Phone call

[den]

"I have some mice. can you collect them from me?"

"Um... you have then in a container?"

"No, I trapped them."

"I'm afraid we don't handle dead mice. Why don't you-"

"No, no! They're still alive! I trapped them in a live trap. I want someone to take them away and kill them for me. You have snakes, right?"

"Uh... I don't have snakes but I know someone who does. These are normal house mice, right?"

"Yes, little brown house mice. I wanted to get rid of them but I couldn't stand the thought of hurting them, so I got some live traps and caught the mice but now I still have to get rid of them. Can you do it?" long pause "Please?"

And that's why I have three fresh, killed-by-chloroform mice in the freezer, wrapped in plastic and placed in the container with the echidna food and pee wee mix, right next to the frozen chicken.

I must remember not to get confused when I want the chicken.

(It was a man on the phone, btw.)

Comments

[aint2nuts.livejournal.com]

I thought feeding snakes wild food was a no no because of parasite problems.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It's illegal to feed the snakes live food so it's all killed and frozen, then warmed for feeding. The snakes my friends have are all wild anyway, rescued and being rehabbed for release. They're used to wild food.

Chances are these mice could go to a kestrel or kite.