Strange peanut store

[kentvegplot]

Just had to share yesterdays adventure.

Noticed about 10 days ago that the plastic bag of birds peanuts in garage was almost empty - and not because I had put them out for said birds. Hmm, must be mice. Let OH know, as the garage is 'his' and I was worried what else the mice might be chewing.

Yesterday discovered what the little b@@@rs had done with the nuts - there was about 3Kgs of nuts (plus some sunflower hearts) in the boot of our classic car. Unfortunately, they had also chewed the curtains of our vintage caravan awning, so much gnashing of teeth (ours, not the mice)

So, Sunday afternoon, I'm out in the garage with dustpan and brush, removing all the nuts, then getting vacuum cleaner to pick up the rest.

But no sign of the mice.

Was this one VERY busy mouse, creating this store, or a whole tribe who have mysteriously disappeared?

Off to get humane traps today

[bobleponge]

When the last Mme Leponge left, I had a big clear out, including my garage. There is an old woodburning stove in there, with no glass. As I moved it I found a massive pile of walnut shells all wrapped up with some fibre glass insulation and some bits of material.
Nothing out of the ordianary except I dont have a walnut tree, and there isnt one at all that I can see anywhere near my house.
Strange creatures them mouses.

[SlugLobber]

Little sods! They are cute, though. I know that's no consolation for you!

They do move VERY fast, these meeces and it wouldn't surprise me at all if it was just one mouse. I had a hamster once, at Uni. He was so noisy I put him in the wardrobe overnight with a bath towel over the cage. Quietness ensued, but when morning came, I found a hanky sized rag and the cage was busting with towelling fibres. It looked like an explosion of fluff. The little s h i t had chewed the entire towel to bits in one night!