ok..so i've stopped running on the spot and shrieking 'eek' long enough to post this..the l'il guy even danced on my foot for a minute before continuing on his way..well,maybe it was more like a millisecond but it felt like an eternity..my own advice is:MOVE!! but i'm trying to be cool about it  :-[ ::) ;D

if you guys have any words of wisdom,please share..should i consider getting a cat? :D

a cat will almost definitely do the trick, Maria.  We have two cats, and in our old house, we would have an occasional mouse that would get in....but thanks to my two girls (kitties)...they always took care of that "problem" for me! LOL!


Erin :)

If you can't afford a cat or an exterminator... just get some glue traps.. they really work.. However, you might not like cleaning the bodies.. they get stuck by their faces in the traps.. often, they're still alive and twitching.. it's bad.

I'd say go with those "No See, No Touch" bits.. they don't work as well, but you don't have to deal with the writing bodies.

a cat will almost definitely do the trick, Maria.  We have two cats, and in our old house, we would have an occasional mouse that would get in....but thanks to my two girls (kitties)...they always took care of that "problem" for me! LOL!


Erin :)


thanks,Erin..i've been contemplating getting a kitten and this is perhaps a sign lol...the only other time i've seen a mouse first-hand was years ago when i did have a cat..that seemed to be more about catching it,hanging out with it for a bit and letting it go..before finally getting rid of it(same Wilma Flintstone routine that night too  :-[)..this place is a hundred years old and i have a feeling that if July has brought me one,the winter will surely bring me more  :\'(...ok..without a cat at the moment,any suggestions? ???

Here's some info I found online.....



1) Live Traps
The most humane form of mouse trap, live traps come in both single- and multi-catch designs. Both are designed to lure and trap live mice which can then be released far, far away. Live traps MUST be checked and any caught creatures released EVERY DAY. Make sure you are far away from the door when you release it (string is useful), and wash your hands thoroughly after handling the traps.
2) Snap Traps
These are what most people think of when they think of mouse traps. You put a piece of cheese or other bait on a trigger, and when the mouse takes it a spring lets loose and he is killed instantly. These traps also need to be checked, emptied, and re-set every day so that the dead mice don't decay and start to smell. Again, be careful when emptying these traps, wear gloves, and wash your hands.
3) Glue Traps
Simple in design, these traps are a piece of paper or cardboard coated with a strong glue in which the mice get stuck, eventually suffocating or dying of dehydration. Once the animals are dead, the traps can be thrown away. Be careful, wear gloves, and wash your hands after handling these traps.



Erin :)

If you can't afford a cat or an exterminator... just get some glue traps.. they really work.. However, you might not like cleaning the bodies.. they get stuck by their faces in the traps.. often, they're still alive and twitching.. it's bad.

I'd say go with those "No See, No Touch" bits.. they don't work as well, but you don't have to deal with the writing bodies.


Andrew,if you could only see how my face must look at the moment.. 'cuz it feels pretty freakin' scrunched up reading this!!! :o :D

...so far i'm going with the idea that there's only one who was possibly as scared of me as i was of him lol and maybe he's gone into permanent hiding(a girl can dream  ::))...*looks around for something that might house him as a trap if i spot him again*..'no see,no touch' bits?what are they??

Here's some info I found online.....



1) Live Traps
The most humane form of mouse trap, live traps come in both single- and multi-catch designs. Both are designed to lure and trap live mice which can then be released far, far away. Live traps MUST be checked and any caught creatures released EVERY DAY. Make sure you are far away from the door when you release it (string is useful), and wash your hands thoroughly after handling the traps.
2) Snap Traps
These are what most people think of when they think of mouse traps. You put a piece of cheese or other bait on a trigger, and when the mouse takes it a spring lets loose and he is killed instantly. These traps also need to be checked, emptied, and re-set every day so that the dead mice don't decay and start to smell. Again, be careful when emptying these traps, wear gloves, and wash your hands.
3) Glue Traps
Simple in design, these traps are a piece of paper or cardboard coated with a strong glue in which the mice get stuck, eventually suffocating or dying of dehydration. Once the animals are dead, the traps can be thrown away. Be careful, wear gloves, and wash your hands after handling these traps.



