Hello I am new here, i recently moved to a new country to be with my boyfriend and we moved into a new flat together. The flat has a mouse problem, i am finding their droppings everywhere! on our kitchen counter, behind the loo, under our bed! I struggle with a lot of anxiety and i keep thinking about all the awful diseases you can catch from mice. I am even struggling to sleep for fear that a mouse is going to climb up onto the bed! I have been bleaching and disinfecting everything but can't help but feel this has ruined our flat for me. I am at home a lot of the time because i am currently looking for a job.
I just wanted to post because i am feeling very helpless. I find myself getting very worked up and crying when my boyfriend isnt here. I have told him how I feel but he thinks i am overreacting - which i am but i really cant help it! To be clear I am more freaked out by the droppings because of the germs than the mice themselves. Its getting in the way of having normal meals, or applying for jobs because I am becoming so distressed. I catch myself washing my hands twice and using hand sanitser.
The landlord is on holidays at the moment and we can't have a cat. I am also in between therapists because of the move and i think that is having an effect on me. If i insist on moving out am i giving into my anxiety and letting it rule me? I think that living with mice is is just past my comfort zone - i dont want to stay here another day!
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Yuck I don't blame you as I couldn't live with a mice infestation either. I don't think they are especially dirty unlike rats but I hate them with a passion! Can you maybe borrow a neighbours cat for a day or 2?
I would want to move asap too so don't let your bf tell you how you should feel. Your feelings are real whether he wants to believe that or not.
Thank you it is nice to know that other people wouldn't like to live in this situation either! Unfortunately can't have a cat because I am allergic. I am going to put my foot down and insist on moving - we are using bait and traps etc but I feel like the flat has been ruined for me! x
The whole building would have to be exterminated , it wouldn't do any good to do only your flat. If I had extra time I would be looking for another mouse free flat. Even people with anxiety can have real fears. It wouldn't be logical to live with vermin. Pam
If you are in uk ring local council or pest control company. It will cost about £100 but they will quickly get rid and leave stuff down in case any attempt to return. You are not being unrational you have a real problem that needs sorting. Good luck I am very sorry for you
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