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Mouse under my bed

Melisandre121

I keep hearing rustling noises under my bed, usually very late at night if I wake up. It sounds a lot like a mouse. I've only lived in my current house about a month and I don't leave food lying around. I'm very squeamish so not looking forward to handling this.

Any tips on how to get rid of my friend (if it is a mouse) without the use of mouse traps or anything that would involve having to look at a dead rodent?!

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artanevilla

Pwease don't kwill me

Melisandre121

artanevilla wrote: »

Pwease don't kwill me

HS3

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Hi all, OP here!

So as it turns out, it is a mouse... heard the little bastard running around the floor one night and turned on the light and there he was. I've been sleeping on the couch since

We set 4 traps, each time he managed to get the food without getting caught in the trap. So today the pest control company came and laid down some poison. I was hoping they'd check where the mice could be coming from and seal it up but he just told us they can get in anywhere you could stick the top of a pen in.

Is this really all the pest control companies do?

I'm now terrified we'll get more! I know some have recommended getting a cat, but I read online this is an old wives tale. Has anyone actually had success with cats? Or have any tips at all to deal with the little buggers?

Yeah...They told us the same. Did they not tell you to go round the outside of your house and fill all the holes? Also tell your neighbours on case he's getting in through the attic or some how through their house. No point getting rid of this fella, if his mates follow!

[Deleted User]

It's pretty impossible to keep them out, but they don't always necessarily come back when you've got rid of them. I've lived plenty of places without cats and didn't have mice. I've only had one mouse since I got my cat, they tend to just steer clear of a place with a cat in it because they're not that stupid. It's a pretty bad reason to commit to getting a cat though. They're not just pest control.

Good luck with that poison, I hope they don't die under your floors!

I used to put grease from the grill on the trap to be sure the mouse had to spend time at it to maximise killing chances. I got these plastic easy set traps too, because I was more likely to catch myself in the bloody traps than the mice.

La.de.da

Also set traps up against the wall/skirting boards. Lill mousers tend to run beside them.

If you catch him, set another. Where there's one there's more.

housetypeb

Am I the only grown man in Ireland who's scared sh1tless of mice?

I have two house cats so normally only have to deal with their corpses,as anything that wanders into the house usually don't survive long enough to wander back out.
But one winter night,as myself and my two kids were sitting on the couch watching television, a mouse ambled across the floor in front of us.
I was up and standing on the armrest of the sofa in the blink of an eye, shrieking like a demented Banshee.
My kids were torn between ooohing and aaahing at the cute little mouse, while trying to catch it by hand (by hand!I tells ya,by Hand!!! Sweet jaysus ) and laughing at me.
By now I had given up on trying to balance on the armrest and the back of the sofa and had made a glorious leap from it towards the relative safety of the stairs, from where I watched as they caught and put it outside up the land somewhere.
Looking back,that's probably why my kids no longer consider me godlike.

iLikeWaffles

I heard Peppermint is known to be disagreeable to mice could buy some peppermint scented oil and place on cotton wool at the entry points to any small cracks or holes.

This site has some interesting ways to get rid of them. http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-mice

Mouse Deterrent Spray

This is a special little concoction that doesn’t involve manufactured chemicals or toxins-although I would recommend wearing goggles and gloves when you apply it! This is a spray made entirely from hot peppers. While we might like a little heat to our food, think about when you get hit with something too spicy. Your eyes start to burn, you’re in pain, and if the scoville units get high enough (the unit used to measure the heat of hot peppers) you can even kick the bucket.

Now imagine you’re a mouse, just a few inches off the floor, snuffling around and minding your own business (kind of) when you stumble across a patch of burning hot “pepper spray.” With your eyes and nose so close to the ground, you’ll be extremely uncomfortable and irritated and not exactly excited to continue on with your journey. You’ll probably turn back to find another, less spicy, place to invade.

This spray uses habanero peppers, which have a scoville rating of 100,000-350,000 units, and cayenne peppers, which rate at 30,000-50,000 units. Compare this to the 1,000-4,000 units of a jalapeno, and it’s easy to see why this is so repugnant to rodents.

You will need…
-1/2 cup chopped habaneros
-2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes
-16 cups (1 gallon) of fresh water
-Two 2 gallon buckets
-A gallon jug and a spray bottle
-Cheesecloth
-Gloves/goggles
-A large pot

Directions
Wear gloves and goggles when making and applying this powerful mixture. A surgical mask isn’t a bad idea either, as it can cause some respiratory irritation in some individuals.

