My two boys have made me pretty immune to the “treasures” I find around my house and garden! Snakes, crawfish, frogs . . . not for the faint of heart but definitely good for an adrenaline rush! So when I saw the fish tank tipped over on my garden work table, I figured we had a new frog or lizard for the collection. After all, it was filled with twigs, some string and even bits of fur. I didn’t want it to escape – so I tipped the tank upright (very carefully, so I didn’t have to touch or see anything slimy). I even put a little dish of water in the corner until the boys got home.
At dinner I mentioned my discovery and all I got back were blank stares and “wasn’t us”. So what was living in there? I sent the boys out to investigate and they came back quite amused. Turns out I’d lovingly helped a mouse with her nest and she’d repaid the favor by having babies in the fish tank! We put the whole works (tipped sideways) on the edge of our woods.
In the hopes of keeping the mom and her babies out of my warm garage this winter, I checked out Havahart's website and found some great tips to to keep them from coming back…. and how to trap the little creatures (without using my fish tank)….
