Mice and stainless steel

[Thistle]

I have some 25mm stainless steel woodscrews (left over from re-decking a pontoon - boaty connection) in an open box in the garage. I left a poly bag of birdfood beside them and forgot about it. I discovered yesterday that the mice had found these items. They had eaten some of the bird food - no surprise there - and had moved 20-30 of the screws into the birdfood bag.

Virtual pints for the most amusing and the most plausible explanations.

 

[Dipper]

They are trying to make up the weight so that you don't notice.

 

[vyv_cox]

Sorry, no plausible explanation but another story somewhat similar. A friend's boat was broken into one winter. When he next visited he dreaded what he might find below when he realised the hatch lock had been broken but, to his astonishment, nothing had been stolen and lots of stuff he had left lying around had been stowed tidily away.

 

[prv]

to his astonishment, nothing had been stolen and lots of stuff he had left lying around had been stowed tidily away.

Someone illicitly living aboard for a while? Only thing I can think of.

Pete

 

[SHUG]

Some people are compulsively tidy....maybe this a trait with mice too!!

 

[Whiskey Bravo]

Obviously the mice date from the 70's and are screwing the birds.

 

[cliffordpope]

Ballast on the return trip.

 

[Baggywrinkle]

They're playing mind games with you ... and the fact that you posted on the forum about it shows that they're winning.

 

[Dipper]

Who wouldn't enjoy a nice meal followed by a screw?

 

[tonijon]

Read hitchikers guide to the galaxy the trilogy of four and all will become clear....

 

[Slowtack]

Screw loose aboot the moose?

 

[alahol2]

Saw something similar on TV, mouse covering hole into tin of food with coins or something like that. The theory was that they were trying to hide it from other scavengers.

 

[stav]

Seems pretty good evidence the mice did have the world built to experiment on us.

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

They Mice are right Bird screwers arent they

 

[Thistle]

They're playing mind games with you ... and the fact that you posted on the forum about it shows that they're winning.

Virtual pint for Baggywrinkle - thank you!

 

[Thistle]

Saw something similar on TV, mouse covering hole into tin of food with coins or something like that. The theory was that they were trying to hide it from other scavengers.

... and one for Alahol. A second one available for further information about the program!

 

[alahol2]

Mystery Mouse

Here it is... Mystery Mouse on 'Unsprung'.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/uk/yourmovies/gallery-strange-behaviour.shtml?id=216119

Hic...

 

[VO5]

I once saw rats stealing eggs on a farm in Spain....one rat would lie on its back and clasp the egg....while the other one clasped its tail in its mouth and proceeded to drag it..

 

[penfold]

Read hitchikers guide to the galaxy the trilogy of four and all will become clear....

Would that be related to the inaccurately named trilogy of 5 HHTGGT books?

RIP Douglas Adams.

 

[lenseman]

Well, you left them bird food and as for the screws, they thought it was a bit of a steal but the mice reputations should remain stainless.