In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Put peppers and flakes in a food processor and blend until they are a little more roughly chopped up. You can do this by hand, but I find it less irritating to the eyes to use the food processor. Put the pepper blend into a 2 gallon bucket, and then pour the boiling water over them. Cover the mixture and allow it to sit for 24 hours. Using cheesecloth, strain out the pepper bits by pouring the mixture into another 2 gallon bucket. Fill your spray bottle and spritz around entrances and affected areas. A little goes a long way! Don’t use this on carpets as it may discolor the surface. I like to apply around the outside perimeter of my house, but if you want to apply it indoors, after a day or two wipe the old spray up with some water and reapply. Always test a small area first to make sure it doesn’t affect the color.

The mixture, covered, keeps for months out of direct sunlight, so simply refill your bottle when needed.

Melisandre121

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

I heard Peppermint is known to be disagreeable to mice could buy some peppermint scented oil and place on cotton wool at the entry points to any small cracks or holes.

This site has some interesting ways to get rid of them. http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-mice

Mouse Deterrent Spray

This is a special little concoction that doesn’t involve manufactured chemicals or toxins-although I would recommend wearing goggles and gloves when you apply it! This is a spray made entirely from hot peppers. While we might like a little heat to our food, think about when you get hit with something too spicy. Your eyes start to burn, you’re in pain, and if the scoville units get high enough (the unit used to measure the heat of hot peppers) you can even kick the bucket.

Now imagine you’re a mouse, just a few inches off the floor, snuffling around and minding your own business (kind of) when you stumble across a patch of burning hot “pepper spray.” With your eyes and nose so close to the ground, you’ll be extremely uncomfortable and irritated and not exactly excited to continue on with your journey. You’ll probably turn back to find another, less spicy, place to invade.

This spray uses habanero peppers, which have a scoville rating of 100,000-350,000 units, and cayenne peppers, which rate at 30,000-50,000 units. Compare this to the 1,000-4,000 units of a jalapeno, and it’s easy to see why this is so repugnant to rodents.

You will need…
-1/2 cup chopped habaneros
-2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes
-16 cups (1 gallon) of fresh water
-Two 2 gallon buckets
-A gallon jug and a spray bottle
-Cheesecloth
-Gloves/goggles
-A large pot

Directions
Wear gloves and goggles when making and applying this powerful mixture. A surgical mask isn’t a bad idea either, as it can cause some respiratory irritation in some individuals.

In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Put peppers and flakes in a food processor and blend until they are a little more roughly chopped up. You can do this by hand, but I find it less irritating to the eyes to use the food processor. Put the pepper blend into a 2 gallon bucket, and then pour the boiling water over them. Cover the mixture and allow it to sit for 24 hours. Using cheesecloth, strain out the pepper bits by pouring the mixture into another 2 gallon bucket. Fill your spray bottle and spritz around entrances and affected areas. A little goes a long way! Don’t use this on carpets as it may discolor the surface. I like to apply around the outside perimeter of my house, but if you want to apply it indoors, after a day or two wipe the old spray up with some water and reapply. Always test a small area first to make sure it doesn’t affect the color.

The mixture, covered, keeps for months out of direct sunlight, so simply refill your bottle when needed.

Excellent, thanks for this.

iLikeWaffles

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Excellent, thanks for this.

If it doesn't work you can put it in a smaller bottle and have your own pepper spray. :eek:

pure.conya

Melisandre121 wrote: »

I keep hearing rustling noises under my bed, usually very late at night if I wake up. It sounds a lot like a mouse. I've only lived in my current house about a month and I don't leave food lying around. I'm very squeamish so not looking forward to handling this.

Any tips on how to get rid of my friend (if it is a mouse) without the use of mouse traps or anything that would involve having to look at a dead rodent?!

Could it be the Russians?

doubledown

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Hi all, OP here!

So as it turns out, it is a mouse... heard the little bastard running around the floor one night and turned on the light and there he was. I've been sleeping on the couch since

We set 4 traps, each time he managed to get the food without getting caught in the trap. So today the pest control company came and laid down some poison. I was hoping they'd check where the mice could be coming from and seal it up but he just told us they can get in anywhere you could stick the top of a pen in.

Is this really all the pest control companies do?

I'm now terrified we'll get more! I know some have recommended getting a cat, but I read online this is an old wives tale. Has anyone actually had success with cats? Or have any tips at all to deal with the little buggers?

