>1) we have a stream in our back yard, and the field mice have moved into >the house I have been using sticky bait traps to catch them but the mice >are getting smart and now seem to be able to get around them/ across >them leaving only alittle fur behind. I just have to say that the sticky bait traps are cruel, inhumane, and horrible! Everytime I see one I turn it over and make it stick to the ground, or if there is a can or anything nearby I will stick it to that. Those poor creatures chew their legs off to get out, or starve or some other horrible thing, and I can't believe that people still use those. I don't like mice either, but for heavens sake, get a cat. Ok, now that I've taken a breath...Please understand that by no means is this meant as an attack...I just wish people would understand that you can't kill something in a horrible way and then expect someone else to understand that the animals we love deserve something better. I mean, surely there are people with pet mice that would be writhing at the thought of a sticky trap! What if a ferret got caught in that? How horrified would we all be? We'd probably all spend mega $$$ to make sure our fuzzies survived, but it's ok for something else to die that way? Sorry if I seem to be ranting, I just really hate sticky traps. Jinx, Mouse, Lilo, and Nani's mom....aka Jacci [Posted in FML issue 4024]