Hello all. Sorry for the long post. I wanted to know how everyone manages with mice and OCD. I have really bad comtamination OCD. I'm scared of them and also the poison. I have brodifacoum and alphachloralose poisons but im so scared to even touch them. I have caught 2 in traps so far. Found a hole in a skirting board today so filled that with wire wool. Put a trap near there. There seems to be a small gap between the carpet and the skirting board. Do i do the whole wall gap with wire wool? I dont know how a normal brain behaves and I am extremely distressed. I feel like everything is contaminated, I'm scared to walk on the floor without sandals and im scared to even touch things. I am on vortioxetine 5mg day 17. Definitely feeling worse but been told that can happen. I am new to reddit so don't really know how it works or whether ive even posted correctly. Apologies if I have. I reqlly need to know how to deal with this normally. It is making me sui*idal, very upset to say. Please be kind but truthful in the comments. I've cleaned droppings with bleach and antibac, wiped canned foods with bleach and 70% alcohol wipes and stored everything in plastic totes. I feel totally overwhelmed. I had to throw away so much food they got into and used antibac wipes to clean the packets they didnt get into. I've had to throw away items that were soiled with faeces and am living in constant anxiety. I am recovering from major surgery and it all feels too much. It is affecting my sleep severely as well as my ability to eat. Again sorry for the long post. Thank you to anyone in advance who can advise me, especially of you've been in the same position.

Caught this in my basement yesterday and can hear scurrying under the floor boards. Not sure if this is a big mouse or small rat?

So just 3 months ago I moved back in with my mom stepdad and sister, and I think I picked up fleas from one of my friends bc I just found out her house and dog has fleas and I’ve been in her car weekly. I have quite a few bites and think they were living in my room specifically to start. Now I see them around the house and now that im aware I always wear tall white socks so I can see them and get them off but it freaks me tf out. I have contamination ocd and severe anxiety and every time im home i feel like im gonna jump out of my skin at any moment just constantly in fight or flight/ survival mode. I am now sleeping in the guest room and only go in my room to get clothes and other stuff out of my closet where I haven’t seen any. I just want to know how I can cope with this because it’s taking such a mental toll on me I can’t sleep, I check my bed constantly and don’t see them anywhere but I feel like phantom bugs all on my legs when they’re not there. Even when im at work I feel them. Im actually going insane despite it not being a full on infestation to our knowledge. My mom didnt believe they were fleas for days bc she thinks im just anxious. I’ve only caught a few in traps so far but the exterminator won’t spray until we get a handful in them. Does anyone have any advice for how to cope with this because I genuinely cannot go about my life normally these days. Due to my insane work hours and schedule I can’t fit therapy in atm. Please help

There was a silver fish on my bedroom ceiling and I did not get a chance to kill it at the moment and then when I did go to kill it it was gone and im terrified it could be in my clothes bed, bag anywhere and idk how I'm supposed to sleep in my room tonight knowing its in my room. Google says they live 2 to 8 Years so thats just amazing

Recently found a couple 1/4 to 3/8 rodent droppings around the house. 4-5 total spread across the house. Looked under the oven for any droppings and saw some decomp dripping from behind the stove. Found a mouse/ rat across the hot contacts of the oven. Its pretty swollen/ bloated. Looking for an ID

I do not know what to do anymore. I’ve sprayed, bombed, powdered, vacuumed, steamed.. I CANT GET RID OF THEM! I even got rid of my pet 2 weeks ago. I’m hypersensitive to their bites and I feel like I’m literally losing my mind. I have huge welts and bumps all over my body and they hurt. I’ve tried hydrocortisone cream and antihistamines but nothing is helping.

In a hotel please let me know if these are roach droppings a paper towel on them didn't smear them and came back solid

Found it on our kitchen countertop last night. Looks like it has a 3 body segment which I understand to be one feature that distinguishes flying ants from termites but can’t really tell given where the wings are positioned.