I had a mouse in my living room the other night. First time ever (that I noticed).

I bought a few old-fashioned wooden traps in a DIY store, smeared peanut butter on the traps and woke up to this little guy this morning.

I'm going to lay a few more traps over the coming nights in case there are more but I had success with a simple, inexpensive trap. Good luck!

Melisandre121

iLikeWaffles wrote: »

I heard Peppermint is known to be disagreeable to mice could buy some peppermint scented oil and place on cotton wool at the entry points to any small cracks or holes.

This site has some interesting ways to get rid of them. http://everydayroots.com/how-to-get-rid-of-mice

Mouse Deterrent Spray

This is a special little concoction that doesn’t involve manufactured chemicals or toxins-although I would recommend wearing goggles and gloves when you apply it! This is a spray made entirely from hot peppers. While we might like a little heat to our food, think about when you get hit with something too spicy. Your eyes start to burn, you’re in pain, and if the scoville units get high enough (the unit used to measure the heat of hot peppers) you can even kick the bucket.

Now imagine you’re a mouse, just a few inches off the floor, snuffling around and minding your own business (kind of) when you stumble across a patch of burning hot “pepper spray.” With your eyes and nose so close to the ground, you’ll be extremely uncomfortable and irritated and not exactly excited to continue on with your journey. You’ll probably turn back to find another, less spicy, place to invade.

This spray uses habanero peppers, which have a scoville rating of 100,000-350,000 units, and cayenne peppers, which rate at 30,000-50,000 units. Compare this to the 1,000-4,000 units of a jalapeno, and it’s easy to see why this is so repugnant to rodents.

You will need…
-1/2 cup chopped habaneros
-2 tablespoons hot pepper flakes
-16 cups (1 gallon) of fresh water
-Two 2 gallon buckets
-A gallon jug and a spray bottle
-Cheesecloth
-Gloves/goggles
-A large pot

Directions
Wear gloves and goggles when making and applying this powerful mixture. A surgical mask isn’t a bad idea either, as it can cause some respiratory irritation in some individuals.

In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Put peppers and flakes in a food processor and blend until they are a little more roughly chopped up. You can do this by hand, but I find it less irritating to the eyes to use the food processor. Put the pepper blend into a 2 gallon bucket, and then pour the boiling water over them. Cover the mixture and allow it to sit for 24 hours. Using cheesecloth, strain out the pepper bits by pouring the mixture into another 2 gallon bucket. Fill your spray bottle and spritz around entrances and affected areas. A little goes a long way! Don’t use this on carpets as it may discolor the surface. I like to apply around the outside perimeter of my house, but if you want to apply it indoors, after a day or two wipe the old spray up with some water and reapply. Always test a small area first to make sure it doesn’t affect the color.

The mixture, covered, keeps for months out of direct sunlight, so simply refill your bottle when needed.

Did you have mice when you made this concoction, and did you find it effective for keeping them at bay after?

Stigura

doubledown wrote: »

I bought a few old-fashioned wooden traps in a DIY store, smeared peanut butter on the traps and woke up to this little guy this morning.

Stand aside, son. Let me show ye how a seasoned professional does it!

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n201/ptpc/PA220098_zpsa4wgjivp.jpg

Alright, granted, it took me fifty f**king years to pull it off. But, that's truly a once in a lifetime catch! :cool:

mackeire

Catwoman shouldn't be afraid of mice!!

Chain Smoker

There was a mouse in a place I was staying in once. With holes all over the walls we had traps set all about the place and could never catch the ****er.

One day, I hear this rustling sound in my backpack (which had a bunch of holes in it too). I had just been to the shop and had some croissants in my bag still, I'm immediately like "is that little ****er eating my croissants?". Looking around the room I see some cling film and wrap the bag up in it.
Sat back at my desk to work, still heard some noise. I figured there was still a chance he'd get out, so I look around again and see some Pledge, puncture a hole in the cling film and spray it like crazy into the bag (I've no clue why? Would Pledge kill a mouse?). Then wrap more cling film around it.

Two days later I open the bag, find a dead mouse and a ton of delayed guilt over a pretty horrible approach to kill this irrelevant little thing.

I forget my point
...don't go near my croissants?

iLikeWaffles

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Did you have mice when you made this concoction, and did you find it effective for keeping them at bay after?

