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Eeeeek - A mouse!
:( OMG - I went into the kitchen at 6.45am this morning and went to put the kettle on. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move.....and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it was a dark grey mouse... :scared: :eek:
Unfortunately I don't have a cat as I'm allergic to them, but I did think of Tom & Jerry cartoons where the mama of the house spots Jerry, jumps onto a chair and screams THOMAAAASSS! Being the wimpy coward that I am, I screamed and the mouse seemed to jump and ran behind the oven. I ran straight up the stairs and my heart was pounding very fast indeed. My husband had left the house at 5.30am to go to an early meeting in NYC, so I called him and he burst out laughing - saying they're "only little and it's cold outside for them" and said to call pest control. At that time of the morning all the pest control services listed in the Yellow Pages just had answerphones on. My son just laughed at me and he went off to school (without any breakfast...). I then legged it up to the gym where I go to aqua-aerobics, had tea and a cake from the vending machine and made some calls at 9am. The earliest anyone could come was between 2pm and 5pm so after my class I went out shopping and got home at about 1.59pm and stayed upstairs, wrapping Xmas gifts...didn't want to be downstairs LOL! The pest control guy turned up at about 5.50pm (grrrr) and found mice droppings behind the oven and near the wet bar in the basement. He says that as soon as the weather gets cold, the mice first look for somewhere warm to go, then they look for food, but warmth is their no.1 priority. Favourite spots are the warm places behind the oven, behind the fridge and next to the dishwasher.....mice love the lining at the side of them. They can get through a hole the size of the diameter of a pinky finger (ugh) and possibly it/they came in the house where the tumble dryer outlet flue pipe goes. The pest guy was going home for the day, so has put some mousetraps with peanut butter down. He checked the pantry which was fine - but we did eat out tonight. I'm still freaking out....I've just sent my husband to the Home Depot to get sealant and extra mousetraps (ugh, ugh, ugh) and nagged him into working from home tomorrow and the pest guy will come back with bait in boxes. In the meantime I'm staying upstairs as much as possible and avoiding the kitchen and basement for the next day or two. I don't know why I'm scared of them...but it creeped me out. Oddly enough I used to love having geckos running up and down the walls when we lived in Singapore, but mice and spiders give me the willies. :o :eek: |
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
:( OMG - I went into the kitchen at 6.45am this morning and went to put the kettle on. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move.....and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it was a dark grey mouse... :scared: :eek:
Unfortunately I don't have a cat as I'm allergic to them, but I did think of Tom & Jerry cartoons where the mama of the house spots Jerry, jumps onto a chair and screams THOMAAAASSS! Being the wimpy coward that I am, I screamed and the mouse seemed to jump and ran behind the oven. I ran straight up the stairs and my heart was pounding very fast indeed. My husband had left the house at 5.30am to go to an early meeting in NYC, so I called him and he burst out laughing - saying they're "only little and it's cold outside for them" and said to call pest control. At that time of the morning all the pest control services listed in the Yellow Pages just had answerphones on. My son just laughed at me and he went off to school (without any breakfast...). I then legged it up to the gym where I go to aqua-aerobics, had tea and a cake from the vending machine and made some calls at 9am. The earliest anyone could come was between 2pm and 5pm so after my class I went out shopping and got home at about 1.59pm and stayed upstairs, wrapping Xmas gifts...didn't want to be downstairs LOL! The pest control guy turned up at about 5.50pm (grrrr) and found mice droppings behind the oven and near the wet bar in the basement. He says that as soon as the weather gets cold, the mice first look for somewhere warm to go, then they look for food, but warmth is their no.1 priority. Favourite spots are the warm places behind the oven, behind the fridge and next to the dishwasher.....mice love the lining at the side of them. They can get through a hole the size of the diameter of a pinky finger (ugh) and possibly it/they came in the house where the tumble dryer outlet flue pipe goes. The pest guy was going home for the day, so has put some mousetraps with peanut butter down. He checked the pantry which was fine - but we did eat out tonight. I'm still freaking out....I've just sent my husband to the Home Depot to get sealant and extra mousetraps (ugh, ugh, ugh) and nagged him into working from home tomorrow and the pest guy will come back with bait in boxes. In the meantime I'm staying upstairs as much as possible and avoiding the kitchen and basement for the next day or two. I don't know why I'm scared of them...but it creeped me out. Oddly enough I used to love having geckos running up and down the walls when we lived in Singapore, but mice and spiders give me the willies. :o :eek: If it happens again, get on a train and we can go afternoon drinking again!!! |
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oh there so cute :p
anyway, sealant, get wire wool first and fill the gaps in walls with that as they can't eat through it, and then sealant otherwise they'll chew through it. And you can get little boxes that'll trap them, far more humane that the spring loaded traps, but it's all mute if you throw them outside to freeze :D |
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i have a mouse phobia..can't stand the vermin...we had one once in the house in the uk about 10 yrs ago and i packed up and moved out until it was caught and then all holes were filled in...ugh i HATE them :scared:
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:o [QUOTE=Bob]oh there so cute
anyway, sealant, get wire wool first and fill the gaps in walls with that as they can't eat through it, and then sealant otherwise they'll chew through it. And you can get little boxes that'll trap them, far more humane that the spring loaded traps, but it's all mute if you throw them outside to freeze [/QUOTEt! Yikes....it didn't occur to me that they might eat through the sealant...thanks for the heads up, I guess I'll be off to HD in the morning for wire wool then... :eek: Pete's just arrived home.....whilst he was out a mouse was killed in one of the traps and he's disposed of it and re-set the trap.... :scared: God knows if there are any more of them... :confused: And now he tells me he's already put the sealant around the gap in the flue so it's too late now... :( I need some :beer: I'm still freaked out..... |
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Originally Posted by hayley82
WOW...you're very brave to back in on your own, I don't think I could have!
