The House Mouse - The British Mammal Guide

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Steve Evans

2 жыл бұрын

The House Mouse - A clip from the British Mammal Guide DVD
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@TheVanillatech 10 ай бұрын

I got a house mouse. He came in during a really bad rainy day in January. Climbed in through the window. I was sitting in bed with my laptop and I noticed something move really fast near the door. Once I'd looked over, it was gone. But I could tell - it was bigger than a spider, and that made no sense, because the way the lights are in the room there could be no shadow cast either. As I laid there, my brain just kept coming back with one single explanation : MOUSE. So I got up and walked over and looked behind the desk - sure enough, there he was. The mouse. I sighed, moved everything off the floor up high, so he had no place to run to. Then I emptied the desk. Then I MOVED the desk. NO MOUSE!? I looked around, confused .... but there he was, near the door. And as I watched, he simply ran UNDER the door jam. OUTSMARTED! BY A MOUSE! So I painstakingly put everything back, grumbling, complaining, and got back into bed. He arrived a few minutes later. Came to look at me, to make sure I wasn't chasing him anymore, then he moved into one of the drawers in the desk. Whatever. Too fast for me anyway. So I started to feed him. Biscuit a day, water from an egg cup I filled and left near the drawer. He's been here nine months now. Totally moved in. He wakes up at 2-3am, eats his biscuit or cheese, drinks, comes over to look at me .... then fucks off under the doorjam into the house for an hour. Probably looking for a mate. There are no other mice here. I left the door (front door) open for him for HOURS to persuade him to escape. He's NOT interested. Just comes back every night at 4-5am and goes back to sleep. Stupid mouse. No wife, no kids ..... all he does is the same routine every fucking day! My kids are entertained by it all, so I figured .... whatever. Live your life. I read they only live 18 months or so anyways. As I write this, he's sitting there in the corner on the carpet, chewing a block of cheese, starring at me. Idiot.

@jayabreezy1256 7 ай бұрын

You sir are a great man,

@jayabreezy1256 7 ай бұрын

Probably does have a wife and kids, but you have allowed him to create a man cave to get some peace and quiet.

@TheVanillatech 7 ай бұрын

@@jayabreezy1256 Alas, our little friend is dead. About 3 weeks ago now, I was wondering why I hadn't seen him in a few days. I checked behind the desk and I found him. Told the kids the next day, we dug a hole in the garden with a trowel, tossed some flowers into it and burried him, made a little cross with "Poor Mouse" written on it. The kids said a few kind words. Seemed kinda sad not having him around. Thing is, the next day I get back from work and I notice petals on the ground near the grave. A fox had dug it up, probably smelled the mouse, and carried it off. I quickly remade the grave so the kids wouldn't know. Damn fox dug it up AGAIN the next night! Probably thinking there was an infinite dead mouse supply under there! So I've started leaving food out for the fox, to distract it. Kids will probably forget about the mouse soon anyways, and I can say the cross was stolen by a magpie or something. RIP Mouse :(

@rebecca8525 6 ай бұрын

@@TheVanillatech Sorry to hear of the loss of your furry friend. You should go to a pet store and get a tame mouse for your kids.

@Neyphr 6 ай бұрын

I just found this mouse in my room as I heard a noise and thought it was just next door but they’re so fast!

@dancepiglover Жыл бұрын

So cute, though.

@rebecca8525 6 ай бұрын

They really are!

@priyagiri9715 3 ай бұрын

Your mad about cute😂

@maarten7109 4 ай бұрын

I had one a few years ago. Actually enjoyed having him around.

@cheapy2006 5 ай бұрын

I have a mouse who lives under the floorboards in my bedroom. Of course, I was told he needed to be poisoned immediately. I caught him in a humane trap baited with peanut butter. I let him go across the road, but he just came back. He's very quiet, keeps himself to himself, favourite food is salami. No poops. Just eats the little I leave him, and he's Kool & the Gang. His name is George, and I'm very fond of him.