Hi all, Regarding the mouse problem some are currently facing...We had a slight problem with mice within the first six months of moving into our house. We were reluctant to try poison - not only because we had a very curious puppy, cats & ferrets roaming about, but also because I poison/kill only as a very last resort. I prefer to outwit them first. ;-P Possibly the main incentive for mice to move into a hoomin habitat is the lure of plentiful, tasty food. We went down to Wal-Mart & PetSmart & got every single plastic storage container with a locking, airtight lid that we could find, and proceeded to lock up our pet food, cereal, sugar, flour, pasta, etc. - basically everything that was opened and not refrigerated was sealed in one of those containers. Not only have the mice disappeared, but we're not going through dog/cat/ferret food as fast as we used to; a major $$$ savings, particularly since the Totally Ferret is no longer disappearing into the night! We have not seen any evidence of mice since...the problem we have now is when the cats bring mice in from the outdoors & deposit them, still alive, on the bed, while we're in it. Sigh...:-) This won't halt a major invasion & occupation - it is more of a "nip it in the bud" solution. The problem of a mouse infestation can be so frustrating, though...my childhood home was across the street from a saltwater marsh, which bascally functioned as a mouse maternity ward. We always had a mouse or two that we knew of residing in the house, but never thought it was that bad. Until...I was helping my dad remodel the bathroom in my childhood home when I was quite young; he was in the process of knocking down one of the old plaster walls when he struck "gold". He plunged the hammer into the wall, ripped out a huge section of plaster...and was showered with an avalanche of Kibbles 'N' Bits! My six-year-old vocabulary was vastly enriched that day...and the exterminator was promptly called. As my dad continued to remodel other rooms in the house, he kept finding giant pockets of dog & cat food. The "mouse in the house" problem at my father's house has never really been solved; he just tries to deal with the problem when it (seasonally) rears its head. Good luck to everyone having mouse issues - it certainly can be frustrating! jess Jessica L. Manson Whimsy Creative Photography! 28 Stafford St. Plymouth, MA 02360 (508) 747-5505 [log in to unmask] www.whimsyphoto.com [Posted in FML issue 4343]