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While Dave is catching cats and ensuring the small animal population remains threatened by non-indigenous feline hunters (the only household “pet” allowed to roam freely), we are trying our best to save the odd mouse. Hopefully to either live a happy life in the fields up Kentmere 
, or to possibly become prey to a natural (and indigenous) predator like a barn owl 
, and not to become the prey of a cat 
…
This little critter (a Wood Mouse or, when found in fields, a Long-tailed Field Mouse) had got into the house somehow and was happily munching on our store of bird food before we caught it and then released it some distance from the house.
Looks healthy doesn’t he? Must be all those peanuts!
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Entry for Monday, 11th February 2008 by 
Pete,
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7 Responses to “Pete the Mouse Catcher”
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Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
He’ll be back!!!
You may as well give him a name. I suggest Arnie. When he does return I hope he doesn’t do any damage to wire etc…………. 
Don’t forget that mice are incontinent, so your birds will now be tucking into seed flavoured with mouse pee. Mmmmm, nice
Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Yeah, I’m worried that he’ll find his way back too! We took it over a mile up the road - can they find their way back from that far?
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 4:08 pm
Hey Pete,
Its a good job your birthday was in Rjukan. Me and Anna were going to buy you a cat
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
In a controlled experiment, mice were found to travel up to 10 miles back to a food source. They can read bus timetables
and been seen hitching. I saw 4 near Keswick on the side of the A591 with a sign; “STAVELY”. Obviously word has spread.
Wednesday, February 13th, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Pete, the easy solution to the problem is to stapple a length of 4 by 1 to the mouse’s tail. When the mouse makes it back to your house it won’t fit through the mouse hole. If the mouse increases the size of the hole you will have no trouble finding and blocking it. This solution is also good for the mouse, as it will be able to use the length of wood to clobber any attacking cats.
Thursday, February 14th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Ian, at least the mice you saw won’t make it back to Pete’s house in Staveley but will end up in Canada, Australia or near Appleby.
Wednesday, October 1st, 2008 at 5:02 pm
Just came across this site. Nice to see that someone thinks the way I do. One day 2 weeks ago,…looked into the cupboard to find traces of loose oatmeal,….then little hole chewed in almost every bit of bagged food,…not to mention the little droppings everywhere. To make a long story short,…after I cleaned everything and threw out quite a bit, transferred food to jars and tins,..sprinkled the cupboard inside with xxx -hot chile powder, we bought a ‘live trap’(which was very hard to find. Ended up ordering one through Amazon). The next day, we caught him/her (lets hope not), and walked quite a distance across an open field and let it go. We’ve since set the trap again, in case there is more , but so far,…none.