tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post2778558632437084088..comments2024-03-29T00:17:14.265-04:00Comments on Thrifty Decor Chick | Thrifty DIY, Decor and Organizing: The mouse storyThrifty Decor Chickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08387609050626968143noreply@blogger.comBlogger80125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-54593806668987948582013-03-02T13:05:11.686-05:002013-03-02T13:05:11.686-05:00I read every word. I feel so sorry for you! We are...I read every word. I feel so sorry for you! We are renters wanting to get into home ownership. There is so much more responsibility in owning your own home. Didn't think about the pests! I still think its worth it though. Things to remember... don't feed the mice! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-31738802805576589442013-02-28T21:24:38.100-05:002013-02-28T21:24:38.100-05:00I'm late to the party and I'll admit- I re...I'm late to the party and I'll admit- I read every comment before I decided if I would share... we had big a$$ rats 4 or 5 years ago. And like you and your mice, I tried the ignore it until I had one run INTO the bathroom as I walked out. The darn thing was followed by the cat who was trailed by the small dog who was trailed by the big dog. I went screaming and running out if their way and apparently that distracted them because all 3 of them followed me. I threw the cat into the bathroom and closed the door but she was totally uninterested at that point. <br /><br />I let her out and found a nice hole behind the toilet that let them run down to the basement and the cats food or up to the attic where they could exit through the hole they had chewed through the wall into the garage.<br /><br />The whole experience was absolutely horrifying, terrifying and humiliating. I was a very poor single mom at the time and a friend hired an exterminator who found their entry point and poisoned the hell out of the attic. We boarded up the entry point too and I didn't see anything again. It took me MONTHS to walk in the house without turning on every light along the way and opening the silverware drawer was terrifying. (Another hideout) <br /><br />You are very brave for sharing. Thank you. And I'm so glad you were able to solve your issue! Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084472149449023321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-69977447706238752542013-02-25T12:59:52.326-05:002013-02-25T12:59:52.326-05:00Ladies:
I hate play, "I can top this",...Ladies: <br /><br />I hate play, "I can top this", but unfortunately I can. Sitting at my desk at a large corporation, feel something on my leg, scream, like gutteral scream....people come running. I feel like a fool, until I go to adjust my shirt and feel a lump on my hip...dryer sheet perhaps?? I hang onto it, run to the ladies' room, drop my pants and there.on.the.floor.is.a.dead.mouse.I ran up my leg and was between my dress pants and underwear. I was either going to vomit or pass out...fortunately, I didn't do either because I locked myself in the bathroom. I worked with a bunch of men, and God knows I didn't want to be passed out and pantless on the bathroom floor. I mustered up whatever strength I had, and yes, put my pants back on, and said, I'm going home! Immediately jumped in the shower and scrubbed my skin until it was red. Had to throw away my pants cause my cats were sniffing around them when I dropped them on the floor at home. To this day, I sit at my desk with my feet up! This is a true, unembellished story!! It has gotten me many, many laughs over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-34359717258633250022013-02-23T21:08:20.263-05:002013-02-23T21:08:20.263-05:00Oh girl... I can so relate. We have had a problem...Oh girl... I can so relate. We have had a problem for a while in our garage and are now dealing with it as we get ready to move to a new home and are cleaning it out. To say it's a mess is an understatement and we've tossed so much stuff and sanitized a few things...Wow. just wow!!! <br /><br />When we first got them, we had birds and they came to eat the bird food... birds are gone, food is gone, but still have a few who don't mind eating everything else in their path. Garage is nearly empty and we just found new evidence...NUTS!!!! Is there a specific company you used to get rid of them?Lisa Tarpleehttp://lisatarplee.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-17257684686225115082013-02-23T01:41:41.557-05:002013-02-23T01:41:41.557-05:00We had mice at our old rental. I found out in the ...We had mice at our old rental. I found out in the middle of the night after a nursing session with my baby, I was sitting on the toilet and I look over to see a mouse watching me from the cupboard!!! We told our landlord about it and all he did was give us some traps. Then my husband went to check on one trap and it was MISSING. Where did we find it? Half way across the house in the middle of the living room floor. So we had something bigger as well! Told the landlord.. he handed me a rat trap. The rat we caught I never saw, but my husband still talks about how it was the biggest rat he had ever seen in his life. <br />When we bought our new house (built in 2008) I thought we were getting rid of the guys. Finally! So... we had a bag of chicken scratch in our pantry because we liked to take our son to the duck pond to feed them. Well, the darn bag attracted bugs. Thousands of bugs. It look us a few weeks to realize these weird bugs we're seeing are all over and what the heck are they? Found them the chicken scratch and in every open container in the pantry. We threw away hundreds of dollars worth of food. Yes! Every thing is in a container now. So, the idiots we are put the chicken scratch on the back deck. A few months later we were spending hundreds getting rid of the RATS that were living in our crawlspace whose smorgasbord was the dang chicken scratch!! <br />Long story short... dangit they should label those bags! