Poor Mouse....

SexyRedXterra · 06-30-2004, 05:50 PM

There's a poor little mouse or chipmunk or something stuck between floors of my house. We don't know how to get it out. It keeps scurrying and making distressing noises. What do you guys suggest?

ScottD · 06-30-2004, 05:52 PM

Poison! He'll find his way out to water after eating it and it'll all be over but the crying.

NRAJOE · 06-30-2004, 06:02 PM

Oxford · 06-30-2004, 06:04 PM

SRX...you've got to be kidding?

This being a gun and game site...it's likely that only a liberal would call the humane society...or the fire department.

But you are more likely to get answers like:

-Fumigate the critter
-Set off a large firecracker
-Poison
-Seal up the hole

:jaw: :right:

Bye Bye critter: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

NRAJOE · 06-30-2004, 06:05 PM

Pop a couple rounds into the floor....etc.

colt45 · 06-30-2004, 06:48 PM

he found his way in he will find his way out, just turn the music up so you don't hear him.

PAPA G · 06-30-2004, 06:54 PM

12 gauge pump is a good choice, use 00 buckshot

Big Dog · 06-30-2004, 07:48 PM

He won't smell too bad - unless he expires at the bottom of your winter clothes drawer, and it's only June . . . :insane:
Please don't ask how I know . . .

Shaun · 06-30-2004, 08:29 PM

Stomp it -- or I would go with the 12 gauge #4

Snakebite · 06-30-2004, 08:37 PM

1. Put your ear to the floor to pinpoint where he is.

2. Draw a red circle on the floor above the noise.

3. Invite some friends and have a blast.

Seriously though, set a trap with peanut butter in it. He'll smell it and come out for his last meal. I doubt he's stuck. He's just partying.

Sniper[MI] · 06-30-2004, 09:33 PM

Maybe the mouse is being slowly digested by a HUUUGE spider?

SexyRedXterra · 06-30-2004, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Oxford

SRX...you've got to be kidding?

This being a gun and game site...it's likely that only a liberal would call the humane society...or the fire department.

But you are more likely to get answers like:

-Fumigate the critter
-Set off a large firecracker
-Poison
-Seal up the hole

:jaw: :right:

Bye Bye critter: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar:

Maybe then I'm a subconscious liberal because I can't in good conscience kill the little critter. In fact, if I didn't fear disease, if i caught him I'd keep him. I love mice and chipmunks. I just hop he finds the hole he came in through and exits safely, so that we don't have to put glue pads down. If he doesn't find his way out, it's bad for all of us.

jerry · 06-30-2004, 10:03 PM

Take a pick axe, bust a hole through the foundation. Connect a hose from the tailpipe of the x-terra to the hole in the foundation, LEAVE THE HOUSE. come back after walking down to the icecream shop. Disconnect hose, air out house. N-joy silence. Drink a beer, watch Mail call.

Dallas · 07-01-2004, 07:12 AM

Now jerry has a plan!!!

07-01-2004, 07:52 AM

No, no, no, no. I just read the government manual for getting rid of a mouse in the floorboards. I will paraphrase and use simple language so everyone can learn something new. This will work!

Safe Removal of live Rodent animal from subfloor material:

Disconnect structure from exisiting foundation and move to a preapproved (see appendix) safe location.

Raise structure no less than twelve feet and place appropriate support system to insure proper viewing of subfloor by Rodent removal tech.

Locate the Rodent through ultrasonic examination.

Once Rodent is found, ask rodent to show deed of ownership of said property in English, Spanish, and Cantonese.

If Rodent fails to produce any documentation, request it vacates premises.

If rodent does not comply, document defiance, get a court eviction note and wait thirty days.

Upon 30th day from the initial event, locate the rodent again using ultrasonic technology.

Upon finding it, read the document and ask it to leave again. If said Rodent does not comply, tap lightly with a small hammer to disorient and annoy.

If Rodent still is in defiance of leagal evitction notice, obtain a noise permit and play loud music.

If during any time of this process the rodent becomes non-responsive and emits offensive odors which violate or threaten the public health and safety, cite said rodent with health-code violation (HC-2D/OHSS) and allow 24 hours to pass for Rodent to comply with health and safety code.

After 24 hours, if Rodent is still in violation, obtain permit to drill a hole.

Drill hole near rodent and remove rodent in accordance with humane practices as cited in Document 10345/Humane Rodent Remove Techniques (Pg 17/ paragraph/2 Line/36)

After rodent has been removed and documents have been filed, optain permit to plug hole.

