mice
or, more specifically, mouse.
I was rudely awoken at 4 am by a mouse running over my slumbering form. A mouse! on my face! at 4 in the morning!! it even nibbled a bit of my hair before i woke up.
I hate this country!!*

then someone at work said 'oh it could be worse, could be a wharf rat - they're common here' (google image it. lovely, eh?!)

so the question is, what should I do - move ASAP back to civilisation; get a humane trap and set it up this evening, then stop being a baby; or go all american and sit in my bed hunched up over an arsenal of weapons which would shame Terminator, waiting for the beady eyed little fucker to emerge, then blow it into the middle of next month?

*shudder*

* I'm in america...
( ascorbate, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 19:47, 8 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Trap it, teach it a few tricks and show it on America's got talent.
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( girlinthehole, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 19:51, Reply)

Call it
Mr Jingles.
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 19:55, Reply)

Humane traps are useless
unless you are very very strict about keeping ALL food in cupboards and fridges and so on and hoovering regularly.

We've got a mouse problem at work, but have to wait til one of the nurses leaves next week to call out proper pest control as she'll get upset.

Snap traps are evil and should be outlawed, but I'm all for the poison ones instead when you have an infestation.

For yours I would recommend sprinkling peppermint oil in your room or putting it (diluted with a bit of water) in an oil burner. It has to be pure essential oil or it wont work though. They hate the smell and wont come near you again.

Sorry for rant, but dealing with mice infestations in London aren't fun when you have a bunch of inspections about to happen.
( fuck shit up the best you never had, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 21:59, Reply)

Simple answer...
Get a cat.
( chickenlady b3ta's very own Elizabeth Taylor, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 22:17, Reply)

If you get a cat
don't get a Siamese, as they're inbred and useless. Get a basic domestic long-haired black cat, as they love dark corners and will catch anything that moves, and are typically very snuggly and sweet.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Thu 14 Aug 2008, 22:26, Reply)

.
I second getting a cat.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 14 Aug 2008, 22:31, Reply)

Get a Cougar

Peace Through Superior Firepower*


*Don't google this phrase it's scary!
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Fri 15 Aug 2008, 9:48, Reply)

I agree with Becky
I used humane traps (baited with chocolate spread) collected the squeaky little fuckers in an old fish tank, then released them. Trouble was, they told all their mates that chocolate spread was on offer at no. 12 and I ended up catching up to 3 a night. Plus, cute as they are, they piss every few seconds.

Poison traps are the way to go. Good hunting!
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 15 Aug 2008, 12:34, Reply)