Mousetrap

Nobody wants to share their home with a mouse, but many of us do not wish to cause them pain and suffering as we remove them. Commercial mousetraps usually lead to an agonizing and slow death, and poisons are even worse. I have developed a simple, reliable mousetrap which will work every time and will never hurt the mouse.

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house,

The creatures were stirring, there was more than one mouse.

The holly I'd hung on the mantle with care

had been stripped of it's berries, the mice had been there!

The mince pies I'd left out for Santa that night

had been gnawed at the edges, that couldn't be right.

And the baked orange slices that once looked so nice

Now looked more like cartwheels, youv'e guessed it the mice!

Our nights had been restless for over a week

so a kind way to catch them I set out to seek.

Turned to the computer, whilst saying a prayer

that somebody, somewhere had left something there!

Typed in "Humane mouse traps" Then guided my mouse,

wishing it was the only one left in the house.

No one there to help me, not even a sniff,

Wait a moment Ive noticed this site by Steve Smith.

I noted the items he said I would need,

then raced to the kitchen with incredible speed,

A tray and a glass dish I set out to find,

Whatever it took well I just didn't mind.

The mouse traps were baited and so was my breath'

We declared friendly war without any death.

So we all settled down in our beds for the night

Silently hoping we'd set the traps right!

Then out in the hallway I heard such a clatter,

I leapt out of bed to see what was the matter,

And there on the landing what a wonderful sight

A wee mouse in a trap, thank you Steve and goodnight!

Thanks for your wonderful trap idea Steve we are still finding mice . Last night we had two in one trap happily sharing a piece of chocolate! We all get very sad when we have to let them go but at least they are all in one piece! Thanks Again Brigitte.

The benefits of the humane mousetrap

Contact Information

I want to hear how you get on with my mousetrap. Please email me at sshm1@btinternet.com when you are successful in catching a mouse. I will keep a running score of success rates. Just tell me how many mice you have caught and the how many times the trap was set to catch them. Send me a picture and I will display it in the gallery

I will be happy to publish links to related sites. Please email them to me. Feel free to copy all or parts of this site, but if you do I will be grateful for an acknowledgment and a link to my home page.