Try peppermint oil. We put it on cotton balls in our pantry, and in the basement. They hate the smell. I especially didn't want poison in where are food is stored. Even though we had no food for them to get to, they ate the labels off the cans, the wheat in the glue evidently attracted them. The peppermint was not a horrible smell or toxic.
I dont understand how they get in after you have put STEEL WOOL in every hole possible you can find in your home?? I never see the actual Mouse, only what they leave behind!! The smell is HORRIFIC!!! How do you get rid of that after you have shampooed your carpet?? I'm so Frustrated with everything I have tried and NO results?? I use to have Pest Control but it just got to expensive!!
Sticky mats are available whick will not kill the rat/mouse but they will get glued on to the mats. The mats have be placed strategically where the mice are likely to step on. This has really worked for me.
I'd go with snap traps over glue mats or traps. Their feet or even body gets stuck and they die a slow death of starvation. Best is D-Con as long as you can keep the trays out of reach by pets and kids. Cats are not the best solution. Unless their Mom taught them to hunt many cats don't learn on their own.
We've found that snap traps are really the best and most humane option. Peanut butter works great! If you find an area where they are nesting you'll need to clean it out thoroughly and then spray it with urine neutralizer, otherwise new mice will be attracted to the site and move right in. Poisons are not a good option in my opinion. For one thing, any critter that eats a poisoned mouse will then be poisoned. Also, there always seems to be one or two that just die in the wall which is a smell you really don't want to experience!!
Plant peppermint around your foundation. Even after it dies back in the winter the canes live just below the surface. And I boil the leaves with sugar for a simple syrup for drinks in the summer. Also can the syrup for other uses.
My cats handle it for me, lol. But the snap traps have always worked for us...except when my husband thought we had a rat in the garage. The trap kept being set off, but caught nothing. He went into the garage at night and discovered his "rat" was a mama opossum and her babies!
i just moved into a town home that had been empty for a few months. And soon discovered that is had a rat problem (you could hear them running back and forth in the attic and the pellets that they would leave behind). I tried to put down a LOT of snap traps (everywhere!) with peanut butter. I NEVER saw any evidence of a dead rat in any of the traps. After several months most of the traps had been left loaded and still with the peanut butter. I eventually had to fill every hole that i could find and spray the expanding foam. This seems to work as I have no new evidence of infestation. If there are any other suggestions i would love to hear form you. thanks!
Luckily for us, they only went in our pantry. I get really grossed out at the thought....(shudder) of them in my "stuff". Not sure about the carpet. :(
Honestly, the easiest way is to fumigate. Or a bomb. Pick up 1 for each room. Lowe's, Home depot, Walmart are where you can get them. Set them off and bring all children and pets with you. To be safer you can put wax paper on top of plates, spoon drawers, or you can take the time and wash them all. Follow directions. And leave for around 5-6 hours. Open all the windows, and doors to refresh. There not as bad as they sound. Otherwise they wouldn't sell them easily from discount stores. I'd then leave a few traps (of your choice). I lived across from a corn field. Then we had to leave 6 months later. Oh boy, learned lesson.
I USED TO GET MICE , RATS AND PEEEUW SKUNKS COMING IN MY GARAGE TO THE DOGFOOD BINS. CLOSED TIGHT TRASH CANS. I STARTED USING MOSQUITO REPELLERS ALLOVER BECAUSE THE MOSQUITOS WERE HORRIBLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY OTHER HOUSE HAS A POOL AND STANDING WATER LEFT AROUND ATTRACTED A LOT OF THEM. -
- I NOW HAVE SEVERAL AROUND, BATTERY AND PLUG-IN. I JUST ORDERED SOME FOR THE YARD THAT ARE SOLAR. I HAVE IN SUNROOM FACING THE DOOR AND GARAGE FACING THE DOOR. THEY ARE NOT PERFECT. BUT WE HAVE HAD YEARS WERE WE HAD GRASSHOPPERS, MILLER MOTHS , FIELD MICE ETC. IN 15 YEARS NOW, I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE MOUSE IN MY HOUSE AND NO MORE SKUNKS IN MY GARAGE. VERY IMPORTANT. I ALSO GET ONLY A FRACTION OF THE PESTS OTHERS AROUND ME HERE HAVE.
We used steel wool and putty around all areas of entry (pipes, etc), you'd be surprised at how small a hole mice can use to enter your home. Snap traps (mouse not rat), and yes, back when we had cats we never had any mice except when gifted a mouse because kitty loved us. Secure all food stuffs for other pets so as not to attract the mice. Remove garbage promptly and secure in trash cans. Paper, cushions, upholstered seating are draws for mice in addition to pantry and food items.
