OT Cat & Mouse Game OT

[55 Fargo]

Here are 2 pics of my younger of the 2 family cats, she is about 5 months old, and has been mousing.

This rodent is fighting back, and is scaring the young cat, as the rodaent is bigger than what she has been killing.

Gotta have cats around in the country to keep the rodents in line.....LOL

[Dennis Hemingway]

We just try to keep these around the house & garage. Now if I could just train it to go after the gophers too. They will scare the he-- out of you when they go across your foot while your working in the garden, but we don't have a mouse problem.:eek:

Dennis:eek:

[P-12 Tommy]

We just try to keep these around the house & garage. Now if I could just train it to go after the gophers too. They will scare the he-- out of you when they go across your foot while your working in the garden, but we don't have a mouse problem.:eek:

Dennis:eek:

Coral snake?

Tom

[Dennis Hemingway]

Red Racer.

[55 Fargo]

We just try to keep these around the house & garage. Now if I could just train it to go after the gophers too. They will scare the he-- out of you when they go across your foot while your working in the garden, but we don't have a mouse problem.:eek:

Dennis:eek:

We have garter snakes (rattlers are further west, in Robert KB country) gophers,ground hogs, ground squirrels, red/gray squrirrels, weasles, skunks like I have never seen before this year, dead ones all over on the highways....

[Plymouthy Adams]

Fred..about six of them and a nice squirrel cage..you could switch to that power once up to speed..talk about your Hybrid..true rat rod...either put a piece of cheese in front of them or the cat behind them..both ought to be effective..

[55 Fargo]

Fred..about six of them and a nice squirrel cage..you could switch to that power once up to speed..talk about your Hybrid..true rat rod...either put a piece of cheese in front of them or the cat behind them..both ought to be effective..

Is that Rat Rod , or Cat Rod, or Bat Rod, mieces with wings, had another that started with "P" powered, but this is a family site.................LOL

[Reg Evans]

We just try to keep these around the house & garage. Now if I could just train it to go after the gophers too. They will scare the he-- out of you when they go across your foot while your working in the garden, but we don't have a mouse problem.:eek:

Dennis:eek:

I'm not sure which is worse. The rodents or these sob's that come around here looking for them. This one was getting too close to my mini doxie's so he had to be neutralized.

[Dennis Hemingway]

I'm not sure which is worse. The rodents or these sob's that come around here looking for them. This one was getting too close to my mini doxie's so he had to be neutralized.

Our neighbor had 2 of these last week. It don't help being color blind, I have to look at the tail to tell the differance between a Mojave Green and a Red Racer.

Dennis:eek:

Mojave Green Rattlesnake

Edited September 25, 2010 by Dennis Hemingway

[Captain Neon]

Here are 2 pics of my younger of the 2 family cats, she is about 5 months old, and has been mousing.

This rodent is fighting back, and is scaring the young cat, as the rodaent is bigger than what she has been killing.

Gotta have cats around in the country to keep the rodents in line.....LOL

She looks just like my eight year old, Gunpowder. Couldn't ask for a better cat!

[JIPJOBXX]

I have a friend down in the gold country of California and his main protection from rattlers is his cats! He is partially blind and when a rattler is out and about in his yard the cats will always let him know that there's problems around. Something interesting also is that his cat population is kept in check by coyotes and dart in and out of his yard also.

This is Dougs house and the original owner and builder was the stage coach driver for the the town of Campo Saco.

As you can see in this picture that he lives in an area that is sparly populated, thats except for his santa clause girl friend.

Edited September 25, 2010 by JIPJOBXX

[Flatie46]

My cat has no interest in killing mice. That would take effort, laying by the food bowl takes no effort. [Yes, I have talked about cutting back on the catfood but the wife thinks thats mean:rolleyes:] So, we have a cat and mouse problem.

[Captain Neon]

My cat has no interest in killing mice. That would take effort, laying by the food bowl takes no effort. [Yes, I have talked about cutting back on the catfood but the wife thinks thats mean:rolleyes:] So, we have a cat and mouse problem.

My cats prefer their meat "warm and wrigglin'." Malibu, our three year old, will some times bring home some to share w/ us. If both the wife and I are out of the house, Malibu prefers to be out. I think she may have been locked in some where for several days before she came to live with us.

[Big_John]

mmmmm...cat...... tastes like chicken

[PatS....]

mmmmm...cat...... tastes like chicken

That reminds me of a certain alien from Melmac...mmmmmmm...cat!

We are over run by wabbits...wascawwy wabbits everywhere!

[JoelOkie]

Some of the best snake getters are hogs....but unfortunately they don't do much for the yard.

