Is it possible for an neighbor's apartment to have mice but not mine?
Is it possible for an neighbor's apartment to have mice but not mine?
I just found out that my neighbor that I share a wall with is moving out because of "the mouse issue." This is the first I've heard about it. I'm pretty sure I don't have mice. I haven't found any chewed food packaging or what looks like mouse droppings. I do have a cat but I'm not confident he would know how to kill a mouse. I've never seen him chase anything on the floor but I know he will chase flying insects. I also haven't been presented with any "presents." Could he really be keeping the mice from my apartment by just his scent?
*If you pay rent: Tell your landlord, this is their job to fix. Email them about it now so you have proof in case they try to blame you for an infestation...
Why is there an assumption OP is renting? And why in the world is this the top voted comment? It has absolutely nothing to do with the question.
Why did you assume they aren’t renting? … And it absolutely answers the question. “Yes, maybe, nobody can say for sure right now, make the owner handle it cuz you pay them for it.”
To my understanding US English use different words to differentiate whether you own or not your appartment/condo.
Which IMO is a bit weird, but languages have tons of weird stuff, so one less, one more
You didn't HAVE a mouse problem... You may soon, the mice may travel now that their previous source is cut off.
The cat well help though.
*the cat will help if it is so inclined. -cat
Mice can often find ways you wouldn't believe, but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics, so you might simply not have suitable holes in your apartment for them to enter. But yeah, also quite possible that they can smell the cat and don't want to enter the lion's den.
but they still have to adhere to the laws of physics
[citation needed]
Cats get rid of mice just by existing. We had a mouse problem when we moved in. The cats never once killed a mouse. We no longer have mice (in the house). Mice are always outside so maybe your neighbor just doesn’t like that?
I have a friend with six cats, and a mice problem. I had actually never seen a mouse indoors until I was visiting them one day lol
Some cats do not pull their weight! Fuzzy lovely freeloaders! I love them even as I admonish them for not doing their jobs.
When we moved into our house, we had two cats and kept finding mouse droppings. (The house had been flipped after belonging to a hoarder.) Lived there for two months and the cats did nothing and we still had mice. Got a dog and suddenly no more mice…
You'd definitely find dry little black rice-grain-like droppings on all surfaces if you had mice, especially in rooms that have food, and more will appear if you clean them away. Also, little sticky splotches that are easy to mistake for drink spillages, because they pee everywhere too.
I managed to get rid of mine, but I occasionally still find evidence they were here in out of the way corners that I forgot about.
Brave mice - because I'm sure some will have that trait - and those infected with toxoplasmosis won't care about cats.
Good luck.
I have mice active in my house and haven't found poop yet, only realized last week when I found a piece of leftover food that was nibbled down on the edges. These ones are sneaky.
Yes cat smell can fend off rodents. I only saw rats in my childhood house after my cat died.
Many apartments have a firewall between units, it's a safety measure. If fire can't get through, I doubt mice could.
Yea, I got a cat, my cat is stupid and doesn't know how to kill mice, only bite and play around with them. Mouse is all gone within 3 months. Haven't seen a mouse since, well except that one time like 2 years later when my cat caught and killed one mouse, that's it. No other mouse sightings.
Roaches tho... that's a problem my cat couldn't fix... 🤷♂️ now roaches are just funny tiny moving living toys for my cat to squish lol