On Sun, 6 Apr 2008 03:02:42 -0800, in alt.culture.alaska, "Robert
Bolton" <robertboltondrop@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>"Gary" <g.majors@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>news:47F62154.B52B1060@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> Robert Bolton wrote:
>>>
>>> "Gary" <g.majors@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> > "Dennis P. Harris" wrote:
>>> >> A black light will show quickly where mice & shrews navigate,
>>> >> since they piddle constantly, and urine trails show up nicely
>>> >> under UV light.
>>> >>
>>> > Dennis, that's great to know!!!! I've often wondered if my ferrets
>>> > have
>>> > been having any "accidents" on my carpets. And I do have a 48"
black
>>> > light
>>> > and fixture in my closet. I'll get it out tonight and check out the
>>> > carpet.
>>> > Thanks for that info!! :)
>>> >
>>> At first I was thinking you were growing something in there, but it
>>> occurs
>>> to me you might just be storing it. Sorry, had my mind the in the
>>> gutter
>>> (or maybe the clouds).
>>
>> LOL! I quit growing things in closets almost 30 years ago. As you
>> realized,
>> the black light I have is only *stored* in a closet. I don't think a
>> black
>> light would be good for growing anything anyway. I used mine MANY years
>> ago
>> just to enjoy the enhanced colors using the special paints and posters,
>> etc.
>
>I've got a small one around here somewhere. Unless I tossed it out.
I have three small battery powered lights. one is a combo l/s wave
light, and the other two are just long/short. They are used at night
to find minerals which react to UV light.
>Here's some info you might file under Shrew Control. The peanut butter
>laced with honey is a winner. I bought a Creamy jar of Skippy (maybe)
>that advertised having honey already included. It's aroma filled the
>kitchen tonight when I placed a healthy dab onto the mouse trap tab. I
>was thinking this just might entice the stinking shrew that I watched run
>across the kitchen earlier today (earlier yesterday I suppose). I placed
>the trap up against the cabinet adjacent to the refrigerator, as that was
>where it had come from.
>
>30 minutes later, one dead mouse.
I know in the wild, the shrews will infest just about anyplace that
has food available. I left a wax paper tub of crackers out one night.
nothing was left by "morning".
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Ak'toh'di
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