Help please! Mouse invaded my apartment.

[nilvn]

Dear everyone,

I am living in the Apato of my school nearby a mountain in Japan. 5 days ago, I found that my Straberry was bitten by some animal. 3 days ago my tissue paper was the victim, and today my T-shirt was damaged in basket near the laundry machine and found feaces of mouse on my T-shirt too. I am sure that is a mouse because I am doing research with mice in my University, which is very far from my Apartment. No way that mouse can come to my house.

I never heard any wild mouse in the winter in Japan, thus I suspect this mouse is the pet that escapeed from someone else in the Building . Could you please tell me what I should do.

Thanks

[edin日本]

Either get a cat or a trap.

[TellitlikeIseeit]

Dear everyone,

I am living in the Apato of my school nearby a mountain in Japan. 5 days ago, I found that my Straberry was bitten by some animal. 3 days ago my tissue paper was the victim, and today my T-shirt was damaged in basket near the laundry machine and found feaces of mouse on my T-shirt too. I am sure that is a mouse because I am doing research with mice in my University, which is very far from my Apartment. No way that mouse can come to my house.

I never heard any wild mouse in the winter in Japan, thus I suspect this mouse is the pet that escapeed from someone else in the Building . Could you please tell me what I should do.

Thanks

Let me get this straight. You are in University, doing research with mice, have one in your apato that may be someone's pet and that bit your "Straberry," most likely looking for some place warm, and you want advice about what to do?

Buy a mousetrap for Chrissakes!

[twelvedown]

Relax and imagine that it a tiny horse.

[ひさしぶり]

and to think of all the pics I could put up here... Ahhhh...

OP, the mouse was there first. You're the invader. Move out now. This is your one and only warning!

[nilvn]

What is the trap called in Japanese? and is it toxic to kids?

[TellitlikeIseeit]

What is the trap called in Japanese? and is it toxic to kids?

No, it's made of wood, a metal "U"-Shaped bar and a spring. It's really a neat thing. It will even wake you up with a loud CLACK when it has caught the mouse.

[twelvedown]

No, it's made of wood, a metal "U"-Shaped bar and a spring. It's really a neat thing. It will even wake you up with a loud CLACK when it has caught the mouse.

And then you get to get up and empty the trap of it's dead (or maybe still a bit alive) victim! Oh the fun! Make sure you wake the kids up for that one!
In Bangkok we used to use thes things nicknamed 'mouse pizzas' They were a sticky round mat with bait in the middle that the mouse would walk onto and then get stuck. I don't know if they have them here. (And I imagine that they wouldn't be very healthy for children to eat.

[TellitlikeIseeit]

And then you get to get up and empty the trap of it's dead (or maybe still a bit alive) victim! Oh the fun! Make sure you wake the kids up for that one!
In Bangkok we used to use thes things nicknamed 'mouse pizzas' They were a sticky round mat with bait in the middle that the mouse would walk onto and then get stuck. I don't know if they have them here. (And I imagine that they wouldn't be very healthy for children to eat.

I used one of those before. Hmmm, Crinkly Mouse Taco.... Yummy. What did you do with the little bugger after he was stuck to the paper? Did you hit him with a bat or just throw the whole jiggly ball of origami-mouse in the trash while he was still alive?

[twelvedown]

I used one of those before. Hmmm, Crinkly Mouse Taco.... Yummy. What did you do with the little bugger after he was stuck to the paper? Did you hit him with a bat or just throw the whole jiggly ball of origami-mouse in the trash while he was still alive?

Thankfully that was the maid's job.

To the o.p. Mice and rats are still eaten it seems in Mexico, France and parts of Africa... Maybe it's time to look on this as a god-given opportunity to try out some new recipes!

[Beach Bum]

Get the sticky mouse traps...easier to clean up...kinda like roach motels for mice.

[Beach Bum]

Thankfully that was the maid's job.

To the o.p. Mice and rats are still eaten it seems in Mexico, France and parts of Africa... Maybe it's time to look on this as a god-given opportunity to try out some new recipes!

You're a meat eater, and rats are made of meat. Why not? Probably tastes like chicken.

[jinseinosensei]

Get the sticky mouse traps...easier to clean up...kinda like roach motels for mice.

