<p>There was a mom who would post here all the time complaining about one thing or another. I took what she wrote with a grain of salt. However, I just heard that my daughter has a mouse in her room! Hoping that maintenance can take care of this problem quickly. Since I heard about this via twitter, I’m guessing that while unpleasant my daughter is not totally flipping out.</p>
<p>Daughter put in maintenance request and informed RA. RA said they can’t do much! Now that daughter is in college I made a vow to myself that I would not hover. So, I am going to let her handle this. Did send her names of people to contact (at least I didn’t contact them!)</p>
<p>Old fashion mouse traps with piece of cheese work! </p>
<p>New jaw like black plastic mouse traps not so much.</p>
<p>Good luck to your daughter. Mice (and insects) are coming in from the cold.</p>
<p>Vitamin D inserted inside peanut butter balls. Mice can’t take Vitamin D; will be desperate for water, will go outside and die a horrible death.</p>
<p>It’s not enough to kill them. The maintenance staff has to find the source.</p>
<p>My daughter had a similar problem at another college, when the stove was replaced and the wall was not properly sealed. They never did fix it properly.</p>
<p>Put the mouse trap inside of a brown paper lunch bag. That way, when the mouse is caught, you just peek inside the bag, see it, roll up the top, and toss it in the dumpster. No mess to touch. She should check her room for any possible cracks or holes, and fill them with steel wool you can buy at lots of hardware type stores. Poison just makes mice die in the walls, which gets smelly!</p>
<p>Thanks for all the great advice! Mouse has not yet been caught. Survey of the room did not turn up any holes and D said she thinks the mouse came in under the door. Traps have been set around the room as well as in the ceiling. The good news is that there have not been any further mouse sightings.</p>
<p>Mice are just a fact of life in some places. copper wool (aka scrub pads) a bit better than steel wool since it does not rust.</p>
<p>nnemom - interesting. Thanks!</p>