Hope that mouse wasn’t poisoned or something. I’ve seen mice in a couple homes and they’re lightning quick and smart. Never seen one just out in the open like that not giving a fuck
This happened at my work recently except it was our friendly owl that ate the poisoned rats and died. We used to have a pigeon problem in our shop but the owl moved in and made quick work of them, but right when he moved in we had our scheduled pest control come out and the poisoned rats unfortunately got eaten. Natural pest control works so much better it’s a shame it happened.
It could also be this parasite that infects the brain of mice and i also think rats, and makes them get patched on purpose, so the parasite can reproduce inside the cat. I don't know, in which part of the world they are, but if I remember right, it's most of them. So the chance is high, that this hasn't anything to do with poison. Atleast I hope so
Toxoplasma gondii does cause fatal attraction in rodents, but it doesn't look like this. That rodent was either poisoned or smacked with something ahead of time to stun it for this video.
Toxoplasma Gondii! A very fascinating parasite that also exist in many humans. Supposedly humans infected with it are more likely to engage in dangerous behavior like speeding and such. It's so interesting how a tiny organism like that can completely change the personality and desires of a rodent. They actually start to search out cats. It takes away their fear. Purely because the Toxoplasma want to reproduce in a cat's stomach. It's crazy!
I knew humans infected with it, are more affectionate of cats, but I didn't know, that it also results in less fear in us too. But that makes totally sense!
The person could also already have clobbered the mouse and just didn't want to deal with the aftermath. So she grabbed the neighbourhood cat to finish the job.
We had mice like this a couple of years ago. Out in the open and could not care less about us or our cat being there. It struck me really weird but they didn’t seem sick, just not scared
Sometimes, if they are in an unfamiliar environment, they panic and don't hide. We brought in a potted plant one year with 3 mice in it, and I caught 2 by hand with a small bucket and trapped the other one. It was kinda sad, they didn't know where to go.
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u/Corpus_Juris_13 3d ago
Hope that mouse wasn’t poisoned or something. I’ve seen mice in a couple homes and they’re lightning quick and smart. Never seen one just out in the open like that not giving a fuck