Don't laugh, it was very traumatic!

[Seahorse]

Some of you may remember I was held prisoner recently by a mouse lurking under my chair and not letting me put my feet down. Well, I finally caught it. Only I hadn't thought very hard about what I'd do with it if/when it was captured. My first duty was to tell the kids that NO, we were not getting it a cage and keeping it and NO, they couldn't take it out of the trap and play with it! My next job was to get rid of the bloddy thing. Once the kids were off to school, I heroically picked it up, trap and all and headed across two roads and a river to release it on the local common. It took me a while to be brave enough to open the trap but I eventually managed it and stood well back. The wretched thing wouldn't come out! We had a stand off for about ten minutes, then I started to worry that I was looking rather too much as though I was loitering with intent, so I took my life in my hands and tipped the trap up, then ran away. Only the Evil Mouse of Doom chased me!!! I can't remember when I last moved so fast. It was horrible!!!

God knows what all the dog walkers thought of the crazy lady running around going 'ahhhhhh, wahhhhh, ooooooh, ahhhhhh!' and waving her arms about

I was feeling a bit guilty about banishing it from it's 'home' but after that, it can't get eaten soon enough, as far as I'm concerned

[BarleySugar]

Sorry to hear of your traumatic time. I don't mind them, except for the smell and damage they cause.
We had a family of 6, all relocated down to the woods, one at a time. I just opened the trap and shook them out. They ran in the right direction - away from me.
Are you sure you only had one? It would be a good idea to keep the trap set up for a while just in case.
All our houses have had them, next door but one caught 30! My humane mousetrap was on loan for several months. Luckily I haven't had any more move in. They were in my kitchen though, were the cats aren't allowed.

[di]

Sorry!!!

[lainey lou]

*snigger snigger.
Sorry, couldn't help it!

[HayleyB]

*snigger snigger

I'm so sorry SH, we've just evicted our last mouse, no droppings for a couple of weeks now, thank god, there were at least 5 of the whatsits. You do know, ummm, that mice are homing and that you have to release them at least half a mile away to ensure they don't come back honest, I'm not joshing

[tootles]

Not laughing

Really, not laughing






Actually I am.....................


I have some great traps, they are like big pegs, they catch the b*****s across the shoulders and you can lift the whole thing without any mess or squeamishness and open the trap with one hand as you fling the critter over the hedge.

[Flummery]

All that bother and you end up with a dim mouse who can't tell the difference between 'towards' and 'away! Bet he was more terrified than you though.

[HeyWayne]

I am so not laughing...

I think I may have had a little wee though!

There's a mice lice, abite this hyse.

[zazen999]

No, not laughing.

lol. oops.

[Nicos]

Aaahhhh....maybe it felt safer being with you than heading off into unknown territory????
-after all it was used to being with you on a daily basis!

[SlugLobber]

I tittered unashamedly, sorry! I've just evited a nest from my shed (presumably the occupants are the ones who nibbled my seed spuds!).

[Hazel at the Hill]

Yes, I was laughing like a hyena at this (I don't mind mice at all) until I remembered that I'd had a very similar girlie flapping fit when a 3" cockroach flew in to the holiday appartment one evening and made straight for me.

Not laughing now, no sirree!

[Seahorse]

next door but one caught 30!

Lalalalala, I can't hear you!

I do suspect there are more though. But next time I shall ask one of the big butch dog walkers to do the deed for me

[Nicos]

Oh- this reminds me of my BIL who ( apparently!) sleeps in the nude.
He went to open the bedroom window when going to bed one night- and a May Bug flew in and landed 'you know where'!!!!
He didn't dare knock it off cos they've got spikey legs and it was hanging on for grim death!!!!

Here's a piccie of one!
http://i.pbase.com/o6/33/484533/1/77....wieredbug.jpg

(...actually in that photo it looks quite sweet- and I'm sure it's waving at the camera)

[lynda66]

awwwww bless he just wanted to go back home with his mummy

not laughing honest