Meet the new Fudd, the same as the old Fudd . . .

I have been reduced to Elmer Fudd's level in my attempt to rid my kitchen of those rascally rodents. The first 2 were easy . . . but I was being thwarted by the third beastie, which was managing to lick the peanut butter off the outside of the electronic mouse trap without going inside . . . until last night. I have also learned that this is the order of preference for eating the produce in the fruit bowl on the counter:

1. pears
2. apples
3. tomatoes (eat the pulp and leave the skin)
4. potatoes

I know I shouldn't be leaving produce out, but how else will the pears ripen? Not that I got to eat any of them. I will tip my hat to the meeses on this point - they will stick with one piece of fruit per night, and eat a big chunk, rather than eating a little bit of each.

So, in summary, after being pretty rodent free for a couple of weeks, I have caught 3 in the last 4 days. That reminds me - time to load up on more batteries.