You have GOT to be KIDDING ME!!!

[Cowgirl]

So, this weekend I bought 2 new pet mice at Petco. They were cute little things. One was black and white spotted, and the other was brown and tan splotched. So, I set them up in a little cage and put them on the bar behind my kitchen counter. I woke up this morning and went out to the kitchen and noticed something was different. NO CAGE. Hmm..I know I left it there.

So I walked out into the living room, and found food and bedding all over the floor. The cage was on it's its side about halfway across the room. Aww poor mice...got jumbled all around. They must have headaches... So, I went over to right the cage, and guess what? The DOOR WAS OPEN!! No mice in the cage....

The stupid cats must've gotten bored and decided they really needed to play with the mice. I can't believe they opened the door...even I had a hard time with it. So I have no clue where the mice are. Luckily they're both females. So, I figure I have 3 options.
1. Let the cats find them for me.
2. Get a live trap and try to catch them before the cats do.
3. Get sticky traps or snap-your-neck traps and catch them that way.

I think I'm going to go with option 2 for the moment. I didn't have any time to lock the cats up before I had to leave for work. And besides, I don't even know where the mice are, so I could be locking them in the same room. Ugh. What a great way to start a Monday.

[jetmonkey]

Check the litter box when you get home from work.

[itsbob (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Cowgirl

So, this weekend I bought 2 new pet mice at Petco. They were cute little things. One was black and white spotted, and the other was brown and tan splotched. So, I set them up in a little cage and put them on the bar behind my kitchen counter. I woke up this morning and went out to the kitchen and noticed something was different. NO CAGE. Hmm..I know I left it there.

So I walked out into the living room, and found food and bedding all over the floor. The cage was on it's its side about halfway across the room. Aww poor mice...got jumbled all around. They must have headaches... So, I went over to right the cage, and guess what? The DOOR WAS OPEN!! No mice in the cage....

The stupid cats must've gotten bored and decided they really needed to play with the mice. I can't believe they opened the door...even I had a hard time with it. So I have no clue where the mice are. Luckily they're both females. So, I figure I have 3 options.
1. Let the cats find them for me.
2. Get a live trap and try to catch them before the cats do.
3. Get sticky traps or snap-your-neck traps and catch them that way.

I think I'm going to go with option 2 for the moment. I didn't have any time to lock the cats up before I had to leave for work. And besides, I don't even know where the mice are, so I could be locking them in the same room. Ugh. What a great way to start a Monday.

I'm sure some local studly male mouse is going to find the two of them and multiply your problem if you don't do something REAL quick..

[Pasofever (Premo)]

on word "HISTORY"

[LexiGirl75]

your meeses?

[Dupontster]

Are the cats smiling...

[SoftballCrazy]

Originally Posted by Cowgirl

So, this weekend I bought 2 new pet mice at Petco. They were cute little things. One was black and white spotted, and the other was brown and tan splotched. So, I set them up in a little cage and put them on the bar behind my kitchen counter. I woke up this morning and went out to the kitchen and noticed something was different. NO CAGE. Hmm..I know I left it there.

So I walked out into the living room, and found food and bedding all over the floor. The cage was on it's its side about halfway across the room. Aww poor mice...got jumbled all around. They must have headaches... So, I went over to right the cage, and guess what? The DOOR WAS OPEN!! No mice in the cage....

The stupid cats must've gotten bored and decided they really needed to play with the mice. I can't believe they opened the door...even I had a hard time with it. So I have no clue where the mice are. Luckily they're both females. So, I figure I have 3 options.
1. Let the cats find them for me.
2. Get a live trap and try to catch them before the cats do.
3. Get sticky traps or snap-your-neck traps and catch them that way.

I think I'm going to go with option 2 for the moment. I didn't have any time to lock the cats up before I had to leave for work. And besides, I don't even know where the mice are, so I could be locking them in the same room. Ugh. What a great way to start a Monday.

I had 2 hamsters that got loose, and I've got dogs and cats too...My dog kept staring at something in the corner and sure enough, it was one of the hamsters. I'd set out some mouse food under a chair or in a corner, see if you can find them that way, when they get hungry they might come out for food. (If they haven't already become dinner for the cat!)

[Vince]

Let's see "mice + cats = cats

[Cowgirl]

Well, southern states has a mouse trap (live one) for about $20. That's ten times what the mice cost....oh well. I'll give it a shot.

Originally posted by Duponster
Are the cats smiling...

Actually, they weren't happy this morning when I was yelling...but before I left for work I noticed Tucker (the most likely culprit) sitting in front of the couch in that "I-know-they're-in-there-somewhere" trance. I shoulda left his azz in the shelter.

[ServiceGuy]

You could try this, Better Mouse Trap???

http://marquardts.org/mindspring/mice/index.htm