Mice in house

Neadine

There are mice in my house and I am freaking out.
It's a rented house, there were some traps set when I moved in but decided to ignore them and now there are mice, have caught several in traps, have seen some, totally freaked out at that, there were tears!
It's got to the point where I'm not sleeping and am paranoid even walking around the house. Yes, I know they are harmless, but I hate them, give me spiders any day.
Have told Landlord and was told they would call Rentokil, that was weeks ago. Have to move out, but looks like I am going to end up paying rent on 2 places for a month.
Really not happy. :mad:

Saila

*dumps bucket full of spiders in OP's house*

Temptamperu

Im freaked out by mice too I feel you, i wouldnt be able to sleep incase they crawled on my face with there creepy feet. :mad:

General General

Get that pussy working.

Mice mean you don't have rats. That's how I look at it.

But in fairness your landlord has to do something about it quick, its in the lease agreement that the property should be fit for living in and it obviously not seeing as it has a vermin infestation. You are well within your rights to not pay your rent until the landlord sorts it out. And if the landlord does not like that then give Threshold or the PRTB a shout.

Hasmunch

Mice were there first. They have squatters rights. You could try and bring them to court but you will probably get evicted.

IvySlayer

Borrow a cat.

PseudoFamous

The trick is to befriend them. Start by feeding them. Spend time with them. Learn their lingo. When you gain their trust, try to convince them that someone else's house is way nicer than yours. Then introduce rats to your house to make sure the mice won't return.

willmunny1990

Yea get a cat or two and youl be grand.

Trust me if youve cats around you wont have mice

Richard tea

cut off their tails with a carving knife

Mickey H

Do they pay rent? Are you sure you're not mixing up mice with your housemates?

EGAR

I stayed at a friend's house once and woke up early in the morning to a strange sound, turned my head and there was a mouse on the bedside table nibbling a Polo mint .

Don't understand people who are afraid of them.

johnayo

PseudoFamous wrote: »

The trick is to befriend them. Start by feeding them. Spend time with them. Learn their lingo. When you gain their trust, try to convince them that someone else's house is way nicer than yours. Then introduce rats to your house to make sure the mice won't return.

Smack them over the head with a nice length of 4be2 :pac:

RichieC

mice are rapid... they eat any left over food in your press and crumbs down the back of your cooker.

It's their ****e you want to worry about.

starbelgrade

EGAR wrote: »

I stayed at a friend's house once and woke up early in the morning to a strange sound, turned my head and there was a mouse on the bedside table nibbling a Polo mint .

Don't understand people who are afraid of them.

I don't know anyone who's afraid of Polo Mints.

Lady Chatterton

OP, I feel your distress, I'm terrified of mice too I purchased a couple of plug in pest repellents about ten years ago and so far I've never had mice in my home.

Hank Scorpio

put some poison in the attic or wherever they're coming from

Cill Dara Abu

Did alarm bells not ring in you're head when you seen mouse traps before you moved in?

EGAR

starbelgrade wrote: »

I don't know anyone who's afraid of Polo Mints.

Meh.

At least the mouse didn't have morning breath.

carfiosaoorl

Its true mice mean no rats so thats a good thing. When I was a kid we had mice. I can remember sitting having my breakfast one morning and there was a mouse playing in the laundry basket doing acrobatics in and out of the holes. I was staying really quiet so as not to frighten him away. So cute. I love mice but havent had them since.

ejmaztec

Richard tea wrote: »

cut off their tails with a carving knife

You have to blind them first.:(

starviewadams

Rentokill charge €250 to set up traps and fill in holes on the outside of the house that you could easily do yourself!

Any tiny hole on the outside of the gaff fill in with pollyfilla or cement,then just stick down traps with peanut butter or chocolate spread on them,once the ones that are left in the house are dead no more can get in.

Until then,make sure any food in the house is in airtight lunchbox type things.

alfa beta

oh for crying out loud, they're only mice - just set some traps with some cheese in 'em and catch the little buggers. End of.

I'm in a new house in the country and from time to time they sneak in through holes I haven't got round to filling yet. The minute I hear anything scuttling around in the attic, up go the old mousetraps and problem sorted.

It's not as if they bite like...

BadGirl

Was in SIL's house on Tue night and a mouse ran across the kitchen floor and under the dresser. Her hubby promptly walloped it with a hurl and that was the end of Mr. Mouse......