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02958711618821850378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-5140402283035392132013-02-22T16:20:21.821-05:002013-02-22T16:20:21.821-05:00Some years ago I was visiting a relative when I fe...Some years ago I was visiting a relative when I felt something run across my foot. SHE GOT HYSTERICAL. Priding myself on remaining calm under every circumstance, I did not.<br /> I would have set some kind of trap; she could not call the pest control guy fast enough.<br /> I will always remember his tip: the best bait is jellied candies with the sugar on the outside---spearmint, wintergreen, orange. So she spent a small fortune to have him put that in the trap. And by the next morning Mr. Mouse was a goner.<br /> Yes, mice are God's creatures too....yada yada. But I shall never tell if you decide to use candy next time!Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-40785641493216155142013-02-22T15:36:17.066-05:002013-02-22T15:36:17.066-05:00I saw our mice on the stairs last fall, not sure i...I saw our mice on the stairs last fall, not sure if it was on your blog, Hometalk or fb, but it gave me the creeps. Long story short, I've been where you are only I knew we had mice and hubby refused to believe until one got upstairs and I let out a blood curdling scream. I'm not the screamer type. I stopped count at 24. This fall when I saw signs of them in my vehicle hubby again didn't believe me until he'd vacuumed the "evidence" himself and the next day there was more. <br />After the house invasion we've been using the cotton balls with 10 drops of 100% Pure Oil of Peppermint each ball and place them around the house a few feet apart and especially in areas where you think they might be getting in. We now have them in our garage and vehicles too.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305925905252173447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-14342860375017754022013-02-22T11:30:24.796-05:002013-02-22T11:30:24.796-05:00So did you fire your cat? Or was it just too many ...So did you fire your cat? Or was it just too many for kitty to keep up with?<br /><br />For some reason I read all the comments--ew!! I think for one-upmanship, we have Sheila with mice in her BOXSPRING!! EWWWW, and Katie--RATS!! Omw. I hope they both make you feel slightly better. Yikes.<br /><br />At this point there is only one commenter who feels bad for <i>mice</i>. Un.believable! <br /><br />I doubt you will be reading any Mouse & the Motorcycle books to Bub for some time. <br /><br />We get them in the fall as it gets chilly they want to find a warm place. We keep catch 'em DEAD traps in the garage all year round. For anyone having problems catching them, here is a cheap, fairly easy, successful formula--catch 'em dead trap, some peanut butter for bait, wrap some thread around the peanut butter. <br /><br />I'm so sorry you had this totally horrid experience. I will be surprised if you do keep your stair decor.<br /><br />ChrissySteelers6https://www.blogger.com/profile/12259433761178851023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-83210740305357199852013-02-22T11:22:21.271-05:002013-02-22T11:22:21.271-05:00I can barely sit in my chair reading this post. M...I can barely sit in my chair reading this post. Mice are worse than Boa Constrictors to me! Seriously...my sister and I are irrational with our fear of mice! Years (many, many years) ago, I was living in my parents' home while attending Grad school...while they were living out the winter months in FL. I had just started dating my husband....one morning while making breakfast I saw a mouse run under the cabinets and I FREAKED!! I called my boyfriend's house and asked his mother to wake him up. Truly...I thought it was a totally legit request...I SAW A MOUSE FOR GOODNESS SAKES!! When he finally came over we realized they were LIVING in the pantry...THEY HAD BABIES IN MY MOTHER'S TERRA COTTA CHIP AND DIP BOWL!!!!!!!! I ran so fast and leaped onto my mother's then tiled counter top....cracking my shin so hard I was sure I'd chipped a bone! It was insane! Mice are dirty, disease carrying little rodents and I hate them (and I never use the word hate.) I won't let my children have any pet in the rodent family. I feel so sorry for you Sarah! It's like having someone small and dirty rob your house...with his entire family! Ugh! Hope they are gone for good. And just so you know I will be on the look out all day now that I read this...ugh...creepy little buggers!Amy https://www.blogger.com/profile/04011952105440652818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-67232315670810946932013-02-21T22:03:05.257-05:002013-02-21T22:03:05.257-05:00I agree violated! We had mice at our old house. Th...I agree violated! We had mice at our old house. The only way I could keep them out was poison in