That centipede I mentioned?
Turns out I killed the little one.
The big one makes me want to nuke Ian’s Cave from orbit, as the only way to be sure.
Okay, I don’t know what unholy stuff is going on in that drain but this means war.
Meanwhile, in the OTHER sink, I lost another battle in the ongoing war against the mice.
After weeks of no rodent evidence at all, something stepped into a glue trap, fell into the sink, and in a fit of rage chewed a serving spoon handle to bits before escaping. That’s one tough desert-bred mouse right there. If they form an alliance with the arthropods I’m gonna be found ripped to shreds in the shower.
I have to get more serious about spreading traps: They’ve been avoiding the conventional mousetraps but the glue traps are just a messy and escapable waste of time that have only bagged me one single mouse.
I’ve been told by a reliable source that the “better” glue traps have anesthetic in ’em so the little vermin not only don’t suffer, they also go to sleep and stop friggin’ breathing. Alas, I have been unable to locate said traps. Sigh.
Have you considered stapling one of them sticky things to a board? It might make a difference if they can’t flop around and potentially get free.
I certainly see your issue with the centipede. It looks a lot like that bug the bad guys put in Chekov’s ear in Star Trek, The Wrath of Khan. If something like that crawled out of a sink drain near me, I’m pretty sure I’d be thinking about wanting to nuke the place from orbit, too.
try your 20% cleaning vinegar down the drain… that acid strength solution should kill it. Or, god forbid, make it bigger and stronger.. LOL…
What about your bucket traps
put 2 glue traps together with some nuts in the middle and a snap trap on the edge. affix the glue pads so they dont move.
A pot of boiling water down that drain will get rid of any centipedes in it. Maybe not the most merciful solution, but it will work.