A little guest !!!

Beverley · 29-11-2010, 04:38 PM

In my large shed outside I have noticed a lodger in with the Redfoots, a mouse !!! I can't blame it it's so cold and in there is nice and warm, will it do the adults any harm do you think ?

pixie-egg · 29-11-2010, 05:06 PM

My friend has her rabbits and guinea pigs in a lovely warm heated shed and every winter they have mice lodgers. She doesn't mind and all it seems to do is share the warmth and endless food supply. Not sure how it'd work with torts tho but it seems to for rabbits and pigs x

littlestar · 29-11-2010, 05:41 PM

would have thought it would be okay he might loose his tail if they think its a worm cannot see a problem with a mouse but a rat would be a different matter.

TortBabe · 29-11-2010, 06:40 PM

Aww! My brother had a mouse in his bedroom on Saturday They are still scared to go to sleep even though they caught it

**16 shells** · 29-11-2010, 10:10 PM

I would try and remove it, if it were in my shed, mouse leads to mice and more mice.

SeeShell · 29-11-2010, 10:44 PM

Yes,they multiply quickly as do their deposits!! They also nibble things - wires etc. I'd be inclined to move it elsewhere too. You'd need to relocate some way away as they have a habit of finding their way back!
SS

Pussygalore · 30-11-2010, 09:00 AM

aaaaahhhhhhh you couldn't turn the poor little thing out into the cold, many of them probably die in this sort of weather, it might have all its winter food store in the shed and would never be able to find enough outside. Rats are different I don't like them, we had a yellow necked mouse where we used to live and I would watch her come out and take seeds etc from the bird table, she had babies at one point and they were so sweet and tiny. I'd at least wait untill the weather gets a bit better unless you have another shed you can move it to.

Beverley · 30-11-2010, 09:53 AM

I think catching it could be a problem !! The enclosure has high sides with a lid, and I don't want to kill it

I could put in a pet friendly trap but the chances of it sitting undisurbed with 4 large torts is small lol. I may leave it for a while and if more come in or babies start arriving then I will have to do something. I agree with you Ann putting it out in the cold is not an option.

TortBabe · 30-11-2010, 10:44 AM

Aww bless you Bev, I would feel the same. These poor little animals really suffer in this awful weather, me and the kids bought some extra bread the other day to feed the birds

29-11-2010, 04:38 PM	#1
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	A little guest !!! In my large shed outside I have noticed a lodger in with the Redfoots, a mouse !!! I can't blame it it's so cold and in there is nice and warm, will it do the adults any harm do you think ? __________________

29-11-2010, 05:06 PM	#2
pixie-egg Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: yorkshire Posts: 1,318	My friend has her rabbits and guinea pigs in a lovely warm heated shed and every winter they have mice lodgers. She doesn't mind and all it seems to do is share the warmth and endless food supply. Not sure how it'd work with torts tho but it seems to for rabbits and pigs x __________________ pixie, eddie and susannah

29-11-2010, 06:40 PM	#4
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	Aww! My brother had a mouse in his bedroom on Saturday They are still scared to go to sleep even though they caught it __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

29-11-2010, 10:10 PM	#5
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	I would try and remove it, if it were in my shed, mouse leads to mice and more mice. __________________ Paul.

30-11-2010, 09:53 AM	#8
Beverley Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 3,493	I think catching it could be a problem !! The enclosure has high sides with a lid, and I don't want to kill it I could put in a pet friendly trap but the chances of it sitting undisurbed with 4 large torts is small lol. I may leave it for a while and if more come in or babies start arriving then I will have to do something. I agree with you Ann putting it out in the cold is not an option. __________________

29-11-2010, 05:41 PM	#3
littlestar Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: England Posts: 279	would have thought it would be okay he might loose his tail if they think its a worm cannot see a problem with a mouse but a rat would be a different matter.

29-11-2010, 10:44 PM	#6
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	Yes,they multiply quickly as do their deposits!! They also nibble things - wires etc. I'd be inclined to move it elsewhere too. You'd need to relocate some way away as they have a habit of finding their way back! SS

30-11-2010, 09:00 AM	#7
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	aaaaahhhhhhh you couldn't turn the poor little thing out into the cold, many of them probably die in this sort of weather, it might have all its winter food store in the shed and would never be able to find enough outside. Rats are different I don't like them, we had a yellow necked mouse where we used to live and I would watch her come out and take seeds etc from the bird table, she had babies at one point and they were so sweet and tiny. I'd at least wait untill the weather gets a bit better unless you have another shed you can move it to.

30-11-2010, 10:44 AM	#9
TortBabe Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northern Ireland Posts: 6,919	Aww bless you Bev, I would feel the same. These poor little animals really suffer in this awful weather, me and the kids bought some extra bread the other day to feed the birds __________________ Busy Mum to ~ 2 Kids, 2 Yorkies, 1 Horsfield, 6 Hermanns, 2 Iberas, 6 Tunisians, 2 Indian Stars and 2 Pancakes

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