I've got a mouse in my kitchen

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 15 Sep 2008, 03:02

And I would much rather have the vermin filled,buck toothed, little nocturn,than a cat.

But I would like to be rid of it. I'm assuming one can buy poison that will kill but I don't want it crawling to die under my kitchen units or lying for months as a sort of air freshener in my dirty underwear basket.

Any termination tips will be welcome and I'm not that bothered if its quick or slow.

BeachBum · Post by **BeachBum** » 15 Sep 2008, 08:19

Porty wrote:And I would much rather have the vermin filled,buck toothed, little nocturn,than a cat.

But I would like to be rid of it. I'm assuming one can buy poison that will kill but I don't want it crawling to die under my kitchen units or lying for months as a sort of air freshener in my dirty underwear basket.

Any termination tips will be welcome and I'm not that bothered if its quick or slow.

Chocolate and a mouse trap! Think its white chocolate. Not sure. Never cared enough to pay that much attention.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 15 Sep 2008, 10:23

Mint oil on cotton wool.
Mice seem to loathe it.
Doesn't kill them just makes them go away.
Place the oil on cotton wool balls, or tissues and put them in the areas the mice frequent

I was skeptical of this but it worked for Clanger 1s pal and I tried it in my dad's place. Seems to have done the trick.
Its a bit like living in a pan drop, though.

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 15 Sep 2008, 11:06

Any termination tips will be welcome and I'm not that bothered if its quick or slow.

Cervical dislocation (aka breaking the neck)
Just take hold of each end of said little beastie and pull. It's actually pretty humane, death being almost instantaneous.
Or you could just borrow a cat for a few days.

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 15 Sep 2008, 11:17

.......................or,as you don't like cats, you could always borrow a little terrier, my present one hasn't proven himself yet but his predecessor showed that he was capable by practising on a gerbil

Let me know if you are interested, I'm sure we could arrange something for a small fee

Grunk · Post by **Grunk** » 15 Sep 2008, 14:23

gotta mouse in your kitchen what are you gonna do?
gotta mouse in your kitchen what are you gonna do?
you're gonna get that mouse, that's what you will do.
gonna get that mouse.

Use a humane trap, the back breakers, can miss or just take off a leg which means that it bleeds to death somewhere else.

If you want it to die, you can always let it starve to death after you catch it.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 16 Sep 2008, 14:56

Thanks!! I'm gonna try Soupdragon's stunt. Where do I get mint oil?

If I catch it I'm going for Seashell's solution, I like the sound of that. Not seen any sign of it since Sunday night so maybe its gone. I hope so.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 16 Sep 2008, 20:56

We have a cat you could borrow (you'll all have seen her picture on local lampposts - it's not only the dog who gets lost

) but on the two occasions we've had little furry guests, she has taken great pleasure in...watching them play. The only one she ever caught was already dead in a trap.

We go with Michael Traill's suggestion. Mousetraps, chocolate. And kind of chocolate. Nutella works very well. the first time, we discovered them through the half-eaten box of belgian chocolates; last time, through the hole they chewed in the cat food bag...

Honestly, our cat - who's posh cat name is Artemis - oh the irony - just let them eat her food.

Mousetraps. I hate mice.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 16 Sep 2008, 20:59

You can borrow Selma the Slaughterer for an evening. She caught one in here and left it under our bed to decompose for a few days before we smelt it

. At least she had the decency to leave the second one on the landing to be stood on.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 16 Sep 2008, 22:55

Porty wrote:And I would much rather have the vermin filled,buck toothed, little nocturn,than a cat.

But I would like to be rid of it. I'm assuming one can buy poison that will kill but I don't want it crawling to die under my kitchen units or lying for months as a sort of air freshener in my dirty underwear basket.

Any termination tips will be welcome and I'm not that bothered if its quick or slow.

Hope it's not a pregnant female, you could end up with ten more!!!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 17 Sep 2008, 09:11

bellybabe wrote:We have a cat you could borrow (you'll all have seen her picture on local lampposts - it's not only the dog who gets lost ) :

It now occurs to me that this mouse may actually be one of your lost animlas, it must have been sleeping in your coat pocket and escaped whan you got off the bus the other morning!!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 17 Sep 2008, 15:02

I just found a small, dead mouse in the aviary where my chipmunk lives!!!

Don't know if it just died there or if the chipmunk killed it!!! But if it did, you could borrow my killer chipmunk!!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 18 Sep 2008, 11:16

Still no sign of it and no info on where to get mint oil.

Epykat · Post by **Epykat** » 18 Sep 2008, 16:15

Porty wrote:Still no sign of it and no info on where to get mint oil.