Plug hole

Voilla!

Big Dog · 07-01-2004, 08:01 AM

Seriously, SRX. Mice are a BIG problem in a house.
If you can see or hear one, you've got a hundred hiding. They are vermin.
I'd suggest the "Mouse-Pruf II" poison bait from Deacon. The critters love those blue pellets . . . they'll clean it out in no time.
Then, you get what I mentioned in the post above . . .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I developed the sport of "Ultra-Smallgame Hunting" at my previous residence.
The final score:
.22 pellet pistol - 12 mice (two were clean shots off the top of the VCR!)
Mouse-Pruf II - 8 mice (Witnessed body count, that is . . .)
Stomped - one very stupid mouse.

<if I cower down next to the floor grate, the big guy won't see me - urk!>

Once I nailed Big Momma, the numbers really fell off . . .

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Say, BRG says you're good with a pistol . . .

SexyRedXterra · 07-01-2004, 07:05 PM

LOL I think the critter got out. We're having someone come and close up any holes, so that it doesn't happen again.

PAPA G · 07-01-2004, 07:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SexyRedXterra

LOL I think the critter got out. We're having someone come and close up any holes, so that it doesn't happen again.

they just make new holes of entry

Snakebite · 07-01-2004, 07:28 PM

Papa G is right. They can chew through almost anything, even cement. Its true!

I had a pet snake for many years and I fed him mice. I never handled those nasty animals. I hate those disease ridden creatures. I would buy the mice and just dump them in the snakes cage and let the snake do the rest.

I cleaned out the cage every month and saw what a rodent SHOULD look like! Maybe a few teeth or some hair in the poop. I could handle that much easier than a live mouse. It was actually kind of interesting.......Yeah I know, sick!

SexyRedXterra · 07-01-2004, 07:40 PM

but I like mice.... they're cute (at least the non-diseased pet store ones). Besides, I don't know if it's a mouse. It could be any other small animal.

06-30-2004, 05:50 PM	#1
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206 Trader Rating: (0)	Poor Mouse.... There's a poor little mouse or chipmunk or something stuck between floors of my house. We don't know how to get it out. It keeps scurrying and making distressing noises. What do you guys suggest? __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

06-30-2004, 05:52 PM	#2
ScottD Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Evanston, IL Posts: 1,020 Trader Rating: (0)	Poison! He'll find his way out to water after eating it and it'll all be over but the crying. __________________ "Some people can not live without wilderness"-Aldo Leopold

06-30-2004, 06:02 PM	#3
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,010 Trader Rating: (0)	__________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

06-30-2004, 06:05 PM	#5
NRAJOE Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Toledo,OH Posts: 19,010 Trader Rating: (0)	Pop a couple rounds into the floor....etc. __________________ U.S. Army 1976-1979 237th Combat Engineers Heilbronn, Germany

06-30-2004, 06:48 PM	#6
colt45 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Occupied Territories of New York (Buffalo) Posts: 2,898 Trader Rating: (0)	he found his way in he will find his way out, just turn the music up so you don't hear him. __________________ "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" -Sigmund Freud, General Introduction to Psychoanalysis "If guns cause crime, all of mine are defective." - Ted Nugent "Self-defense is Nature's eldest law." -John Dryden

06-30-2004, 06:04 PM	#4
Oxford Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Gladstone, Missouri Posts: 12,981 Trader Rating: (0)	SRX...you've got to be kidding? This being a gun and game site...it's likely that only a liberal would call the humane society...or the fire department. But you are more likely to get answers like: -Fumigate the critter -Set off a large firecracker -Poison -Seal up the hole :jaw: :right: Bye Bye critter: :guitar: :guitar: :guitar: __________________ "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right".

06-30-2004, 06:54 PM	#7
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12 Trader Rating: (0)	12 gauge pump is a good choice, use 00 buckshot

06-30-2004, 07:48 PM	#8
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,063 Trader Rating: (0)	He won't smell too bad - unless he expires at the bottom of your winter clothes drawer, and it's only June . . . :insane: Please don't ask how I know . . . __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

06-30-2004, 08:29 PM	#9
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,585 Trader Rating: (0)	Stomp it -- or I would go with the 12 gauge #4 __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

06-30-2004, 08:37 PM	#10
Snakebite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tucson, Mexico Posts: 1,837 Trader Rating: (0)	1. Put your ear to the floor to pinpoint where he is. 2. Draw a red circle on the floor above the noise. 3. Invite some friends and have a blast. Seriously though, set a trap with peanut butter in it. He'll smell it and come out for his last meal. I doubt he's stuck. He's just partying.