the garage. I know...some people play the cruel card. I played the "I'm the one with a job and opposable thumbs card". At our current home, out in the country, we began life here with poison in both garages. A year and a half if and it appears the thumbs are winning. Mrs. Jones from the Circushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09664354597450248544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-73931630154886209292013-02-21T21:34:29.986-05:002013-02-21T21:34:29.986-05:00Oh, these people sound so nice and empathizing.......Oh, these people sound so nice and empathizing....in an effort to make you feel better and one up myself, we had rats. Mice, ha! Child's play...any uninvited rodent makes you feel violated....bottom line.Katie Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662295782667954695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-80192556778154400562013-02-21T21:26:05.104-05:002013-02-21T21:26:05.104-05:00Yuk! My goodness, what a brave woman you are, I w...Yuk! My goodness, what a brave woman you are, I would had stayed somewhere else as soon as I found the first.Kristelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11287268704123898263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-57149710855742509362013-02-21T20:24:29.976-05:002013-02-21T20:24:29.976-05:00I found them in my new home. They ate a loaf of b...I found them in my new home. They ate a loaf of bread in one weekend. One night I watching TV and as one walked across the floor. Nothing was supposed to be alive in there except some plants. Had to have help getting rid of them. During the day I was a kindergarten teacher. At night I was a mouse slayer. I was conflicted when reading books to the children about sweet mice. I stopped reading to my students about them. Now I have just realized that the strange smell in this house is mice...justmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660943212916361396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-12491681704569395612013-02-21T19:23:12.595-05:002013-02-21T19:23:12.595-05:00I love those mice, I put them up my stairs a few y...I love those mice, I put them up my stairs a few years ago.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846136531275900543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-61441480786999786162013-02-21T18:00:06.115-05:002013-02-21T18:00:06.115-05:00You probably never noticed them before, or at leas...You probably never noticed them before, or at least not as bad because you had a cat... (Do you still have another cat though?) Hmmmmm....<br /><br />Anyway, I've heard dryer sheets work. Put them on the pantry floor, on the bottom shelf of your island near the wiring hole, under the bottom shelves in your storage room, etc. I've HEARD they work,never tried it, so no guarantees. <br /><br />Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589621267490335919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-55375584282156163262013-02-21T16:42:53.981-05:002013-02-21T16:42:53.981-05:00Foil works too, as I found out in our Korean apt.
...Foil works too, as I found out in our Korean apt.<br />When we built our big house, my husband would go over there after work each day and caulk up every. single. hole. the workers left. The next door neighbors didn't do this and they ended up with mice.<br />Good Luck!!Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17128379696456444487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-22250493615529785892013-02-21T15:37:02.681-05:002013-02-21T15:37:02.681-05:00Mice always travel in pairs. If you catch one, se...Mice always travel in pairs. If you catch one, set the trap and you will catch the mate. Fall is when they like to come in and get comfy for the winter. They love insulation but don't like steel wool. You can plug any holes with steel wool. And yes they are super smart for being at the bottom of the food chain! As for traps that do not kill but just catch the suckers, don't bother. Kill the little guys: they carry disease and whatnot. And as you have discovered, create a. ton. of. work.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15287198643872014374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-11912155751400337652013-02-21T12:03:10.347-05:002013-02-21T12:03:10.347-05:00The FIRST time I had mice? I say one run across th...The FIRST time I had mice? I say one run across the floor and told my husband Just trap it and let it go it's so cute! <br /><br />Ha!<br /><br />Little did I know.<br /><br />I feel your pain on the clean up. You just want to bleach your hands every few minutes. Even if you are wearing gloves!<br /><br />Shudder!Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398715219729884144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-89319939039738795202013-02-21T11:49:23.709-05:002013-02-21T11:49:23.709-05:00Been there done that! The thing I HATE about mice ...Been there done that! The thing I HATE about mice is how intrusive they are. I personally don't go in the attic any longer, do you? And we've had squirrels to, if you've had a squirrel you know it, they sound like monkeys running around in the attic. Laura at Ms. Smartie Pantshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06953284758360960450noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-45616791390840308632013-02-21T11:18:44.987-05:002013-02-21T11:18:44.987-05:00"no one working here but me today."
