Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Mouse in kitchen - moral dilemma
I saw a nice little mouse in my kitchen. Should I get someone in to err 'remove him'? The mouse looked very sweet, I would be happy to cohabit with him for a while, but wondered whether anyone else had tried this and found the mouse to be difficult to live with? I live on the ground floor of a 1906 house, so I don't think I can stop him coming in?
I would appreciate any advice or any tales of experience with this kind of thing please (except horror stories - no no no)
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Permalink Reply by GillianM on
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You might find that more move in! Or not. Just don't leave any food around. In my opinion London mice are not "nice" though - nasty grey things, not like their much sweeter country cousins.
You don't need to get anyone in to remove it though. You'll spend £100 for someone to put down poison that you could have done yourself!
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Permalink Reply by pamish on
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It won't be just one.
If you search here on Mice you'll see some of the thousands of suggestions and opinions on HoL, including my DIY mousetrap involving a waste-bin, a coat-hanger and a ruler, which works.
Once gone, those noise-emitting devices seem to work - I've not seen mine back. Yet.
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Taking them outside doesn't work, they have homing devices. Mine all went to Markfield Park to feed the owls and foxes, or maybe go on to live to a ripe old age. 1km minimum.
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Permalink Reply by Samantha Johnson on
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Thank you everyone. I think I will leave a trap with a nice eviction notice on it, so if the mouse can't read, its his own fault if he dies.
Will this do the job?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/8-X-WOODEN-MOUSE-TRAPS-TRADITIONAL-CLASSI...
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Permalink Reply by Finsbury Park Ranger on
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They can smell your hands and they won't touch it if you're not careful so wear gloves.
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Permalink Reply by Justin Guest on
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You cannot be squeamish! They will take advantage if you are and you will be overrun with them, cute as they are.
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Absolutely, let me know if you want them Samantha...
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Gloves on and trap down
I don't want to read the other forums, I think they will scare me
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Permalink Reply by Sarah_24 on
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There is never just one...he will multiply! Had enough experience of them. I'm a snap trap kill 'em girl...tried lots of other methods but haven't found anything to work and I'm not paying for an exterminator and I can't cope with live ones trapped.
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Permalink Reply by Elaine W on
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Get a cat! When my last cat died, u had quite a few uninvited mousie visitors. Tried humane traps but found it quite distressing and was never sure where to release them. Anyway, I now have two moggies and no sign of mice. Another tip: keep all food ( flour, pasta, rice, etc) sealed in plastic containers, even in cupboards. Mice get everywhere.
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It's worth checking around the outside of the house for any mouse-sized holes, and block them up (or put a mesh over them if they are ventilation holes). Similar inside (on the basis they can walk between terraced houses through holes), though kitchen units make this much harder. Don't forget holes in the ceiling - we think that's how the last one we had dropped in!
Homebase have a live trap - very easy to use, caught the last mouse the first night (peanut butter as bait). We then took the mouse to Finsbury park and let it go - who knows what happened to it next!
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