Mouse in my studio apartment AirBnB. It’s 5am here. Will mouse attack me in the night

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Saw a mouse in my AirBnB about half an hour ago. It is a small studio apartment (so no separate bedroom) and I’m here for the week. It emerged from between the cushions of the sofa then was as surprised to see me as I it, and darted back in. A little while later it emerged from round the back of the sofa, again I startled and it darted back. I never knew why people got so jumpy around mice till now!

I’m just wondering... as it’s a studio flat and I can’t lock myself away to go to sleep, well, am I basically safe from a mouse attack in the night?! I mean, do they crawl onto your face or anything?!! I have not had to deal with mice before so don’t know! I haven’t heard it moving since then. I thought it might have a hole, but maybe it lives in the sofa!

I am in North America and it looked just like your normal mouse, except its ears were a little larger and rounder than I’d have expected. (This makes it sound like Mickey!!) It was grey, and maybe gerbil-sized, but definitely mouse-shaped. Its body and head together were maybe 6 inches long, plus it had a longish tail.

If you can, put out a bucket full of water, or fill the sinks/baths etc.

Mice are usually always on the hunt for water, and they can't swim, so you can drown it without a trap etc. Might not work but has worked for me in the past!

I'd be very surprised if it ran over you unless you have food around you!

You are safe from attack. It's more scared of you etc. But do call the owner, you shouldn't have to share your space with uninvited rodents.

I think the owner will deny this till they're blue in the face, so I would get it on video. Tell the owner asap and if they don't do something about it immediately, ask for a refund.

No it won't attack you in your sleep i hate mice too the thought makes me shudder maybe mention to the owner of the flat they might trap it for you,

Mice don't attack. If you catch it in your hands one might bite you to get away, but that's all.

Oh thank goodness. I messaged the owner and oddly enough he is up too due to jet lag. He said he will come up later today. He said he has never had a mouse problem before but was apologetic. I am half tempted to put some cereal out to tempt it out and get it on camera! I might try the water thing but think finding a dead mouse would be even more traumatic than finding a live one. Possibly I need to toughen up!

I am dead hard but wild mice give me the heebie geebies yes it is totally irrational but urgh. I hope you get rid of your guest soon

A mouse will not attack a human! They prefer to keep away. If it is killed I hope that its done humanely.

Just make sure there is no food lying about, uncovered.
The mouse will be more scared of you than you of it!

It won't hurt you - don't try to drown the poor thing, they take ages to drown, it's inhumane.

It won't attack you it will just piss on your cornflakes.

It'll definitely kill you

RIP OP

Shoxfordian

I was once horrified to see mice can climb stairs and on to beds too!

I was going to say don't be silly, but then I read your description of the larger, rounder ears.

The ones with large ears are the carnivorous ones. When they smell prey, they call out to others and form a swarm to strip the flesh from its bones.

RubbishRobotFromTheDawnOfTime

My heart actually paused for a second before I reread that.

norfolkandchanceyou
I’m kind of avoiding going to sleep now. I wonder if mice sleep during the day, does anybody know? Perhaps I will wait till sunrise.

Oh wait, and I have open blisters on each ankle from trying to ski #vampiremouse

The head and body were 6 inches long? Is that not very big for a mouse?

He's not a rat he's a hamster (said in my Manuel from Fawlty Towers voice).

He will crawl over you in your sleep and take selfies on a little mouse phone.

Peanut butter is good for attracting mice.

Rubbish Snorting at that!

Och little mouse selfie 😂

Rubbish that was cruel and hilarious

He'll be back with his mouse buddies, OP. They move in little gangs with tiny tiny flick-knives, you know.

I think you'll be fine!

Sorry but six inches long and bigger ears?
That's a rat not a mouse.

UtterlyUnimaginativeUsername

Yes I thought it was on the larger side. It also was more shapely than an English mouse, with its head a distinct shape from its body rather than all blending into one, and it had a coat in good condition. That all sounds really weird doesn’t it. But it had nice glossy short fur. It is North America - I really have no idea what it could be. It definitely wasn’t rat-like. It kind of resembled something in the bush baby family, but a mouse version? I mean it was obviously a mouse but with that kind of slightly bush baby shape of its head and ears.

Oh I’m proper scared to go to sleep now there is a question over what it is! I mean I know it doesn’t have a flick knife or a selfie stick, but what if it actually is some sort of piranha equivalent?!

Six centimetres would be a mouse, six inches and you're talking about a rat, surely?!