oh my god I nearly pooped my pants

[wakeupandsmellthecoffee]

Please please make me feel better
We have had a lone mouse. We have set Humain traps but couldn't get the (not so little as it turns out ) bugger.
Today as I came in from work my DS says "mum I can hear a mouse "

Well as a treat seeing as it's Friday I've bought home two burgers one for DH and one for DS and a lovely caramel Sunday for me.
Well I sit on the sofa to eat ice cream Sunday and noticed that one of the cushions was askew.
Yes you've guessed it I straitened the cushion and put my hand underneath.
I felt warm fur on top of a boney body.
I screamed and ran. I feel very lucky that it didn't bite me.
We searched for an hour turning everything upside down.

We got him and he is now in mice heaven.
I've never been so scared in ages and now I feel sick as a dog.

You poor thing . Btw, leave some more traps down for a while, mice don't travel alone...

OMG You grabbed a mouse!!
Arrgghhhhhhh!!!!!!!

Get a cat

You murdered him?!

Lone mice are quite rare.

Also you're assuming it was a he, when in fact it could be a female with a nest.

We get them in the conservatory sometimes, due to next door's decking.

We've been using these Rentokil bait boxes and they're brilliant. The mice take the poison back to the nest.

At least you got him

They love chocolate. How can you be scared of such a cutie!

Aw, London!

Yeah, they look cute and cuddly but they stink and carry disease.
Can you work out where they are getting in?
It most likely will not be living alone a la cute little Jerry...

I'm shuddering just reading that.

I'm with NoCapes...

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh!

Oh dear, get a cat, immediately. Maybe 2 cats, just to make sure.

Poor Mouse

You know where you you have one, there'l be more.Have a good look round for droppings.

That photo is a rat!

PNgirl was just about to say the same thing!

I love mice, I'd never wish them harm - but I would have screamed the fucking house down in OPs shoes.

meh. Usually if I find a mouse inside I try and usher it out the door. I've also rescued mice from the cat and the dog. I was quite upset that the last two I found were dead. I live in the country and there are a fair few around.

Op
There will definately be more though so be carfull.

I like mice. The cat brings them in alive and chases them round the kitchen. I've become quite adept at picking them up and setting them free in the garden. The cat hates it when I do that.

I don't know if YABU or YANBU. What's your question?

I capture mice under an old towel, and release them outside too. Couldn't abide mouse-murder.

You need cats. A whole pride herd lot of cats.

I just pick them up too. They're actually pretty shy and don't often bite and if they do, I've never had one break the skin. Now spiders, they're another matter. shudder I can't cope with the legs.