Packet of polo mints, pestal, mortar - you're sorted.
The mouse probably strayed in drunk, thought you looked attractive, sobered up in the morning, realised how it had lowered it's standards... and left.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 18 Sep 2008, 16:25

Porty wrote: It now occurs to me that this mouse may actually be one of your lost animlas, it must have been sleeping in your coat pocket and escaped whan you got off the bus the other morning!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 18 Sep 2008, 16:54

Pestal mortar? WTF is that. And where do I get some?

magbagpuss · Post by **magbagpuss** » 18 Sep 2008, 16:57

Wee poly bag and end of a rolling pin will work just as well
Porty . Remember we have 3 cats if you want a wee loan . Even a bit of fabric you have rubbed the said cat with should deter the critters !!

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 18 Sep 2008, 21:29

You could always do a " Pied Piper"!!!!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Sep 2008, 09:03

Still no sign

teddygirl · Post by **teddygirl** » 19 Sep 2008, 11:08

Are you sure there really was a mouse in the first place ?

...............and not a figment of your over fertile imagination

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 19 Sep 2008, 12:34

I have to fess up that I've never actually seen the little blighter.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 21 Sep 2008, 00:33

I just saw IT!!! and its a cute little fella. I walked in on it munching some crumbs by the bin. It didn't sense me or if it did it wasn't bothered. I've lost the urge to purge. I'll just let it live and hope it moves on sson.

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 21 Sep 2008, 11:58

Awwweeee!!!! Your really a " softy" at heart Porty!!!!

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 22 Sep 2008, 08:27

Porty wrote:I just saw IT!!! and its a cute little fella. I walked in on it munching some crumbs by the bin. It didn't sense me or if it did it wasn't bothered. I've lost the urge to purge. I'll just let it live and hope it moves on sson.

you do know that mice urinate almost constantly, Porty? A few drops here, a few drops there. The mouse itself may look cute - but his by-products aint!

stock up on bleach and rubber goves right now and get scrubbing!

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Sep 2008, 11:01

Er that puts a different perspective on things. Where do I get mint oil? Has anyone ever tried these electonic cage things that cath the mice but don't kill them or am I making that up?

I'venot googled yet but if anyones had experience?

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Sep 2008, 11:25

Never tried the mint oil technique Porty, but would try the baking section of any supermarket for it.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 22 Sep 2008, 11:28

Supermarkets have baking sections?

arachnid · Post by **arachnid** » 22 Sep 2008, 18:05

Porty wrote:Er that puts a different perspective on things. Where do I get mint oil? Has anyone ever tried these electonic cage things that cath the mice but don't kill them or am I making that up?

I'venot googled yet but if anyones had experience?

They're not really electronic, not the one I use anyway. Just an oblong piece of wood with cage wire on the end and a spring loaded part where the mouse goes in.We sometimes get mouse or mice in the shed in the garden and have caught a few in one of these live catchers. There is a field at the top of our road, so take them up there to release them,but as far away from the house as possible( hopefully the mouse won't remember the way back!!!)

Maria · Post by **Maria** » 22 Sep 2008, 19:00

Porty wrote:Supermarkets have baking sections?

Obviously, being such a staunch PCATS supporter, you won't have darkened the doors of such a place, but yes, supermarkets do indeed offer such delights.

SoupDragon · Post by **SoupDragon** » 24 Sep 2008, 16:25

Hows the moose loose aboot the hoose?

Supermarkets will sell mint oil or there's always Allans the chemists or Boots. Try the essential oils area

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 28 Sep 2008, 20:58

Not seen it for a week. I've heard about some stick patches that you can put near the skirting board and it captures the mouse. True or false?

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 29 Sep 2008, 14:50

True!! They have it in woodwares http://www.avenuesupplies.co.uk/index.p ... ug+Control

I talked to someone whos uses this and has caiught 3 in the last week. The traps are humane they ensnare rather than kill the mice so that you can stand on them, put them in the microwave or whatever? Will let you know how it goes.

seashell · Post by **seashell** » 29 Sep 2008, 22:44

I guess the old saying "the pitter patter of tiny feet" has a different meaning in your household, Porty.

Porty · Post by **Porty** » 30 Sep 2008, 10:43

I'm only kidding about killing the wee thing. i will let it free if I ever catch it. I put those glue traps down last night and it moved one. Must have got caught but was strong enough to disengage. What next? Will it be too wary of the glue traps now?

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 30 Sep 2008, 11:01

I still think that Mr Magnolia's (somewhat cynical) advice in April 2005 was the best:

"If you live in a tenement, you need to insist that at least one of your neighbours has a cat. And invite it in from time to time, and then kick it back out again.

Then you can be sure that you are free of mice!

"

No need for a formal invitation as cats can't read (or can they

?). And don't take the "kick" bit literally.

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