Our apartment was sprayed for ants at 3pm yesterday and we were told 1-4 hours and everything would be good, it was about 3 hours before we ended up back home and the smell was awful and there was still liquid everywhere. We opened all the windows and went to where our cat was being kept to check on her and tell them we couldn’t bring her home tonight. It’s now 8:30am the following day, we have left the windows open and slept in the bedroom where they didn’t spray, the smell is gone but there are still pools of poison all over our apartment, it hasn’t dried at all. Also not to mention they completely drenched our kitchen and when i checked the website it said they don’t spray kitchens they put traps out. I have no idea what they sprayed, we were their last spray apparently and when we got home the business was closed and they don’t open until Monday. I guess my question is it safe for us to put gloves and masks on and get warm soapy water and clean up all the pools of poison that won’t dry? Like we don’t wanna get this stuff on us but also we cannot bring the cat back home until something is done.

Pls help identify I’m scared

Hi my apartment is treating all units for bedbugs (thankfully havent had a problem in mine) but the email they sent for prep just says animals must be caged. Does that sound right? Would my cats be okay just in their carriers in the kitchen while they treat?

These spots have only been found on hard surfaces. I am suspicious of mouse/rat activity. But the staining is really throwing me off. I have a carpeted room in my basement with no staining or debris like I’ve found elsewhere. Any ideas?

Hi all! I’m having difficulty identifying what kind of rat or mouse this is? Google and AI is telling me it’s most likely a roof rat or a pack rat, but roof rat being more likely?

Thank you,

On Wednesday I found 8 fleas on my cat, 6 of them after being washed with dawn dish soap, 1 on my bed. I took everything apart, washed everything, vacuumed everything, use wondercide everywhere heavy handedly and multiple times, got her a seresto flea collar, and I’m waiting for her frontline plus and a steamer to arrive, and I’ve been brushing her at least 3-5 times a day. Since Wednesday, I haven’t seen any more fleas, haven’t found anymore flea dirt on her, I haven’t found any eggs, and I’ve only been bitten twice. Please, please tell me I have it under control 😭

I have recently moved into a freshly built rented apartment, I'm seeing these insects a lot, near kitchen concrete slabs, floor, skirtings, window rails, concrete almirah.

I'm in India it's pretty hot and dry, I have been keeping the flat ventilated and removing these and cleaning, but they're not reducing.

If i lift any object in kitchen slabs , I see these 5-6 below it.

Size is very small , lesser than 1 mm. And they jump when I tap near it.

The Balck ones are little bigger and don't jump.

Please help

Any idea whether this is a rat dropping? au says hedgehog but I live in London so would’ve thought that’s unlikely! Thanks

Found in a bathroom in Colorado. They look like roaches but the prongs are throwing me off

If you're seeing wasps regularly inside during the fall/winter, and you have a wood burning fireplace, they are likely coming from the chimney. Close the flue, then poke your head in, and look up. If you see light coming through any openings, stuff them with steel wool (copper mesh is better as it doesn't rust).

I just posted but now I have a photo. There is a mouse stuck in a cabinet in my kitchen it is a tilt out cabinet that is enclosed. I threw in poison and a non snap trap and it Won’t go in the trap. I just want it out of my kitchen please help

What is this? There’s a small hole in my garage wall and a thin, tube-like trail made of what looks like soil. When I break this earthen tube with my finger, I find these tiny larvae-like creatures inside. They look like ants, but they’re not. What exactly are they? Does anyone know?

I'm a fairly new tech, fruit flies are my weakness, I'm a tech what do you guys use for fruit flies or is it strictly investigate and remove breeding source, just would like a faster result

Planning to stuff some steel wool into some gaps in my rental flat. I cannot use sealer as might lose deposit. Am I best to use stainless steel wool or copper mesh instead? Bit confused from what I’ve read online about steel wool breaking down and rusting/staining

Thank you!