Comments on: The Chemistry of Instinct: Here’s What Makes Mice Freeze in Fear

By: AJC

AJC — Fri, 04 Mar 2011 17:51:14 +0000

I wish I had more mutant mice round my house. Can’t tell you how many times I’ve chased a mouse around my living room after the cat has brought us a little pressie at bedtime!

By: HC

HC — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:04:46 +0000

We have a cat. As far as I can tell, “when the cat is away, the mice are at play.” Aside from that, I know neighbor’s cats get into our yard and do their business. What they leave behind do not seem to deter the little squeaky critters.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 19 May 2010 23:23:44 +0000

Scott, I haven’t stopped laughing yet. However, I do think Louie was thinking more along the lines of some version of non-stinky eau d’ chat.
It IS a great idea. I remember years ago some zoo was selling Tiger Scat to homeowners to scare away coyotes, same principle.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 19 May 2010 13:31:26 +0000

Louie, good news and bad. You can already get this liquid, it’s called cat urine, and can be “harvested” directly from a small furry creature called a cat, many of which will be happy to apply the liquid directly to your walls and furniture for the nominal fee of providing “cat” food and entertainment.

By: Louie Gedo

Louie Gedo — Wed, 19 May 2010 08:36:55 +0000

As someone who refuses to use glue traps and such and also as a big fan and admirer of mice because I feel they too, just as the cats and dogs we love, have a right to live their life, I wish someone would develop a liquid to be used in a small spritzer which contains the odors that mice fear so that people can deter mice from habituating an area (spritzing in areas inside or outside the home to deter mice from occupying certain areas) without having to resort to heinously cruel and diabolical devices such as glue traps. Think about owning the successful patent on a product that could hypothetically spare people from having to see, smell, and deal with dying or killed by poison mice in their home.