Erin :)



Erin,once again,thx for the advice..i'm definitely a girlie girl so the first two options don't exactly seem to be my speed..well,except for the instant dying part(the decaying smell thing kinda turned me off lol)..however,as Andrew said the idea of the glue although seemingly easy and minimal interaction..might kinda freak me out if you have to wait around for the mouse to die..how much did i NOT think i'd have to be dealing with this tonight  ::) :P

Oh I totally understand....the thought of killing a mouse, or having a trap do the deed....makes me flinch (at the very least).  I am one of "those types" that when I see a spider....i say, "Chris...come and kill this for me"!! LOL!!!  ;D



Erin :)

Oh I totally understand....the thought of killing a mouse, or having a trap do the deed....makes me flinch (at the very least).  I am one of "those types" that when I see a spider....i say, "Chris...come and kill this for me"!! LOL!!!  ;D



Erin :)


you are SO speaking my language,girl  ;D ;)

 Watch out for the glue traps, though, sometimes they can get out of them and THEN you have mice running around missing patches of hair :o


OMG!!Kim,this is going from bad to WORSE!!LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :o ;D

Erin,once again,thx for the advice..i'm definitely a girlie girl so the first two options don't exactly seem to be my speed..well,except for the instant dying part(the decaying smell thing kinda turned me off lol)..however,as Andrew said the idea of the glue although seemingly easy and minimal interaction..might kinda freak me out if you have to wait around for the mouse to die..how much did i NOT think i'd have to be dealing with this tonight  ::) :P


Well, the glue.. we've never waited for them to die.. maybe it's just cause my father's bloody impatient and likes to scare the crap out of my mom, who's deathly afraid of mice {When she was young, she saw a rat the size of a cat while she showered}... I'd say still, go with those "No Touch, No See" traps.. you put them out {they're a small, black circle-cage thing}... and if something goes in, it closes around them.. if the trap's red light is blinking, it caught something.. you just throw it out and put another one down until it stops catching things... never have to see anything writhing bodies or touch any either. :)

Well, the glue.. we've never waited for them to die.. maybe it's just cause my father's bloody impatient and likes to scare the crap out of my mom, who's deathly afraid of mice {When she was young, she saw a rat the size of a cat while she showered}... I'd say still, go with those "No Touch, No See" traps.. you put them out {they're a small, black circle-cage thing}... and if something goes in, it closes around them.. if the trap's red light is blinking, it caught something.. you just throw it out and put another one down until it stops catching things... never have to see anything writhing bodies or touch any either. :)


dude!!ok ok..that sounds like my kinda thing(if i have to have a 'thing' where mice are involved  ;D)..thanks,Andrew!! 8)

Wow, Maria.. not to make light of your situation, cause I'm sure it's horrible, but your timing is pretty ironic!

Just about 2 hours ago, a red flying beetle-type bug got stuck in my hair!!  I was in the backyard and all of a sudden I heard this buzzing right by my ear, and I looked and ewww!!!  I totally screamed!!  My sister-in-law was asleep and she woke up and came running outside to see if I was ok.

Wow, Maria.. not to make light of your situation, cause I'm sure it's horrible, but your timing is pretty ironic!

Just about 2 hours ago, a red flying beetle-type bug got stuck in my hair!!  I was in the backyard and all of a sudden I heard this buzzing right by my ear, and I looked and ewww!!!  I totally screamed!!  My sister-in-law was asleep and she woke up and came running outside to see if I was ok.



yikes Andrea!!that's scary too!!when i was little one of those suckers whacked itself into the wall right above my head while i was sleeping and my older sister came to my rescue ..having it hit the wall was bad enough..cannot imagine in my hair  :o

My brother once got a ladybug stuck in his ear and my mom had to pick it out.  :-\\

yikes Andrea!!that's scary too!!when i was little one of those suckers whacked itself into the wall right above my head while i was sleeping and my older sister came to my rescue ..having it hit the wall was bad enough..cannot imagine in my hair  :o


Yeah, it was pretty scary.. I'm scared of rats & mice too.. If I see one, my first reaction is to jump on the nearest table, couch, desk, counter, etc and scream. :-[

...and if your hubby is anything like mine, he's probably no help at all...  when I told my husband about the bug in my hair, his reaction:  "It's just a little bug!!"

Just get the cheap 3 for $.99 traps at Wal-Mart, put a little peanut butter on it and WAP!  Then cover it with a grocery bag and that's it, Mickey never knew what hit him.

mice love peanut butter, my mom puts peanut butter in a floating dish and puts it in a bucket of water. the mice jump in to get a treat and drown.

Mothballs! No, hang on...

mice love peanut butter, my mom puts peanut butter in a floating dish and puts it in a bucket of water. the mice jump in to get a treat and drown.


ok,Tina..i'm giving it a whirl..no response yet lol..
thanks!! :)

mice love peanut butter, my mom puts peanut butter in a floating dish and puts it in a bucket of water. the mice jump in to get a treat and drown.
I have always believed that mice can swim.

I have always believed that mice can swim.


let's hope not!! :D ;D

If you are going to get a cat as a mouser, be sure to get a female. Females are much better hunters than males.






Cat

I'm not sure if I can offer you much advice, Maria...my cat Sophie prefers to catch the mice that are already outside...instead of the ones that occasionally sneak into the house!!  ::) ;D

I have always believed that mice can swim.


