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

Mouse in my house! - How can anyone hurt this cute little fellow??
Canada
March 20, 2007 11:33am CST
I was sitting in the rec room in my basement, there is one small section of the basement thats not completed, we just house the ordinary things out there like the lawn mower, BBQ, gardening tools, chistmas decorations etc...and this little brown mouse walked out across the floor as if he owned the place...I was mortified and I just sat there, he stood up on his back feet and just looked at me...I have never had a mouse before... He didn't scare me in the least, in a job I worked we had mice running around all over the place..lol..it was an everyday thing to see one...warehouse work...in case you are wondering...haha!!I don't just want to kill him, he looks so cute, my daughter owns two hamsters and I cant imagine ever hurting one of them, Is there a way I can catch this little fellow that has evaded my home and set him free??..
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@Julia3269 (217)
• United States
20 Mar 07
You can search for no-kill mouse traps on the web. Mice tend to come in when it's cold outside. Here's link for a home made no kill trap that sounds great. I'm sure I'll have need of it before long. :) http://glass.typepad.com/journal/2005/09/how_to_catch_a_.html
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• Canada
20 Mar 07
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!
• Canada
20 Mar 07
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
• United States
21 Mar 07
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.
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• United States
21 Mar 07
ask your local humane society/animal control for "humane traps".then you can release the lil' guy outside. i'd feel sorry for any that got in my house. 5 cats? yeek..hope i see you first,small fuzzy :)
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• Canada
21 Mar 07
Never thought about contacting them, thanks scarlet
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• United States
21 Mar 07
you're welcome:)
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• Italy
20 Mar 07
ahahahahahah mouse in the house
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• Canada
20 Mar 07
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!
@acquaria (719)
• Italy
20 Mar 07
I wish you good luck because it's very hard to keep out it from your home.A mouse visited too my parents home and the fighted hard to chase away it .The only way that they found to get it out was to kill it ...
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• Canada
20 Mar 07
killing it is my only option?? thats so sad, because I really don't want to kill him... :(
• Singapore
20 Mar 07
Goodness, I can't imagine you found it cute. I still remember setting mouse traps for them when I was young. Yucks!! :P
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• Canada
20 Mar 07
...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!
• Singapore
20 Mar 07
Hammers *are* cute... but not mice!! :P
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@whyaskq (7523)
• Singapore
20 Mar 07
Maybe it would be a better idea to create a home for the cute little fellow and let it be friends to the 2 hamsters :P Put a plate of cheese where you think is a nice place the cute little fellow will feast on.
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• Canada
20 Mar 07
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??