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Plague of ravenous mice eat farmer John Gregory's pigs
Key Excerpt: Now, as a desperate last resort, he is covering his pigs at a farm property in Wynarka, 130km east of Adelaide, in engine oil to protect them from the mice, with the rodents apparently turned off by the taste.
(Thanks to Jeff Meyerson)
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Ravenous Mice
John Gregory's Pigs
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | May 31, 2011 at 09:42 AM
didnt know mouses could do that kind of damage. i thought they were vegans.
Posted by: queensbee | May 31, 2011 at 09:44 AM
Just so long as he washes off the pigs before they go to market.
You never know where that oil's been.
Posted by: funny man | May 31, 2011 at 12:01 PM
"We went away in the school holidays and when we came back we drove up the driveway and it looked like the ground was moving - there were hundreds of thousands of them."
*cancels trip to South Australia*
Posted by: Coconuts | May 31, 2011 at 12:19 PM
A couple of crocodiles should help the problem. I'm with Coconuts. I'm definitely crossing South Australia off my list of "must see" places to visit.
Posted by: nursecindy | May 31, 2011 at 12:21 PM
Back when I was with the health department, I used to recommend the sugar/cement mix to people who didn't like the idea of rat poison.
Testimony showed it worked. It has to be put in a dry location or covered to keep moisture out.
Posted by: Steve | May 31, 2011 at 06:27 PM
Hmm... I probably want to avoid eating the pork rinds from that farm.
Posted by: ScottMGS | June 01, 2011 at 02:09 AM