how do mice get on the 8th floor? :sadface:

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

so gross.... I learned more about mice than I ever cared to know, did you know they can jump now? fucking christ. my boyfriend and I were watching "the third part of the night" (fortunato recommended it to me and we were enjoying it immensely until I saw like a shadowy thing scurry across the floor. so we paused the movie and I tried to deny the possibility that it was a mouse (hello, 8th floor) big talker was like "ah don't worry, just get me a whole lot of paper towels and I'll kill it" yeah bullshit. anyway, he never tried to kill it and we lost track of it. so we put a towel under the door and he just left for work. this is bullshit, how does a mouse get on the 8th floor? seriously, we've been here for over a year and we've never seen a mouse or any mouse droppings etc.

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck

what a perfect way to end an evening.

[_____V_____]

I heard that the higher mice climb, the bigger they become in size.

Better kill it before it grows into Godzilla.

[The Mothman]

big deal, mice are cute. :)

[cheebacheeba]

Mice are good climbers, and can flatten their bodies significantly enabling them to gain access though smaller gaps than you would imagine. Under/over doors, in open windows, through vents etc.
As for the 8th floor, I would assume they have been using the walls.
Most infestations and cells of mice will live in something like this, barely any buildings are completely secure against them getting in from the inside and once they've made themselves a home or hide there, they're generally at the top of the food chain for this space and won't leave.
It's not so much about your place being dirty or anything, they also have an incredible sense of smell. They know you have things they can eat.
One apartment in particular having a lapse in hygiene, or accidentally bringing in a "hitchhiker" or two from another place could be responsible.
Another case could be the temperature outside driving them to have found the temperature of the inside of the building less harsh than outdoor.
With few predators larger than them, and ways to sneak into various apartments, it's an ideal location to stay and continue breeding.
You may find the problem gets worse.
Leave all food completely sealed, and make sure the dishes are washed at all times, any food scraps on the floor swept and the bin should be the sealed type.
This may make your apartment in particular less appealing to them.
Trapping them/killing them individually won't really help the overall problem, there will always be more.
To eliminate them, the whole building could be fumigated, or you can purchase a couple of those electronic devices that make super-high pitched sounds that keep them away if you're looking at a more localised solution.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Mice are good climbers, and can flatten their bodies significantly enabling them to gain access though smaller gaps than you would imagine. Under/over doors, in open windows, through vents etc.
As for the 8th floor, I would assume they have been using the walls.
Most infestations and cells of mice will live in something like this, barely any buildings are completely secure against them getting in from the inside and once they've made themselves a home or hide there, they're generally at the top of the food chain for this space and won't leave.
It's not so much about your place being dirty or anything, they also have an incredible sense of smell. They know you have things they can eat.
One apartment in particular having a lapse in hygiene, or accidentally bringing in a "hitchhiker" or two from another place could be responsible.
Another case could be the temperature outside driving them to have found the temperature of the inside of the building less harsh than outdoor.
With few predators larger than them, and ways to sneak into various apartments, it's an ideal location to stay and continue breeding.
You may find the problem gets worse.
Leave all food completely sealed, and make sure the dishes are washed at all times, any food scraps on the floor swept and the bin should be the sealed type.
This may make your apartment in particular less appealing to them.
Trapping them/killing them individually won't really help the overall problem, there will always be more.
To eliminate them, the whole building could be fumigated, or you can purchase a couple of those electronic devices that make super-high pitched sounds that keep them away if you're looking at a more localised solution.

ok here is what I want to do

I want it dead, and it's whole family dead. I don't want to see another of it's kind in here again. my boyfriend said he's buying 50$ worth of traps, is that a good option? like those old school rat traps... has anyone here ever seen a mouse in their house/apartment? was there more? what dd you do?

and they are not cute, they are disgusting, disease carrying, vermin.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

let me start by messing the apartment is always messy becaues I toss my clothes everywhere, but food is never left out. food isn't in the bedroom, ever.

