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Original poster

Just saw a f*****g mouse

33 replies

Trepidfox · 14/04/2026 23:09

He scuttled from the living room under the kitchen door. Got gaps everywhere in the kitchen for them to run under. Ffs 😩

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NedsAtomicWheelieBin · 15/04/2026 00:54

I had this a year or so ago. Agree with the post about the humane trap with peanut butter in - but you do need to release it a long way from home or it will find it's way back (I swear, I released mine a mile away and by the time I got home the bloody thing was sat in my lounge!). The other thing you absolutely must do is get a reputable pest man in who will look around your property to find out how they are getting in and fill the holes. Not someone who is just going to lay traps. They're pointless if you don't stop their point of entry. The guy I used was here for less than an hour and filled 3 holes in with gauze. I've not had any trouble since.

sleepwouldbenice · 15/04/2026 00:48

TheDorisCollective · 15/04/2026 00:40

Put down poison. Only effective way to get rid of rodents

Not true

TheDorisCollective · 15/04/2026 00:40

Put down poison. Only effective way to get rid of rodents

FFSToEverythingSince2020 · 15/04/2026 00:35

Trepidfox · 14/04/2026 23:09

He scuttled from the living room under the kitchen door. Got gaps everywhere in the kitchen for them to run under. Ffs 😩

I definitely thought that said “moose” and then reading the OP, I was going… “Is it a VERY flexible moose??”

sleepwouldbenice · 15/04/2026 00:33

Agree with the traps

however… take a look around for droppings. Start keeping doors shut . And… I am sorry but brace yourself for more

the 1st time we had mice it stopped at 3. The second time… 14. Sorry

TheDogsMother · 14/04/2026 23:40

TheDogsMother · 14/04/2026 23:36

Get a humane trap and set it up with a bit of peanut butter in it. They will soon their way in and you can release it somewhere away from your home.

Just spotted that @WeAreNotOksuggested the same. Good luck OP.

TheDogsMother · 14/04/2026 23:36

Get a humane trap and set it up with a bit of peanut butter in it. They will soon their way in and you can release it somewhere away from your home.

WeAreNotOk · 14/04/2026 23:25

Get a cat, pronto. My cat actually brings them in, sometimes dead, sometimes alive. If I can I catch them and release them.
Do you think it's a random mouse that might have sneaked in? Assuming no previous signs of mice?
You could get a humane mouse trap and bait it with peanut butter.