06-30-2004, 09:33 PM	#11
Sniper[MI] Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Future 51st state, "New Hope" Posts: 3,796 Trader Rating: (0)	Maybe... Maybe the mouse is being slowly digested by a HUUUGE spider? __________________ FNUH!

06-30-2004, 10:03 PM	#13
jerry Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 10,760 Trader Rating: (0)	Take a pick axe, bust a hole through the foundation. Connect a hose from the tailpipe of the x-terra to the hole in the foundation, LEAVE THE HOUSE. come back after walking down to the icecream shop. Disconnect hose, air out house. N-joy silence. Drink a beer, watch Mail call. __________________

07-01-2004, 07:12 AM	#14
Dallas PUKHA DAWG Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts: 3,591 Trader Rating: (0)	Now jerry has a plan!!!

07-01-2004, 07:52 AM	#15
Mr. Kaneko Guest Posts: n/a	No, no, no, no. I just read the government manual for getting rid of a mouse in the floorboards. I will paraphrase and use simple language so everyone can learn something new. This will work! Safe Removal of live Rodent animal from subfloor material: Disconnect structure from exisiting foundation and move to a preapproved (see appendix) safe location. Raise structure no less than twelve feet and place appropriate support system to insure proper viewing of subfloor by Rodent removal tech. Locate the Rodent through ultrasonic examination. Once Rodent is found, ask rodent to show deed of ownership of said property in English, Spanish, and Cantonese. If Rodent fails to produce any documentation, request it vacates premises. If rodent does not comply, document defiance, get a court eviction note and wait thirty days. Upon 30th day from the initial event, locate the rodent again using ultrasonic technology. Upon finding it, read the document and ask it to leave again. If said Rodent does not comply, tap lightly with a small hammer to disorient and annoy. If Rodent still is in defiance of leagal evitction notice, obtain a noise permit and play loud music. If during any time of this process the rodent becomes non-responsive and emits offensive odors which violate or threaten the public health and safety, cite said rodent with health-code violation (HC-2D/OHSS) and allow 24 hours to pass for Rodent to comply with health and safety code. After 24 hours, if Rodent is still in violation, obtain permit to drill a hole. Drill hole near rodent and remove rodent in accordance with humane practices as cited in Document 10345/Humane Rodent Remove Techniques (Pg 17/ paragraph/2 Line/36) After rodent has been removed and documents have been filed, optain permit to plug hole. Plug hole Voilla!

07-01-2004, 08:01 AM	#16
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,063 Trader Rating: (0)	"I hates Meeses to Pieces!!" Seriously, SRX. Mice are a BIG problem in a house. If you can see or hear one, you've got a hundred hiding. They are vermin. I'd suggest the "Mouse-Pruf II" poison bait from Deacon. The critters love those blue pellets . . . they'll clean it out in no time. Then, you get what I mentioned in the post above . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I developed the sport of "Ultra-Smallgame Hunting" at my previous residence. The final score: .22 pellet pistol - 12 mice (two were clean shots off the top of the VCR!) Mouse-Pruf II - 8 mice (Witnessed body count, that is . . .) Stomped - one very stupid mouse. <if I cower down next to the floor grate, the big guy won't see me - urk!> Once I nailed Big Momma, the numbers really fell off . . . ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Say, BRG says you're good with a pistol . . . __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

07-01-2004, 07:05 PM	#17
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206 Trader Rating: (0)	LOL I think the critter got out. We're having someone come and close up any holes, so that it doesn't happen again. __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."

07-01-2004, 07:28 PM	#19
Snakebite Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tucson, Mexico Posts: 1,837 Trader Rating: (0)	Papa G is right. They can chew through almost anything, even cement. Its true! I had a pet snake for many years and I fed him mice. I never handled those nasty animals. I hate those disease ridden creatures. I would buy the mice and just dump them in the snakes cage and let the snake do the rest. I cleaned out the cage every month and saw what a rodent SHOULD look like! Maybe a few teeth or some hair in the poop. I could handle that much easier than a live mouse. It was actually kind of interesting.......Yeah I know, sick!

07-01-2004, 07:40 PM	#20
SexyRedXterra Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NJ Shore and Western PA Posts: 1,206 Trader Rating: (0)	but I like mice.... they're cute (at least the non-diseased pet store ones). Besides, I don't know if it's a mouse. It could be any other small animal. __________________ "God doesn't always do things on our schedule, but he's always right on time."