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This "volunteer" plant blooms pretty white flowers . I have tried digging up the root, etc, but it just comes back. It has also started a couple of other places.
Try peppermint oil. We put it on cotton balls in our pantry, and in the basement. They hate the smell. I especially didn't want poison in where are food is stored. Even though we had no food for them to get to, they ate the labels off the cans, the wheat in the glue evidently attracted them. The peppermint was not a horrible smell or toxic.
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Sticky mats are available whick will not kill the rat/mouse but they will get glued on to the mats. The mats have be placed strategically where the mice are likely to step on. This has really worked for me.
We had a mouse problem a few times in our old house. We used the snap traps with a little dab of peanut butter. Worked every single time.
I'd go with snap traps over glue mats or traps. Their feet or even body gets stuck and they die a slow death of starvation. Best is D-Con as long as you can keep the trays out of reach by pets and kids. Cats are not the best solution. Unless their Mom taught them to hunt many cats don't learn on their own.
We've found that snap traps are really the best and most humane option. Peanut butter works great! If you find an area where they are nesting you'll need to clean it out thoroughly and then spray it with urine neutralizer, otherwise new mice will be attracted to the site and move right in. Poisons are not a good option in my opinion. For one thing, any critter that eats a poisoned mouse will then be poisoned. Also, there always seems to be one or two that just die in the wall which is a smell you really don't want to experience!!
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Plant peppermint around your foundation. Even after it dies back in the winter the canes live just below the surface. And I boil the leaves with sugar for a simple syrup for drinks in the summer. Also can the syrup for other uses.
My cats handle it for me, lol. But the snap traps have always worked for us...except when my husband thought we had a rat in the garage. The trap kept being set off, but caught nothing. He went into the garage at night and discovered his "rat" was a mama opossum and her babies!
i just moved into a town home that had been empty for a few months. And soon discovered that is had a rat problem (you could hear them running back and forth in the attic and the pellets that they would leave behind). I tried to put down a LOT of snap traps (everywhere!) with peanut butter. I NEVER saw any evidence of a dead rat in any of the traps. After several months most of the traps had been left loaded and still with the peanut butter. I eventually had to fill every hole that i could find and spray the expanding foam. This seems to work as I have no new evidence of infestation. If there are any other suggestions i would love to hear form you. thanks!
Luckily for us, they only went in our pantry. I get really grossed out at the thought....(shudder) of them in my "stuff". Not sure about the carpet. :(
Honestly, the easiest way is to fumigate. Or a bomb. Pick up 1 for each room. Lowe's, Home depot, Walmart are where you can get them. Set them off and bring all children and pets with you. To be safer you can put wax paper on top of plates, spoon drawers, or you can take the time and wash them all. Follow directions. And leave for around 5-6 hours. Open all the windows, and doors to refresh. There not as bad as they sound. Otherwise they wouldn't sell them easily from discount stores. I'd then leave a few traps (of your choice). I lived across from a corn field. Then we had to leave 6 months later. Oh boy, learned lesson.
I USED TO GET MICE , RATS AND PEEEUW SKUNKS COMING IN MY GARAGE TO THE DOGFOOD BINS. CLOSED TIGHT TRASH CANS. I STARTED USING MOSQUITO REPELLERS ALLOVER BECAUSE THE MOSQUITOS WERE HORRIBLE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. EVERY OTHER HOUSE HAS A POOL AND STANDING WATER LEFT AROUND ATTRACTED A LOT OF THEM. -
- I NOW HAVE SEVERAL AROUND, BATTERY AND PLUG-IN. I JUST ORDERED SOME FOR THE YARD THAT ARE SOLAR. I HAVE IN SUNROOM FACING THE DOOR AND GARAGE FACING THE DOOR. THEY ARE NOT PERFECT. BUT WE HAVE HAD YEARS WERE WE HAD GRASSHOPPERS, MILLER MOTHS , FIELD MICE ETC. IN 15 YEARS NOW, I HAVE ONLY HAD ONE MOUSE IN MY HOUSE AND NO MORE SKUNKS IN MY GARAGE. VERY IMPORTANT. I ALSO GET ONLY A FRACTION OF THE PESTS OTHERS AROUND ME HERE HAVE.
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Peppermint oil on cotton balls spread around the house keeps them away. and use Boric acid powder for roaches.
We used steel wool and putty around all areas of entry (pipes, etc), you'd be surprised at how small a hole mice can use to enter your home. Snap traps (mouse not rat), and yes, back when we had cats we never had any mice except when gifted a mouse because kitty loved us. Secure all food stuffs for other pets so as not to attract the mice. Remove garbage promptly and secure in trash cans. Paper, cushions, upholstered seating are draws for mice in addition to pantry and food items.
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