EEEEKKKK!!! I have a mouse in the house!!!  

lol..yup I know..it is pretty funny...I almost dont want to tell my daughter about it because she will try and catch it and keep it as another pet...lol

thanks for posting!

killing it is my only option?? thats so sad, because I really don't want to kill him... :(

I will check it out, my mom told me about sticky pads that you can lay down, and then use cooking oil to remove them and set them free...

thanks for posting!

You probably want to avoid as much contact as possible. They bite and spread disease such as the hantavirus which was identified in the US in 1993 in New Mexico. Young healthy American Indians started dropping dead. A full scale investigation revealed it was a type of hantavirus. Supposedly the virus was inhaled when somebody swept the floor that had rodent droppings and urine. It has since been reported in many other states, especially the southwest and pacific states. The disease is rare but still take precautions. Good luck. :)

Good lord, I have never heard of this Julia, I know that its just a field mouse but still, a mouse is a mouse, regardless of where it came from...gonna have to buy a no-kill trap and be very careful not to let it close to me to bite me..

thanks for posting

I took lots of microbiology courses and worked in a health related field so I was always hearing about these things. I actually find it fascinating.

Want to read about a killer virus? Robin Cook's fictional book 'Outbreak' is about the Ebola virus which is considered more deadly than hantavirus.
Oh, once on the 'X-Files' Agent Scully mentioned hantavirus.

Anyway, just knowing the possible risks, no matter how small, will help folks make informed decisions.

Wasnt that a movie Julia?..and Dustin Hoffman was in it?..maybe i am getting it confused, but I remember it a very similar story...

Yes there was a movie called 'Outbreak' but not based on Robin Cook's book. The 1995 movie based on the book is called 'Virus' with Nicolette Sheridan.
It seems that Dr. Cook sold the title to one movie and the plot to another movie. lol!

Oh really?..I didnt know that...i love Robin Cooks work.

...haha!! I probably wouldn't find them cute except the fact that my daughter owns two hamsters, and they are really cute...I take them out of the cage all the time...one is named "Chip" and the other one is called "Sandy"

thanks for posting lordwarwizard!

Hammers *are* cute... but not mice!! :P

umm...nope, two hamsters, a tank of fish, and a dog are plenty of pets for this house..lol...

a plate of cheese?..wont he just run away when i get close to him??

Never thought about contacting them, thanks scarlet

you're welcome:)

I picked up a safe trap, its pretty neat how this thing is rigged up..he goes in a small hole towards food, I was told to use peanut butter...and when he goes up the little ramp it closes the door behind him and he is trapped, all I have to do is then release him...and it was suggested I release him at lease 3 mile away from my house or he would find his way back...pretty neat...

thanks for posting Ressie

lmao, I havent told her about the mouse, because I know thats exactly what she will want to do...gotta catch him, its not sanitary with him toddling around in my basement, but I got a nice safe trap to catch him in...

thanks for posting!