I don't know if they can or not, mom sets that up before she goes to bed, in the morning there is usually 1 or 2 in there.

Gotta be a kitty for three reasons...

1. Cats are adorable...

2. It's the most gruesome-less way of controlling the pests - mostly the mouse will actually die of fright rather than the cat ripping it to pieces, or leaving it half-dead like traps do...

3. Cats are adorable...(did I mention that?!!)

My little bundle of fluff surpassed herself today by leaving THREE 'gifts' by the back door when I came home tonight, bless...!

The only drawbacks with cats is they'll never clear the evidence away, so you'll have to steel yourself and get rid of the dead rodent yourself...

Gotta be a kitty for three reasons...

1. Cats are adorable...

2. It's the most gruesome-less way of controlling the pests - mostly the mouse will actually die of fright rather than the cat ripping it to pieces, or leaving it half-dead like traps do...

3. Cats are adorable...(did I mention that?!!)

My little bundle of fluff surpassed herself today by leaving THREE 'gifts' by the back door when I came home tonight, bless...!

The only drawbacks with cats is they'll never clear the evidence away, so you'll have to steel yourself and get rid of the dead rodent yourself...


I like the way you think!!  ;D ;)

This treatment is not as bad as it sounds.  Go to you local garden center and get some urine.  Yes,
the sell bobcat, or fox, or one of those,  in bottles.  They sell stuff the you put the urine on and you
leave it wherever the pesky vermin show up.  When you first pour it our it smells strong, but dissipates
really quickly so you(and any guests) don't smell it, but the mice do and stay away.  It works wonders
and you don't have to do that horrible stuff with traps and dead, or live and squealing, mice. ;)

I don't know if they can or not, mom sets that up before she goes to bed, in the morning there is usually 1 or 2 in there.


i've got two of the 'water traps' geared up at the moment so i'll see if i have any swimmers when i get home from work tonight  :P

thx for the advice,Paul..yes a kitty is something i've been wanting for a long time but would she be able to scare them that much at like 8 weeks old ? ???

hmmm..removing the dead rodent myself..good times  :P

I'm not sure if I can offer you much advice, Maria...my cat Sophie prefers to catch the mice that are already outside...instead of the ones that occasionally sneak into the house!!  ::) ;D


oh great,sis  ::) ;D

This treatment is not as bad as it sounds.  Go to you local garden center and get some urine.  Yes,
the sell bobcat, or fox, or one of those,  in bottles.  They sell stuff the you put the urine on and you
leave it wherever the pesky vermin show up.  When you first pour it our it smells strong, but dissipates
really quickly so you(and any guests) don't smell it, but the mice do and stay away.  It works wonders
and you don't have to do that horrible stuff with traps and dead, or live and squealing, mice. ;)


so Danoota what's the scoop then..do they just stay hidden in the walls or whatever *eek*..the idea is grossing me out(not that everything mice related isn't at the moment  :D)..but i might check it out..hmm..then again..ick lol

Once when we were living in our mobile home, we had an experience with a mouse in the house. We had an exterminator come out and make our house mouseproof so that no future mice could come in. What made this experience even more spooky is that it occurred a week before Halloween, so I guess you could say we had a haunted house one week early! :o

It was Monday morning, October 25, 1999; about 1:40 or so. I was sleeping nicely when I heard some ruffling, which awakened me. So I turned on my lamp—AAAH!— there was a mouse in my room! It scampered out of sight. I quickly awakened my parents, shouting, "There's a mouse in my room!!" So they proceeded to look for the mouse (and possibly a couple others); this took the rest of the night. I spent time lying on the couch, trying to get some rest; at about 3:15 or so, my mom took me outside to the carport (we didn't have a garage, since it was a mobile home) and I slept in her car. After the sun came up (7 A.M.-ish), I had to go to school (it was my second year of college), and my dad was alert enough to drive me up there; after he dropped me off, he drove back home instead of to work. The next night, I slept on the couch; the next two nights, we stayed at a hotel.

The thing with mice is they never stray far from the "nest".  According to our pest control people, they usually don't go farther than 50 feet or so by themselves.  So, they're kinda like cockroaches....if you see one, there are most likely a few others nearby :(

yeah...there could have been a whole family of them living underneath our mobile home at the time...being that the house's floor is three feet off the ground. :-\\

hmmm..removing the dead rodent myself..good times  :P


With the cat we used to have it was usually half a mouse!!

With the cat we used to have it was usually half a mouse!!




Let me guess, a decapitated one. Cats seem to love mouse heads. I have had a few mousers in my day and whenever I found what was left, it was missing its head.




