I noticed a small hole in the bottom of a 20 kilo sack of dog food kibble (and some rodent droppings around). Later that evening, Camelia the Doberman was sniffing around there after hearing something scurry in the corner after dark.
Set a small mouse trap with a scrap of cheese, which was triggered when it got dark but the varmint got away. I saw something run around in the dark which looked to be much larger than a field mouse.
Set four sticky traps on top of outside fridge in the area (using 12 kibble bits and two crumbs of hard, dry, stinky old cheese) in a spot where one would have to cross the traps to reach the "bait". Heard a noise after dark and found the sticky traps upended on top of the fridge but no catch.
Put the traps on the floor around the bottom of the fridge. Soon heard another commotion-all four feet were stuck to a trap, but the varmint was trying like hell to pull himself/herself free. Grabbed a nearby broom and used the wooden handle end to finish him/her off. The broom handle split in two during the scuffle. Apparently got my adrenaline up during the "kill".
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