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MissAdventure Sun 23-Dec-18 12:11:47

Well, that's the limit of my pest knowledge.
I wonder what's in there?
I would have my Stanley blade out by now..

annodomini Sun 23-Dec-18 12:09:46

I'm a 'bruxist' and my teeth don't make a high pitched noise when I'm asleep, as far as I know.

Jane10 Sun 23-Dec-18 12:09:20

I like mice. We have a huge cat! The mattress that the sounds emit from is foam and there's a cotton cover over it. If it was mice that would be very noticeable but doesn't tie in with the noise and no noticeable bulges in the mattress.

MissAdventure Sun 23-Dec-18 12:06:58

I found out quite a lot about mice when I had some in my flat.
I could hear them squeaking, which everyone thought was hilarious, considering how deaf I am, and the one in my bedroom would brux; meaning he was content, apparently!

kittylester Sun 23-Dec-18 12:04:32

Bruxism is tooth grinding! In humans it would be recommended that they have a mouthguard fitted. Teeeny ones for mice?

Elrel Sun 23-Dec-18 12:01:04

'Bruxing' - a new word to me!
I hate waste but think I'd take the mattress to the tip.

MissAdventure Sun 23-Dec-18 11:52:58

They squeak too.. in between bruxing.

Luckygirl Sun 23-Dec-18 11:49:09

A nest of wee mice??

MissAdventure Sun 23-Dec-18 11:47:43

Its called bruxing..

MissAdventure Sun 23-Dec-18 11:43:42

I think mice make a particular noise.
I can't remember the name of it, but I think its them grinding their teeth!
(I know, it sounds ridiculous even to me)
I'm off to Google in a minute to find out if I've made this up in my own head!

Jane10 Sun 23-Dec-18 11:27:25

I just want to bin it but DH doesn't want to waste the money!!

travelsafar Sun 23-Dec-18 11:23:56

Fumigate it just to be sure or put it out side on a very very cold and frosty morning!!!

Jane10 Sun 23-Dec-18 11:18:24

I know its most peculiar but I thought I'd ask if I'm being daft. The problem is re a folding bed. We bought it a few years ago from Argos. We keep it in a downstairs store room. Its very cold there. It was last used in July when DGS came to stay. We put it up in the bedroom next to my bed. So far so good. However, in the middle of the night we were disturbed by a constant chirping noise. It was very high pitched and repetitive. We both listened to it and checked thoroughly that DGS wasnt somehow causing the noise eg by squeaking the springs. He absolutely wasn't. We somehow fell asleep again and life went on. The bed was folded away and put down in the store room again.
On Friday DGS came to stay again and the same thing happened!! As he fell asleep it started up again. Even when we lifted him out and put him in my bed the chirping went on. It seemed to come from 3 different locations in the mattress. Are we mad? Could it be hatching cicada larvae or similar? DGS's body temp raising the temp enough? Its a horrible thought. DH checked where the mattress was made and it was China.
Its such a mystery. The folding bed is so handy but not if we can't use it due to the sounds it emits!
Any thoughts?