# The hidden crisis of OCD in mice **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742 "2024-01-07T19:30:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/1 "2024-01-07T19:30:11Z")
The British Isles appears to have an issue with mice that obsessively tidy up human property without needing princesses to sing to them. > **[Mouse filmed tidying up man's shed every night](https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-67902966)** > > Retired postman Rodney Holbrook never expected to capture a Ratatouille-style scene in his own shed. I wonder if this behavior helped create any folklore about various “little people”? ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/2 "2024-01-07T20:00:19Z")
Dang, I’ve been keeping my pet rats in a cage. I never thought about letting them out so they could clean up the house at night. ---
**Author:** ![JaneDoe42](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janedoe42/32/14104_2.png) [@JaneDoe42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JaneDoe42)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/3 "2024-01-08T01:10:55Z")
@purplehorseshoe Hey, it looks like you should have let your ratties run free, LOL! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/4 "2024-01-08T01:44:19Z")
For some reason I feel worried. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 2:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/5 "2024-01-08T02:12:03Z")
I find it charming. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2024, 6:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/6 "2024-01-08T06:32:20Z")
You know that mouse is so exasperated. “Every 🤬 night, it’s the same damn thing with this shed! What the hell, man?” ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/7 "2024-01-09T19:01:43Z")
It was mentioned on some web site that he may be hiding nuts, it’s food storage. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/8 "2024-01-09T22:42:29Z")
My wife and I read this article the other day. We were more surprised by this statement: _“I don’t bother to tidy up now, I leave things out of the box and they put it back in its place by the morning,” he said._ We are unsure about exactly why this guy feels he needs to empty everything out of the box each day. I didn’t really see anything in the box that one would need to use on a regular basis. Does he go into the shed every morning and dump everything out of the box to make sure it’s all there? ---
**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-hidden-crisis-of-ocd-in-mice/995742/9 "2024-01-10T01:54:00Z")
I read somewhere the man had given this mouse a name. Can’t remember it just now but it was a bit lame so I’ll offer a better one: _Roomba_