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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 21:54:46 PM

Title: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 03, 2008, 21:54:46 PM

There is a mouse a loose about my house lol

I saved a mouse from Harry earlier and no damage was done thankfully. So I put him in a box to recoup, the mouse not Harry  :evillaugh: , and when I checked on him he jumped out of the box straight at me, obviously I moved or I could of caught him!

So after trying to get it out from under the table about 6pm I have now no idea where it is.

How do I set a humane trap, if he isnt caught by the time I go to bed it will be certain death  :(

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 04, 2008, 12:44:24 PM

Thanks for the help guys.

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: Dawn F on July 04, 2008, 12:47:05 PM

I had the same problem about a month ago, it was going for two days!  I got a humane trap from homebase with choc as bait

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 04, 2008, 12:52:48 PM

Well last night Ollie jumped onto the sofa and got a shock, then kept being wary and looking, so the hunt was back on! But found nothing.

Already had 2 dead birds this morning dont need any more casulties

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 05, 2008, 00:19:01 AM

Found him but he's still at large in my kitchen lol

Harry had seen him behind the cooker but we ended up sending dozey Macey in for it as Harry would of caused death. So still the mouse in my kitchen. Will it be eating the cats food? Do they have deaseses?

Any longer I'll start charging b&b  :evillaugh:

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: JackSpratt on July 05, 2008, 10:39:48 AM

CC, we had a baby rat running around our house for two weeks - it was one fast, sneaky little so and so. We didn't have the heart to use a trap that killed it, and eventually used a rigged up humane trap we found on the internet.

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: fluffybunny on July 05, 2008, 16:47:58 PM

I've never had any success at trapping live mice/shrews etc - they mostly end up back in the cat's jaws before I can catch them - but on a few occasions they have eventually let themselves out through an open door! 

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 05, 2008, 22:56:28 PM

My back door is always open for the cats. Not seen the little fella today and I think if the cats had caught it I would of had it delivered to me. Just worried the little thing will be hungry and its still here, would it eat the cat food?

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: Dawn F on July 07, 2008, 09:50:55 AM

the main problem with mice is that they are incontinent so when we had our lodger I was constantly wiping things down

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 07, 2008, 17:26:51 PM

Would they climb onto worktops? I think it may have gone cos not seen it.

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: Millys Mum on July 07, 2008, 17:30:54 PM

Yes they would  :sick: pee pee on ya worktops   :rofl:

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: ccmacey on July 07, 2008, 17:33:49 PM

 :evillaugh: Its ok I wipe them down every time I do the dishes, at least twice a day, phew! Do you think it could be dead by now as Harry is a great hunter and im sure it would of stayed under the dryer or something or else he would of had it.

Title: Re: Mouse hunt
Post by: Millys Mum on July 07, 2008, 17:48:29 PM

If you get a whiffy smell then you know its dead  :evillaugh: