Quote Originally Posted by C-2 View Post
The Kangaroo rats are kind of cool, I try not to kill those (are they still protected?). They mostly hang out at the horse property, not our house.

Uhhh hmmm, cough cough, I'm told they are easier to kill since they kind of "hop" along, as opposed to a full on sprint by the ghetto rats. Had one get into the house and simply used a broom to fling him , like a hockey puck, out the front door.
The kangaroo rats/mice are still protected in some areas. I trapped a HUGE one in a glue trap. It was so big, I actually didn't know what it was as it looked like a small koala bear! But the rear legs gave it away. The mice and rats stay away from the house for the most part. I find them up around my chickens...they try to chew their way into feed bins. I use the electric traps and have great results with that. I did catch a mouse in the house with the vacuum cleaner...he was trying to hide in the pantry, so I pulled out the Dyson and got him!!! And he was still alive! We gave him a pool party in a 5 gallon bucket!

The mice/rats occasionally get under the hoods of vehicles and eat wires...especially the lower clearance trucks and cars. If you pop the hood, they tend to not bother the engine...but the transmission is another story.