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made so much noise and move so much he left the closet. I turned around and he was in the middle of the room staring at me. He keeps popping out and looking at me then running.
 
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I'm terrified of vermin. I become such a bitch around them. My ass would just jump on top of the bed and scream for help, lol.
 
Mudkips said:
More pics. More details.
And please post a picture of your basement/room so we can see the squalor you live in.
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Rooms a mess. No food though. I can see mice shit trail along the inside walls of my closet. I can't catch him. Need to sleep.
 
pompidu said:
Rooms a mess. No food though. I can see mice shit trail along the inside walls of my closet. I can't catch him. Need to sleep.
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1. Go buy mouse traps.
2. In fact go buy some d-Con, open it, keep your dogs the hell away from it for a few days.
3. Wait for dead mouse
4. Clean that shit up
5. Mission done.
 
pompidu said:
I cant freaking sleep now.
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Yeah. A mouse will mess up your night.

First instinct will be to move everything out of the room in order to establish a clutter-free killzone. But the mouse will use this tactic against you and ride the furniture out into a previously inaccessible section of your living space. Like Leon from The Professional only with no pants because it is a mouse. Same idea though.

And now you're Stansfield. It's imperfect yet applicab--WAIT A SECOND. You seem to have it cornered in that mesh bag thing. All that's left is the catchphrase.

"Oh, hello there tiny mammal. Seem to be caught up. In my mesh bag thing." No, that doesn't work. Punch it up!
 
Have a mouse in the kitchen cabinets every year :/

Over the years the cats have only caught 3.
Last year I used snap traps and killed him...
I tried to be nice this year and used cheap $5 friendly traps and then released him down my street..Couple days later he was back...and I caught him again, released him farther...

Then he just refused to get caught a third time. I'd find the traps tipped and tossed.

The whole week I waited him out before I wimped out and bought new, more expensive, traps.
Caught his ass and went for a very, very, very long walk. Been mouse clear for over a month but I expect 1 or 2 intruders every winter.
 
You can try...

A.) An old fashioned snap trap. Quick kill.

B.) My family has had problems with Mice in the kitchen. Been using these D-Con traps that look like fat hockey pucks. Very effective and leaves no mess. Very clean.

C.) Don't use glue traps! Effective but very cruel to the mouse. They end up snapping their limbs trying to escape. Although that could happen with a snap trap as well. Laid one down about a month ago. Caught a poor mouse on it's arm. Tried to get under my computer desk But I grabbed the other end of the trap and put him in a plastic bag. Poor thing was dangling on it's broken arm. Took the bag outside and smashed it with a shovel so it wouldn't suffer through suffocation. I have no problem killing a mouse, but I don't want it to suffer either.
 
This is why cats are awesome.
RobbieNick said:
Caught a poor mouse on it's arm. Tried to get under my computer desk But I grabbed the other end of the trap and put him in a plastic bag. Poor thing was dangling on it's broken arm. Took the bag outside and smashed it with a shovel so it would suffer through suffocation.
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God this made me laugh.
 
I have mice too; those POS drive me nuts and I've had them forever. I hear them every night squeaking in the kitchen or running in my bedroom. Plus they get to really high places like the sink and the top of the refrigerator because I'll see droppings there from time to time. After years of living with them, I really want to get rid because they're annoying, they're disgusting and they like to eat anything if it's left outside. Oh, and the smell of dead mice is one of the most foulest smelling odors ever.

My mother found a dead mouse the other day. The worst thing is seeing chewed up cables and wires as well as droppings on the stove, in the bed rooms, on tables, and in cupboards. Oh, and I live in NYC, so mice are pretty common here. I wanna get rid of them so badly; we don't have a cat because my mother's allergic to them despite loving them. We used to have one years ago; the idiot would kill the mouse and play with the corpse between his paws like a soccer ball; it was funny but kind of nasty. Hell, there's even mice in my school; they have mice traps in every corner in the Art department as well as in the library.

I read that the best way to get rid of them to find the holes and seal them up with plaster or with steel wool. They reproduce like crazy, so that's why they keep coming back. Also getting rid of clutter helps; my closet's cluttered and those POS love to run in there and hide. If you live in an apartment, the landlord is supposed to pay for the extermination fees.
 
In a house I used to live in about 6 years ago, I had a problem with mice. There were two of them in my room. My room wasn't dirty or anything, so I'm not sure why they decided to take up residence there, but they did. They would run across the floor at night and creep me out, the little bastards. I was eventually able to figure out where they were hiding, after watching them move around for a while. They lived under my big chest of drawers. It was too heavy to move, so I set traps, because I couldn't have the mice living in my room, potentially spreading disease or having sex on my face while I slept.

The traps never did work, though the mice left of their own volition in time. Most likely due to the lack of food... In regards to your situation OP, I suggest you buy a mouse costume and try to gain the little ones trust. Hang out in the closet, poop on the skirting boards, make squeaking noises. When the mouse is comfortable with you, that's when you strike.
 
A mouse wouldn't seem so bad. I'd probably just let it do what it does like I do with lizards.

A rat would mes with my head more, given they just seem more... evil or something.

And I'd hunt down any spiders or roaches immediately.

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Ah, the jumping on the stomach would get annoying.
 
In my last apartment I thought I heard a bag of bread (with like three slices left) move and I had to do a double take and there was a mouse inside the bag just hanging. I found it cute and... wrong... at the same time. I just took the guy outside.

OP, this might be more effort than it's worth, but give this a go maybe.

Humane mouse trap: http://journal.chrisglass.com/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html

Peanut butter is key, just like the movie Wanted taught me!

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Check around the edges of your room, behind all the furniture. If you've already started moving stuff under the bed and haven't seen him, he's probably not there. Most likely he's hiding in the most inconvenient place for you to get to him. Oh, and close your door and stick a towel under it so he can't escape.

When it comes to killing him, you'll need a stick to scare him out of his hiding place, and once he runs out into the open you should splatter him with your foot.
 
GavinGT said:
Check around the edges of your room, behind all the furniture. If you've already started moving stuff under the bed and haven't seen him, he's probably not there. Most likely he's hiding in the most inconvenient place for you to get to him. Oh, and close your door and stick a towel under it so he can't escape.

When it comes to killing him, you'll need a stick to scare him out of his hiding place, and once he runs out into the open you should splatter him with your foot.
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Clean up would be quite the bother, wouldn't it?
 
makingmusic476 said:
Clean up would be quite the bother, wouldn't it?
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Nah, it's not like it's literally going to go "splat" everywhere. The damage will be mostly internal. Then you just grab a dustpan, scoop him up, and toss him in the alley.

This was how I dealt with the rats that were in my brother's room. While he was on the other side of the room panting like a little girl, I was taking care of business like a man.

Oh, and when you're done, clean your fucking room and keep it clean. All that shit under your bed makes for a perfect mouse hangout, OP. They're not going to stick around in a place where food isn't readily available.
 
My house in college? Tons of animals, in the walls, running in and through the air vents. My roommates and I would wake up in the middle of night hearing raccoons attack each other and make ungodly noise. Fun house, cheapest shit hole ever, but I would never want to live there again.
 
Don't get a cat, get a dog, a small terrier.

Advantages:Don't have to worry about the cat being well fed and not wanting to kill the mouse, the terrier will kill it, hungry or not. Less of a mess, the dog will just use it's bite force to break the mouse, not claw it open. Less likely the dog will eat the mouse like a cat, possibly getting sick.

And, with a little bit of training, you can easily teach it to carry the dead mouse to a place of your choosing, even a short waste bin, instead of bringing it back and placing it at your feet.
 
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