Field Mouse

Ann B · #1 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 04:46 PM

Hi,
I am a 60 yr old teaching assistant who loves all forms of nature but I have a problem.
On the day of my mothers funeral I was looking out of my kitchen window and saw a small brown mouse on my bird feeder. After a while he ran up the side of the shed and under the roof. A few days later my husband had a good look in the shed but found no sign. Yesterday (about three weeks later) He saw the mouse sitting IN the bird feeder. He moved the feeder and the mouse ran out through the very small hole of the feeder and down the side of the shed. Today he had the whole shed out but found no sign. Then a short while ago we saw it sitting on the outside of the feeder eating. My husband went up to it and shouted but it took no notice until he moved the feeder, then it ran up the side of the shed and disappeared. I am worried about several things, first I am worried about it breeding and being over run. Secondly I don't want it in the house but mainly do they carry any disease that it could pass on to the birds and will it stop the birds using the feeder.
Also if it is not in the shed where on earth is it?

naturelover · #2 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 09:14 PM

please dont worry about your little mouse he is just trying to servive like you and me,i love all wild life wish i had a mouse feeding on my bird table lucky you,as for breeding and you being over run with mice,i dont think so,i have a rat that lives under my decking,dosnt cause any trouble what so ever,he is more scared of me than i am of him so i hardly ever see him,a warm welcome to the site,hope you have fun and enjoy.

Dogghound · #3 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 09:21 PM

The mouse and the birds are likely to co-exist. Mice are very common throughout the UK. they are nothing to worry about, and your unlikely to find it in the house. As long as the feeder's arnt to messy you shouldnt have to much of a problem. Welcome to the site.

juliejam · #4 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 09:31 PM

Hi ther...Warm welcome to WAB..see you around the forum

Julie

goosey · #5 (**permalink**) 13-11-2007, 10:28 PM

Hello Ann, welcome to WAB. I have had mice on a peanut feeder today, there are 2 as far as I know - but I doubt there will be 2 for long

. I am trying to keep on top off the mess the birds make as Dogghound says. Last year we had a family of them in the garden for a month or so and they were no trouble. I know what you mean about them getting in the house though

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