October 30, 2006

Rat Advice from B1-67er

I told my brother about my rat "situation." He's a hardcore cultivator of bonsai trees and imparted the following story to me:

My bonsai trees were being completely defoliated at an alarming rate, so I set out glue traps, not being sure what I would get.

Next morning, I go out and I've got one of my culprits: a wood rat. 'No problem,' I think, and set up a barrier of glue traps around my trees.

The next morning I go out and they've actually moved the glue traps to make a path, and have defoliated one of my trees.

I decide to up the stakes and go out and buy a snap trap.

The next morning I go out and sure enough, I've caught a wood rat. 'Great,' I think, and I set up a barrier of snap traps around my trees.

The next morning I go out and see that one of my trees has been defoliated. I look down, and there is a sprung snap trap, with all the bait eaten ... and in the trap itself? A branch gnawed off of the tree they defoliated.

This is very important: When you think of battling a rat, don't think 'rodent,' think 'monkey.'

1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

tittering monkey
in the spring he climbs trees
and thinks himself tall


funny

hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe.

ambitious Aussie
in Autumn he digs tunnels
and thinks himself tall

Monday, October 30, 2006 3:55:00 PM  

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