I saw another one and it scurried under the bed, for the last half hour I've been inching up to the bed to try and coax him out but he keeps coming out at the worst time and we both end up retreating. :(

it's a black kangaroo mouse I think, he is so fast.... I'm on the bed now and he keeps venturing out but when I try and swing the keyboard at him he runs under the bed.

I've given up on sleep.

[Elvis_Christ]

Peanut butter on the trap works pretty well. Don't think you'd need to buy $50 worth tho :)

I don't think a mouse would set off a rat trap either. But yeh peanut butter is the key. The last fucker I iced would just take the bait and run until I used peanut butter.

I don't like killing them but I get paranoid about catching something. We've had one in the pad recently but I've just ignored it and I think its boosted elsewhere.

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

it's getting more confident... it moves like a spider and is just as fast. :(

the main thing I'm worried about is it jumping on me, because I think I would have multiple heart attacks

[ferretchucker]

Mice are definetely cute, but I wouldn't want one scurrying around. Nah, if you must keep them at home, they should be in a cage. I mean, what if as Murderdoll sleeps, it walks up the bed and crawls into her mouth. She tries to scream but the mouse blocks it. She tries to grab it but by this time, the tail has just passed through her lips. Then she can feel it crawling up towards her brain and the nibbling begins.

Old school rat traps are what my nanna used and they worked fine. Only put a bit of cheese on. Don't want to waste perfectly good dairy produce on the little bugger[s].

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

fuck you

as if the thought of it in my hair wasn't bad enough.

[cheebacheeba]

Yeah the traps work, though not always.
"Places to hide" like clothes being everywhere could be a factor. You'd probably know if one was hiding out in/on your clothes because they piss on everything.
The snapper trap things will kill them one at a time, but then there's the initial outlay, constant refilling with food, and can sometimes be a grisly disgusting stinking mess that you would be most likely of all scenarios (short of eating their shit), to contract something...that and like I said if you have an infested building it's like trying to hold back the tide with a bucket...so, fun for a while to be sure, and might give a feeling of revenge but inefficient for the ongoing cause.
The electronic devices will keep them ouf of your apartment, or leaving soon after entry - this I would say is the most efficient method to keep your individual apartment rodent free, as most landlords/superintendents will not want to acknowledge the problem and/or blame you for it, will generally not act on an infestation or order/purchase a fumigation until it becomes "major", eg - seeing multiple mice on entry, which is MUCH worse than you want things to get.

[Freak]

You think mice are bad?Try laying on your bed half asleep and you feel something going fluttering by.You get up and a realize there's a big ass fucking bat flying around your room.That's happen to me twice and I've had birds get in three times.

[ferretchucker]

fuck you

as if the thought of it in my hair wasn't bad enough.

:D:D

The only trouble is that now I've scared myself and I'm probably gonna sleep with my face down.

[monalisa]

Mice are definetely cute, but I wouldn't want one scurrying around. Nah, if you must keep them at home, they should be in a cage. I mean, what if as Murderdoll sleeps, it walks up the bed and crawls into her mouth. She tries to scream but the mouse blocks it. She tries to grab it but by this time, the tail has just passed through her lips. Then she can feel it crawling up towards her brain and the nibbling begins.

AAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy shit ferret, that made my skin crawl.


Old school rat traps are what my nanna used and they worked fine. Only put a bit of cheese on. Don't want to waste perfectly good dairy produce on the little bugger[s].

Elvis is right, peanut butter works great for attracting the little bastards to the trap.

Hate to tell you this, but check the shelves if you keep towels or blankets on them. I used to live in an older building and had a mouse issue for a while. I had some old towels that I used for rags occasionally, so they were on the shelf for a while. I grabbed a few one day and guess what I found on the bottom of the pile. Little fuckers had nibbled holes and left turds behind.

[_____V_____]

They bite...

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

I just killed what I hope was 1 of 2, that sucked. the other one I am forcing my boyfriend to kill when he gets home.

I felt so guilty, had to have my first cigarette in like over a week.

[_____V_____]

Good work.


http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r50/flatiron_01/bigmousegoodshot.jpg


Now for the other one...