Ar..."no one working here but me today." <br /><br />Are you sure about that? ;-) I got a kick out of how you started the post. I pictured little mice...Amy Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01509425024124880547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-12932328403950311102013-02-21T10:32:21.687-05:002013-02-21T10:32:21.687-05:00Just finally got a chance to read this post, and O...Just finally got a chance to read this post, and OH MY GOODNESS, aren't mice the WORST?? I can't believe how they invaded your home! We have had some as well, and the very thought of them gives me the heebie jeebies. <br /><br />Our furnace was acting up on us last year, and we came to discover that they had made their way into the vent that goes to the outside and made a NEST that blocked the airflow! The only upside to that was that the vent pipe went right into the area where the pilot light is for the gas furnace and they couldn't get into the house (not from that route anyway). <br /><br />Someone once told me that wherever they can fit their noses, they can wiggle through with their bodies. EW, I know. I also chatted with a woman who worked for a vet, and told me how quickly, easily and massively they reproduce. Their gestational period is something like 16 days, they can have a TON of babies at once, and they can get pregnant again right away. Terrifying!<br /><br />So glad you were able to rid your home of them and I hope they never return!!!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495632363525073088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-29114858452637343352013-02-21T10:03:08.747-05:002013-02-21T10:03:08.747-05:00Awww, poor mice(s). But, I can understand. We had ...Awww, poor mice(s). But, I can understand. We had one too. My husband got smart one year and put our bird seed (kept in the garage) in a metal can with a lid. Except...one time he forgot to replace the lid...and we didn't feed the birds regularly...poor lil' mousey must have fallen in to get food and well...basically starved to death. Makes my heart break everytime I think about it.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09960839361016060444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-90151288119805818602013-02-21T09:53:06.471-05:002013-02-21T09:53:06.471-05:00Been there. We live in a rural area and have wedge...Been there. We live in a rural area and have wedged steel wool batting outside into ANY tiny gaps between the foundation and the house. You can use a flat head screwdriver to really push the steel wool in. It doesn't show from the outside. Mice eat STUFF and other types of insulation fixes, but they don't eat steel wool. Good luck!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042976736287091331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-45381893720415321782013-02-21T09:46:42.620-05:002013-02-21T09:46:42.620-05:00EEEEEwwwww! I hate rodents of any kind! I grew up ...EEEEEwwwww! I hate rodents of any kind! I grew up on a ranch so....<br /><br />Back in early marriage days we lived in a mobile home. We had a mouse there once. Caught it in an trap and it was dead thankfully!<br /><br />The keys of course are to try to mouse proof as much as possible (which you clearly have done now)and don't try to be 'humane' with catch & release traps. There are, as you now know, TONS of the little rodent creatures out there. Letting them go after trapping them is only adding to their population, sorry to say.<br /><br />Our neighbor used a catch & release squirrel trap. She always wondered why they still kept messing up her trees! DOH! <br /><br />My husband's a piano technician. He finds "mice residue" in old pianos in people's homes a lot! Yeuch! <br /><br />I hate mice! I hate mice! I hate all rodents! OK...guess you know where I stand on them. Please don't report me to the Humane Society or the SPCA ;-)<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7781670590071996754.post-29958400458530133772013-02-21T07:33:49.076-05:002013-02-21T07:33:49.076-05:00We had them too! I had put ALL food in containers...We had them too! I had put ALL food in containers, chips cookies, everything. We always keep a trap set just in case they are back. They are the worst. We now have an indoor/outdoor cat. She catches a bunch of them outside, so maybe this helps keep the population down? It never ends. Designed Decorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13786605043622318266noreply@blogger.com