I have a mouse in the kitchen. Any advice? [View All]

[Rhiannon12866]

When I got home, tonight, to my total surprise, I spotted a mouse in the kitchen. At first, I thought it must have been a toad. This has never happened before. He is the tiniest thing, probably a baby, and very skittish. I called my friend, who suggested I just shoo him out the door or try to catch him in a paper cup. Obviously, I would not want to hurt him. I left the door open and he went out twice, but the first time, I moved too fast and scared him, so he ran back in and the second time, I didn't move fast enough, in shutting the door, so he came back in again. I thought I barricaded the kitchen in, sufficiently, so he didn't get loose in the house, but he may have gotten past my barricade. I am getting discouraged.

When I was a kid, I had a pet mouse, Franklin, named after FDR. He was very dear to me and, when I went to summer camp, my grandmother mouse-sat for me, feeding him blueberries and melon. So I would hate to see anything happen to him. My problem is my mother. She would kill him, on sight, if she could. She is Polish and hates "rodents." She is also a Freeper, no surprise. If I can either manage to get him close enough to the door to get him out or wait until tomorrow when I can borrow a friend's small "have a heart" trap, he will be okay. Anyway, any ideas or experiences would be appreciated. Thanks.:shrug: