The Grossest Thing Evah...

kstar · #1 10-25-2006, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by KSigkid

I caught a mouse in a sticky trap at my old apartment. For those who don't know, mice chew off their legs in those traps to try to get away. When I got up in the morning, there was a trail of blood on my kitchen floor, as the mouse had somehow dragged itself and the trap. It had also lost control of its bowels, and was twitching like crazy, squeaking all over the place.

That was absolutely disgusting. I'm surprised I didn't lose it.

Sticky traps are incredibly inhumane, obviously. The snap traps are kill instantly.

AlphaFrog · #2 10-25-2006, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kstar

Sticky traps are incredibly inhumane, obviously. The snap traps are kill instantly.

Yes, but snap traps can also break little two-year old fingers and kitty paws...which is why we have to do sticky traps in my house.

LaneSig · #3 10-25-2006, 01:27 PM

Teaching 1st and 2nd graders, I always told them: "If you think you are going to be sick, run for the restroom. If you think you can't make it, run for the trashcan. Do NOT come up to me and tell me you are going to be sick, I will figure it out." Simple, huh?

Scenerio #1 - Blance comes up to me one morning, holding her hands cupped under her mouth. "Teacher, I think I'm getting sick." "Okay, Blanca, run for the...oh. Get to the tra...." Blanca begins throwing up everywhere. This triggers a reaction in Gabriela, Carlos, and Julia. So now instead of one, I have 4 children throwing up in the room. It made a great start to the day.

Scenerio #2 - This really great student is absent in the morning. He and his father show up at 11:00 am. Father: "Huy was sick this morning. But, he threw up and feels better." Now, I am looking at this kid and I know Huy feels sick and the heat from his little body could fry an egg. "Mr. ___, are you sure Huy feels okay?" "Oh, yes, yes. He feels good." Huy proceeds to turn around and throw up more than I had ever seen a drunk fraternity brother throw up. His father turns to me. "I'm sure he feels better now." Child had a 102 temp. We made the father take him home.

Elementary teachers get over the smell of vomit very quickly.

Dionysus · #4 10-25-2006, 01:36 PM

It would be funny if getting the runs was "contagious" like throwing up. Like if you're applying make-up in front of a mirror in a public restroom and you hear someone in a stall having diarrhea, you shit your pants.

OtterXO · #5 10-25-2006, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Dionysus

It would be funny if getting the runs was "contagious" like throwing up. Like if you're applying make-up in front of a mirror in a public restroom and you hear someone in a stall having diarrhea, you shit your pants.

hahahahaha.... that would probably put a damper on most of our social lives!

OtterXO · #6 10-25-2006, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Yes, but snap traps can also break little two-year old fingers and kitty paws...which is why we have to do sticky traps in my house.

Sticky traps can be slightly dangerous as well. One day one of my kitties jumped on my bed with something on him. I assumed it was tape or something but then i relaized it was huge and very stuck. I forgot we had an exterminator out the week before and he put out sticky traps. Well it stuck to the side of his leg and that sticky stuff is STRONG!!! Poor thing, I had to cut the all hair off his leg and part of his tummy and back to get it off. He looks like he got in a fight with a pair of scissors and lost...haha.

Munchkin03 · #7 10-25-2006, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

Yes, but snap traps can also break little two-year old fingers and kitty paws...which is why we have to do sticky traps in my house.

There's also a box-style trap that's a little more child and small pet-proof as well. But, since I've never had an issue with mice, I've never worried about it...

James · #8 10-25-2006, 01:50 PM

Mice are not human? Why do we need to be humane to them?

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Sticky traps are incredibly inhumane, obviously. The snap traps are kill instantly.

KSigkid · #9 10-25-2006, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by kstar

Sticky traps are incredibly inhumane, obviously. The snap traps are kill instantly.

Well obviously, I'm not an animal rights activist, and the humanity with which it died isn't a big deal to me. I just wish it left less blood and feces on my kitchen floor.

I did, however, make sure to tell my neighbors to stop leaving trash out to attract the mice. I keep my place clean, I'd rather not have to deal with a mouse problem because of someone else's carelessness.

Munchkin03 · #10 10-25-2006, 07:09 PM

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Well obviously, I'm not an animal rights activist, and the humanity with which it died isn't a big deal to me. I just wish it left less blood and feces on my kitchen floor.

Are snap traps cleaner? It seems like they would still leave some mess.

OtterXO · #11 10-25-2006, 07:10 PM

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Are snap traps cleaner? It seems like they would still leave some mess.

Yeah seriously....but I guess a snap trap contains it to one area.

KSigkid · #12 10-25-2006, 07:11 PM

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Are snap traps cleaner? It seems like they would still leave some mess.

I think so - my old office in Boston used to leave them out, and the dead mice wouldn't leave a mess.

Of course, I'm a wimp and can't stand looking at any dead animals, so I may not have noticed.

Luckily now I have my own house and don't have to worry so much about the mice problem. That, and the damn stray cat that frequents my driveway would probably just kill them before they got inside anyway.