I bought a five-pack and caught seven mice with three of them, within a week. They DO come indoors in the winter and set up nests for giving birth etc... If you set them up where you know the mouse travels, it doesn't take long to catch all of them. Within ten days, my huge building was mouse-free and it ended up costing about 100 yen per pest.

In the case of the OP, I think it's also a safe way to go since, other than the glue, it's not dangerous in a toxic way. Although I can't imagine a student living in an apahto with kids. Whether it's a former pet or not, it's probably best to avoid contact and try to get rid of it as soon as possible. Rodents carry diseases and their urine seems to be the cause of respiratory problems and serious health problems.

I raised rats as a boy and had as many as 75 at one time, so I don't harbor any particular dislike of them, but hemorragic fever and other diseases are known to be caused by rodent infestation and contamination. I recommend these sticky traps for anyone who has mice. And by the way... The trapped mouse will die overnight if left in the cold, stretched out and stuck.

[nilvn]

I bought a five-pack and caught seven mice with three of them, within a week. They DO come indoors in the winter and set up nests for giving birth etc... If you set them up where you know the mouse travels, it doesn't take long to catch all of them. Within ten days, my huge building was mouse-free and it ended up costing about 100 yen per pest.

In the case of the OP, I think it's also a safe way to go since, other than the glue, it's not dangerous in a toxic way. Although I can't imagine a student living in an apahto with kids. Whether it's a former pet or not, it's probably best to avoid contact and try to get rid of it as soon as possible. Rodents carry diseases and their urine seems to be the cause of respiratory problems and serious health problems.

I raised rats as a boy and had as many as 75 at one time, so I don't harbor any particular dislike of them, but hemorragic fever and other diseases are known to be caused by rodent infestation and contamination. I recommend these sticky traps for anyone who has mice. And by the way... The trapped mouse will die overnight if left in the cold, stretched out and stuck.

I would like to thank you all of you here. I will go to look for the "nezumi tori" trap today. jinseinosensei, could you please tell me where you lingving? do you live near a moutain?

[Sterling]

nezumi tori is ネズミ捕り in Japanese.

The ones that use glue to trap the mice as they walk over it (or into the box - depending on the design) are supposedly to be particularly effective when baited with peanut butter.

Most hardware stores - and certainly any of the larger DIY stores - ought to stock them.

[CameraOn]

Dear everyone, 5 days ago, I found that my Straberry was bitten by some animal.

That must have hurt.

[TellitlikeIseeit]

That must have hurt.

Probably not as bad as the Cherry or a Raisin.

[Tsunami Passion]

I raised rats as a boy and had as many as 75 at one time, so I don't harbor any particular dislike of them, but hemorragic fever and other diseases are known to be caused by rodent infestation and contamination. I recommend these sticky traps for anyone who has mice. And by the way... The trapped mouse will die overnight if left in the cold, stretched out and stuck.

lolololol how does this guy keep coming up with this stuff?

[edin日本]

lolololol how does this guy keep coming up with this stuff?

It's pure genius, I like how he portrays his life growing up in Watts as seen through rose coloured glasses.

[DiscoveryDiver]

OP...looks like you've gotten some good advice here.
In a house we rented a handful of years ago, a mouse family moved in and got into the walls and attic. The noise was terrible at night.

Traps didn't solve the problem, though I agree the sticky ones are most effective.

In the end, the landlord ended up paying for an extermination service, that was quite expensive, but thorough...


I also have some friends in Shinjuku who've had infestations recently...

[edin日本]

OP...looks like you've gotten some good advice here.
In a house we rented a handful of years ago, a mouse family moved in and got into the walls and attic. The noise was terrible at night.

Traps didn't solve the problem, though I agree the sticky ones are most effective.

In the end, the landlord ended up paying for an extermination service, that was quite expensive, but thorough...


I also have some friends in Shinjuku who've had infestations recently...

We had that trouble years back when we lived out in the country. and then the eldest daughter got a Ball Python for a pet. The mice got a whiff of Poppy chan's scent and they vacated so fast.

[ひさしぶり]

Just be glad THIS didn't invade your aparto...

[edin日本]

Just be glad Hisa didn't invade your apato.