Mice in mein hoiz

A hungry cat will cure the problem. For real.

Early bird gets the worm.

Second mouse gets the cheese.

EEEK EEEEWWWW, and OOOOYYYYYYYYYY! One suggestion, once it is out of your room, put sticky baits along the threshhold of the doorway. At least that ought to stop it from re-entering. When the yeshivah next door to me did construction work (actually this happened three separate times over the years, we got mice as a result. I have never been so grossed out as I was by one tiny little mouse. I would rather have a root canal than pick up the trap with the mouse on it. (That’s what GUYS are for).

I also heard that it is good to plug up holes with steel wool. good luck!

ItcheSrulik, I’m waiting with bated breath to hear of this ancient skula.

NOTE: spray foam (Great Stuff) does not by itself keep out mice.

they can and will gnaw right through it.

The way it works in life is that if you lose one thing, you lose another, and when you find the second thing, the theory goes that you will find the first one also. So judging from what you said, I suggest going to the pet shop and picking up another mouse and set it free.

Alternatively, you can put some Starbucks coffee on a glue trap (if its in your house, it probably is used to the things you often consume) and wait. You may want to pick one up for yourself too just for kicks.

1) Stuff steal-wool under the door.

2) If they’re in your house already and not going out, use the spring type of mouse trap with a piece of shredded cheese. Follow the directions for setting up the traps and make sure to use GLOVES and not your bare hands.

Good luck!

“You may want to pick one up for yourself too just for kicks.”

Are you talkung about coffee or a mouse trap (or coffee on a mouse trap)???

Spring traps are better than glue traps, and peanut butter is better than cheese.

Feif un – mint oil? repels mice and keeps the house minty fresh too? What a CONCEPT!!!!!!! Come to think if it, they should make a house cleaning product that contains mint and call it, Pestoil.

writersoul: I was going to say “get a cat” but your way works too 🙂

I have a picture of you

I think its very nice

I hang it in the attic

To scare away the mice…

nesting in my boxes of books

Maybe they’re after the bookworms?

once it is out of your room, put sticky baits along the threshhold of the doorway

I’ve been tempted by your sticky baits. Hi oomis!

OOM did u get a good grade?

popa,why would you not mind nice, cute, furry mice in your kitchen?

lol i wonder if that would work

OOM: I don’t like Steinbeck much. Then again, the first thing I read by him was The Pearl so yeah…

PBA – I once posted this here in the CR. I think the best products out there is something called “Tomcat”. They make poison bait and traps. Their product is very effective compared to other products & ideas mentioned above.

lol…it’s a secret, but…I never managed to get through that one. The ones that kept me riveted were East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, In Dubious Battle. I really like him best for East of Eden.

My paper actually centered around a theory that is mostly grounded in Grapes of Wrath…sorta never mentioned the fact that I never finished the book…:P

Mice in mein hoiz

At least they’re not in your hoizen.

I’m shocked that no one told you to hang up a photo of Reb Shayela Krestierer. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_7tLqMOXSPm8/RgPQxkNDMBI/AAAAAAAAAZw/OSUMQr6vRT4/s1600-h/krestirer.jpeg

Don’t ask me why, but by chasidim, this is a known segula….and it actually seems to work.

A quick Google search came up with this:

The Famous Mouse Story-

Affectionately known as Reb Shaya’le (Rabbi Yeshaya Steiner of Kerestir), the Kerestirer Rebbe lived around the beginning of the 20th Century. He was a very pious man and extremely humble, always referring to himself in the diminutive (Shaya’le). He was known as a “miraculous” person. His greatest pleasure was to host a very elaborate Melave Malka, the meal that follows Shabbos, on Saturday night. Often he would have his chassidim shecht fresh chickens for his meal.

One motzo’ay Shabbos, while Reb Shaya’le was eating this special melave malka meal, a chossid came to him with an urgent request. He was a man who had a warehouse full of foodstuffs and he made his living by buying an selling food. For the past number of months, his warehouse had been taken over by mice who were eating his grain and other commodities and his entire livelihood was threatened. He asked Reb Shaya’le for a blessing that the mice should leave his warehouse. At that time, each small town in Europe was ruled by the local church pastor. Some of the pastors were kind towards the Jews and others were very harsh. Reb Shaya’le asked the chossid if the pastor of the town he lived in was kind or harsh. The chossid replied that he was very harsh toward the Jews. Reb Shaya’le then instructed the chossid to go to his warehouse and to tell the mice, “Reb Shaya’le says to go to the estate of the pastor.” The chossid followed the Rebbe’s advice and instantly hundreds of mice raced out of the warehouse all heading in the direction of the pastor’s estate. The chossid’s business was saved and ever since Jews who have been plagued with this problem have used Reb Shaya’le’s picture to accomplish the ridding of mice from their homes.

Another Google search:

This is a picture of a holy tzaddik, Rabbi Yeshayah, the Karestier Rebbe, ztk”l, zy”a. This picture is a famous segulah, and it is thus worthy to have a copy of it somewhere in your house or place of business. According to some, the Rebbe promised that any house or building where his picture was would not be plagued with mice. (Because of this many food stores in Israel have this picture hanging somewhere.) Even according to those opinions who don’t accept this (the present Karestier Rebbe, shlit”a says that he does not know the source of this segulah), it is always worthwhile to have pictures of holy people around you for a source of inspiration. Thus it is surely worthwhile to print this picture and even to make copies for your family and friends.