MICE

[yuuago]

UGHUGHUGHUGH

There are mice.

Mice.

LIVING IN MY STOVE. UGHHHHHHHH

Eew eew eew eew mice in my kitchen! Mice in my stove! Under the sink was bad enough, but EEW EEW EEW

I'd heard some weird noises from the stove a few days ago, but since everything in this house makes weird noises I thought it was just part of it settling, or something. No. Mice. Or at least, a mouse.

And today I saw it. Going into the stove. In the space below the burner.

AUUUUUUGH

Where the fuck is my shotgun. I mean. I know that's overkill. And I wouldn't be able to use it. But fuck, I'd feel better with my goddamn fuckin' shotgun.

Tomorrow I'm gonna fuckin' head down and load up on stuff to get rid of this fucker, yes I will.

UGH. MICE.

Comments

[yuuago]

What? Really?

Wouldn't that clog up the drain?

And I'm not sure I'd be fast enough to catch one... I'm not adverse to drowning it if I did get a hold of it, though.

[blacknoise.livejournal.com]

Yeah it probably would :P


It's macabre, but cervical dislocation (break the neck) is the most final way to off a mouse (after traps, natch).

They're easily liftable by the tail, then if you're not light-fingered about it, you can end 'em.


:( I used to work in a rodent facility for government experimentation--they had much less depressing ways to kill mice. I honestly don't know if I could snap a mouse neck just like that. I'd probably freak. :( I hate killing mammals.

[yuuago]

Righto. Gonna keep this in mind.

I've never had to deal with this sort of thing - never even saw a mouse until I moved into this apartment - so that's probably why I'm so disturbed by it. Ugh. Never had to kill a mammal, either, but if it comes to it -- well, I guess we'll see.

Geh. So disgusting. Ugh.

[blacknoise.livejournal.com]

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.