We have a mouse in the loft, which we are trying to poison, and a hamster ("Rocky")in a cage that we are trying to look after and keep not only alive, but well and healthy. Two rodents 7 feet apart, but completely different in status. Life is crazy sometimes.
Feeling a bit sleepy today, as daughter came through at 1-30am saying "Rocky's escaped!". The cage door wasn't quite clicked to and he was out. Taking care where to step, a search of the house began (her bedroom door was ajar). 2 minutes later, I notice hamster on his back legs staring at me from a corner of Ellie's bedroom. Crisis over, but never quite got back into that lovely deep sleep I was having.
As I said, life is crazy sometimes.
Feeling a bit sleepy today, as daughter came through at 1-30am saying "Rocky's escaped!". The cage door wasn't quite clicked to and he was out. Taking care where to step, a search of the house began (her bedroom door was ajar). 2 minutes later, I notice hamster on his back legs staring at me from a corner of Ellie's bedroom. Crisis over, but never quite got back into that lovely deep sleep I was having.
As I said, life is crazy sometimes.
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You could use a humane trap to catch the mouse and release it in a field not too far from you house?
They can be used, but you have to monitor them regularly, and I suspect the mice would just move back in.
Need to find the hole they're using!
I know that I am not a father yet but I admire greatly your willingness to get up without so much as a "bloody hell".
I quite like the idea of staying up all night staking out where the mouse is coming and going from! If you want a willing volunteer, you have my phone number.
[For those who don't know me as well as Mike does, yes that is a joke.]
Mike - mars bar on a trap is the way forward for catchin your mouse!!! we caught 3 that way but did have to do some inhumane killing to make sure they left this earth departed and not moving!!!
emma - you're so caring and thoughtful about mice, i think mousey and mousey have something to do with that!!!
Absolutely! They'd never talk to me again if I killed a mouse!.... hang on...
Have now blocked the gap they enlarged by nibbling. The noises in the loft and in the spaces between the walls have now abated.
I think it was theterminator that said 'i'll be back!!!' but mice often say it too!!!!!!!
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