If it happens again, get on a train and we can go afternoon drinking again!!! Are you around in the Christmas period or are you going home to England? I need to catch up on all your news & wedding plans! :) Possibly going for Sunday brunch in Hoboken or NYC a week on Sunday - fancy meeting up? |
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I think this is a job for a couple of rats. My rats will come over and chase out the mouse. They would like to be paid in Yogies, tomatoes and soy nuts.
I'd like to see how my two deal with a mouse. It'll be Kodak moment for sure. It could be curtains for the mouse though... NC Penguin |
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
i have a mouse phobia..can't stand the vermin...we had one once in the house in the uk about 10 yrs ago and i packed up and moved out until it was caught and then all holes were filled in...ugh i HATE them :scared:
When we lived in England...we had patio doors fitted in the lounge and dining room a few days before Christmas. The night before Christmas Eve we were watching TV and suddenly my dogs jumped up and ran towards a cupboard in the corner. I knew they must have seen a mouse...I don't mind them but not in my house. We couldn't catch it and as it was late went to bed....stuffing towels either side of the door so it couldn't get out. I insisted we did the same to the bedroom door and slept fully clothed that night...sounds daft now LOL. The next morning I had to go to work but told my husband if he hadn't got it by the time I finished work...I was going to stay with his mum for Christmas. He put traps and poison down that morning and by the afternoon it was dead. It was a tiny little shrew....it looked to cute and peaceful...I felt like a murderer. :o |
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
He put traps and poison down that morning and by the afternoon it was dead.
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Originally Posted by BigDavyG
Wish I could do the same with that bloody avatar of yours.
Davy....I'm upset you feel that way. :( |
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
Yikes....it didn't occur to me that they might eat through the sealant...thanks for the heads up, I guess I'll be off to HD in the morning for wire wool then... :eek:
Pete's just arrived home.....whilst he was out a mouse was killed in one of the traps and he's disposed of it and re-set the trap.... :scared: God knows if there are any more of them... :confused: And now he tells me he's already put the sealant around the gap in the flue so it's too late now... :( I need some :beer: I'm still freaked out..... |
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Originally Posted by Bob
Aye, there smart little buggers and if you haven't got a deterrent, they'll just come back, and they'll chew through the sealant, it's how they probably got there in the first place....just get the cheapest wire wool from the grocery store and spread it into the gap before sealing...well next time :)
Lets face it...these plastic and wood houses...the mice can chew straight through them. :rolleyes: |
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Mice are capable of chewing their way through almost anything, even steel and concrete. There's only one thing that stops them and that's glass.
Have a good evening. |
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Have you never had mice before? :confused:
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It's only a mouse FFS, get a grip. I gather that you never lived in a rural area in the UK. They have mice there too you know.
They sell traps (live and dead) at Home Depot. They are cheaper than pest control. A mouse will not harm you, just do not eat the droppings. If you put poison down be prepared for rotting mice in the dry wall. p.s. I don't know where you live but don't move to Florida. We have far worse things than mice. p.p.s. Maybe you should get a moggie and some Claritin, or perhaps a Jack Russell.
Originally Posted by Englishmum
:( OMG - I went into the kitchen at 6.45am this morning and went to put the kettle on. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move.....and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it was a dark grey mouse... :scared: :eek:
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I thought it was just a stereotype that women screamed and got on a chair when they saw one.
