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There's a moose loose about the hoose

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The moose is a rodent, not a caribou. It had somehow got into our larder and we only found out when it nibbled a loaf of bread one night. Horror! Panic! How do we get rid of it. We had mice in the larder once before, but we thought it had been made impossible for them to get in. This is obviously Supermouse. Hubby was all in favour of using a traditional spring trap, but daughter and I outvoted him. We had some humane mouse traps left over from the previous infestation, so we put them in the larder with a trail of goodies leading into them. The mouse took the goodies but did not go into the trap. 'Buy some proper traps,' says husband. One night I opened the larder door and the little mouse shot into hiding. He looked so sweet I couldn't possibly take his life. Most of the week I seem to have done nothing but clear shelves when I had the puff, cleaning things which could be cleaned and throwing away a lot of contaminated stuff. Why did the little blighter have to eat my cashew nuts and almonds instead of something less expensive? Why did he have to start on a packet of biscuits at both end instead of just one? I was really despairing of catching him when, this morning, I opened the larder door and there he was in the trap eating his breakfast. Daughter took him out to release him in a quiet corner of the garden - and couldn't get the lid off the trap! Horror! horror! the poor mouse was terrified. Eventually, somehow the trap came apart, but mousey was too frightened to move. We left him, covered, to recover with no nasty humans near him and hopefully going to live a happy mouse life outside. All I have to do now is to finish cleaning the larder and put back the mountain of stuff now spread around the kitchen, the dining room and the hall. Amazing how much trouble one tiny animal can cause. 🐭🐭🐭

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helenlw7 profile image
helenlw7

But think how tidy your larder will be!

Caspiana profile image
Caspiana

Oh Alberta. This made my morning. What a great story. I love mice but I don't have any here living in the city. I instead have cockroaches but have managed to keep them away by means of some commercially bought repellants. I am glad the little mouse got away but I am sorry about your cashews. xx ❀️

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CDPO16

Quite a story. I hope it was the last intruder.

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Thepainterswife

Oh Alberta , I loved that , I absolutely adore mice and I’m so glad you looked after the little chap πŸ‘ I have them in my garden and put seed out for them but I agree having them in your larder eating your cashews isn’t on ! We once had a family living in the top drawer of an old set in our shed , Geoff used to leave his winter working boots below them and at the end of the winter found them full of nuts obviously had their own larder πŸ˜ƒπŸ˜‚ xx

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sassy59

What a story Alberta, such a great tale (mouse’s obviously). Pete had a mouse run up his trouser leg once! Our cat used to bring them in and never killed them, so we then had to catch them and out them outside again. Those were the days. Xxx❀️

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Alberta56 in reply to sassy59

Pete must be a very cool customer to have coped with that. I think I shall wear bicycle clips next time I go rodent hunting. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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sassy59 in reply to Alberta56

He was and laughed it off. I was standing on the sofa! πŸ˜‚β€οΈ

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Thepainterswife in reply to sassy59

πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

Cloudancer profile image
Cloudancer

I love your post as it resonates with me and our pantry.When we first moved here my daughter was 3 years old and came downstairs gravely saying what I thought was the word"house".That's right chickpea I said this is our new house.

Clearly thinking mum was very stupid she took me by the hand to her bedroom-there sitting happily on her pillow was a field mouse!!!!!

We still have them occasionally in our small pantry.

Your visitor clearly has an expensive palate chomping on almonds and both ends of a packet of biscuits.

Your post brought back such joyful memories thank you x

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Alberta56 in reply to Cloudancer

How did you persuade te field mouse to go outside?

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Cloudancer in reply to Alberta56

I think he got startled and disappeared into a tiny gap by the central heating pipes!

Izb1 profile image
Izb1

Oh my word I can't stand them and think it's more the speed they move which frightens me. I think you must have a very kind heart to go to so much trouble to catch and release the little blighter . Years ago my daughter brought one home unintentionally in her rucksack which almost gave me a heart attack, luckily my then boyfriend managed to catch it after almost destroying my bedroom wardrobe. The upside is I got a fitted wardrobe built because of this x

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Alberta56 in reply to Izb1

They certainly move with incredible speed for such tiny things.

peege profile image
peege

Aw how kindhearted you are , I'm really hoping it was a male πŸ€”

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Alberta56 in reply to peege

So was I. I don't mind now it's out in the garden.

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JJ_7

I loved this little story. Thank you for sharing. x

Mooka profile image
Mooka

I hope it’s not a homing mouse. You’ve been feeding him too well. My grandson and his partner had one in their laundry cupboard. My big tough grandson had to get his partners dad around to catch it 🀣

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Alberta56 in reply to Mooka

Well thought. I must go and completely close the ventilator in the bottom of the larder. I thought it it was closed enough to keep rodents out- obviously not.πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

knitter profile image
knitter

Our cats used to bring live ones in , let them go ….mice everywhere .

Check how your mouse got in , we had tiny ones getting through air vents into the cupboard , made nest in tea towels . Had to cover vents .

My daughter catches hers , lets them go , then they return .

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Alberta56 in reply to knitter

Well thought. I must shut the ventilator PDQ. πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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Morrison10

Morrison.my.cat.brings.me.dead.mice.to,by.my.doorstep.in.veranda,occasionally.alive.Had.several.live.ones.in.kitchen,nightmare!

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Alberta56

Get him to watch Tom and Jerry or Mr. Jinks and Pixie and Dixie, till he learns the error of his ways. But never Bagpuss. The mice in that are too sweet. Perhaps like my Sooty he doesn't think the telly has anything to do with real life. xxx

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Jaybird19

10 .00 every night i heard rustling an d thought it was the neighbours ( thin walls) pulling their curtains but then one night saw something out of the corner of my eye. i have an expensive sound set up/( partners pride and joy( ahd the mouse ran to this from the tv set in other corner . Oh dear . wiring is vulnerable to little teeth. i am responsible for this now as partner is dead so what do i do ? . i have a realistic jointed wooden snake (bought to Keep away the th e squirrels who eat the bird food) and laid it on the ground against wainscot waited . he ran from the radio unit along edge of carpet and came head to head with snake . stopped dead and turned tail and fled . didnt see him again . he was a very pretty mouse with very large e ears and very large eyes. this was a wood mouse they can climb and jump . (this was on first flloor with a balcony. ) not seen it since.

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sassy59 in reply to Jaybird19

Phew! That snake was brilliant. I’m not a mouse lover. Xxx

Izb1 profile image
Izb1 in reply to Jaybird19

I may have a look for one of these wood snakes just in case x

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Karenanne61

What a 'tale' (Sorry🀣) I'm glad you were able to relocate the 'loose moose '.

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Ergendl

When I lived in a cottage in the country in Perthshire, mice used to move in for the winter and give our cats in house entertainment. That ceased after I repointed the gaps between the stone in the thick walls which had been damaged by mortar bees.

Alberta56 profile image
Alberta56

Bad bees. We had one once build a nest in a small hole in the pointing of our modern house. Just one is sweet. Loads of them might have strained my ecological credentials.🐝🐝🐝🐝🐝

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