Myths

This is a general overview of MouseHunt myths and rumors, solely intended to help confused new players, and will constantly be updated as more appear on the Discussion Board.

There are many harmless jokes posted on the Discussion Boards by bored and mischievous players. Here are lists of current common myths:

Flawed strategies

• Purchasing a large amount of cheese to keep gold 'safe'

Having zero gold does not 'block' a hunter from a mouse stealing their gold. The mouse will instead steal a quantity of their cheese equal to the value of gold that the mouse would have taken. The quantity of cheese is also rounded up, meaning: if a mouse was to steal 201 gold and a hunter had brie baited the mouse would instead steal 2 pieces of brie which is the equivalent of 400 gold. It becomes obvious that this hurts the hunter more than it helps them.

• Changing traps/bases will increase the chance of catching different kinds of mice; it "changes things up and resets your luck."

This is a very widely used strategy. Hunters all over MouseHunt have been trying this since the game's inception. The example is classic- if you have an unlucky streak (lots of red boxes or misses) and switch traps, your unlucky streak will end and you will catch a large amount of mice next. Dave Vanderburg (a developer of the game, we may remind you) himself has said that this has no bearing on your luck. The fact that it has seemingly helped people is, like anything else in this game, a completely random variation. As a matter of fact, switching to a weaker base or trap (such as swapping out a NVMRC Forcefield Trap for a Swiss Army Mouse Trap while hunting in the Laboratory) will significantly decrease your ability to catch mice.

• Trap/Base setup has an effect on which mice you attract

No trap or base will ever increase or decrease your chance to attract a specific mouse. E.g. "I caught my Shelder Mouse with a Net Cannon, therefore this is obviously the best setup to get him." Yes, the trap/base setup may help catch the mouse, but it will in no way guarantee that the mouse will visit your trap. Another example of this is when hunters think that a Shadow type trap attracts Shadow type mice. This is a clear misconception; the use of Radioactive Blue in the Mousoleum or Gnarled Cheese in the Lagoon is the only way to attract the shadow mice in those locations.

Areas

• Salt Mines (now an in-game reference)
• Hanging Gardens
• Pepper Mill
• Pepper Dunes
• Elysian Fields
• Candy Cane Forest
• Skull Island
• Xanadu (ancient city of mice accessed through the ice caves north of the Training Grounds)
• The Haunted Forest (the other side of the river)
• Mouson Derrière
• Gloomy Forest of Furoma (mentioned in the Catacombs)
• Island of Camundongos (Island of Mice)(Mentioned with extensive and elaborate explanation in the forums) Areas on the island...Feta Beach, Lost Village, Volcano, Ancient Camundongo Ruins, Mousasaurus Valley.
• Shipwreck

Shops

• Pagoda (now an actual location, but not a shop)
• Mr. Giggles' Fantastic Shoppe of Imported Goods Which May or May Not Include Cheese Traps Bases and "Hunting Mice For Dummies: A complete collection of common mistakes and their solutions"
• Candy Shop for the mice of the Salt Mines

Mice

• Anchovy Mouse (Salt Mines)
• Anklyo-mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Beggar Mouse (Catacombs)
• Black Mamba Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Bigpaw Mouse (Catacombs)
• Bronta-mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Bulgarian Bread Mouse
• Burlesque Mouse (Mouson Derrière)
• Camundongo Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Cyclops Mouse (Island of Camundongos) - exists in Whisker Woods
• Davie Jones' Mouse (Island of Camundongos), drops map to island in harbor
• Dragon Mouse, also mentioned during the earlier days of the game in reference to the inoperable Marketplace (Training Grounds)
• Explorer Mouse (Island of Camundongos), drops map to volcano and ruins
• Gnome Mouse (Catacombs)
• Greater Mummy Mouse, said to drop Imperial Pass (Catacombs)
• Hollywood Mouse
• Jade Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Jungle Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Kamikaze Mouse, said to drop Permit to the Salt Mines
• Kong Mouse
• Kraken Mouse, responsible for sinking the Harbour ship
• Lobster Mouse (Harbour)
• Magma Mouse (Island of Camundongos), drops map to dino valley
• Midden Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Miner Mouse (Salt Mines), some say drops a Ferry Ticket to the Isle of Camundongos
• Monkey Mouse
• Mouseticore (Catacombs)
• Neanderthal Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Obsidian Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Olivia Newton-John Mouse (Xanadu)
• Pearl Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Pelican Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Piranha Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Primal Lycan Mouse (Catacombs)
• Pterodactyl Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Pumice Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Rambo Mouse (Island of Camundongos), supposedly drops pitfall base blueprints and tree noose trap blueprints
• Raptor Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Ruby Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Saber-tooth Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Scorpion Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Seal Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Seaweed Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Sensei Mouse
• Slither Mouse (Catacombs)
• Spotted Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Stalagmite Mouse (Salt Mines)
• Surfer Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Temple Guard Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Tricera-mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Turtle Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Tyrannosaurus Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Umpire Mouse, said to be in Furoma, supposedly drops Shredded Wheat Map piece
• Village Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Warrior Mouse (Island of Camundongos)
• Witch Doctor Mouse (Island of Camundongos)

Map Pieces

• Shredded Wheat Map piece, supposedly leading to the Elysian Fields
• Salt Mines Work Permit, opens Salt Mines map location, supposedly dropped by Kamikaze mice in the Training Grounds
• Babylon Boat Pass, opens the Hanging Gardens, said to be dropped by a Pirate Mouse in the Training Grounds or a Gold Mouse in the Salt Mines.
• Ancient Book, dropped by Sensei mice, unlocks Xanadu
• Riddle of the Catacombs, unlocks the Catacombs if you can solve the riddle
• Secret Knock Of The Pagoda, a myth started before the pagoda was released as a real area; a samurai supposedly dropped a slip of parchment with the secret knock written on it. The secret knock comprised exactly 26 knocks.

Others

• Dark Moon Cheese and Dark Moon Cheese potions (Selenelion Potions).
• Green Tea Cheese from the Pagoda, supposedly help attract Kamikaze mice
• Lerxst, Dirk, and Pratt, three kings who give random rewards to worthy hunters in Xanadu.