Ruminatorial

There's a Mouse in the House

About a week ago out of the corner of my eye I noticed a small, dark, fuzzy shape sprinting from underneath my fridge to underneath the stove. I suspected a mouse, but I haven't faced a mouse in years, and I had glimpsed it almost subliminally. However, a couple days later a strange noise got me out of bed, and I realized it was the little mouse happily chewing on something under my refridgerator. This morning I found tiny mouse droppings on my stovetop, and that really is the final straw. I don't have anything in particular against rodents, aside from the fact that they carry disease, but pooping on my stove? No guest in my house is allowed to do that!

Coincidentally, yesterday in the news there are articles about male mice "singing" in the presence of female mice. Kind of neat. But I'm sure calling this a mouse's "love song" is like calling a begging teenage boy's horny, whiny plea to his girlfriend a "song".

Back to my mouse, I searched online for mousetrap info, and found this: Steve Smith's Humane Mousetrap. I've set up my own version made from items on hand, baited with brie (I figure any mouse in my house would have properly fine taste), and am waiting to see what happens...

posted by Jeff @ 1:23 PM