we’re going on a mouse hunt

We currently have a “visitor” of the Mus musculus variety. We have been co-existing peacefully for a couple of weeks now (Ben and our tiny friend would have regular night-time conversations).

Last night, however, was a different story. Nocturnal rustlings and tearing apart my room on a 3am mouse hunt do not make me a happy camper. Our guest has now outstayed his welcome.

So I’ve built a trap. I don’t wanna snuff the little guy (after all, it’s hardly his fault we’re dirty students in an old flat), so I’ve built a trap which would make Mr. Goldberg proud.

The more observant of you will notice that this is in fact the geekiest mouse trap ever built. It includes:

• “Mouse Stairs” made of Organic Chemistry, Linear Algebra and C++ textbooks.
• An archaic first edition “Agile Web Development with Ruby On Rails” (didn’t want to get Mouse on my shiny new one).
• The world’s best Star-Wars quote (If he gets Star Wars, he can stay). Ostensibly, it’s so my flatmates don’t fall in.
• Designed and built based on Google searches and Twitter advice.
• A photo taken on an iPhone.

There’s also peanut butter in the end of the toilet paper tube. Which isn’t geeky, but is important. Apparently, mice just love peanut butter.

And yes, this entry is filed under “build a better mousetrap”.