Re: RE: mousers was: holiday decorating

>  the most effective
> mouser is a black snake...will outdo a cat every time.

Yes, but they make lousy lapwarmers.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bonnie Holmes" <holmesbm@usit.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2003 10:05 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT]mousers was: holiday decorating


> A  good few years ago TV program, don't know if it was one from PBS or
> Disney, covered this subject.   If the mother cat catches mice, snakes,
> etc. and brings them back to the kittens, the kittens will be good
mousers.
> Cats that are raised with no opportunity to observe the adult, are never
as
> good.  Interesting.  The program also illustrated that the most effective
> mouser is a black snake...will outdo a cat every time.
>
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
>
>
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Marge Talt <mtalt@hort.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Date: 10/15/2003 8:34:21 PM
> > Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT]mousers was:  holiday decorating
> >
> > I've developed the theory that good mousers have to be either wild
> > born, barn cats or have had a mother who was as their mothers teach
> > them to hunt.  Most human raised cats are not really good hunters.
> > They will chase and often kill something, but that's just instinct
> > and not "hunting".  My current mighty hunter was (I am sure) either
> > born wild or a barn cat baby.  She is fixated on hunting; so is
> > campused as she cannot distinguish between a bird and a rodento.
> > Being in the woods, we always had an influx of mice in autumn...can't
> > blame them; I'd rather live in heated quarters in winter, too.  I
> > think field mice are cute, but do not like them in my kitchen and
> > they can make such a mess.  Anyway, any mouse who is dumb enough to
> > show a whisker around here now has a very shortened life span.    My
> > mighty hunter eats what she kills  - unfortunately, she also often
> > barfs it right back up...gag.
> >
> > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> > mtalt@hort.net
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> > > From: Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > >
> > > Pam,
> > >
> > > One of my friends does cat rescue. She says that a lot of shelter
> > cats are
> > > just owner give-ups and are poor mousers.
> > >
> > >  I'll have her keep an eye open for me, though. It would also need
> > to be a
> > > cat that could get along with our elderly dog, who tore his
> > cruciate
> > > ligament a few weeks ago. The poor old guy tries to hunt, but is
> > severely
> > > hampered. I was going to find him a rescue pup/dog, since he hadn't
> > ever
> > > been an only dog until December, but I think the new activity would
> > probably
> > > make his leg worse.
> > >
> > > Daryl
> >
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