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Originally Posted by Sally
I thought it was just a stereotype that women screamed and got on a chair when they saw one.
I was watching TV with the missus one night and saw something scamper across the kitchen floor towards the dog food. It was a mouse. Neither of us had panic attacks. The next morning when we woke up it appeared that the rodent had fallen into the bin containging dog food, so when I got a free moment, I took it down to the borrom of the yard and let him go. no moving house no exterminators no screaming |
Re: Eeeeek - A mouse!
Originally Posted by Englishmum
:( OMG - I went into the kitchen at 6.45am this morning and went to put the kettle on. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move.....and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it was a dark grey mouse... :scared: :eek:
Unfortunately I don't have a cat as I'm allergic to them, but I did think of Tom & Jerry cartoons where the mama of the house spots Jerry, jumps onto a chair and screams THOMAAAASSS! Being the wimpy coward that I am, I screamed and the mouse seemed to jump and ran behind the oven. I ran straight up the stairs and my heart was pounding very fast indeed. My husband had left the house at 5.30am to go to an early meeting in NYC, so I called him and he burst out laughing - saying they're "only little and it's cold outside for them" and said to call pest control. At that time of the morning all the pest control services listed in the Yellow Pages just had answerphones on. My son just laughed at me and he went off to school (without any breakfast...). I then legged it up to the gym where I go to aqua-aerobics, had tea and a cake from the vending machine and made some calls at 9am. The earliest anyone could come was between 2pm and 5pm so after my class I went out shopping and got home at about 1.59pm and stayed upstairs, wrapping Xmas gifts...didn't want to be downstairs LOL! The pest control guy turned up at about 5.50pm (grrrr) and found mice droppings behind the oven and near the wet bar in the basement. He says that as soon as the weather gets cold, the mice first look for somewhere warm to go, then they look for food, but warmth is their no.1 priority. Favourite spots are the warm places behind the oven, behind the fridge and next to the dishwasher.....mice love the lining at the side of them. They can get through a hole the size of the diameter of a pinky finger (ugh) and possibly it/they came in the house where the tumble dryer outlet flue pipe goes. The pest guy was going home for the day, so has put some mousetraps with peanut butter down. He checked the pantry which was fine - but we did eat out tonight. I'm still freaking out....I've just sent my husband to the Home Depot to get sealant and extra mousetraps (ugh, ugh, ugh) and nagged him into working from home tomorrow and the pest guy will come back with bait in boxes. In the meantime I'm staying upstairs as much as possible and avoiding the kitchen and basement for the next day or two. I don't know why I'm scared of them...but it creeped me out. Oddly enough I used to love having geckos running up and down the walls when we lived in Singapore, but mice and spiders give me the willies. :o :eek: |
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They also tend to breed when they come indoors.....
I lived in my friends council house when I was 17, the mice used to run along the kitchen countertops as we made a cup of tea. They would scratch at the door during the night as well, that used to keep me awake it was so loud...I remember the last straw being when my friends boyfriend got out of bed and put his feet on the floor, one ran between his feet. After that it was poison everywhere. Suprising what you'll put up with when you're young. |
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Originally Posted by Sarah
They also tend to breed when they come indoors.....
I lived in my friends council house when I was 17, the mice used to run along the kitchen countertops as we made a cup of tea. They would scratch at the door during the night as well, that used to keep me awake it was so loud...I remember the last straw being when my friends boyfriend got out of bed and put his feet on the floor, one ran between his feet. After that it was poison everywhere. Suprising what you'll put up with when you're young. |
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4 legged things don't bother me, but the 8 legged things :scared:
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Originally Posted by cindyabs
4 legged things don't bother me, but the 8 legged things :scared:
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I'll trade you, your mouse for my three scorpions.
Down here in Texas, the pests we have are not just pests. They are pests that bite. Be happy with mice. |
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since the coyotes took our last barn cat we've had a rodent population explosion, the only way to get rid is traps, kill the buggers, if you live trap them and let them go they'll soon find their way home.
fun! fun! fun! |
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At the risk of sounding like Topper from Dilbert, a mouse is nowt. Try a big fat stinking rat (sorry Bob). In my kitchen. At 2am in the morning. UB40 would've been very proud.
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I think every house I've ever lived in had mice at one time or another. It seems to be everyone's dirty little secret about their own houses. At least they're really easy to get rid of with dessicant poison.
Steel wool and dried blood will help keep them out but it's almost inevitable that they find a way in (expecially if you live in a house older than about 10 years). I just put out poison in my basement every October and make sure nothing is eating it... |
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Originally Posted by BritGuyTN
I think a lot of females on here are drama queens.
