I still have a mouse problem. How do I know? And why has this turned into a mini series? Please, no part 5!
Ken has a turkey fryer that he loves. He uses it at Thanksgiving and maybe one other time during the year. He fills it up with peanut oil and fries us up a deliciously moist turkey!
He doesn't enjoy cleaning it though. He has a habit of leaving the grease in it all year long. Then he dumps it out just in time to use it. I think it's a little gross but it's too heavy for me to dump and I guess I just think it's his mess, he gets to clean it.
Yesterday, Justyn said, "Hey Mom, I think there's a frog in Dad's oil." Note: We live in Idaho and it's April! I doubt it's a frog!
I went and checked.....and about puked. I could see the beady eyes, long slimy tail and a big bloated body and it was definitely NOT a frog! And since it was in 30 quarts of oil, it was floating just below the surface so it looked kind of creepy-ish!
Ken is out of town for the week. When he left on Sunday, I noticed that the traps were set but they had no cheese in them. I asked Ken to put some food in them before he left. He laughed at me and said, "And if you catch something, who's going to dump them?" Good point! However, when Henry came walking out of the garage on Monday holding a set trap in each hand, I decided to ditch the traps.
So, back to the big pot of oil. We managed to catch mice, even without Ken's cheese, so now who's going to dump the dead mouse?
Since they didn't have to touch it in any way, I sent the boys out to dump it by the road. They came back very proud of themselves. They had paid the little 5 year old boy across the street 2$ to dump it. And instead of one mouse, there were 3 mice in the oil!
We put the pan back in the garage for Ken to figure out what to do with it when he gets home this weekend. Today, Shaelynne came in and informed me that we had caught two more mice over night in our pot of oil. There was just a little oil left in the bottom of the pot, just enough to drown 2 more mice. YUCK!!!!!
"I hope that we never loose sight of one thing:
that it all started by a Mouse."
~~Walter Elias Disney
Here's the recap:
The mouse house trap things didn't work at all for us!
The traps have been pretty consistent at catching the mice.
When the traps slowed down, we put out one of those noise things, with the traps still set, just in case.
We have the bar bait but if Henry can find the traps, he'll definitely get into the traps and that scares me.
And the pot of oil, 5 mice in 2 days! I'm thinking we will put water in it tonight and see what we get in the morning.
Now, I have a question. I was telling Ken's cousin about our newly found trap system. I told her that I was a little miffed about it though because now I would have to throw away the turkey fryer. In total seriousness she told me just to bleach it clean and use it again, not for trapping mice but for cooking turkey in it! The thought of that makes me ill but maybe I am being a little bit of a priss here. Is it worth buying another one after finding 5 dead mice in it? What would you do? Let's take a poll! See my sidebar to cast your vote!
P.S. I'm looking for a CAT!
11 comments:
Aaaah...I hate mice! I'm going to vote throw it away because I know that I would never be able to get over it...I guess you could keep it as a mouse trap...but if it were me...I know I'd be chucking it!
YUCK!!! I hate mice. They make me sick too. It is so weird how we don't catch any at all until every single December. I know very crazy. All through the month we catch them and then they are gone. Last Dec we caught 5 baby mice, all at different times in our kitchen. Discusting! Then I have to bleach my cabnets and everything in them. I have found we catch them really easy to put peanut butter on the traps. For some reason they love peanut butter.
If Ken's cousin thinks it is still Ok then let her have it! Just don't eat turkey at her house ever again! LOL!! Or you could keep it as a mouse trap since it seems to work realy well! We have a dog who happens to be a great mouser, would you like a puppy?
ok I think I am with you on the throw it away vote.... I wouldn't be able to eat a turky from that fryer, knowing that there were dead mice in there once! I just love your blog you have to teach me how to make mine so cute.!
Wow! I say keep putting oil in it and catching mice till their all gone. I wonder why in the world that is a draw? How strange!
Also I wouldn't have a problem just washing it out with soap and water.
I have a cat for you. Or 2. Or however many you want. Great mousers! And I agree with Summer, sounds like a great mouse trap. Definately not a great turkey fryer anymore. Yuck.
Hi, I've been trying to catch up a little on reading blogs.
Ohhh that's awful, really! You know you had to find it while hubby was gone, too. That's always the way it goes. It would probably be ok to wash it out with bleach water and use again, but I'm with you. I don't think I could every not think about the mice that were in it.
I LOVE the new pictures of your kids! They all are sooo great!
I am constantly amazed by you! After reading "From Storm Clouds to Rainbows", I am even more amazed. You are such a strong person. I don't know if you even realize how strong you are. What a difficult experience to have to go through. I'm glad that it has come to an end for your family and you can start to move on. And that prayers have been answered and the legal system worked for you. I'll say it again. I think that you are so amazing and that the Lord knew that those 6 spirits needed you as their mother. I learn so much from you! Thank you for being willing to share with me (us)!
Okay this make me ill too! A mouse is bad enough but mice!?! I do feel for you. Maybe an outdoor cat that lives in the garage may be enough to get rid of the problem. Or maybe try sticking a bunch of buckets around the garage filled with liquid. I bet it was the smell of the oil that attracted them to/in the pot. Drown those babies!
Laurie- Get a cat! And ditch the fryer, even if it's all clean. Even if you bleach it, do you think you could eat a turkey that was cooked in that fryer without thinking of the beady eyes of a bloated, dead mouse?
Ew! I couldn't use it again. Sorry. I would have to buy another one. Keep the old one and fill it up with water, sounds like it is working pretty good. I don't yet have any current experience with mice, but my parents used decon when we were kids... Good Luck!
Thanks for the invite!
Holy cow! I would just freak! I'm not sure I could eat turkey out of that pan either!
Good Luck!
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