Carrier bag eater ????

[Cranfield]

In the last few days we have noticed that some plastic carrier bags stored in an undisturbed cupboard. have been shredded by something.

It can only be insect size, as a mouse or something similar, could not access the cupboard.

 

Does anyone have any idea what this could be and how I can.......whisper.....exterminate it.

[Ian FG]

You would never believe how mice can get through the smallest of holes. Put a mousetrap down and you may be surprised.

[spodrokit]

Agree with Gobio,it only takes a hole or gap of the width of your little finger, me thinks you've got a moose loose aboot yoor hoose...

[argyll]

Believe it Gobio, mice can and will get in snywhere. It sounds typical of them too. They were probably looking for nesting material

 

[ 26. November 2004, 01:45 PM: Message edited by: argyll ]

[Cranfield]

I really don't think it can be mice, as the cupboard is tightly shut all of the time and we have two extremely efficient cats.

I will try traps , just in case.

 

Any insect orientated options ?

[Guest Ferret1959]

"two extremely efficient cats"

 

My girlfriend has FIVE extremely efficient cats and she has mice in the house.

The cats bring them in to play with.

The occasional one escapes and needs human intervention in pursuit of said rodent control.

[Guest Ferret1959]

[Peter]

some of the Tesco Bio Degradable carrier bags do fall into small pieces after a few weeks. Don't know about other store bags but is a nuisance if you have carefully recycled a bag, ie reused it to store small items and it all falls apart when you pick it up