Johnny Fever

My girlfriend saw a mouse in my apartment this afternoon and now she refuses to sleep over until I catch the little creature. She's afraid the mouse will hop into bed with us when we're sleeping at night. I tried explaining to her that the mouse probably has better things to do then take a nap with us but my gf is not listening. I'm not even sure that a mouse can jump high enough to reach the top of our bed so I figured I'd ask the experts around here. So how high can a mouse jump? She left my place a couple of hours ago and later called leaving the following message: "is it dead yet?".

So what's the best way to catch one of these things? Poison or the traditional mouse trap?

Deftones

They are good climbers...

Johnny Fever

Well there's no ladder in my bedroom so I guess we are safe I'm going to call her right now and tell her the good news.

Kittydreamer

Borrow a cat or a hunting dog, either will work

Mrs. Danger

white mice can't jump.

Th0r S1mpson

Um... mice can jump a lot further than you think.

Oraphus

i know rats can jump very well.. i would assume mice can jump as well.

start looking for a new apartment woos

TomOpus

Not only are they good jumpers but they're great doorstops.

devilshalo

Are you sure it was a mouse? And not a small rat? Tho both probably chew the hell out of stuff in your apartment.

hal9000

Yes mice can jump... I've watched them jump from a grapefruit tree in my backyard to the roof of my house... I was shocked, those little suckers can fly about 3 ft. like it was nothing. Considering their size, that would be like you or me jumping the length of a city block.

Your GF should rest easier knowing they probably walk all over her head while she's sleeping.

ernestrp

Get a hamster. And they have baby fur on their tummys.

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I'm going to go with "Yes".

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DVD Polizei

Tell her you killed the poor thing. Then spread a bunch of raisins on the sheets. Have her get in bed first, so she can feel the mouse "poopies".

Feel free to eat the raisins to "kick the humor" up a notch.

jonnyquest

A poisoned mouse isn't likely to be found dead in your apt (it's gonna run away before croaking). If you require proof, traps is the way to go. Peanut butter is the best bait. Don't be surprised if there is more than one mouse.