Blowng, isn't this thing goint to smell horribly?? plus I am not sure it's so healthy for people to be around, even if it's a OK for cacti. But I really like the symbolisation of it! I guess there are not many as bold ways to say "keep away".

I have been having some problems with some kind of jaybird, I am trying to ID the bird. Some minor nips on grafted scions mostly, but they did extensive damage to my lithops, probably because they loves bright colours among little stones etc. The damage was not fatal in most occasions, but many plants were unburried and and I had to replant them.

This seems to have come in a wave though, and I haven't seen them for a while, but If they come again, I am thinking of getting an airgun. After these assaults, I have started seeing hunters/hunting with more sympathy.

Humane or not mouse trap:
Bucket
1.25L or bigger bottle, with sticker and lid off
Peanut Butter, or something else sticky that mice like
A long rag or board to use as a ramp

Cut a slit halfway through the bottle about 10cm from the bottom, and slip it over the bucket, with the opening towards the centre of the bucket.

Put the food on the mouth piece of the bottle, and then hang the rag over the end of the bottle. You want it to be secure, so maybe peg it, or hook it through the slit.

Mice smell the food, climb the rag, walk towards the food, and slip off the plastic, into the bucket.

Now, with water in the bucket they drown, otherwise you could use it as a live trap but you might need a deeper bucket. A 44 gallon drum level with a plant bench could work I guess.

Hope that makes sense. If you google bucket mouse trap you can see similar designs.