Barb_ Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 (edited) Update on post #19 It is a tame mouse. A purchased mouse, actually. In a weak moment, I allowed my 8yo to buy two fancy mice at the Petsmart 3-4 days ago. I thought they were big enough to put in the cage, but apparently not. They both squeezed through the cage bars in the first 24 hours, except the friendlier one squeezed back through to eat this morning and is now caught. Evolution in action, my friends. Anyway, we now have an increasingly frantic little fancy mouse darting from room to room looking for food and water. I follow it around with the food bowl hoping it'll notice I'm not purposefully starving it to death, but it's too frantic to notice. I'd really like to just capture the silly thing. Any suggestions? I think I'm beginning to run out of time. Barb Edited November 3, 2009 by Barb F. PA in AZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Close the door to the room that he is in. Put a towel along the edge of the door so that he can't get out. Put the food bowl down. Be really quiet and still and let him come to the food on his own. After that, I'm stumped. . . Quick put a basket on top of him? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 My first thought when I saw your thread title was, "There's a bug in my rug". This is the remedy we heard for missing hamsters, but I'm sure it would work for a mouse. Build a staircase out of bricks into your bathtub. Put a carrot in the bathtub. Mouse (or hamster) should follow carrot scent. It didn't work for us, though. Trixie (cute puppulah in avatar) found him first and he.....uhm......became a snack. Well, partially. I had no idea that hamster can back up on a dog. (hamster-burn instead of heartburn?) :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 29, 2009 Author Share Posted October 29, 2009 Close the door to the room that he is in. Put a towel along the edge of the door so that he can't get out. Put the food bowl down. Be really quiet and still and let him come to the food on his own. After that, I'm stumped. . . Quick put a basket on top of him? He is so FAST! Like lightening. He stops in the middle of a room to sniff while 5 people attempt to scoop him up with various objects, but blink and he's gone. I have yet to get him into one room long enough to close him up. Has anyone ever tried a humane trap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 Luckily for you I'm trying to stay up all night so I can work in the wee hours tomorrow night. :lol: I found some links for ya: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/mouse_trap.php http://journal.chrisglass.com/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html FYI: The second one looks easiest. I lost interest after reading the supplies list in link one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asta Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 I can send you my cat, but they you'd have to buy another mouse. a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 I can send you my cat, but they you'd have to buy another mouse. a LOL...we actually have an adorable, squeeky little 5 week old kitten. Fortunately (unfortunately?) he is terrified of the mouse. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 30, 2009 Author Share Posted October 30, 2009 Luckily for you I'm trying to stay up all night so I can work in the wee hours tomorrow night. :lol: I found some links for ya: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/09/mouse_trap.php http://journal.chrisglass.com/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html FYI: The second one looks easiest. I lost interest after reading the supplies list in link one. Actually, I love the idea of the second one!! I could totally make that work. The stupid mouse has found the pantry and thinks he has died and gone to mouse heaven. If I don't find him soon, he's going to eat through all the boxes of Cheerios. Our recycling can looks just like the one in the picture, and we just emptied it. He spends most of his time on the cereal shelf anyway, so it would probably be easy to lure him with a novel snack. I'm going to make this a homeschooling project tomorrow. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 I was thinking about you and your mouse today and wondering if he was still 'at large'. I remembered the MouseTrap game from the 70's and wondered if it would work for the real thing. haha ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marylou Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Note to self: DO NOT BUY RODENTS ever again, no matter how fancy they are or how much human children beg!!!!!! Happy mouse hunting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefurfamily Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 http://journal.chrisglass.com/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html We used this one! It worked in about 15 minutes. I couldn't believe how fast they went for the peanut butter. I did a catch and park release of 3 not-so-welcome mice this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanda7 Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 Get one of those humane mouse traps (sometimes called mouse cubes) and bait it with peanut butter and a peppermint. You'll probably catch him within 24 hours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perry Posted October 30, 2009 Share Posted October 30, 2009 http://journal.chrisglass.com/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html We used this one! It worked in about 15 minutes. I couldn't believe how fast they went for the peanut butter. I did a catch and park release of 3 not-so-welcome mice this way. I used one like this too. Just make sure your bucket is deep. I had no idea mice could jump so high. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefurfamily Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Ack!! you are right Perry!! They are freaky little jumpers!! I used a deep garbage can... covered it with plastic wrap.... and an atlas.... and delivered them to the park..... OP ~ did you catch your mouse? I'll have the heebie-jeebies until I know for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted October 31, 2009 Author Share Posted October 31, 2009 Ack!! you are right Perry!! They are freaky little jumpers!! I used a deep garbage can... covered it with plastic wrap.... and an atlas.... and delivered them to the park..... OP ~ did you catch your mouse? I'll have the heebie-jeebies until I know for sure! I think the mouse is dead :001_unsure: I set the trap but I've not seen or heard it since. Now I just have to find it before my daughter does. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlefurfamily Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 Oh dddd-dear :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 My first thought when I saw your thread title was, "There's a bug in my rug". My first thought was, "There's a wocket in my pocket." :001_smile: OP, if your mouse died in the house, pray that it didn't get into the walls or anywhere else you can't remove it. A friend of mine had a mouse die in her bathroom walls, and you wouldn't believe the stink. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted October 31, 2009 Share Posted October 31, 2009 I think the mouse is dead :001_unsure: I set the trap but I've not seen or heard it since. Now I just have to find it before my daughter does. Barb Oh, poor thing! My first thought was, "There's a wocket in my pocket." :001_smile: Which I do not wish to keep. But the Zillow on my pillow always helps me fall asleep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted November 3, 2009 Author Share Posted November 3, 2009 Okay guys, he's back. We just spotted him in the laundry room. I hadn't seen him in days, but he's figured out how to live in the wilds of the downstairs. He obviously doesn't care for peanut butter. What else shall I bait the trap with? I thought about just leaving him be until he dies of natural causes, but now.... It's personal. Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Jessica* Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Okay guys, he's back. We just spotted him in the laundry room. I hadn't seen him in days, but he's figured out how to live in the wilds of the downstairs. He obviously doesn't care for peanut butter. What else shall I bait the trap with? I thought about just leaving him be until he dies of natural causes, but now.... It's personal. Barb I would bait the trap with whatever you were feeding him before he escaped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckens Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 We've had good luck with the humane traps. I wish I had a picture of my favorite, but here is one of three different types that Loverboy has used around our trailer. http://www.acehardware.com/product/index.jsp?productId=1280340&cp=2568443.2568444.2598676.2602605.1305668&origkw=mouse+trap We purchase them from the local hardware store. When we catch a vole, we relocate it to a more desolate and wild area. With a live trap, just be sure to check it a couple of times a day. I would feel bad for the critters if they starved or froze to death. --Laura in Iowa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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