tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post6574467985508104294..comments2024-03-18T10:40:00.766+00:00Comments on A Kilchoan Diary: A Mouse ProblemJonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11348491898920520197noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-73879111892553594622017-08-01T08:34:23.522+01:002017-08-01T08:34:23.522+01:00Derryck's right, they are bank voles, favourit...Derryck's right, they are bank voles, favourite food of barn owls and other predators, so not good to kill them off. Why not use a live trap instead and transport them elsewhere?Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463317651625459406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885184849467086568.post-77671555689871458612017-08-01T07:36:09.266+01:002017-08-01T07:36:09.266+01:00The mice in pictures 2 and 3 are bank voles. They ...The mice in pictures 2 and 3 are bank voles. They chatter to each other rather like guineapigs and squeak - very endearing. You have probably heard them in the verge whilst out walking. The shrews you mention are carnivorous, looking after the balance of invertebrates in your garden including slugs and snails and will only take a little seed from below the feeders. So there's a dilemma, how to be discriminating with the trapping? Maybe you should take up position with an air rifle, sight and ID card.Derryck Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00351680886475749476noreply@blogger.com