Wood Mice - problems?

[jcd123]

Hi all

I have about 3 or 4 wood mice living in my garage, helping themselves to bird seed..one got stuck in the bag a couple of days ago

These things are ace I could spend all day watching.

My question is are they likely to move to the house or do they tend to stay away.

Are they likely to multiply very quickly

Thanks

John

[thunder]

They seem happy in the garage from waht you say, so would have no reason to move into the house (though it's not impossible).

And yes, they could well multiply very quickly!

henrya

[jcd123]

Thanks

I guess they will stay where the seed is. If thet get too numourous will
I have to catch and relocate them?

john

[blacknest]

Originally Posted by thunder

They seem happy in the garage from waht you say, so would have no reason to move into the house (though it's not impossible).

And yes, they could well multiply very quickly!

henrya

Agree with both statements.
These little fellas come and go.We are very much in a rural area near woods with chickens, sheds full of straw and chicken food, sacks etc, bird table so we have loads of woodmice (A.K.A. Long tailed field mice) but they rarely if ever enter the house despite being abundant outside.Our Jack Russell "Oscar" had four of them today from the shed. And the other day there were five which had somehow got into the metal dustbin I keep peanuts in.
We also have a kestrel nearby that's quite keen on them. He (it is a he) leaves just the stomach on an old gatepost where he perches to eat them. This year they have multiplied beyond anything i've ever experienced before. Not just in my garden..there are loads of them out in the woods and fields and running accross the roads. Last year's mild winter? Anyone else noticed a particular abundance of mice (And rats too round the farms)?
Saw brilliant sight last week. Small hours of morning driving down lane through woods near Milland in W.Sussex. Lovely tawny owl swooped down and picked one up right in my headlights!
Patrick