Cats are ok with me as long as they stay at the barn, or someplace else, as I don't really HAVE any of my own, but there are always some feral type woods cats here on the place, and they are good control for gophers, pack rats, field mice, ground squirrels, and snakes. I learned a lesson about feral kittens when my wife and daughters found some living in a woodpile one time and wanted me to "catch" some of the cute little critters for them...better be wearing leather gloves up to the elbows Just because you decide to turn loose of them doesn't mean they will do the same:) Joel

[JoelOkie]

i have a friend down in the gold country of california and his main protection from rattlers is his cats! He is partially blind and when a rattler is out and about in his yard the cats will always let him know that there's problems around. Something interesting also is that his cat population is kept in check by coyotes and dart in and out of his yard also.

this is dougs house and the original owner and builder was the stage coach driver for the the town of campo saco.

as you can see in this picture that he lives in an area that is sparly populated, thats except for his santa clause girl friend.

ho ho ho

[Plymouthy Adams]

Reg..I was coming back from dining on a bit of BBQ and hit a small rattlesnake...I hated to do it..I usually swerve to miss them but traffic did not allow that..I only kill poisonious snakes if they are in my yard..

[Reg Evans]

Reg..I was coming back from dining on a bit of BBQ and hit a small rattlesnake...I hated to do it..I usually swerve to miss them but traffic did not allow that..I only kill poisonious snakes if they are in my yard..

I use to catch them here and take them far away to release until a baby snagged one of my little Weiner pups on the nose with one fang.

The vet. charges too much for anti-venom. I still avoid them on the road but not here any more. Speaking of BBQ....I've found a good use for them now

[Plymouthy Adams]

There are those that think this is good eating..as ever, claim of chicken-like taste..I am tired of chicken...now if they said it tasted like rattlesnake it probably would peak my interest..

[Flatie46]

I understand the theory of the food chain and snakes keeping the mice down. But, an occaisonal mouse wont make me need a new pair of underware like a snake will. I'm not afraid of much but a snake is top of the list. There's a zero tolerance for snakes along with mice,spiders,wasp and ground hogs[i call 'em whistle pigs]. They'll duck down in their hole when you whip the gun out but 9 times outta 10 if you whistle they'll pop they're head up and bam. Only good thing is he's dug his own hole. My neighbor has horses and is very thankful for me helping keep the population down as they make holes in the fields that a horse could break a leg in. My wife fusses cause we got married on groundhog day.

[Plymouthy Adams]

married on Groundhogs' day...you on your own there big guy..just tell her it was a "shadow" of things to come..

[T120]

..Around here we look after those little fellows.

The coulees of southwest Lethbridge are home to a population of prairie rattlesnakes estimated at 50 adults.

In Alberta, rattlesnakes are a species at risk and are protected by law. It is illegal to harass, possess or harm rattlesnakes or to traffic in rattlesnake parts.

[Don Coatney]

As long as we are talking animals here is my story and I am sticking to it.

Last Friday evening I went out to my garage after dark. I turned on the overhead lights and sat on a stool in front of my workbench. A few seconds later I observed a humming bird flying around inside the garage and buzzing the overhead lights. I then opened the overhead garage door thinking the humming bird would fly out into the night. Not to be. The humming bird continued to fly around inside the garage. Then the bird landed just an arms length away from me. I slowly extended my index finger just in front of the tiny birds feet and he stepped up onto my finger. I slowly stood up and started walking towards the open door with the bird still perched on my finger. He flew away after a couple steps but did not fly out of the garage. I resumed sitting on my stool and he soon landed close to me again. Once again I extended my index finger and the humming bird hopped on board. Then once again he flew off after a couple of steps. Knowing this small bird wanted to escape the confines of my garage I tried a new tactic. I closed the overhead garage door and turned off the celing lights leaving the light above my workbench turned on. I opened the passage door and then stood about 6 feet from the passage door. To my amazement this humming bird zoomed in and landed on my left shoulder and we made good eye contact for what seemed like a long time. Then I slowly walked out the passage door with the bird on my shoulder. Once outside he stayed on my shoulder for a couple seconds and then flew up hovering in front of my face for a couple of seconds as if to say thanks before he flew off into the night.

[55 Fargo]

As long as we are talking animals here is my story and I am sticking to it.

Last Friday evening I went out to my garage after dark. I turned on the overhead lights and sat on a stool in front of my workbench. A few seconds later I observed a humming bird flying around inside the garage and buzzing the overhead lights. I then opened the overhead garage door thinking the humming bird would fly out into the night. Not to be. The humming bird continued to fly around inside the garage. Then the bird landed just an arms length away from me. I slowly extended my index finger just in front of the tiny birds feet and he stepped up onto my finger. I slowly stood up and started walking towards the open door with the bird still perched on my finger. He flew away after a couple steps but did not fly out of the garage. I resumed sitting on my stool and he soon landed close to me again. Once again I extended my index finger and the humming bird hopped on board. Then once again he flew off after a couple of steps. Knowing this small bird wanted to escape the confines of my garage I tried a new tactic. I closed the overhead garage door and turned off the celing lights leaving the light above my workbench turned on. I opened the passage door and then stood about 6 feet from the passage door. To my amazement this humming bird zoomed in and landed on my left shoulder and we made good eye contact for what seemed like a long time. Then I slowly walked out the passage door with the bird on my shoulder. Once outside he stayed on my shoulder for a couple seconds and then flew up hovering in front of my face for a couple of seconds as if to say thanks before he flew off into the night.

Very cool Don, the Humming Birds are now gone from Southern Manitoba, not return until early May.

That little Hummer, musta been around people feeding it with a feeders, possibly held in there hands. Or the Bird just felt plain safe with you, I am surprised, you did not take it for a spin in "ole blue"........