[monalisa]

I just killed what I hope was 1 of 2, that sucked. the other one I am forcing my boyfriend to kill when he gets home.

I felt so guilty, had to have my first cigarette in like over a week.

Please don't let them make you start smoking again! They aren't worth that! One ciggie in over a week isn't so bad, actually that's pretty damn good! But don't start as a habit again. :)

I love animals, but there are places they don't belong. House mice are fair game to the humans that kill them. I stopped feeling sorry for them when I found turds in my silverware drawer (wasn't gonna mention that unless I had to). But, yah, it's really gross to have to "empty the trap" (assuming you're using traps), I always made the boyfriend do that part.

[Ferox13]

Rent this - its basically a 'How to' instructional for dealing with vermin:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/517FX7X6PNL._SL500.jpg

[urgeok]

i like mice

the only 2 i ever caught i kept as pets.

one (a deer mouse) lived almost 5 years ..much longer than they live in the wild. (or the walls)




Smile your little smile --- take some tea with me awhile.
Brush away that black cloud from your shoulder.
Twitch your whiskers. Feel that you're really real.
Another tea-time --- another day older.

Puff warm breath on your tiny hands.
You wish you were a man
who every day can turn another page.
Behind your glass you sit and look
at my ever-open book ---
One brown mouse sitting in a cage.

Do you wonder if I really care for you ---
Am I just the company you keep ---
Which one of us exercises on the old treadmill ---
Who hides his head, pretending to sleep?

Smile your little smile --- take some tea with me awhile.
And every day we'll turn another page.
Behind our glass we'll sit and look
at our ever-open book ---
One brown mouse sitting in a cage.

[cheebacheeba]

My sister and I had two of them when we were pretty young...4 and 5 as I recall.
Some redbellies under the house got 'em.
Rats are a far more attentive, generally more interesting "pet" if you ask me, they tend to seek out human companionship far more.

[urgeok2]

rats are indeed far more people friendly...

but the little deer mouse i had became tame eventually

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

k problem solved, thread can be deleted. :p

[Paul the Monk]

Mice are bad!:eek: Rascals! Litterpoopers! Vermin! Furmin!:mad: :(

[fuglystick]

Spidermice. They can walk on ceilings, too.

[urgeok2]

k problem solved, thread can be deleted. :p


murderer !!!!!!!!

[The_Return]

I'd listen to Cheeb's suggestion of getting a electronic mouse repellent. We used to have mouse problem now and then, and could NOT get rid of the little buggers to save our lives. We'd kill one or two, but no questions asked we'd still find little presents from 'em.

So we figured we'd give one of these things a shot...honest to God, have not seen hide nor hair of a rodent since the day we plugged it in. I live in a pretty decent sized house and just one of these things on ground floor has kept us entirely mouse free for around 2 years running...if you're in an apartment, I'd bet good money it would solve this issue for good.

[fortunato]

so gross.... I learned more about mice than I ever cared to know, did you know they can jump now? fucking christ. my boyfriend and I were watching "the third part of the night" (fortunato recommended it to me and we were enjoying it immensely until I saw like a shadowy thing scurry across the floor.

Mice always find a way to ruin a good movie. It's what they do.
And that is why I eat them.

Anyway, did you get to finish the movie?

[X¤MurderDoll¤X]

Mice always find a way to ruin a good movie. It's what they do.
And that is why I eat them.

Anyway, did you get to finish the movie?

no! :( I hate starting and stopping so I want to make sure there won't be any more unwanted interruptions. maybe after a full scale search tonight, I'm beginning to think there was never 2 and just the one because we haven't seen any sign of another one.

[Elvis_Christ]

It's probably outsmarting you...

http://www.schemamag.ca/archive2/images/speedy-gonzales.jpg

...especially since you hate mexicans :)

[roshiq]

I'm beginning to think there was never 2 and just the one because we haven't seen any sign of another one.

it'll be back..with rest of the FAMILY...for REVENGE!

[monalisa]

it'll be back..with rest of the FAMILY...for REVENGE!

I hope it didn't pack up it's little suitcase and move down here to Minnesota.