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The survival chances of relocated mice are basically nil. You are deluding yourself to make yourself feel better. No judgement, I've done it too. But now we b
by quesera 2y ago
The survival chances of relocated mice are basically nil.
You are deluding yourself to make yourself feel better.
No judgement, I've done it too. But now we both know better.
- TylerE 2y agoI mean, the average wild mouse lives a year or so, tops. Small rodents are not long lived.
- meowface 2y agoI think giving them a chance does make a real difference compared to killing them on the spot.
- quesera 2y agoBut it doesn't. It just makes you feel better about it. If anything, relocating makes the mouse more likely to die slowly and painfully. So, your options are: definitely quick and easy, with some ick factor for you? Or false feelings of good-doing, followed by nearly certain starvation, dehydration, exposure, and/or predation? The honest option is to get over your own squeamishness and not be the feel-good torturer.
- meowface 2y agoDo you have solid evidence?
- esperent 2y agoI already knew this. When it became apparent that I'd need to do pest control, I did some research and figured out what was the path of least cruelty, being fully aware that zero cruelty isn't an option. I relocate them near to an old dump that people still use illegally. I figured there's more places to shelter there and plenty of good around. Yes, they have a higher chance of dying than staying in my cosy house. But it's not like I'm dumping them in a desert, and when they do die, it'll be part of the natural food chain, providing a meal to an owl or a fox. If I could be sure that a spring trap would kill instantly, I'd choose that instead. I would never choose poison or glue traps.