Cat

We live in the country, so we pretty much have to co-habitate with mice. Yuck!! We've tried everything. They always trip the traps but never get caught, so we tried de-con, but when they die, they stink up the house and you can never find them, so glue traps are the only thing we found that works. Tony takes the trap and mouse outside and after that, I don't want to know what happens!  :o  :P

Cats are good, UNLESS you get one that like to put on a show for you...Years ago when I lived in my apartment my cat caught a mouse that had gotten into the empty tub (that happened many times and I used to catch them and release them, hey what can I say?  I'm an animal lover!!  LOL!!). 

Anyway, I didn't know she got it and I was sitting in the living room and here comes the cat and sits right down in front of me with the mouse in her mouth.  She'd drop it and it would try to get away and she'd grab it again and flip it up into the air and watch it drop...every time I'd try to get the mouse from her she'd run off with it in her mouth, a few minutes later she'd be right back in front of me torturing the mouse again.  After about 30 minutes of this, the mouse finally died, of course the cat just left it in the middle of the floor for me to clean up.  Not wanting to touch the dead mouse, I grabbed a spatula from the kitchen a scooped it up.

Some day when I have more time, I'll tell you about the mouse I had living in my car for over a month.

I hope you threw that spatula away or at least disinfected it a bazillion times ;D


Oh believe me that thing went right into the trash with the mouse!!  I could never use it again, even if I boiled it for an hour AND soaked in bleach over night...LOL!!

Let me guess, a decapitated one. Cats seem to love mouse heads. I have had a few mousers in my day and whenever I found what was left, it was missing its head.




Cat


That's right.  Quite a surprise when you step barefoot on one as you go to bring the milk in from the doorstep.

http://www.animalden.net/images/animated/smallcritters/mouse.gif


I think this mouse is just as scared about all the ways to get rid of it. ;D

Anyway, I didn't know she got it and I was sitting in the living room and here comes the cat and sits right down in front of me with the mouse in her mouth.  She'd drop it and it would try to get away and she'd grab it again and flip it up into the air and watch it drop...every time I'd try to get the mouse from her she'd run off with it in her mouth, a few minutes later she'd be right back in front of me torturing the mouse again.  After about 30 minutes of this, the mouse finally died, of course the cat just left it in the middle of the floor for me to clean up.  Not wanting to touch the dead mouse, I grabbed a spatula from the kitchen a scooped it up.

I think it's a game for cats!

Why not?
http://www.toysdirect.co.uk/products/medium/Mousetrap.jpg

The thing with mice is they never stray far from the "nest".  According to our pest control people, they usually don't go farther than 50 feet or so by themselves.  So, they're kinda like cockroaches....if you see one, there are most likely a few others nearby :(


Kim,you are just FULL of good news aren't you  ::) ;D

ok..here's the update..yesterday/last night i tried Tina's suggestion of the peanut butter in a floating cup in buckets of water...essentially i created a swimming pool for the mouse according to one of my friends  ::)..result..no dice(or mice lol).

tonight at work one of the maintenance men gave me three springloaded traps and after two training sessions with different people
(did i mention i'm a girlie girl  :-[ ;D)..i came home,donned rubber gloves(since i knew i'd snap my fingers in the trap somehow lol) and finally got all three set..

so far..3 hours later..no result.. :-\\..
i also bought the glue things but after hearing so much about the mice squealing while stuck and trying to chew off their legs(ICK) i opted for this method..hmm..maybe i did scare that mouse away the other night with my 'eek-ing'..ya think  ;D

Oh dear. My ant problem certainly pales in comparison, lol.

Spring-loaded traps are probably the most efficient way. We had a mouse problem in our house when I was very young and we found putting chocolate on the end of the trap instead of cheese works like a charm. Of course, I saw the results . . . Eugh! The mouse was completely severed in half!

Feeling sick yet?  ;D

Either that or get a cat but I know how responsible you are with animals . . .  ;) ;D

Oh dear. My ant problem certainly pales in comparison, lol.

hmmm..wouldn't wanna deal with those either  :P ;D


Spring-loaded traps are probably the most efficient way. We had a mouse problem in our house when I was very young and we found putting chocolate on the end of the trap instead of cheese works like a charm. Of course, I saw the results . . . Eugh! The mouse was completely severed in half!

dare i say better that than making a cameo appearance at any moment  :D


Feeling sick yet?  ;D

well,i did just shiver  :-
Either that or get a cat but I know how responsible you are with animals . . .  ;) ;D


excuse me?! ??? :D

hmmm..wouldn't wanna deal with those either  :P ;D

At least they are much smaller, lol.

dare i say better that than making a cameo appearance at any moment  :D

That's the spirit, girl. Toughen up and be a man.  8) ;D

well,i did just shiver  :-excuse me?! ??? :D

Lol.

You have a problem with keeping pets . . . ?  ;D