# Mouse plague in Australia

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 1, 2021, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151 "2021-05-01T09:49:25Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![md-2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9d8465/32.png) [@md-2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md-2000)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151/21 "2021-05-03T17:48:19Z")

</div>

The article I read a month or two ago, about a plague in the Gold Coast area - mentioned that the current plague was also attributed to a very dry season - the typical rainy season tended to drown a lot of the little darlings in their burrows, so abundant food followed by no drowning rains resulted in a serious plague. Then as food out back runs out, they move into houses where food is more available.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151/22 "2021-05-04T22:47:18Z")

</div>

> [@dtilque](#):
>
> Wrong thread, perhaps?

Computer mouse - weak attempt at humor by @Princhester , so I don’t blame you for the whoosh.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [May 4, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151/23 "2021-05-04T23:52:48Z")

</div>

> [@Aspidistra](#):
>
> If you’re up for some nightmare fuel: [footage of a former mouse plague](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWVw-j8eYSk).

When she opens that door, all she needs is Bill Shatner sitting (or lying) in the doorway. 🙂

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2021, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151/24 "2021-05-05T01:43:27Z")

</div>

> [@Omar\_Little](#):
>
> Computer mouse - weak attempt at humor by @Princhester , so I don’t blame you for the whoosh.

Yes, I figured it out. I agree it was a pretty weak attempt.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mouse-plague-in-australia/941151.md?page=1)