HOLY FUCKING SHIT....JUST SEEN A MOUSE...WIBU TO RUN AWAY FROM THIS HOUSE?

[DoorToDecember]

OH HOLY GOD.
I AM SO SCARED AND PANICKY RIGHT NOW

I WAS JUST GOING TO GET A LATE NIGHT SNACK FROM THE KITCHEN WHEN THIS BEAST OF A MOUSE DARTED PAST ME AND SPED INTO MY LIVING ROOM.........

I HAVE ALWAYS HAD A FEAR OF A RAT BITING MY BUM WHILE I'M ON THE LOO.

WILL IT COME INTO MY BEDROOM WHILE I SLEEP?
OH MY GOD
SHOULD I CALL PEST CONTROL????

NEVER SEEN A MOUSE IN REAL LIFE BEFORE NOW. NEVER SEEN A MOUSE IN THIS HOUSE BEFORE. DOES THIS MEAN I AM SLATTERNLY?

CAN'T CALL DP AS HE WOULD THINK I AM MAD.

I think you should call it Sherman Klaus

and I think you should befriend it, so it doesn't bite you

or worse - evade capture, then eat poison, and die under your floorboards

for years to come, visitors to your home will be taken aback by the pungent aroma of decaying creatures

Quick word of warning OP - pest control companies will generally put some traps down and assess where the mice are getting in, then revisit to check traps. I don't think it's common practice for them to hunt down individual mice by stealth and get rid there and then.

Just thinking you'll find it cheaper to deal with if you buy your own traps and get DP to check frequently? And of course, check for points of entry.

maybe you should feed it?

so it doesn't eat you

Jolleigh That's what I thought pest control did.

I absolutely do not want to personally deal with this at all. If pest control is too pricey I'll call DP.

OP

you must face the mouse in your house

feel the fear and do it anyway!

do they still make those godawful frusli bars? sprinkle some of them out the window door... job done?

though I was told mice prefer peanut butter or indeed snickers bars

Ooooh....what if that attracts more of the bastards????

Did you mean to keep your caps lock on when you wrote your opening post?

It's not a big problem really, get yourself kitted out with traps etc tomorrow, double check for any sources of food that might be about and double check for where the mice might be getting in.

Look for some pictures of mouse droppings online so you know what to look out for. This will give you an idea of how bad the problem is. They shit a lot so if you can't find many droppings then it won't be a bad infestation.

Give everything a good clean, wipe down surfaces, pullout appliances and wash any bedding in areas where you find droppings. Try and see it as a good opportunity for a really thorough spring clean.

I would definitely use traps and poison. Don't bother with those screechy mouse deterrents - they are rubbish.

Go online and do some research about where to put the traps and poison.

Good luck.

ps. There is never just ONE mouse but I thought I better not mention that

Put "mouse" into Mumsnet "Search" and read aall the advice .....

HERE IS SOME EXCELLENT ADVICE from Which.

This brings back memories of being 34 weeks pregnant, fast asleep in bed. DP bursts into the bedroom.
Dp - the cat's got a mouse!
Me - is it dead?
Dp- no
Me- have you caught it?
Dp -no
Me- what do you want me to do about it? (I am 34 weeks pregnant and I hate everything, you fucker)
Dp- catch it please

Result = me legging it round the living room, stark naked, moving out the sofa, bastard mouse then went under the arm chair, moved that, fucker mouse went under TV unit. Finally caught it took it out side and set it free into the field behind our house.

Did not speak to dp for 3 days for being such a wuss and waking me up to catch a bloody mouse. When I caught it the cats were trying to steal it back off me! Bastards

defo too late for deterrents

--try not to eat anything yummy

it'll be in your teeth--

don't call DP then he'll know you're a slattern with peanut butter all over your floor

no, we must deal with the mouse colony situation ourselves!

WorraLiberty Yes, I was in a heightened state of anxiety haha!! My thoughts were very loud!!

Just get some poison tomorrow from Homebase or somewhere

I had a couple of mice in my conservatory last year and bought 2 rentakil poison (covered) traps for about £15.

Well they weren't 'traps' actually. They're little plastic tunnels with a putty like poison inside (so my dog can't get to it) and they last a few years.

Either way, we've had none since.

I went 15 years without ever having a mouse in my house. Then my nextdoor neighbours put up some decking. Now all the houses in our little row have suffered with mice (they're breeding under the decking) but still they don't listen to us and do something about it

Get a cat. My cat cleared the mice out of the compost heap within a week of her arriving. Sorted.

The advert on the sidebar has a terrifying beady eyed fucker mouse staring right at me saying 'Got A Problem?' .....

WorraLiberty What inconsiderate neighbors...

redrubyindigo That would be a sensible solution, except I am really not a fan of having animals in my house.

poison = underfloor death

you could just scare them away? with lots of dancing around? or giant photos of terry wogan's cock?

cafecito you have really made me laugh tonight

is it his sister you have found

scary photo be warned

I used to shop here

I feel your pain, OP. Though I have to say, mice, I could live with. Rats, otoh, urgh. We had rats in an apartment we rented. Partly because of the river side location, partly because of the filthy downstairs neighbours. Our LL paid for us to stay in a hotel for 3 nights while he got the rat situation under control. He was an amazing LL. Whatever about mice scuttling over my pillow, rats I could not cope with. And the scritch scratching was driving me mad!