I think there is a mouse in the kitchen

Magpie!

I could have sworn I just heard something moving in the cupboard.

Couldn't see anything when I looked in though.

I don't mind too much myself but the dog will go ape**** when she cops. She's part terrier.

Firetrap

Oddly enough, we got a mouse in the canteen in work last week. It was nothing a bit of Lidl chocolate on a mouse-trap couldn't fix. At least mousey went out with a smile on his/her face.

Jimbo

Let her at it.
Terriers are great for that kind of thing.

Jimbo

Firetrap wrote: »

Oddly enough, we got a mouse in the canteen in work last week. It was nothing a bit of Lidl chocolate on a mouse-trap couldn't fix. At least mousey went out with a smile on his/her face.

With Lidl chocolate?

Mice leave a constant trail of wee in their wake.

Firetrap

jimbo78 wrote: »

With Lidl chocolate?

Yeah. I'm not knocking Lidl chocolate by the way; it's just what was knocking around at the time. The stuff that has the gooey white centre in it. Perfect for sticking to mousetraps.

chem

Moonbaby wrote: »

Mice leave a constant trail of wee in their wake.

yes they do. Some contain Lymes and it will kill you. Comes on like a case off Flu but it kills 98% of people unless it is caught in time!IT is my job to kill these things:D PM me for help! Free to boardies;)

Magpie!

Moonbaby wrote: »

Mice leave a constant trail of wee in their wake.

Ewwwwwwwwww. Ok now I'm bothered by it.

Firetrap

Put down a trap or some poison. The mousey will be crapping all over the place as well.

January

Thought there was a mouse in my bedroom before, heard something scurrying about in a plastic bag full of clothes.

Called boyfriend, he moved said plastic bag and a BIG F*CKIN HUGE beetle came scurrying out. I nearly wee'd meself. He sat there laughing . I don't like insects.

Mice are ten times worse, dirty little rodents. Let your terrier at it.

Phlann

I've never had vermin in my house... it's a minor miracle considering how rarely I clean the place.

I did see a big rat by the canal yesterday though.


... that's pretty much all I have to say on this topic.

javaboy

Is the OP in Canada? I don't want to get excited over nothing like in that bat thread.


P.S. mice are great. Especially chocolate ones.

Jack Sheehan

Him?

sam34

have to set a few traps i suppose op. you could also try them electronic yokes that you plug in, they emit some high pitched sound (that humans cant hear) which deters mice and rats.
dirty little feckers

Creamy Goodness

eek! a penis!

Magpie!

sam34 wrote: »

have to set a few traps i suppose op. you could also try them electronic yokes that you plug in, they emit some high pitched sound (that humans cant hear) which deters mice and rats.
dirty little feckers

I can hear them. Stayed in a castle for a friends 30th birthday in April and they were in every room. Me and my friends baby were the only ones that could hear them. She kept fussing til we brought her outside and my head was slit in 2 with it, especially when I was hungover.

a good old fashioned wooden mouse trap with chocloate. Gauranteed to snap their neck. They love the taste of chocolate

sam34

Magpie! wrote: »

I can hear them. Stayed in a castle for a friends 30th birthday in April and they were in every room. Me and my friends baby were the only ones that could hear them. She kept fussing til we brought her outside and my head was slit in 2 with it, especially when I was hungover.

you must be a freak! seriously though, id imagine they must be fairly ear-piercing

Magpie!

It actually just sounds like a mouse squeaking away. Continuously.

The Master

Faith

Mice are a constant problem in Edinburgh. I've waged war on mice about 6 times in 2 years. It's a bloody pain when you can't tell where they're coming from! The do love chocolate though, and I use nutella for ease. The wooden traps are dodgy though, mice have often managed to completely remove the bait without setting off the traps. Try to get a plastic easy-to-set one.

vibe666

at least you know its there before anything nasty happens. I was tucking into my 3rd spoonful of alpen before i noticed that some of the 'museli' was floating when it shouldn't have been. Turns out that mice really like the stuff and that mouse poo floats in milk. An interesting fact but thats not a great way to find it out. :-)

rhapsody!

We used humane traps and released them and their terror onto the people of Lixnaw...

Run_to_da_hills

A good way to mice alive is to get a pirex boul and balance it on an egg covered in Nutella from the inside, the mouse will push the egg from under the boul when licking the nutella and thus trap itself inside. You then slide a piece of stiff cardboard under the boul to get it out. You can then purchase a small cage in a pet shop with an exercise wheel etc and keep it as a pet.

MooseJam

get a mousetrap and peanut butter, they love it

Run_to_da_hills

MooseJam wrote: »

get a mousetrap and peanut butter, they love it

sometimes they can lick the peanut butter off the trap without setting it off, I would jam a piece of bread / cheese and cover it with peanut butter it so that they would nibble / tug at it.

magick

sam34 wrote: »

have to set a few traps i suppose op. you could also try them electronic yokes that you plug in, they emit some high pitched sound (that humans cant hear) which deters mice and rats.
dirty little feckers

do they really work ?

sam34

think so.... my sister swears by them anyway, hasnt been a mouse in her house for a few years

Magpie!

My sister once accidentally toasted a mouse.

Run_to_da_hills

Magpie! wrote: »

My sister once accidentally toasted a mouse.

Did you ask her what it tasted like?

sam34

Magpie! wrote: »

My sister once accidentally toasted a mouse.

how do you accidentally toast a mouse??
i'm intrigued!

Firetrap

Magpie! wrote: »

My sister once accidentally toasted a mouse.

I didn't think mice could hold glasses of booze...

sam34

edit just realised the mouse could have already been in the toaster when she plugged it in. was initially thinking of her "accidentally"
picking up a mouse and toasting it under the grill or something
d'oh!

GirlInterrupted

Firetrap wrote: »

I didn't think mice could hold glasses of booze...

Funny.....:pac:.

Popped into my mind as well, nice image:).

Trojan911

Mice are a disease, meet the cure

NB: You may need a new kitchen after.