tofu birds and mice at all our gatherings)

On 12/17/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:


 by the way, my comment was not to dissuade you from saving and relocating
them. I would never, ever kill a mouse, and am glad you are not either.  I
am just worried about the domestication issue in terms of uncontrolled
reproduction.
Michelle





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Spay & Neuter Your Neighbors!
Maybe That'll Make The Difference

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Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Lernermichelle]

by the way, my comment was not to dissuade you from saving and relocating  
them. I would never, ever kill a mouse, and am glad you are not either.  I  am 
just worried about the domestication issue in terms of uncontrolled  
reproduction.
Michelle

Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Lernermichelle]

I laughed-- you are like us-- but be careful! If you make them too cozy and  
give them too much food, they may reproduce more.  I am not sure that  making 
them a shelter and keeping them locked in, with all the comforts and food  of 
home, is such a good idea.  You may literally end up with thousands of  mice 
in a small space.
Michelle

Re: OT...Mice invasion.

[Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn]

Cute! Pet mice!

I worked at a feed store years ago, you know, horse feed and hay and such. 
Anyways,
we had a store cat, he was supposed to keep the mouse population down. One day 
my
boss was rearranging the feed stacks, and found a nest of baby mice. Neither 
one of
us really wanted to kill them ourselves, so I went and got Thomas (the cat) and 
sat
him right next to them and said "Look Thomas! Yummy kitty snacks!" The cat 
looked up
at me like I had three heads and yawned, curled up beside the mice and went 
back to
sleep. LOL! (the boss ended up killing the mice, in a feed store, you really 
just
can't have mice, they destroy the stock too quickly)

Phaewryn

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OT...Mice invasion.

[Kelly L]

On the lighter side...Amazingly with multitudes of cats we do have a 
mouse problem, No, I do not hurt them but my attempts at relocation 
to the garage , even though it is detached seems to have failed.
Out of desperation I went and purchased a big clear plastic bin at 
,,,made hundreds of air holes in the top and filled it with 
bedding,,toy, food  etc,,,Got one the first night,,did not get any 
more for 3 days and I was worried he/she might be lonely.Well by day 
4 he had room mates,,Well I went to clean it out a bit and discovered 
one had given birth,a cute little nest with tiny little pink 
babies for Xmas.
So now we need to build a safe shelter in the back acre for them, My 
husband got some hay bales today and I will make them a nice safe 
shelter to relocate them to,,
We are trying to go to Hawaii next week for our daughters wedding and 
between our business,,the over 40 cats,4 dogs it was tough Now it is 
the mice,,,

They are cute though.