yesterday i evicted an entire family

[FiloFunky]

discovered a family of mice in my outhouse yesterday. i had forgotten that i stored a bag of dog food in there some months ago... i had also stored a sack of shredded paper.

mum and dad ran out and off up the garden. and right at the back i found 6 pinkies wiggling around and 5 babies with fur snuggling around them.

i feel quite awful about it We relocated the babies to the far end of the garden in a bucket with some sawdust and straw for warmth.

AIBU to be feeling guilty that the babies probably wont have made it through the night and I worry mum and dad didnt find them? DP thinks I am being odd about it!

If I were to find evidence of mice (usually poo), I'd want to know what sort of mice they were before getting rid of them but I do put poison down in our garages because I know rats are there.

I could not get rid of dormice or harvest mice or field mice...

House mice, yes. Isn't 'mice' a nice word? Keep saying it to yourselves, posters. I don't know what else we could call them though.

looks like this

mothballs/Olbas oil deter mice - they rely on scent trails so strong smells disrupt them
works much better ime - and more humane - than cats

You really shouldn't feel guilty, they can do loads of damage and spread disease. I don't understand people who get all sentimental over vermin.