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A dead 'mouse'

13 years ago

What is the life of a mouse?I have had this one for about two years.(wireless)And it is acting up.I hope it's the mouse and not something else.The thing get"s stuck and nothing moves.Tell me it"s just the mouse.

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azinoh
13 years ago
Not knowing how important it is to you to have a wireless mouse, I will just offer that having a spare wired mouse in the closet is just as valuable as having a second browser installed. It won't cost you much (probably less than $10), it would be on hand when needed, it would help in determining if the wireless mouse is really the problem, it doesn't need a battery...need I say more? I've never really understood the allure of a wireless-anything-connected-to-a-computer. The technology simply isn't yet reliable enough for me. YMMV.
mike_kaiser_gw
13 years ago
Like many things the lifespan of a computer mouse depends on many things -- quality, how much it's used, etc. Although I would typically expect more than two years.

In terms of troubleshooting, change the batteries is the first step. Even moving the position of the receiver can have a huge effect too. But sometimes they just go bad and need to be replaced.

As mentioned, it's a good idea to have a inexpensive wired mouse in the closet for emergencies. While I haven't looked it wouldn't surprise me if they sold mice at 24 hour pharmacies, having one in the closet saves on Sunday night headaches. Cheap wired mice are under $10 and better ones under $20. Good insurance.
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I too have a mousey story. About 9 years ago my husband and I moved in to a doublewide trailer out in the country (rented it). Well one day soon after moving in I heard this sound in the laundry room which was off the side of the kitchen. I went to investigate and spotted a mouse. Anyway I became very fond of the little guy and would sit on my washing machine and watch Gus Gus (which is what I named him). Well that was till one evening while preparing dinner I turned the oven on and soon this horrible smell lit up the whole house. It was really really bad like some toxic kind of smell. I lifted up the stove top and to my horror it was filled every inch with mouse poo! I had toasted the poo! If you have ever smelled roasted mouse poo believe me you won't forget that smell. Anyway, I also noticed a mouse whole about the size of a quarter going from the kitchen to the laundry room. Ok so now Gus Gus HAD to GO! So DH set a trap and 2 seconds later we heard it snap! Poor Gus Gus went bye bye. Well I thought that was the end of that till one day my sister came for a visit. We heard this sound coming from the stove again! So my sister and I quietly tip toed out to the kitchen walking closer and closer to the stove when all of a sudden a mouse popped its little head up from the middle of one of the burners and scared my sister and I half to death!! For the next several months till the guy we rented from put the house up for sale it was mouse war! Meghan
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I live in a house with a filled Behind me and these filled mice come in and I don"t know why cause. I am very clean.I use glue traps. One got in my stove under the clock. And fried itself. For days the smell kept getting. Worse. My husband. Swore it was in the wall because we couldn't. Find it, so I got wake up 1 morning on a mission to find the smell and there it was in my. Stove behind the clock. problem solved. then 2 days ago the smell came back stronger every day.I. believe, This time its Either Under my house. Or cold air return..so I deffently can't. Get it now..what should i Do..I can't wait For the thing to deconpose.and I don't. Like cats. Please. Help
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Been there; done that! We have a big mouse and packrat problem out here where I live in the mountains of New Mexico. On top of that, they can carry Hantavirus, Bubonic Plague and rabies, all of which can be transmitted to humans and and pets. Packrats, luckily, are an outside problem for us, but as Goldie mentioned, they can be a huge one! Not only will they tear apart your cloth and leather furniture and car upholstery for their nests, but they love to make huge nests on top of your car engine block, tearing out your insulation and wiring to use in them. Mice are a problem everywhere out here. We use snap traps to catch and kill them. We also use real peppermint oil ( a few drops on cotton balls) to keep them away. For some reason, they hate the smell of peppermint. But, it must be the real stuff, not peppermint that you buy in the spice section of your supermarket. I buy mine at my local hardware store. If you find an opening in your cabs where they may be getting it, stuff it with scouring wire (like the kind we used to use to scrub pans with . . . but not the kind with the soap in them. You can buy that at your hardware store, too. They can't eat their way through that . . . at least without killing themselves in the process! BUT, before you do any of that, wipe out your cabinet with a strong cleaner such as ammonia & water, using a mask and disposable gloves. Make sure to wipe heavily along where the cabinet walls meet the floor of the cabinet! Mice urinate as they walk, leaving a scented trail for themselves and other mice to follow when they return . . . and they tend to follow the walls. Once your cab is thoroughly cleaned, and anything this mouse could have urinated on as it walked is thrown away or washed in hot water and sanitized. Stuff scouring wire in any cracks. Throw in a couple of peppermint oil cotton balls and you should be ok. But, I've found, after living in this house for the past 20 years, if they can't get in one opening, they'll look for another. So, keep a lookout for mice droppings elsewhere, especially in your kitchen and pantry areas. Good luck! Lynn
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You can take the line apart and try to find him - or - tape off the duct and wait a month for the mouse to dry out and the smell will be gone.
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azinoh
13 years ago
Another thought...any kids in the house? I've often wondered if little Johnny picked up that nice wireless mouse and banged it off of the coffee table while throwing it at little Mary...then put it back thinking mom/dad would never know. Wouldn't take much of that to cause a premature failure...and it's harder to do with a wired mouse.
mikie_gw
13 years ago
maybe the cat bit it
shaddy101
13 years ago
A bit of a smarty answer here, nothing in the world smells as bad as a dead mouse, hope that is not the case here?
goldy
Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for your help.It was the mouse.Brought new one and things took off with a bang.Thanks again.
jemdandy
13 years ago
The MicroSoft ball mice that I've owned lasted until the mechanical parts wore out. That would be the ball roller bearings. Of course, it got cleaned when necessary. It would pick up fibers and hair and make a mess.

All the mechanical problems went away when I switched to an optical, corded mouse. Again, the MicroSoft version. Fits my hand really well and cuts fatigue. These are long lasting. Wear is confined to the scroll wheel and the place where my finger contacts the left 'button'. I have worn through the finish on the left button, and the mouse is still plugging along just fine.

This is my second optical mouse. My first optical got heavy use and I finally wore out the switch, but it took several years to do that.

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