Evil rodent experiments

[fbhjr]

As I’ve mentioned the poison ivy seems to be sprouting all over this year.


As I’ve also mentioned, my Godchildren have had issues with rodents because what they thought were two same sexed gerbils were not.

So, I was wondering if these two problems could be combined to be self solving.

Could I take a breeding pair of small rodents (mice, gerbils or hamsters) and feed them nothing but poison ivy. They go through generations pretty fast. So, by next year’s ivy season could I have specially bred poison ivy eating rodents?
Then, all I’d have to do is let them loose into Shrewsbury to eat all the poison ivy. Given the large supply in town, they will quickly outbreed and take over the rodent place in the food chain.

So, should I add this to my project list?

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Comments

[kismets-kiss.livejournal.com]

I was torn between:

No, you are allergic to rodents and poison ivy, don't combine them.

and

No! Are you insane? You'd breed a race of super mice that sweat poison and have stingers in their tails!

[palusbuteo.livejournal.com]

Think of all of the damage that'll do to all the predators who'd try to eat the super gerbils.

Great Horned Owls would probably enjoy the challenge (as they are known to go for Porcupine and Skunk), but I think Hawks would get discouraged and depressed, and you don't want to see a depressed hawk, it's like really sad, man.

[julytooth.livejournal.com]

Where's the "yes" answer?

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

If I put in a yes answer, people might not know it was a joke...

[perrin-o-ravnos.livejournal.com]

I was satisfied with the amount of answers availible for this quiz.

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I put in extra just for you.

[cissa.livejournal.com]

Get goats. Goats eat poison ivy (and everything- and I do mean EVERYTHING- else).

[fbhjr.livejournal.com]

Ah, but goats I couldn't set loose to roam around Shrewsbury without them getting caught.

Although my wife has long wanted goats. So, I'm sure she would be OK with the plan.