u/sleepersleeping

A few days ago a critter made its way into the interior wall between my bedroom and my closet. It doesn't sound like it's a large rodent, I think perhaps just a mouse (I hope!), but it's definitely scurrying back and forth in there and it seems to be potentially stuck. In the last ~12 hours it's seemed to have gotten amped up and sounds like it's trying to gnaw its way out. It's driving me insane.

I reached out to my super and they said there's nothing they can do, that they don't open up walls. They suggested I reach out to the property manager, which I've just done but am not hopeful. To be honest I can understand not necessarily being able to open up the wall if it's unclear where it's come from/if it'll bolt to somewhere else. I guess I'm wondering if there's anything I can do on my own?

I've considered drilling a small hole near the baseboard and sticking some peppermint balls in it to try to drive it out, or even drawing it out with a trap. What I'm trying to avoid is it dying in the wall. I'm extremely sensitive to smell, and it's right in my bedroom. That along with it getting hotter, I feel more inclined to have a mouse come out of the wall into my apartment than to hope it goes away and it end up dying. There are no gaps, cracks, holes, or anything I can see near the wall, hence I'd need to create my own.

Thanks so much!

A few days ago a critter made its way into the interior wall between my bedroom and my closet. It doesn't sound like it's a large rodent, I think perhaps just a mouse (I hope!), but it's definitely scurrying back and forth in there and it seems to be potentially stuck. In the last ~12 hours it's seemed to have gotten amped up and sounds like it's trying to gnaw its way out. It's driving me insane.

I reached out to my super and they said there's nothing they can do, that they don't open up walls. They suggested I reach out to the property manager, which I've just done but am not hopeful. To be honest I can understand not necessarily being able to open up the wall if it's unclear where it's come from/if it'll bolt to somewhere else. I guess I'm wondering if there's anything I can do on my own?

I've considered drilling a small hole near the baseboard and sticking some peppermint balls in it to try to drive it out, or even drawing it out with a trap. Has anyone else had a similar issue? Any trusted pest control recommendations? What I'm trying to avoid is it dying in the wall. I'm extremely sensitive to smell, and it's right in my bedroom. That along with it getting hotter, I feel more inclined to have a mouse come out of the wall into my apartment than to hope it goes away and it end up dying.

Thanks so much!