I think you have a mouse problem...... 

I used to keep lots of reptiles and amphibians years ago. Caught a couple pygmy rattlers and brought them home at 15. When I was 12 early one morning I went out in the woods and caught 10 pairs of Bufos marinus (cane toads) and put them in the bathtub. Funnest time ever for me until mom came in!

I used to make terrariums too.

A dude who was president of our Herpetology Club down here in South Florida had his salt water croc get loose!

I have always wanted to go to the Daytona Reptile Expo, an awesome way to see and buy hard to find animals and the latest and best maintenance systems(Like new full spectrum lighting) to ensure your pets have the best quality of life and health one can get. 

Have fun at the reptile show, and post pics!!!!!! (Of the merchandise)

Protip: putting a ground feeder(With sunflower seeds/peanuts) out where the mice trails are and watching it at night you can see the mice run around and be cute

I'm glad to hear kids are still interested in such things.  And the exchange between them sounds so .. "normal"

Damned mice!  Killed one last night in out kitchen... upstairs.  Yeah, a neighbour has horses, thus stock feed, which attracts mice and such.

Sometimes they find their way over here, but how they keep getting in beats me.  I've checked thoroughly all around the property and can see no entry points.  Same with my niece, who lived here for 5 years before renting to us. She could never find how they were getting in, either. and resorted to setting traps, as I have done.

i seriously thought for a second there that we were going to get a line about how starkers can't figure out how his niece got into the house.

anyway, i used to have a mouse issue but Bones, my cat, has dealt with that pretty well. he's one hunting son of a gun.

That's the thing, there are no entry points like that into the main house.  The entry/exit doors are sliding except one, and it has only 1.5cm gap between it and the floor.  There is the garage, and it's possible they might be able to squeeze under the tilt doors, but there is still no visible access to the man cave [downstairs area] or main house upstairs.  My niece even had a pest control expert out and even he could not find where they were getting in.... but, as I type this, I think I may have discovered the method of access.

Yeah, so what happens is this!  The mouse/mice are scurrying around outside when a bird or birds grab it/them and soar upwards and drop them/it on the roof - which may be merely be accidental or a conspiracy between them, I'm not sure - where upon the mouse/mice get under the roof, into the wall cavities and into... er, no, that doesn't work, either... no access from within the wall cavities.

Oh well, the thread is entitled "Weirdos".

The little devils can crawl up the sides of houses too, at least brick.  Plicked one off about half way up the second floor on his way up once.

Kids - they have not learned how to not speak honestly!  LOL