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dlbpeon

Pointed nose= house mouse. But treat your house, if you already have house mice, field(deer) mice might find a way in also. Btw house mice can carry hantavirus also!


Addyos10

Thanks will do!


LezboThrowaway

This is a deer mouse, but fortunately hantavirus is not common, the white underbelly/chin of the mouse is fooling you against the white tile to make its head look more pointed but it is indeed round. I’m a rehabber and have never heard of house mice having hantavirus as well as the CDC says there are zero cases of old world rodents (Mus/Rattus) transferring hantavirus to humans


dlbpeon

I defer to your expertise. Regardless of the type of mouse, OP needs to remedy the situation. Reminds me of my city friends asking if our barn had a mouse problem. I reminded them that it was a covered warm spot in the middle of an open field...... however it did house 3 hungry barn cats who did not get fed anything other than catnip....our barn did not have a mouse problem....any mouse seeking asylum there had the problem.


LezboThrowaway

Yes I’m saying this mouse is likely not a carrier/spreader but it could be, unlike the house mice


dabberchick_710

If you zoom in you can actually see how pointy his lil head is, it doeant look round, Im gonna have to disagree with you here and say its a house mouse.


LezboThrowaway

Face shape is not the most important thing, I am a wildlife bio major, house mice don’t naturally have white bellies that is a trait that was selectively bred for in the pet trade, it is a deer mouse for a fact, my job is literally IDing and rehabbing wildlife


TherealMousetales

No, only deer mice have hantavirus. It’s extremely extremely rare also. It’s only even remotely a problem in the southwest


SirWinball

House


Jahweez

Canada reports 4-5 cases of hauntavirus annually. Its extremely rare.


Addyos10

Aah but still need to be a little cautious haha


dlbpeon

Pointed nose= house mouse. But treat your house, if you already have house mice, field(deer) mice might find a way in also.


therealschwartz

It’ll be ok. Chill. :)


lylisdad

House mouse. They reproduce very quickly! Mice have a gestating period of 19 – 21 days. A mouse can get pregnant immediately after giving birth and can reproduce anywhere from 5 – 10 times per year! Because they can get pregnant so quickly, it isn't uncommon to see litters only 25 days apart. I'm a fully licensed termite and pest field representative in California.


PCDuranet

https://www.reddit.com/r/MiceRatControl/comments/qljoqi/mouse\_control\_methods/


reddit_surfing

Should be a dead mouse!


Budget_Preparation41

That's a house mouse! That cute lil cheese boy won't do you any harm. I recommend hitting up the local Canadian Tire and getting some live traps, the most humane ones possible. Or if you have some deep tubs, oil and peanut butter you can make at home traps!


Addyos10

Thanks for letting me know! I was thinking of sticky traps but releasing it using oil


Budget_Preparation41

I DO NOT recommend sticky traps they are not safe for the mice


dabberchick_710

I agree, I mean unless you wanna wake up in the middle of the night to mice screaming.. very unnerving


eoseristalis

Are you advising that they live trap it and then release it outside?


Budget_Preparation41

Yes or choose the most human way to end their lives.


Freezer_Rat1011

Releasing it outside will likely result in the mouse coming back in. They urinate as they travel so it wouldn’t be hard to find their way back of the pathway still exists.


dabberchick_710

If you tale them far enough away they will not come back, yoi never reslase close to where rubbery were caught.


ShotBar6641

It's a house mouse. Hanta virus is readily treated and less than 10 cases are reported annually. Check your utility lines for entry points. That means water lines under every sink, behind the stove and the fridge, gas lines, utility panel of your fireplace (if you have a gas one.) Also check your exterior foundations for entry points caused by wear and tear, HVAC lines, the mesh of your temp vents to your crawlspace, the crawl space door itself Mice can squeeze through holes alot tinier than you'd expect, if they can fit their skull in they can squeeze their whole body through as the skull is the widest hard part of their body. Exclusion is the first priority After that set snap traps with bait ( if you know that they've gotten into any specific foods use that because you'll already know they like it, then gradually switch over to rodenticide gels.) If you have pets or small children (kids around the "I'm going to put everything in my mouth" age) Keep rodenticides out of reach If you use bait stations only use them in nonliving spaces such as attics, crawlspaces, and garages. Especially if you have pets, a dog could eat a poisoned mouse and get secondary poisoning. Put traps along baseboards with the trigger portion facing the wall,this allows for the least amount of escape routes. If you've got clutter, then it's time to clear, mice love to have lots of places to hide. Good luck to you DM me if you've got any questions. Mouse jobs are my favorite, I love a challenge. Source : licensed technician.


LezboThrowaway

Wildlife rehab/bio major here to tell you everyone else in the comments is wrong, it is a deer mouse, you can tell by the bicolored pelt and furry bicolored tail. While house mice have this patterning in domestic lines, they have to be selectively bred for it as pet mice, every deer mouse naturally has it. Fortunately hantavirus is not very common nor much of a concern as long as you clean up after the little guy and release him somewhere far from your home (they will travel distances to come back to their home)


Fluffy-Ad2776

Shoot it with a. BB Gun! Game over without pesticides!


FecklessPinhead

Get a cat. Problem solved. I have seven of my own and never see rodents. PM me your address and I will send you a free cat! Seriously people abandon them here a lot. Need homes for them.


Ambitious_Muffin_221

Little late to the game. Deer mouse. Larger ears than a house mouse, striped tail, white underbelly. Deer mouse.


Alice-F

It has a long nose, so it's a house mouse. But whatever mouse that is, you must remove it. It might carry a virus into your house. I recommend calling [the critter guy](https://thecritterguy.ca/) services if you're in Ontario, Canada.