Yeah, and honestly mice smell worse, reproduce faster, and get in smaller places.
Rats are smarter, but if you need to corner one, remember they follow walls very closely (it's an innate part of their sensorimotor cognition :P). Guide it to an open corner with nothing available to climb up/get under. Be aware they jump.
If you have gloves on,(moving quickly) cup both hands around the mouse. If there's a little gap between your fingers or hands, the mouse (if it's not trying to gnaw you) will try to get out that way. Let it get out a little, then tighten your grip so it's stuck. Then, if you can pinch its tail (close to its body) between a thumb and forefinger, that's the best way to move it around.
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Date: 2009-06-28 06:14 am (UTC)Rats are smarter, but if you need to corner one, remember they follow walls very closely (it's an innate part of their sensorimotor cognition :P). Guide it to an open corner with nothing available to climb up/get under. Be aware they jump.
If you have gloves on,(moving quickly) cup both hands around the mouse. If there's a little gap between your fingers or hands, the mouse (if it's not trying to gnaw you) will try to get out that way. Let it get out a little, then tighten your grip so it's stuck. Then, if you can pinch its tail (close to its body) between a thumb and forefinger, that's the best way to move it around.