Man, I have a mouse in my apartment, and he is shitting like it's his full time job.

[LostInAnomie]

I woke up to 6 turds on my kitchen counter this morning. I don't know what the hell he's eating, because I don't have any food.

[cwydro]

1. You know what they say...

If you see one mouse, you probably have more than one.}(

[LostInAnomie]

2. I wouldn't doubt it.

Time to break out the traps.

[cwydro]

11. Oh noes!

If you had a cat, they wouldn't even come around.

[Maine-ah]

17. when my cats were alive, I had a mouse run across

the kitchen floor, right under their noses and they didn't give a fig about it. I looked at both of them and said you're fucking cats! You're supposed to kill those things! They didn't care. Hell, my dogs were/are better mousers than my cats ever were.

[cwydro]

20. Well, yes. I have a cat that would probably run

the other way if she saw a mouse.

[pokerfan]

32. Cats catch mice on their terms not yours

You can't say to a cat, "Come here, Fido!" If you do the cat will say, "What? You're not talking to me. I'm just sitting here on the sofa watching television. Got any more catnip?"

"You haven't been catching any mice lately!"

"No man. Cause I'm... full. You can't eat 'em all up in one day. Besides, some of them haven't bathed yet."

(Bill Cosby - 200MPH)

[Born_A_Truman]

19. I wish!

I live on 30+ acres in the desert and have a cat, but even he can't keep up with mice out here.

[Kali]

26. hahahahaha

can you come explain that to the mice around here?

[Jamastiene]

8. Becuase people don't have mouse. People have MICE.

I don't know why they even have a singular form of that noun. There is no such thing as "mouse." They come in dozens.

[cwydro]

10. Lol!

Exactly!

[hobbit709]

3. Hungry rat snake will cure that.

[Jamastiene]

9. Have rat snakes. Will share.

You pay shipping and handling. The snakes are free, of course. }(

[Strong Atheist]

4. Eating: paper... nt.

[mnhtnbb]

5. You need a kitteh!

[LostInAnomie]

7. I'm allergic.

Plus, I'm not sure a few mouse turds on my counter is worse than a box full of shit and piss in the corner.

[mnhtnbb]

13. Oh, too bad. Hired our two kitty boys to de-mouse our kitchen almost

14 years ago and there's never been a problem in any of the houses we've lived in since then.
They are inside/outside kitties, and until all our moving due to the house burning down in 07,
I rarely had to scoop a box.

You'd better get some traps. I hear mice love peanut butter covered cheese bites.

[BarbaRosa]

16. One of our cats brings them in,

so he can play with them in the comfort of home.:grr:

[mnhtnbb]

18. AAGH. One of ours brought in a dead chipmunk one time. Early in a.m.

I opened the kitchen door without turning on the light. A little later I saw something under the kitchen table! Poor wittle chipmunk.

:rofl:

[Jamastiene]

6. Wanna borrow some of my rat snakes?

I'll ship the next one I find to ya if you want me to. Then, you'll be rid of the rats and can buy a pooper scooper for snake turds. They are easier to round up and flush, I think. I've never actually seen a snake turd, but I'm sure they'd be easier to scoop up than rat turds. :evilgrin:

[NJmaverick]

12. A couple of snap traps baited with peanut butter

should solve this problem

[Deep13]

15. bingo!

You can't tolerate vermin in your home. Those turds can spread diseases. And if you have a few now, in a months you'll have a gazzillion of 'em.

[Initech]

14. Probably related to the mouse in my room.

[Dogtown]

21. You don't take Ambien, do you?

That amnesiac sleep-walking is freaky...

[HopeHoops]

22. GET A CAT!

End of problem.

[LostInAnomie]

23. It would be the end of the mouse problem.

But, it would be the beginning of my breathing problem. I'm allergic to cats.

[HopeHoops]

24. GET A SNAKE!

They shed, but only skins and not very often.

[Mugu]

25. I once had a mouse in my kitchen.

It actually woke me up one night with it's rummaging around. So I got a trap, baited it with some peanut-butter, and grabbed my camera. I didn't have to wait long.

The pre-mortem photo.

[LostInAnomie]

27. That's why I went and got a humane trap.

How can you kill something that cute (even though they are disgusting disease carriers)?

[madeline_con]

29. One of our rats moved into our humane trap.

Just shredded up a paper bag (I keep them under the sink) and got comfortable.

[Mugu]

31. They are indeed cute, as long as they stay out of my home.

Once they cross the threshold I feel that I'm not killing them rather they're committing suicide.

[madeline_con]

28. If you buy a trap and some peanut butter, at least you'll know what is last meal will be.

[triguy46]

30. Hm. You said 'he' when you prob should have said 'they'. Get a cat.

[sohndrsmith]

33. Okay, we need to clarify your objective. Number 1: Are you trying to get rid

of the mouse? If so, are you trying to get rid of the mouse under any means possible (as in: harm to the mouse included).

Number 2: Are you trying to reduce the rodent feces while causing no harm to the rodent/s, mice themselves?

Number 3: Are you simply posting your amazement at the fecal production of your mouse/mice, but you really have no interest in exterminating them or evicting them from sharing the same home?

It matters, because the following procedure varies greatly depending on your answer...

[LostInAnomie]

34. I'm trying to get rid of the mouse/mice.

But, I am also amazed by the amount of poop.

I bought a human trap tonight. I'm hoping that will do the job and I can release it in a field nearby.

[marzipanni]

36. I have a little trasparent gray plastic humane trap that holds two mice

It captured a mouse, and later two baby roof rats which went in together.
Be sure to take them away from your house. Too near, and they come back!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

35. It's probably more than one; and they're probably eating bugs.

[LostInAnomie]

37. DAMN!

It's like I'm running a zoo!

[GoddessOfGuinness]

38. Charge a fee!

When life hands you pests, make a tourist attraction! :bounce:

[sohndrsmith]

39. 'Kay. Sounds like you're being proactive. BUT - there is another serious question we need to

consider:

Are you in the NE or any state that is or has epidemic Lyme infections? Keep in mind that "Lyme" is not always the vector borne disease - but may be Ehrlichiosis and Babesiosis - BOTH of which are usually concurrently infectious during any Lyme tick infection.

These diseases have been studied and are worth noting that they now mostly transmittable through the white footed deermouse - a common rodent living in residences for centuries. Now, however, they may present a most
formidable scourge - one that we really need to be aware of.

For anyone who is unaware of the tick danger in their region, PLEASE do a reasonable search to find maps and information. If you are unable to do the former, please contact me or your state public health office (or the CDC) to garner more info.

NY and CT have epidemic situations. That does NOT mean that other states are safe. GET INFORMED!!

[Mugu]

40. If they resist leaving peaceably

you will undoubtedly need to consider more drastic measures.