Noises in kitchen, absolutely shitting myself

It’s now the 19th; I actually came back to this thread to check if OP ever returned (no). I wonder if she never found evidence of anything in the kitchen and now she’s worried the sound was elsewhere in the house and has had full-on pest control. Regardless, @Kidulthood2027, if this thread was real, I do hope it all worked out for you.

I have rats in my back yard occasionally as I live next to an overgrown railway line. A clap, shout or light will send them scuttling off. They aren’t brave. Bang on the floor by the sofa, and they will be gone. Good luck.

I'm watching this post for eternity until OP updates.

The rats ambushed and ate OP.

All that protein was just the first step in their cunning plan to get super buff and take over the world.

Yes it's pathetic.

So that's where OP is! 😆

Can you go next door as I couldn't be in the house !

Fair point that there were only a few people getting so upset about it. I suffer from anxiety in certain situations myself to the extent that I have had treatment for it so I do understand how unpleasant that is. But from my experience only a few people have real anxiety about mice or spiders - in most cases I think it is just people copying behaviour from others.

Anyway glad that the rodent advice was useful. We had a big problem and it worked for us.

@gareth99

I'm sorry but I can't believe how upset everybody is getting about something so trivial.

I'm not sure what thread you are reading but who's upset? Most posts are now tongue in cheek. People made lots of suggestions and OP hasn't bothered to update. It's a tad irritating when this is done and people move on and make jokes including how much they care for 'comic effect'.

Will just say having a phobia or dealing with someone who has one (as I have done) isn't trival. It's an irrational fear and deeply unpleasant.

Very sensible rodent advice. (although we will probably never know that it was actually a rat). However it's a bit late in the day as OP has now blown up her house and emigrated to some island.

I'm sorry but I can't believe how upset everybody is getting about something so trivial. And suggesting that your partner needs to come home immediately is just hysterical. Yes, mice (rarely rats) can get in to houses (especially old ones). We live opposite a field full of field mice!

Just follow a few simple rules to stop them causing you trouble:

1. Avoid leaving food around, ensure that it is in sealed containers or cupboards with solid backs
2. Cover air bricks (ventilation bricks on the outside of your house) with a grill such as 'Mice mesh' to stop them getting through. Similarly block up any small holes in brickwork
3. Another thing that can be effective and is very quick and easy is to get a high frequency device to plug into a socket in your kitchen. This puts off mice and rats (although you might need to be careful if you have pets because I think dogs can hear them too).

No my cat won't eat fish either @MaggieHM. However it's the dog's favourite. Hopefully it wasn't her dragging the OP's plate around

Those people saying cat coz it's salmon, my cat won't eat salmon. She will only eat ham, cat biscuits or wet poultry cat food, and an occasional small piece of cooked chicken. Lucky really as my last cat stole stuff off the counter all the time.

Many years ago (50 or more) I had a large spider walk across the living room and I have a phobia of spiders. At the time I had a 15 month old baby upstairs asleep I just prayed she didn't wake up til my hubby got home. When he did he couldn't even find the damn thing.

Umm...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-59951255.amp

BettyBardMacDonald stop spreading g misinformation. A common brown rat has not won any sort of medal for clearing landmines.

Ah man….. I was invested! I wanted to know smh 🤦🏾‍♀️

What was it in the end? Was it a ghost?

@Kidulthood2027Are you currently legging it to Rathlin Island, having torched your house? What other reason could you have for not updating??

She's taken my advice re : tossing a hand
grenade in - but forgot to shut the door 🤣

@CustardySergeant
The OP hasn't posted for a week, so it's pretty obvious she's unlikely to be reading or replying to recent posts.

She is probably reading and enjoying watching the billy goats gruff trit trotting over her bridge round and round in circles wondering what has happened

The OP hasn't posted for a week, so it's pretty obvious she's unlikely to be reading or replying to recent posts.

Do you have a landlord, if so maybe they could take a look or get pest control in? Or you could do that yourself? Alternatively, borrow a dog from a friend or neighbour for a few days. That should frighten any rodents away. Good luck.

@Kidulthood2027 Are you currently legging it to Rathlin Island, having torched your house? What other reason could you have for not updating??

"Mary loves Dick! Mary loves Dick!" 😂"Sam, get it off me!!!"

Sorry I've never forgotten that! 😂

Oh my I had this in my old y 'm I had left some food on the side but I keep hearing scratching and noise coming from behind my fridge and in my bathroom I was so terrified 😨 I didn't sleep in case it came in the living room this had been going on for weeks but never actually saw anything until me and my friend were in the kitchen making food he screamed and was like RAT! this made me scream and jump it poked it's head out and then went back in then come out it was bloody pregnant I never heard or saw it again thank fuck

Call Yvette Fielding!

Very annoying OP, Boo hiss for lack of update.