Sestock Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) I have a field mouse in my house. The only good thing is that the kittens are finally earning their keep. They have had the mouse trapped under the stove for the last 4 hours. They are hovering and will not leave the kitchen. Everytime the mouse trys to get out they pounce at him. How long can a mouse survive without food or water? Maybe the mouse will die of a heart attack Edited March 19, 2008 by Sestock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoShooter Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I chased one ...one time at a lake house all the way to water = it went in the water and swam away like a little motor boat. when I through rock at it = It dove under water and swam a side ways direction to throw me off. but the water was clear and I could watch it. We became friends after that, he was just too smart and stayed outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestock Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 When I was in college our Fraternity house had an infestation of chipmunks. We gave the pledges a bb gun and made them stand watch over some pizza crusts we left out in the middle of one of party rooms. After 24 hours they had bagged four chipmunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neomet Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Uh, not to be the bearer of probably bad news but as the old saying goes........ If you see one you have a dozen. I found my brood with a nice condo development under the fridge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinkroe Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Get an airsoft gun and consider it mover practice. I hope your kitties resolve the problem for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajarrel Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Get some of those sticky pads from you pest control service. I think you can get them at wally world as well. It makes them a static target instead of a moving one But they work!!! dj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 The best mouse trap is the Mice Cube, which is available at Wally World too. I had a mouse in the house about 2 months ago, and after I caught the 1st one I just assumed I had more, so I left the traps out but never caught (or saw) another single mouse. By the way recent studies show that not only will a mouse die from lack of food or water, but also from a lack of sleep. So maybe your cats can work different shifts to keep him up all night! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) I have shot a few cornered mice with my Daisy pellet pistol. Makes short work of things. Edited March 19, 2008 by Bill H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tightloop Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Get a cat.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimel Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I live with many cats. Not too long ago a mouse found its way into the house via a box of Christmas decorations that had been stored in the shop. It provided much entertainment for the younger cats that had not been taught the proper ways of dispatching mice and who thought Santa had arrived with their latest supply of cat toys a bit early. Then the older cat woke up from her nap, wandered over to said mouse, killed it and slurped it down. Mmmmm....Crunchy. And then she got a dose of wormer, which she also thinks is delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestock Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 They are being very persistant about getting the mouse. These pictures were taken about 4 hours apart. Everytime the mouse trys to get out, they jump head first into the stove. It made sleeping last night kind of difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Cheely Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 That is excellent. I saw a mouse running through the basement sometime last fall. A .22 shotshell made a decent mess of it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) They are being very persistant about getting the mouse. These pictures were taken about 4 hours apart.Everytime the mouse trys to get out, they jump head first into the stove. It made sleeping last night kind of difficult. What ! That looks like my kitchen every fall. Why are they always under the stove ? Every fall the field mice come in right as it starts to get cold. After a week or two of mouse murder they dont show up till next yeaq again. Tips from lots of expirience : I use conventional traps with "cheese", American or Munster. Trick is to set a trap with cheese and then a second trap backed up 1" away from first with no bait (business end to business end) in case they try to back up real fast. trust me, it works!! do not use peanut butter, somehow those bastards can get all the peanut butter off(even inside the metal roll) without tripping the trap everytime !! After a good kill I show my Tomcat the trophy at which time he looks at me as if I'M God. Defenitly the leader of the pack!! I have had this occupy a lot of my time as you can see !!! Edited March 19, 2008 by DIRTY CHAMBER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I would venture a guess as to why they are under the stove is because of the crumbs of food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn jones Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (edited) which is worse? a mouse in the house or 2 pigeon nesting over the front door of the office, (well make that one now dispatched by a pellet gun). lynn Edited March 19, 2008 by lynn jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vluc Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 While they wait out there for him, he's chewing a tiny hole in the wall or baseboards, just enough to get his head in, and then he is gone to flank them and surprise the cats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichiganShootist Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Sestock Consider yourself lucky it isn't a mouse with wings. We had 4 night time "bats flying through the house" events one summer. My 100 year old home has post and beam construction with 24" exposed beams....and a 20' living room ceiling...During all four "attacks" I had a bat flying through the house and my two siamese cats jumping from beam to beam... and often from beam to floor trying to catch the flying mouse... woke me up. Obviously lamps and other home furnishings died and it was a noisy affair It was exciting... but not a summer I'd want to live over. A .177 caliber pellet gun with only 1 or 2 pumps of pressure will bring them down... and not over penetrate....... when they finally land and give you a shot. Then there was the blood on the off white carpet that we had to deal with. The "wingless" versions are much easier to deal with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestock Posted March 19, 2008 Author Share Posted March 19, 2008 I would venture a guess as to why they are under the stove is because of the crumbs of food. Nope, its pretty clean under there. The mouse came in through the garage when I was bringing grocerys in. They just cornered the mouse under there, and he is trapped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 Must have been thinking of what's under MY stove ........ but then again, I don't cook so I give up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Murphy Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 In my last house I woke up to go the bathroom and saw the cats playing withone of their toys. I looked at it and picked it up, remarking that the mice toys my wife had bought were pretty realistic. Then it kicked and tried to jump out of my hand. What I did afterwards was likely a youtube moment. Ted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiG Lady Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 (re: stove picture) Cat vigilantes--I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austinkroe Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 This thread has made me want to get a cat and a box of mice. Sure mice in the house are no fun but cats can be entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdstihl Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 Those cats are too funny. The thread reminded me of years back I used to sit in the kitchen before milking time, and shoot mice on our counter with my Crosman air pistol while having my first coffee of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Frank Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 We ocassionally get a mouse or two inside the house...still haven't figured out how they get in. Our 2 cats just watch them. I use the regular mouse traps with cheese or stickey paper to catch them. I was told recently to use "Oil of Pepermint" (purchased at a health food store) and saturate a piece of cloth or cotton and put it in an area where you don't want mice. The party that told me about this trick lives in the country and had mice problems before using oil of pepermint, now almost none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sestock Posted March 20, 2008 Author Share Posted March 20, 2008 Well, one of the kittens came running into the living room with the mouse in her mouth. She proceeded to drop it and the mouse ran back under the stove. But, good news. The mouse is dead. Introducing, Jumbo the mousekiller. As you can tell he is worn out by his vigil, he is back to sleeping 20 hours a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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