Insomnia Mouse

I apparently have a mouse or rat attempting to access my attic and/or the guts to my house. I live within 100 yards of the river and have lived at this particular location for about 4 years. I bought the house and the people who lived there before me had large dogs that they kept in the back yard and apparently the river rats took a liking to the brand of dog food they were being served. So, initial rat problem discovered.

I made a visit to the area's top feed and seed store to purchase the best rat implosion chemicals they could supply me with. Initially, I put out two separate "feeding" locations and after about 6 weeks, noticed that they were no longer dining on the stuff. But, the crickets were! I'd go outside at night and shine a light on one of the feeding boxes and it would be completely covered with long-legged crickets (probably how they got such long legs to start with). Anyway, I figured after that ordeal, the problem was over with. Until a few nights ago, when I started hearing a scratching/clawing sound coming from the back wall of the house, which is where my sleeping quarters are located. I thought maybe it was a cat on the back porch, clawing the outdoor carpet, but it wasn't. So, Mickey is apparently gaining access to an upper area of the house and is insisting on moving in and having me pay the feed bill for him and his group of Speedy Gonzalez's. So, another trip to the feed and seed store is in order to get this shit correct right now.

I would like to try out some of those glue traps though. In my warped sense, seeing a mouse run in place for hours as his tail is affixed to the glue trap, might bring me a little pleasure, especially since the little bastard has woken me up several times per night the past few nights.

I'll keep you all posted on the results, if they are exciting enough to write about.