Screw you, Mickey!
We seem to have a bit of a mice problem at the apartment. I know, I know...everyone has a mouse at some point or another, but this is getting out of hand. It started out as one mouse- he was pretty tiny, so I kind of felt bad- and he mostly just scurried along the edges of the rooms, obviously scared shitless of us.
Well, over the past week he seems to have invited his friends to come play at 3F, because we now have what I'm referring to as an infestation. (This might be a bit overdramatic, but when it's an apartment, more than one mouse is an infestation.) Judging by the amount of droppings I see each morning, I would say we have 3 mice. They come in through behind the stove, run around the kitchen all night pooping every 2 inches, and sleep until around 10PM. Then we hear them- squeeking, scampering, shitting. They aren't afraid of us anymore, and clearly scoff at the traps. Supposedly, our landlord and his crazy Greek brother-in-law did SOMETHING in the apartment yesterday (as our furniture was moved around), but I still found poop this morning- and not just a little.
So, tonight I will:
1) buy glue traps, since we keep saying we will, but no one has; and the humane traps that I bought obviously aren't working.
2) rewash all the dishes by the sink, since they have droppings on them. Then move the dishes to the dining table to dry, to avoid more poopage on plates.
3) go through the containers that hold our wooden spoons/spatulas/etc to make sure there isn't any hidden poopie
4) try not to get freaked out when I see one scurry across the counter.
STILL better than roaches.
Well, over the past week he seems to have invited his friends to come play at 3F, because we now have what I'm referring to as an infestation. (This might be a bit overdramatic, but when it's an apartment, more than one mouse is an infestation.) Judging by the amount of droppings I see each morning, I would say we have 3 mice. They come in through behind the stove, run around the kitchen all night pooping every 2 inches, and sleep until around 10PM. Then we hear them- squeeking, scampering, shitting. They aren't afraid of us anymore, and clearly scoff at the traps. Supposedly, our landlord and his crazy Greek brother-in-law did SOMETHING in the apartment yesterday (as our furniture was moved around), but I still found poop this morning- and not just a little.
So, tonight I will:
1) buy glue traps, since we keep saying we will, but no one has; and the humane traps that I bought obviously aren't working.
2) rewash all the dishes by the sink, since they have droppings on them. Then move the dishes to the dining table to dry, to avoid more poopage on plates.
3) go through the containers that hold our wooden spoons/spatulas/etc to make sure there isn't any hidden poopie
4) try not to get freaked out when I see one scurry across the counter.
STILL better than roaches.
posted by Hilary at
7:51 AM
3 Comments:
Mice are attracted to water...dry the dishes and wipe out the sink when you go to bed. Be prepared for loud squeaking when they get caught in a trap.
By
Florida Opera/Waitress, at 10:20 AM
maybe they're attracted to foul smelling farts. that's why there's so many in yours and robert's apartment!
By
Ratface, at 12:56 PM
You can also put your traps in brown papar bags w/peanut butter inside to attract them. That way, when you catch one, you can throw away the whole bag.
By
Shannon, at 4:19 PM
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