Mice like cheese - FACT.

I always thought it was something of myth that mice liked cheese, something for Warner Bros cartoons, lump of cheddar wedged in a trap to entice them.

We have been keeping treats and goodies stored in the back of the garage, ready for the descending Xmas hordes. The scene I surveyed on Sunday morning, when I ventured in there for a pack of crisps, was nothing short of a savoury snack holocaust. Actually, I exaggerate, 4 bags of savoury snacks had been attacked, and it has to be said, left largely intact, but due to mouse molestation, obviously rendered inedible. They were (and I'm not making this up):

1 pack of Quavers - original cheese flavour

1 pack of McVites Mini Cheddars

1 pack of Walkers Cheese and Onion flavour crisps

1 pack Cheesy Wotsits

What I want to know is, how they can smell cheese through the plastic packet?!