So yeah, a hurl works!

orourkeda

we're all gods creatures

BASHIR

Challenge them to ring toss game where if you can throw a hoola hoop on our chimney you get them to move out

MOSSAD

Get those reusable traps , bait them with peanut butter, and trap away. You should clear them in a week or so-just had a similar problem. You need to get 5-6 traps , set them by the walls of the rooms, and firmly deal with them before they begin to breed. Good luck

falan

Neadine wrote: »

There are mice in my house and I am freaking out.
It's a rented house, there were some traps set when I moved in but decided to ignore them and now there are mice, have caught several in traps, have seen some, totally freaked out at that, there were tears!
It's got to the point where I'm not sleeping and am paranoid even walking around the house. Yes, I know they are harmless, but I hate them, give me spiders any day.
Have told Landlord and was told they would call Rentokil, that was weeks ago. Have to move out, but looks like I am going to end up paying rent on 2 places for a month.
Really not happy. :mad:

I caught 6 in 2 weeks from first finding droppings under the kitchen sink* Shudders.

Lived in an ancient apt and it seem's that's where they were coming in.
Moved out after i saw one on top of the bread bin.:eek::eek::eek:

I miss that flat because it was so comfy but i don't miss the lodgers.

kylith

Use kill traps rather than live catch ones, it's kinder to the mouse in the long run. Borrow a terrier for a while; they're cute little death machines. I've had those plug in things before and never had mice when I was using them, so they're worth a try.

Good luck OP.

Diageio_Man

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG51Z_RLwT0

doo do dododoo.

Neadine

Temptamperu wrote: »

Im freaked out by mice too I feel you, i wouldnt be able to sleep incase they crawled on my face with there creepy feet. :mad:

I recently had a dream, I was asleep with my mouth open and a mouse walked in my mouth. Is it any wonder I haven't been sleeping :eek:

Neadine

Edz87 wrote: »

Mice mean you don't have rats. That's how I look at it.

But in fairness your landlord has to do something about it quick, its in the lease agreement that the property should be fit for living in and it obviously not seeing as it has a vermin infestation. You are well within your rights to not pay your rent until the landlord sorts it out. And if the landlord does not like that then give Threshold or the PRTB a shout.

To be honest, at this stage I just want to get out. I have been telling them each time there was a sighting, etc, over past few months, they put down traps but they are still getting in some place.
I'm not happy or comfortable here any more and don't even want to think what it will be like when the weather gets really cold.

Neadine

IvySlayer wrote: »

Borrow a cat.

Tried that, she just curled up and fell asleep in the couch!

Neadine

MrsD007 wrote: »

OP, I feel your distress, I'm terrified of mice too I purchased a couple of plug in pest repellents about ten years ago and so far I've never had mice in my home.

Have them, all over the house. Does nothing to keep the mice away!

JONJO THE MISER

Get 2 cats and you will have no problems.

Neadine

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Did alarm bells not ring in you're head when you seen mouse traps before you moved in?

Yeah, kinda, but I really liked the house, so decided to pretend they weren't there!
Obviously that worked really well for me.
I've got lots of viewings lined up for tomorrow to see new places. Until I find someplace sleeping in my car is looking like an option.

Neadine

orourkeda wrote: »

we're all gods creatures

Yes, and we all have a place in the universe, but that place for mice is not any where near me.

Harry Angstrom

Neadine wrote: »

Have them, all over the house. Does nothing to keep the mice away!

Maybe you've got deaf mice, instead of blind mice?

Neadine

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Maybe you've got deaf mice, instead of blind mice?

Would much prefer if they were dead mice.

Armin_Tamzarian

Just tell the landlord you're not paying any more rent until they sort this problem out.
They'll not be long doing something about it then.

Also, try another cat, preferably not another fat, lazy cat.
A hungry street cat would be much better.
Not Top Cat though, he'd probably get rid of you as well as the mice.

ac08400

Just keep putting down the traps. You do not really need rentokil etc. unless there are hundreds of them. And block up all external holes/gaps you can find in your building. You can buy this foam stuff in Woodies etc. that you squirt in to holes/gaps, and it hardens up in a few minutes. I know it is freaking you out to think of them being about, but a few facts;

- they tend to nest and stay close to their feeding area (usaually max a few feet), so you can kill off a nest if you keep replenishing the traps. Just the cheapo little wooden ones, and peanut butter is great to attract them onto the trap.
- they are almost blind, so they stick generally to the skirting board area to move about, where they can use their whiskers to tap off the side to navigate, so put traps there, with the food bit of the trap at the wall side.
- if you want to see where they are emerging into your room(s), and their run, sprinkle talcum powder all around the skirting boards, you can easily see then. you can vacuum it up afterwards. I helps you decide where to put the traps.
- keep no foods in ground level cupboards if possible. keep foods in closed plastic containers, especially rice, cereals, porridge. Do not leave plates with food remenants on countertops overnight etc., always rinse them off. Remove their most attractive food sources.
- they are scared of you, they do not want to encounter you !

