mouse in the house

[mlededee]

so i have two female mice that i keep as...pets? (originally i used them for food and for scenting rats but my only mouse eater has been converted so i have had these two females for a while now.) anyhow, one of them escaped today during cage cleaning and ran into the laundry room and up under the dryer. so now she is somewhere up in there--we lifted it but couldn't see anything--it is mostly enclosed but has some gaps big enough for a mouse to fit into.

any hints on luring her out? i have a critter keeper with litter and food and some cheese in it set on its side so she might come out and i might just by chance catch her in there in time enough to get her or shut the lid so she can't get out. i turned the dryer on (briefly) to see if it would scare her out, but no. i banged, poked, prodded, nothing but a little scuffle every now and again.

gah! how to get her out!?

[ZEKESMOM]

:eek: I am so sorry but I had to laugh when I read that. I am not really sure how you would get her out. Just like you said...you have the dilemna of her running back into the dryer when she sees you. I can commiserate (sp?) with you though. Three days ago I brought out my rats for play time on my bed and brought out the new baby for the first time. She proceeded to skirt down the bedspread hit the floor and go under the bed! When I moved the bed because she had gone into the corner that is against the wall...of course...my middle support of the bedframe came off!!! Had to tear the whole bed apart to get it back together:eek: Hubby threatened me with my life if I let the rats out again Of course I just had to let him calm down a little...the girls were out the next day Best of luck to you!

[mlededee]

ha yeah i think if it was a rat loose my husband would be a little more agitated about it. i'd rather it be a rat though. my rats aren't afraid of me so they aren't so quick to run! freaking mouse...i don't really care for them but i ended up with 2 that didn't get eaten so now i have them. and i don't handle them so they will run... bah!

[Chase13]

i also laughed gently on the inside when i got to "i turned the dryer on..."

[tigerlily]

I'm with Lisa, and sorry to admit I'm over here sypathetically giggling over here. I know it's got to be driving you mad, but I'm just soooo glad it's not in my laundry room.

My daughter was holding one of our younger ratties, and dropped her. She immediately dashed up into this child's recliner. It took me 10 minutes, but I finally got her out of there. I don't EVER want to tell my hubby that I lost a rat in our house. I'd be toast.

[recycling goddess]

um... i don't think the cheese will help catch her LOL how about getting a live trap and setting it up with some super yummy food like a pork chop bone nice and hot and smelling yummy?

[mlededee]

fine, fine, maybe it is a little funny. i do have some rib bones that i doled out to the rats tonight and have a few left over. maybe i'll try one of those. i supposed a live trap would be a good thing to have around anyhow seeing as how there are an awful lot of rodents in this household. if little miss mouse comes out of hiding tonight and the kitties see her...well, may god have mercy on her little brown hiney. :o

[tigerlily]

fine, fine, maybe it is a little funny. i do have some rib bones that i doled out to the rats tonight and have a few left over. maybe i'll try one of those. i supposed a live trap would be a good thing to have around anyhow seeing as how there are an awful lot of rodents in this household. if little miss mouse comes out of hiding tonight and the kitties see her...well, may god have mercy on her little brown hiney. :o

Any luck yet? Maybe a siting at least?

[mlededee]

nothing. as far as i know she is still in the dryer. my kitty, nigel, is determined to fit his arm up into a hole in the back of it and inspector gadget his paw all the way up into where ever she is.

[cassandra]

nothing. as far as i know she is still in the dryer. my kitty, nigel, is determined to fit his arm up into a hole in the back of it and inspector gadget his paw all the way up into where ever she is.

"...inspector gadget his paw..."

Okay, now I have the giggles.

I vote on the live trap too...