[GreenKeys] Teletype and furry mammals

[Dave Horsfall]

On Mon, 18 Feb 2019, Richard Knoppow wrote:

> I've found that rats and mice like certain kinds of insulation and are 
> attracted to other things to chew that are puzzling; for instance some 
> paper boxes. They chew the insulation off some types of wire and ignore 
> others. I don't know what it is they like. I found for baiting mouse/rat 
> traps bread is more effective than the traditional baits like cheese, 
> bacon or even peanut butter.

Haven't tried bread, but peanut butter certainly works - they will 
literally die for it :-)  Cheese certainly isn't effective, despite what 
you see in cartoons (or maybe it depends on the cheese; I prefer Cheddar).

> [...] Also, small animals like little caves and will get into cabinet 
> drawers (from the back), radio cabinets (also from the back), etc. [...]

Yes, they like to hide from predators...

> BTW, I was a a WalMart yesterday and saw (wait for it) packaged 
> rad/mouse food! Not poisoned bait for food for pet rats and mice. I know 
> people keep white mice but didn't know anyone kept pet rats.

Yep, and they're quite clean and affectionate, according to my daughter.

-- Dave VK2KFU