This is a real head scratcher. I need some real-life Sherlocks to help me solve the mystery of what happened to the dead mice I found in my pool.
Twice now I've found a dead mouse in the pool. A month or two apart. I'm terrified of the suckers and may need to sell or burn the place to the ground unless I can logically explain their disappearance. Part of me thinks these mice might be coming back to life and continuing their lives as some kind of 'Danger Mouse'-esque super villains (hence the 'terrorist' tag on this post).
FIRST MOUSE
First mouse was found floating on the surface of the water. I discovered it early one morning but decided against scooping it out immediately as I wanted to be 10000% sure it was dead (the thought of a mouse running up my net as I tried to scoop it out terrified me). I spent some time awaiting its definite death and devising a suitable game plan to ensure I didn't have to touch the filthy/terrifying thing.
Next morning, the critter was still there, floating on the water. Satisfied it was dead, I then spent a few further hours mustering the courage to get rid of the execrable thing. When I finally manned-up enough to go and fish it out, it was gone. Vanished. Nowhere to be seen.
Not on the surface, not on the bottom, not in the skimmer. Nowhere.
"Ah good", I thought to myself, "Some bird must've fished it out for me. Good riddance!"
…. or did it??
SECOND MOUSE
Fast forward a month or so (probably more) to Friday midday where I discovered another dead mouse in the pool. This time, the mouse was at the bottom of the pool. Slap-bang in the middle of the deepest part. About 2m from any of the pool's sides and 1.8m down. No chance of life.
Though convinced the mouse was dead (it was on the bottom and positively lifeless), I still needed to muster some courage and devise a game plan. Took me 2 days. I tell myself I was commemorating the loss of another mousey comrade and that the grieving process justified the 2 day wait.
I've just gone out to the pool (Sunday midday) to dispose the corpse and to my astonishment, the mystery has confounded itself further as mouse #2 has also completely vanished.
Right now, I'm terrified something even more sinister than filthy, bin-picking rodents is lurking in my backyard…
HELP! I need some theories (or perhaps someone courageous enough to buy the place so I can get out!)
TLDR;
- I'm terrified of mice
- I'm even more terrified of things that might eat mice
- Two mice have died in my pool recently. One floating for a few days before disappearance, the other at the bottom of the pool for a few days before disappearance.
- What could have happened to the mice?
- I may never be able to swim in the pool again unless I can solve the mystery
They don't go in there to die . They go in for a swim and to wash, just some of them unfortunately haven't had any swimming lessons yet .