So here we go again, another injured mouse! I was woken up around 5am by squealing. I found this mouse stuck in the wire. He had squeezed half of his body through but was stuck and couldn’t get his hips through. As soon as he saw me he freaked out and tried to shove his head through the square at the top. He had blood all over his back paws. I really wasn’t sure how I’d get him out, if I even could, but it turned out to be really easy, just snipped the square where his hips were stuck and then he backed out of the top square with a little coaxing. The garbage can was the only thing handy. That’s blood, not dirt in the can and you can see his tail is pretty messed up. Never in my life have I even seen a mouse and now I’ve had two injured ones in the past year, life in the country? So he’ll rehab in the can for a few days, at least it’s warm in here 
I am curious though – don’t an animal’s whiskers give it a gauge on what what they can fit through? Is this mouse just not very smart? Gained more weight than he realized?
That is a fine mess he’s gotten himself into!
Yes, it is. Silly mouse.
Generally speaking it is said that a mouse can squeeze through a hole the size of a dime. So, this little critter must be eating well at your house?
Busted. OK, I have been feeding him and maybe one of his friends. The kitchen is being redone and they have some sort of entrance under a cabinet that I can’t plug up until the cabinets are removed. I have been catching them and putting them outside but they know exactly how to get in again and if I don’t leave them a few treats, they make a huge racket all night long, so they pretty much have me trained.
If the opening isn’t overly large, then you can stuff it with steel wool to keep them out. It will be better for them and you…
Yes, that would be much better. I don’t think I can’t get to it without taking out the cabinet, which I can not do on my own – or at least I don’t think I can. I may try today.
Aha! I think I found – and plugged – their secret entrance. There was a spot behind the stove where my friend installed the outlet for the stove – the insulation was all coming out. They must have chewed their way through. Determined little buggers