Truth be told have not had mice in 25 years have had cats for 15 years of those years but after the mice had gone. When I did have mice from what I remember my dad laid traps and cursed when they failed. But once the traps got all the mice had no troubles. Seems to be a few cats patrolling my area. Have none myself now.

When I was a kid there was a house a few doors down that had trouble with rubbish being put out for the bin men and the grass in their back garden wasn't cut so it was the height of a small adult. That's what was attracting them and I guess things got too crowded so most of the mice decided to compete somewhere else.

I can't say that any of those concoctions might work but its worth the effort to try them if you have the time of course.

Like what I was saying above if there is any where in your area that might attract them you could call the counsel and they will deal with them it may not necessarily be your home that is attracting them but some where up to a 150 foot radius or more of your home.

Every year like most people ants do be all over the place in my home if you just keep killing them they eventually see there numbers diminishing and tell there mates that, that place is bad so they don't go in looking for food. I could see that concoction working on ants too sprayed around the perimeter of a house. It would work for ants by disrupting the chemicals they lay for other ants to follow in mice it might work the same way by creating a barrier that spells unknown danger. If they can't smell the food they won't eat it!

Melisandre121

OP here, update on my mouse situation.

Finally decided to stop sleeping on the couch tonight and go to bed, only to find what looks like a dried teabag in my bed torn open...

I am so freaked out. I've attached a picture if anyone wants to take a look. Could this have been the work of the mouse? If so that means he was on my bed ...

Is this even possible? I didn't think it was.

I'm back on the couch for the night anyway.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

You think that's bad? I'm looking after my brothers farm this week and tonight I had to put my hand into a hole in the ground to turn on the mains. I touched something limp and furry. Upon further inspection it was a drowned mouse. I touched a drowned mouse with my own hand. I wish I didn't own this hand anymore

josip

Melisandre121 wrote: »

OP here, update on my mouse situation.

Finally decided to stop sleeping on the couch tonight and go to bed, only to find what looks like a dried teabag in my bed torn open...

I am so freaked out. I've attached a picture if anyone wants to take a look. Could this have been the work of the mouse? If so that means he was on my bed ... Is this even possible? I didn't think it was.

I'm back on the couch for the night anyway.

It looks like the workings of a male mouse preparing his love nest before the arrival of his mate.

iLikeWaffles

Melisandre121 wrote: »

Is this even possible? I didn't think it was.

Sure why not.

Surreptitious

Mice are cute little buggers.

stampydmonkey

He's growing balls this guy. This mouse is wising up, hes getting bolder, youll start to hear an Italian twang to his chirps, then more of his friends will arrive...... Next you'll come back to a horses head in your bed....and your house....will be his....

[Deleted User]

WEll did you check what that was on the sheets? Also, are there dried teabags in your room?

Melisandre121

[Deleted User] wrote: »

WEll did you check what that was on the sheets? Also, are there dried teabags in your room?

I couldn't make out what it was at all. I suspect it's tea leaves. No dried teabags in my room as far as I'm aware, but because I sometimes have chamomile tea at bed time maybe a tea bag somehow fell under my bed?

[Deleted User]

Melisandre121 wrote: »

I couldn't make out what it was at all. I suspect it's tea leaves. No dried teabags in my room as far as I'm aware, but because I sometimes have chamomile tea at bed time maybe a tea bag somehow fell under my bed?

It's weird alright, but would have to be the work of the mouse! How else would it get there?

Melisandre121

[Deleted User] wrote: »

It's weird alright, but would have to be the work of the mouse! How else would it get there?

It must be, I just don't know how it got onto my bed?? There was no blankets it could've climbed up. The thought of a mouse on my bed makes me feel ill.

[Deleted User]

They're amazing little climbers. Can run straight up walls.

Honest OP, traps are possibly your best solution... the results are self evident. Dead mice. I caught seven in my bedroom in one house. I was more scared of the traps than the mice, though. Terrified of them.

Melisandre121

[Deleted User] wrote: »

They're amazing little climbers. Can run straight up walls.

Honest OP, traps are possibly your best solution... the results are self evident. Dead mice. I caught seven in my bedroom in one house. I was more scared of the traps than the mice, though. Terrified of them.

The traps haven't worked so far, but I guess I'll have to persevere! Poison has been put down so hopefully that does the job, but I'll set traps too to be safe..

josip

You'll have to change the thread title now...

Melisandre121

josip wrote: »

You'll have to change the thread title now...

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