Rat in my Kitchen

[Pawbah]

OK Update on Nicodemus (My name for the rat)

We think he has moved out of the house. We took so long deciding what to do about him that we think he just left. My mother cleaned out the pantry where he was staying and she found nothing, but she put a trap there. Apparently he had chewed his way through a couple boxes and some other stuff. We have two traps out now in case he comes back. I hope he doesn't as they are not no-kill traps . Hopefully he stays away... hopefully he didn't just go to the neighbors.

[Partymember]

Originally Posted by Pawbah

OK Update on Nicodemus (My name for the rat)

hah! Secret of NIMH style.

[Pawbah]

Originally Posted by Partymember

hah! Secret of NIMH style.

YES! The Rats of NIMH Rock. That was one of the reasons I didn't want to kill the rat.

[Partymember]

Originally Posted by Pawbah

YES! The Rats of NIMH Rock. That was one of the reasons I didn't want to kill the rat.

i liked that movie alot

[I LIKE CEREAL!DD]

I liked the book alot.....it was sad,happy,dramtic,and cute!!

[Pawbah]

The book I didn't like so much because Justin dies in it. I liked the movie where he... doesn't die.

[jekylljuice]

Actually, according to the book's sequel, Racso and the Rats of NIMH, Justin survived (and remember, his fate had been left somewhat ambiguous in the original novel). But then again, since the follow-ups were written not by Robert C. O'Brian but by his daughter (I think), it's debateable as to whether they should be considered cannon. I certainly have no problem disregarding the second sequel RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH.

O'Brian's novel absolutely knocked my socks off at the age of 10, and I've always held a deep and unrelenting respect for it ever since, which may explain why, when I finally saw it, I didn't really care for the movie. After following the source material quite extensively for the first half or so, they suddenly started making some truly sweeping deviations which were, in my opinion, unnecessary. Ah well, it was better than An American Tail, at any rate - I don't have any problem with musicals, but the transition between regular narrative and song in that movie just felt totally off.

[Wendi]

Maybe the rat in the kitchen is trying to learn how to cook! :]

[Medikor]

Well as cute as a mouse or rat may be, it would be in your best interest to remove it. We don't want you getting sick. If you really want to avoid killing it then I suggest the kind of trap that I used on squirrels.
It's like a long box that you put bait in one end and it has a trap door on the other so when the rodent goes in, the door shuts and traps it. Then all you have to do is take it somewhere away from your house and release it. No mess, no fuss, and you and the rat will both be happier.
The traps look like this.

http://www.northerntool.com/webapp/w..._988790_988790

[Pawbah]

Originally Posted by jekylljuice

Actually, according to the book's sequel, Racso and the Rats of NIMH, Justin survived (and remember, his fate had been left somewhat ambiguous in the original novel). But then again, since the follow-ups were written not by Robert C. O'Brian but by his daughter (I think), it's debateable as to whether they should be considered cannon. I certainly have no problem disregarding the second sequel RT, Margaret and the Rats of NIMH.

O'Brian's novel absolutely knocked my socks off at the age of 10, and I've always held a deep and unrelenting respect for it ever since, which may explain why, when I finally saw it, I didn't really care for the movie. After following the source material quite extensively for the first half or so, they suddenly started making some truly sweeping deviations which were, in my opinion, unnecessary. Ah well, it was better than An American Tail, at any rate - I don't have any problem with musicals, but the transition between regular narrative and song in that movie just felt totally off.

I had heard that justin doesn't die in the next novel, but I also saw that it was written by someone else. So was Justin still being alive what the original author intended?
I saw the movie before I could even talk and I was pretty much brought up with it. So, I have a very special place in my heart for it. I read the book years and years later. I really like it, it's very good. I just really didn't like how it ended.

Wendi: I already thought the rat might be trying to learn to cook. Which is why I changed my avvy.

Medikor: Thanks for your adivce, although I don't know if the rat is still in the house I appreciate it.