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I seem to have an unwanted visitor in the kitchen

(82 Posts)
Theexwife Wed 30-Nov-22 16:14:01

Could your dog be pushing the items through the gap, very odd as there are no droppings.

Jackiest Wed 30-Nov-22 15:51:19

A mouse could not move a trainer so must be something larger a rat or squirrel.

Aldom Wed 30-Nov-22 15:23:54

If I were in your situation, before replacing the base board I would definitely call in the pest control people.

Tizliz Wed 30-Nov-22 15:19:39

We always blame the Borrowers for missing items, unfortunately haven’t found their storage area

MawtheMerrier Wed 30-Nov-22 15:00:00

Squirrels?
They are incredibly destructive -I am told worse than rats, but either way I’d be tempted to call in some sort of Pest Control,
if only for your peace of mind.

Grandmabatty Wed 30-Nov-22 14:57:39

I'd be inclined to think it's a poltergeist! Seriously, I have no idea except mice or rats who are looking for nesting material. I'd rather have a poltergeist

Supernana1 Wed 30-Nov-22 14:36:53

For a while now there has been a gap in the baseboards in the corner under my kitchen cabinets. A couple of times I've noticed my dog's soft toy was tight up against the gap, as if somebody was trying to pull it underneath the cabinets.

Then last night one of my granddaughter's trainers was jammed in the corner. I moved it to join its mate at the back door but an hour later one trainer had disappeared.

I've just removed the baseboards to find one trainer, three soft dog toys, a roll of sandwich bags (completely unrolled), a dog ball, two yellow dusters, two packs of kitchen wipes and a roll of unused microfibre cloths.

What sort of animal would do this? They weren't piled up to make a nest, just scattered here and there.

The kitchen items were obviously taken from a shelf under the sink and the other (dog) items would have been on the kitchen floor. Our dog won't leave his toys in a box, he likes them scattered everywhere.

I'm mystified. By the way, there is no sign of any animal droppings.

Can anybody help please? The dog's sight and hearing aren't too good but I haven't even seen him sniffing at the base of the cabinets.

Whatever is doing this, dragging all these items under the cabinets, is very quiet and leaves no trace behind.

Now I've got to try to put the baseboards back!