Mouse in the house!
Just a little update on the kitten we found about three and a half weeks ago. It's a she and she is thriving. DH gets the mid-day feedings, since he works from home and I get the morning and evening feedings. She is sleeping in a carrier, rather than having the run of the house at night, because we are still a bit unsure about how our other three cats will behave with her when we are sleeping and not able to supervise. During the day, the carrier is open on our bed and she goes in and out of it when she pleases. She isn't brave enough yet to jump off the bed, but I don't think it will be long. She has been using the litter box for about a week now and just starting to eat some solid food, but is still relying mainly on her KMR. She has had many interactions with the other cats and they are unsure of her because she is so playful. The two oldest are still adjusting to the older (approximately five month old) feral kitten we adopted a couple of months ago. I think everyone is adjusting satisfactorily though. Here's a picture of Mouse with DH.
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Comments (1)Ha! And they say curiosity killed the CAT....See Moremouse in the house in France
Comments (1)I caught my own mouse in the house this morning under the stove. I used a snap trap, baited under the trap trigger with a home recipe of peanut butter, oatmeal (used the quick-cooking kind because it has smaller pieces), and a touch of bacon grease. He found it irresistible. His head was right above the bait when the snap got him. I appreciate that you don't want to kill him--they are rather cute. The peanut butter/oatmeal/touch of bacon grease combination works wonders. In order to keep more from coming in, you will want to seek out all the tiny holes in your house and fill them. I spent much of the weekend filling cracks and holes in my foundation and drywall with caulk and expanding polyurethane foam. Good luck!...See MoreMouse in my house
Comments (80)We've lived in our house for 10 years and never seen a mouse until tonight. I remembered reading this thread and thinking "Over 20 traps -- has Karen lost her mind???". Well, now that I have one of those little buggers in my house I'm thinking 20 traps is not nearly enough, and I'm merely thinking for prevention of any mice that might be left. We came home tonight to find my two cats and our dog surrounding a dead mouse in our dining room. The three of them were just staring at it with very confused looks on their faces. I guess once they killed it, they didn't know what to do with it. After reading everyone's responses to Karen, I'm now convinced we probably have hundreds of those nasty little critters (or will very soon). So, tomorrow morning DH will be putting traps everywhere!...See MoreElusive Mouse
Comments (3)"Should I try to get some "Great stuff" to spray into the wall adjoining the garage? (This sems to be the entry point)?" If you do try Great Stuff, I'd recommend doing so only after you first eliminate them all first (where there's smoke...) otherwise you might close it/them in and have a worse problem. Pesky little things mice are. Especially this time of year in the northern hemisphere....See More
10 years agolast modified: 10 years agodonna_loomis thanked rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7- 10 years agolast modified: 10 years ago
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