72-Year-Old Man Caught A Mouse Cleaning His Shed On A Trail Camera

72-year-old British man Stephen Mckears started to question his sanity when he started noticing objects had been moved around in his shed overnight. And they weren't only randomly placed; things like clips or screws were finding themselves neatly packed back into the tub as if to chastise Mr. Mckears for his untidiness. But who was this fastidious phantom, this organized apparition?

Baffled yet determined to solve the mystery, Mr. Mckears decided to empty the tub and scatter its contents around. He was astounded to find that sure enough, everything was back in its place the next morning. Something was certainly afoot.

With the help of friend that lived next door by the name of Rodney Holbrook, the man decided to set up a nice trail camera to catch the helpful ghost once and for all. As a keen wildlife photographer, Mr. Holbrook has experience in tracking down mystery visitors. What they discovered was adorably unexpected – a cute, determined mouse lifting objects twice its size to keep its ‘house’ clean.

“I’ve been calling him Brexit Mouse because he’s been stockpiling for Brexit,” Mr. Mckears said.

“The heaviest thing was the plastic attachment at the end of a hosepipe – and the chain of an electric drill. I didn’t know what it was at first. The kids were saying it was a ghost”, he added.

“One day I emptied the tub and spread the contents on the side – and the next day they were all back in again. I thought I was going mad.”

Mr. Holbrook was astonished at the mouse’s diligent behavior. “I’ve been calling him Metal Mickey, but some people have been saying he’s just mouse proud,” he joked.

It seems that the mouse goes on-shift from around midnight to 2.30am – and has been doing its cleaning duties every night for about a month now.

“It was doing it for about two hours that night – he must have had to go for a sleep after it,” said Mr. Mckears. “I’ve seen a mouse moving objects to make a nest but never metal objects. It’s quite amazing.”

“It’s still busy doing it now.”