:rolleyes: anyway the mice here are huge, they are the size of rats and the rats are as big as cats :scared: |
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Originally Posted by g1ant
I'll trade you, your mouse for my three scorpions.
Down here in Texas, the pests we have are not just pests. They are pests that bite. Be happy with mice. I thought mice do bite! |
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Originally Posted by syllk
At the risk of sounding like Topper from Dilbert, a mouse is nowt. Try a big fat stinking rat (sorry Bob). In my kitchen. At 2am in the morning. UB40 would've been very proud.
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Originally Posted by blaze
I thought mice do bite!
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Originally Posted by Bob
yeah, but not poisonous...nor nearly as bad as when a rat bites :D
Very true, but I would rather not be bitten by any of them! (of course if it's venomous then it definitely goes to the top of the "do not bite me please" list!) :D |
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
:rolleyes:
anyway the mice here are huge, they are the size of rats and the rats are as big as cats :scared: |
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Originally Posted by Englishmum
:( OMG - I went into the kitchen at 6.45am this morning and went to put the kettle on. Out of the corner of my eye I saw something move.....and nearly had a heart attack when I saw that it was a dark grey mouse... :scared: :eek:
Unfortunately I don't have a cat as I'm allergic to them, but I did think of Tom & Jerry cartoons where the mama of the house spots Jerry, jumps onto a chair and screams THOMAAAASSS! Being the wimpy coward that I am, I screamed and the mouse seemed to jump and ran behind the oven. I ran straight up the stairs and my heart was pounding very fast indeed. My husband had left the house at 5.30am to go to an early meeting in NYC, so I called him and he burst out laughing - saying they're "only little and it's cold outside for them" and said to call pest control. At that time of the morning all the pest control services listed in the Yellow Pages just had answerphones on. My son just laughed at me and he went off to school (without any breakfast...). I then legged it up to the gym where I go to aqua-aerobics, had tea and a cake from the vending machine and made some calls at 9am. The earliest anyone could come was between 2pm and 5pm so after my class I went out shopping and got home at about 1.59pm and stayed upstairs, wrapping Xmas gifts...didn't want to be downstairs LOL! The pest control guy turned up at about 5.50pm (grrrr) and found mice droppings behind the oven and near the wet bar in the basement. He says that as soon as the weather gets cold, the mice first look for somewhere warm to go, then they look for food, but warmth is their no.1 priority. Favourite spots are the warm places behind the oven, behind the fridge and next to the dishwasher.....mice love the lining at the side of them. They can get through a hole the size of the diameter of a pinky finger (ugh) and possibly it/they came in the house where the tumble dryer outlet flue pipe goes. The pest guy was going home for the day, so has put some mousetraps with peanut butter down. He checked the pantry which was fine - but we did eat out tonight. I'm still freaking out....I've just sent my husband to the Home Depot to get sealant and extra mousetraps (ugh, ugh, ugh) and nagged him into working from home tomorrow and the pest guy will come back with bait in boxes. In the meantime I'm staying upstairs as much as possible and avoiding the kitchen and basement for the next day or two. I don't know why I'm scared of them...but it creeped me out. Oddly enough I used to love having geckos running up and down the walls when we lived in Singapore, but mice and spiders give me the willies. :o :eek: The raccoons were harder to remove....but once the babies were big enough I got them out the chimney with coyote pee....they ran like the devil was on their tails.... |
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Originally Posted by krizzy
The raccoons were harder to remove....but once the babies were big enough I got them out the chimney with coyote pee....they ran like the devil was on their tails....
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Originally Posted by syllk
Dare I ask how you managed to acquire said coyote pee in the first place?
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Can't say that mice bother me; as others have said, there are worse things, like the scorpions in Texas. Recently, we had a mouse that got up through the crawl space and into the wall between our bathroom and bedroom. Hubby got a trap and the next day the mouse was caught and so far, we haven't had any more problems. I'm sure it will happen again though; last week, I was in the attic and found a few mouse skeletons. We just got a cat a few months ago, so maybe she'll help if any more mice get in the house :).
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Originally Posted by syllk
Dare I ask how you managed to acquire said coyote pee in the first place?
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Originally Posted by Rushman
My guess would be from a Coyote.
Really...how did you come to that conclusion? |
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
Really...how did you come to that conclusion?
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Originally Posted by TruBrit
:rolleyes:
anyway the mice here are huge, they are the size of rats and the rats are as big as cats :scared: Have a good evening. |
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