Ninja Mice
It’s not secret that I don’t like spiders. While I can cope with money spiders and daddy long legs [yes, I know they're not spiders, but they are spider like] anything too large (and by too large we’re talking about 1cm diameter including legs) makes my skin crawl. In the past the standard method for spider disposal has been glass over the top of spider, card slid under the glass, spider flushed down toilet since, according to a TV program I vaguely remember watching when I was younger, washing them down the plughole doesn’t work as they just escape up the overflow pipe. In recent times The Zozo, who is made of sterner stuff than I, has picked up the spider In Her Bare Hands! and disposed of the spider outside, although I remain unconvinced that it doesn’t just find its way back into the house minute later.Today we discovered a third way, and one I approve of.
While watching TV I spotted a spider of truly monster proportions (we’re talking maybe 1.5cm in diameter) trying to make its way, unnoticed, along the skirting board. The Zozo immediately sprung into action, but instead of releasing the spider into the great outdoors she deposited it into the mouse cage to see how the mice would react. The result: we appear to have a crack squad of highly trained ninja assassin mice who Absolutely Will Not Stop, Ever, Until The Spider Is Dead. The sight of Daisy holding the evil arachnid in her little front paws nibbling away at the treats she’s caught while Buttons fights for a share of the spoils is enough to warm the heart and bring a smile to the face. Woe betide any spiders that dare enter this house1.
1 I reserve the right to continue with the tried and tested trapping technique using a glass and cardboard before releasing them to be disposed of by our Spider Hunters.