CB Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I have a mouse in the house. The little git turned up bold as brass in the kitchen tonight. I need sure fire ways of getting rid of him asap. The wife is refusing to come downstairs until he has been killed / exiled. P.s. Cats are definately not the answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I have a mouse in the house. The little git turned up bold as brass in the kitchen tonight. I need sure fire ways of getting rid of him asap. The wife is refusing to come downstairs until he has been killed / exiled. P.s. Cats are definately not the answer. Missleading title OP............I really thought that you had a moose loose about your hoose, [-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 23 April, 2010 Missleading title OP............I really thought that you had a moose loose about your hoose, [-X a mouse louse about the house doesn't quite work;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I have two snakes, one of which is currently loose in my living room. They're pretty good mousers, although if your wife is afraid of mice, I doubt she would approve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buctootim Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 23 April, 2010 It looks like a Honda advert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA77 Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I have two snakes, one of which is currently loose in my living room. They're pretty good mousers, although if your wife is afraid of mice, I doubt she would approve. Maybe his wife would approve of him unleashing the trouser snake! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 Maybe his wife would approve of him unleashing the trouser snake! Does it eat small rodents? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LA77 Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 Does it eat small rodents? If it smells like a dead rat he might be in trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chez Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 chocolate rather than cheese as bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 Glace Cherrys or Peanut butter in either a humane trap (that you must empty over a mile away from home) or a back breaker that I suggest you put on paper for when the mouse explodes. We had one in our kitchen. It turned up in the cupboard at 11pm slipped through my fingers at 11:15 and was eventually caught at 2:15am. When you have snaffled it find the holes and stuff them up. I cut old computer CD's to fit round holes where the pipes come through cupboard sides the little buggers can't gnaw through them. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I concur with the OP. Our Moose is still loose aboot the hoose 18 months after making his first appearance. Tried all forms of trap and deterent to no avail and now resigned to just hoovering up his little ****s when they appear. People have warned that they can chew through electrical cables and that is what i am now hoping for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 It looks like a Honda advert Cripes!! That's exactly what it looks like under the bonnet of my Accord!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Saint Posted 23 April, 2010 Share Posted 23 April, 2010 I concur with the OP. Our Moose is still loose aboot the hoose 18 months after making his first appearance. Tried all forms of trap and deterent to no avail and now resigned to just hoovering up his little ****s when they appear. People have warned that they can chew through electrical cables and that is what i am now hoping for. Really? Make sure the fire part of your house insurance is up to date! An old boss had his brake fluid pipes munched through by field mice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 24 April, 2010 Share Posted 24 April, 2010 I have a mouse in the house. The little git turned up bold as brass in the kitchen tonight. I need sure fire ways of getting rid of him asap. The wife is refusing to come downstairs until he has been killed / exiled. P.s. Cats are definately not the answer. Make the most of having the downstairs to yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyboy Posted 24 April, 2010 Share Posted 24 April, 2010 trouble is you won't have just one, there will be a family. It's you or them, reclaim your house by executing every last one! Several traps, keep them primed after you have any success, after a week you might find that the body count slows down. Every few years we get them here, it normally takes five or six kills before you can enjoy sleep without hearing little paws creeping around the loft, it's not for the faint-hearted, go do it to them before they do it to your stereo. You may want to wear body armour and smear mud on your face to get into that Rambo role as well, I wear a tea towel tied around my head and hold the bodies aloft to warn off the others. or you might have the only loner mouse in the area and he will skuttle away of his own accord.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 24 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 24 April, 2010 Just back from B & Q. The array of traps available is amazing ranging for ingenious to downright evil. So bought one of each and am now conducting which? style comsumer test. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted 24 April, 2010 Share Posted 24 April, 2010 Why not get one of these? http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80968923/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 24 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 24 April, 2010 Why not get one of these? http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80968923/ It's a close run thing between which one the wife is more terrified of. I fear that any suggestion of reptiles or arachnids will be met with a somewhat frosty reception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorgiesaint Posted 24 April, 2010 Share Posted 24 April, 2010 Don't bother with humane traps - very nice idea but complete waste of time. Simple spring loaded trap with a sliver of chocolate (as Chez recommended). I should know, live in an old tenement flat in Edinburgh & I've been catching them on & off for a while. In the meantime, enjoy getting the tv to yourself!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70's Mike Posted 24 April, 2010 Share Posted 24 April, 2010 thought you were talking about the pratt from Talksport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Saint Posted 25 April, 2010 Author Share Posted 25 April, 2010 Strike one. The basic mousetrap was the answer. Bit traumatic when I discovered that the seemingly dead mouse burst into life and ran across the kitchen floor with the trap attached to its nose. Hopefully thats it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anothersaintinsouthsea Posted 25 April, 2010 Share Posted 25 April, 2010 Had our first mouse visit a couple of months ago after living in our current place for the last 5 years. Bought a plug from B&Q that emits a sonic bleep that rodents detest. It seemed to do the trick, after a few days I turned it off to see what happened and within half an hour I could hear a mouse in the wall. Turned it back on, cue some frantic scurrying sounds and then nothing since. Well worth the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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