Mice in house

Neadine · 30-09-2011 12:55AM #1

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 · 30-09-2011 12:58AM

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

Temptamperu · 30-09-2011 12:58AM

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 · 30-09-2011 12:58AM

Get that pussy working.

30-09-2011 12:59AM

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 · 30-09-2011 12:59AM

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

IvySlayer · 30-09-2011 01:02AM

Borrow a cat.

PseudoFamous · 30-09-2011 01:04AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:05AM

Yea get a cat or two and youl be grand.

Trust me if youve cats around you wont have mice

Richard tea · 30-09-2011 01:07AM

cut off their tails with a carving knife

Mickey H · 30-09-2011 01:08AM

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

EGAR · 30-09-2011 01:08AM

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

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Don't understand people who are afraid of them.

johnayo · 30-09-2011 01:10AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:11AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:11AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:11AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:11AM

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

Cill Dara Abu · 30-09-2011 01:12AM

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

EGAR · 30-09-2011 01:13AM

starbelgrade wrote: »

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

Meh.

At least the mouse didn't have morning breath.

carfiosaoorl · 30-09-2011 01:14AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:16AM

Richard tea wrote: »

cut off their tails with a carving knife

You have to blind them first.:(

starviewadams · 30-09-2011 01:18AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:25AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:25AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:28AM

we're all gods creatures

BASHIR · 30-09-2011 01:29AM

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

MOSSAD · 30-09-2011 01:35AM

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 · 30-09-2011 01:40AM

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 · 30-09-2011 02:00AM

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.