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To be terrified of the mouse

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MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:23

I am currently stressing out majorly because I just saw a mouse run across my living room floor. I lept up, leaving lights on and ran to my bedroom and shut the door. I am really not good with anything rodent. I am so tense and I feel sick.. my heart is racing and I'm close to tears.. totally irrational i know but I'm just mortified.

I need help!

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MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:43

@TheIvyRestaurant 5p? Bloody hell fire!!

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MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:41

Sodthesystem · 15/02/2025 02:36

I had mice in my old place over the years. I actually find them cute but I still shat myself every time one jumped out at me. As they tended to do.

Their eyesight isn't good. So they tend to skirt the room. Find out a room it goes between, eg, kitchen to livingroom, and place a trap right at the entry to the door (door open about 3 inches, and trap positioned so they can run straight into it). Was the only thing I found worked to catch them.

Saying that, you can also befriend them with sweets. They're not so scary once you see how careful they are not to bite you by mistake when taking treats. Nice little things really.

But you don't want them on your kitchen surfaces. Look for any ways they can climb up to those. Such as wires behind dishwashers etc. Take them out when not in use.

Keep food in tupperware/fridge once opened too.

Edited

I would love to be able to befriend them.. but my blood runs cold

I hate the thought of killing them but I think I'll have to..

I trap spiders, name them ( usually harry) and let them go even though i find them a bit scary too

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MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:37

I think I left my electric throw on downstairs.. I was watching the tv.. I can't go back in there..

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Sodthesystem · 15/02/2025 02:36

I had mice in my old place over the years. I actually find them cute but I still shat myself every time one jumped out at me. As they tended to do.

Their eyesight isn't good. So they tend to skirt the room. Find out a room it goes between, eg, kitchen to livingroom, and place a trap right at the entry to the door (door open about 3 inches, and trap positioned so they can run straight into it). Was the only thing I found worked to catch them.

Saying that, you can also befriend them with sweets. They're not so scary once you see how careful they are not to bite you by mistake when taking treats. Nice little things really.

But you don't want them on your kitchen surfaces. Look for any ways they can climb up to those. Such as wires behind dishwashers etc. Take them out when not in use.

Keep food in tupperware/fridge once opened too.

TheIvyRestaurant · 15/02/2025 02:36

MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:34

Thanks.. I'm glad I'm not the only person who's scared of these little creatures. I have put a towel by the door. I don't know how it got in.. I clean daily but I feel dirty.. Google has made it so much worse

Apparently they can fit through a 5p piece size so probably through a small hole somewhere to get warm. One came through our tumble dryer hole and I hid upstairs until DH sorted it (which took fucking ages and was executed with all the intelligence of a particularly stupid toddler 🙄)

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MyNewNewlife · 15/02/2025 02:34

Thanks.. I'm glad I'm not the only person who's scared of these little creatures. I have put a towel by the door. I don't know how it got in.. I clean daily but I feel dirty.. Google has made it so much worse

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TheIvyRestaurant · 15/02/2025 02:31

YANBU

Id rather have a great big fuck off spider sat on my nose than a mouse scuttling across my floor.

Friendly trap tomorrow OP!

JacJac77 · 15/02/2025 02:29

I feel your pain! This happened to me and I was terrirfied. Is there anyone around that can help? If not close the door, stuff something under the door if there's a gap, and get some help in the morning.