Neadine

Armin_Tamzarian wrote: »

Just tell the landlord you're not paying any more rent until they sort this problem out.
They'll not be long doing something about it then.

Also, try another cat, preferably not another fat, lazy cat.
A hungry street cat would be much better.
Not Top Cat though, he'd probably get rid of you as well as the mice.

Have told them several times that it has been an on going problem, also told them about my total freak outs about the whole thing.
My rent is due next week, going to tell them tomorrow that i am moving out, and hopefully won't have to give them a months notice. As soon as I find someplace else I will move in ASAP, if I have to pay rent in too places I will just have to do that, can't really afford to but my sanity is in short supply right now!

Neadine

ac08400 wrote: »

Just keep putting down the traps. You do not really need rentokil etc. unless there are hundreds of them. And block up all external holes/gaps you can find in your building. You can buy this foam stuff in Woodies etc. that you squirt in to holes/gaps, and it hardens up in a few minutes. I know it is freaking you out to think of them being about, but a few facts;

- they tend to nest and stay close to their feeding area (usaually max a few feet), so you can kill off a nest if you keep replenishing the traps. Just the cheapo little wooden ones, and peanut butter is great to attract them onto the trap.
- they are almost blind, so they stick generally to the skirting board area to move about, where they can use their whiskers to tap off the side to navigate, so put traps there, with the food bit of the trap at the wall side.
- if you want to see where they are emerging into your room(s), and their run, sprinkle talcum powder all around the skirting boards, you can easily see then. you can vacuum it up afterwards. I helps you decide where to put the traps.
- keep no foods in ground level cupboards if possible. keep foods in closed plastic containers, especially rice, cereals, porridge. Do not leave plates with food remenants on countertops overnight etc., always rinse them off. Remove their most attractive food sources.
- they are scared of you, they do not want to encounter you !

The scared thing is a 2 way street at the moment!
Have pretty much stopped eating at home because I'm so freaked. Have only cooked once in about 3 weeks, and I like to cook.

Morlar

Neadine wrote: »

There are mice in my house and I am freaking out.
It's a rented house, there were some traps set when I moved in but decided to ignore them and now there are mice, have caught several in traps, have seen some, totally freaked out at that, there were tears!
It's got to the point where I'm not sleeping and am paranoid even walking around the house. Yes, I know they are harmless, but I hate them, give me spiders any day.
Have told Landlord and was told they would call Rentokil, that was weeks ago. Have to move out, but looks like I am going to end up paying rent on 2 places for a month.
Really not happy. :mad:

There is no way you should have to get stung by losing your deposit by having to leave early. The landlord should be reasonable about it - your home is uninhabitable. Talk to the PTRB if needs be :

https://www.prtb.ie/
http://public.prtb.ie/
http://public.prtb.ie/

Neadine

Morlar wrote: »

There is no way you should have to get stung by losing your deposit by having to leave early. The landlord should be reasonable about it - your home is uninhabitable. Talk to the PTRB if needs be :

https://www.prtb.ie/
http://public.prtb.ie/
http://public.prtb.ie/

Haven't yet told them I am moving out. They may be fine about it and not expect me to give a months notice and just accept that I am going to move as soon as I have some place new.
To be honest, until just now I hadn't even thought about my deposit, which would go along way if I do end up having to pay double rent.
They are nice people, even if they haven't sorted out the mouse situation, so I hope they will be all right about it all.
I don't actually have a lease, so I don't know where that leaves me regard giving notice, etc.

Ruu_Old

I suggest sitting down for a Tom and Jerry marathon, might get some ideas.

Neadine

4am and I'm still awake, can't sleep, just in case... (not entirely sure what!)
Tomorrow is not going to be a happy day.

Neadine

I hear scratching :eek:

stateofflux

920 - Rent - a - Ferret

ferrets are like the special forces of mouse killers, you can rent them i think

Badly Drunk Boy

Have you tried Storm rodenticide? You can get it in Woodies and probably Atlantic Homecare. I think it completely dehydrates the creatures within 2 days of them eating it.

Nice!

tallus

Had mice years back, so I got the humane traps in woodies, caught and released them, then got a cat. No more mice.