Eeeek, A Mystery

[Canary42]

I've just found a dead mouse on my stairs.  It wasn't there earler this morning. Where did it come from ? How did it die ?

 

Open plan wooden staircase, it was 5 stairs up.

 

I've not come across any sign of mouse infestation, I don't have a cat.

Weird, weird, weird.

[roadman]

house is haunted call a priest 

[naomi24]

Mice just run in to homes sometimes.  Maybe the stairs were too much for it and it had a heart attack.  ;o)

[Barmaid]

Mice can get in through a tiny hole.  And they all have to die of something, sometime.

[choux]

Was it wearing clogs?

[naomi24]

Always liked that song.  :o)

[Moorea7]

Maybe thought your house was The Stilton?

[Barsel]

naomi @ 11.14. If this was my thread, I would give you BA for that. :-)

[Peter Pedant]

a hole the size of apencil, a mouse can squeeze froo.

v bendy ribs - they may be able to dislocate them at will, my  mouse thoracic anatomy course was a few years ago

[Peter Pedant]

I would too

every thing we look for on AB

[Canary42]

Update: Another mouse appeared, live this time and in the bedroom, , rushed out when I lifted a pile of laundry and quickly disappeared.

So I went out and bought a trap today and it's now set and awaiting a victim.

 

(Still no infestation signs downstairs, so I reckon they may be in the loft space and fall through into the bedrooms via the eaves. Perhaps I'll go up there and have a look when I get the energy (loft access a bit of a struggle).

 

[Moorea7]

Be careful, Canary.  Can't you get someone else to go up into the attic?

[Canary42]

Noooo, I wouldn't dream of imposing on anyone else.  The Nutcracker's coming to Portsmouth soon so perhaps I could get the soldiers in.💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂💂