a mouse in the house...

[SWHouston]

Originally Posted by Verbena

The dogs usually torment (play) with the mice then kill them.

Like I said, I haven't seen a Mouse for quite a while, but...
When I take my guys hunting along the Bayou, they will catch Frogs and Snakes. However, when one of my guys catches something, he thinks that's his property. The pieces come into play, when the others disagree.

[MandiesMom]

Originally Posted by Lap Princess

I have had terrible vole & gopher problems until I started using these solar mole chasers in my yard. Hardly any activity anymore.
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[Lap Princess]

Originally Posted by MandiesMom

Oh, thank you so much for this link! I'm going to be checking this out for sure!!!

You're welcome!

They do seem to work pretty well. I know this because not only did I have hardly any new damage, but my neighbors started complaining about the critters & what to do. I think they all got driven into their yards!

[MishyMish]

Originally Posted by rubynrosie

Im tired! This morning about 1am dbf's snoring got to me so I moved upstairs to the couch. I was all cuddled in with the sweetest little snorers two next to me and one on the floor. Just falling asleep around 230 when I heard this scurrying chomp chomp chomp at the dog food dish. Im tired don't think much of it other than Ruby sure is picking out here favorite pieces of food the way she is moving the pieces around in the bowl and then it dawns on me...ruby n Rosie the only 2 things small enough in the house to make that noise are cuddled up next to me.....ugh...its a mouse. Normally...in a cage or outside or in a pet store mice do not scare me. As a little girl I had been known to put babies found out in the barn in my pocket to bring them inside the house as pets..until my mom would find them. However IN THE HOUSE I DETEST THE DIRTY LITTLE B#$3RDS!!!! I had gotten my significant other two kittens this fall to take care of any mouse that was daring enough to venture in to the house but that was a bust...those two kittens now reside at my house because they have not one hunting bone in their body unless it is to attack human feet. Sorry...back to the story...as im sitting on the couch actually standing to get a better view...Its dark out and my glasses are on an end table which would mean putting my feet on the floor where the mouse could have the chance to run up my leg...not gonna happen...im squinting and all of a sudden...my fearless 3.5/4 lb Ruby 's terrier instinct kicks in and she is running for the darn mouse in the bowl. Ugh..in that split second..all I could think of was the mouse was gonna be bigger then her, its gonna bite her, she is going to get all these diseases from it and I was to chicken to get off the couch.....aaaargh....terriers are stubborn when they are in the zone. I tried to yell in a whisper every name I have called Ruby-Sioux trying to get her attention with out waking the bf. It was not working...I could hear this squeak aqueduct and chatter of the monster telling Ruby off and Ruby telling it off...well the story is anti climatic...I threw a pillow at them...Ruby was shaken out of her trance enough she came rto me and the mouse hid under the pillow til I could scoop up the girls and run down stairs to safety. I wonder what diseases mice could give to dogs with a bite? Does any one have any natural mouse repellent ideas? As much as I hate them I also hate the thought of them getting killed. This one must have made friends w the cat and the love traps we have set out he is too smart for!!

I actually enjoyed this story. Ha ! you threw a pillow at them

[msyorktown]

LOL! You had me in tears laughing! The second year after we bought this house, I opened the dishwasher to load it up....looked inside and saw a field mouse! The blood curdling scream that came out of my mouth had all members of the household, running down the stairs to find out what in the world I was screaming about!
By the time they made it down the stairs, I was outside...yup I was gone!!!
Of course the mouse was no where to be seen. The (now) ex finally saw the nasty thing a few days later ...plugged up all the holes in the basement, got mouse traps and caught not one, THREE! Good thing I didn't see another, I was ready to put the house up for sale....sorry not stayin in no house with mice....I can't stand the things! Same goes for bugs, if it isn't a dog or cat, and it has more than 2 or 4 legs, it aint stayin in my house!

[BabyGirl Rosie]

I loved your story. In my mind I was thinking thank goodness someone else other than me is dealing with a critter!! Between me and Yorkietalkjilly we have had our share of critters! Lol.

I'm not sure how to get rid of them but I know they carry yucky stuff. Sorry, I know this sounds heartless but set a trap and kill the nasty things! I had one in my classroom and was quite thrilled to find it dead in the trap. I am a huge animal love but there are certain critters that I just don't want around!