The whole “Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse” line isn’t really working out for me right now. As I sit here writing this I am in the midst of a cat-and-mouse game with, a mouse. Boy is he clever. I figured out one of his entry points into the pantry, a hole for an old electrical outlet that I have yet to fill, and blocked it up and then plastered over it. I then placed a sticky trap below just in case. Well, Professor Mouse-iarty chewed through the plaster, and knocked enough dust and wet plaster on the sticky trap that when he fell on it, it wasn’t sticky enough to capture him and he got away. Well played, my mouse friend, well played. And now the game is afoot! I know I said this would be an article about natural mouse repellent, but I want to get the present mice out and keep any others away, so just bear with me. Read More