I can hear him scurrying about and squeaking once in a while.
It's driving my kitty bonkers. She tries to get as close to the ceiling as possible.
I wonder if he hangs out with the upstairs neighbors...



Do you have a mouse in your house?

Neat! I can just imagine the kitty!

CarrieMpls said:

Yes, and I'm still having problems keeping the little shits out.

INSATIABLE said:

She's been knocking things over just to try to get to the highest point in the apartment.

get a humane mouse trap - they're awesome!

IrresistibleB1tch said:

Just make sure that you also find out where they got in and repair it/block it off or others will take it's place in no time.

And it's never just one mouse, unfortunately.

JustErin said:

IrresistibleB1tch said:

I've got a mouse trap!

It's not very humane.

IrresistibleB1tch said:

sorry...once those little fuckers climb up my stove, run on my kitchen counter and take a shit, humanity went out of the window
i've been sealing up crack for two weeks now, and these two mice always find their way in here. unfortunately, i live in a 85 year old house, so i'll be filling cracks from now until doomsday.
last year, this one mouse was in my toaster and i was disgusted and angry i put plate on top of the toaster and pressed play..not proud of it, but i lived.
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I wouldn't even know where to put a trap. They're not in my apartment. They're in the space between my ceiling and my upstairs neighbor's floor.
I really don't mind him.
But if I were the upstairs neighbor I might. I suspect he might get out into their place.

i can imagine that your kitty's going bonkers right now. mine definitely would--he'd be jumping up and trying to get at the ceiling, probably.

We've got a mouse in the house as well...one cat is TRYING to catch it but with no luck...

Fury said:

What did you do with the toaster? Did you keep it?

I have had mice....recently, too. But I dont care, cause I have heard of it for weeks and Im moving day after tommorrow. I hate them, Its illogical, I know, but they really make me jump.

My Mums last flat was in a really long 4 story block, looked like a high rise turned on its side. They were knocking it down so they were slowly getting everyone to move out, and eventually (while I momentarily lived with her) she was the last person in the block. Suddenly she was overrun with mice ANd Im not talking 5, more like 25!! Shed never ever seen any before, but just because there was no other radiant heat except from her flat, and no bins etc. It was serious shit The little bastards were everywhere. She had the pest control man come out every week and clean them out and put down more poison! Personally I would have a hard time getting "rid" of them....but I can understand why she's hardened to it

there isn't a mouse problem in my apartment building, but i do remember always having to deal with mice at my dad's old house every winter. they'd live in the pantry and gnaw through the bags of rice, beans, pancake mix, anything they could get their grubby lil' mitts on. my dad would have to set up a mouse trap in the pantry, so on occasion whenever i had to get something outta there i'd be greeted with the sight of a dead mouse in the trap.

fathermcmeekle said:

hell no...threw that fucker away. fortunately for that mouse, it was the $7.97 toaster i got from walmart. IF it had been the $40 one i started to get, i would still be torturing his little ass to this date.
nothing more disturbing than hearing a mouse being burned alive...except maybe than picture of aretha franklin with her titties hanging out.

that's how the movie The Exorsist started

You can get mouse seeds that are laced with poision. Once eaten it will be fatal. Mice breed really fast, you might have a family or 2 running around.

luv4u said:

Yes, these are awesome because the mice all die in the walls and then decay...it's a quite a lovely smell.

Poison also does wonders to pets and children that get their hands on them.

Mice can be a real problem for sure, but using poison is never a wise solution.

I can't believe it's still legal.

JustErin said:

I understand where you're coming from really I do, But, did you read my post?!

What would you suggest? My mother has a dog, btw, who was never bothered by the poison or felt the need to eat it...maybe it repelled her but not the mice.

susannah said:

It's not so bad if you've got a guy coming in all the time taking out all the dead ones, but I imagine the cost adds up.

Your mother's dog was lucky. It's just a risk that I feel is not worth it.

Getting rid of mice is no easy task, that's for sure. I know how awful they can be...getting into everything, pooping everywhere.

It's almost impossible to get mice out of the walls of older homes because there are so many entry points at the exterior of those buildings. And as I said earlier, you really have to make sure that you find out where they came into your house proper and fix that. They'll still be in the walls but at least they won't be getting into your food and stuff.

One night as I lay trying to sleep
I hear in my room a mysterious "squeak!"
I've heard it before and wondered:
My neighbors next door?
Or maybe, a ghost on my floor?
I don't know, but it gives me the creeps.
And my cat doesn't care
He just sits and stares
And waits for more treats of egg cream.
So I pull my blankets up under my chin
And try to get back to my dreams once again.
When suddenly I feel tiny feet on my bed
Running across my face, then up onto my head!
A mouse, a mouse! Do you hear me?
There's a MOUSE on my head!
So I push him away, and sit up straight in my ire
demanding to know why he'd have such desire
"Why oh why, Mr. Mouse, as I try to retire,
would you climb 'cross my face, and then run at my mouth?"
And in a trembling small voice my wee foe he replied
"So sorry, good sir,
I thought it the door to my houthe."

WillyWonka said:

I love that poem

applekisses said:

Thank you.

Be careful when you change a lightbulb, 'cause somehow their mouse poop comes falling from the ceiling when I change a bulb. Keep an umbrella handy...
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He has just come in for the winter leave him alone and he will go to sleep, wake up, and fuck off in the spring.


Then use this to catch your winging moggy and chuck it outside where it belongs.



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CarrieMpls said:

YES!

I have mice behind the kitchen counter, which is open to the wall, in which they reside. When the cold comes, they move inside.

They would NEVER show in the house, due to DeeDee & Dexter.