1. Less cruel traps
These types of traps can be found in any market. They are generally easy to use, you just have to read carefully the mode of use since there are several for sale and they are different when it comes to catching these rodents.
If it has no instructions and is a cage-type trap, it is best to put some food at the bottom of it and put it in a place where they usually live. I recommend you wear gloves to handle these traps, as mice can sniff and will prefer to get food by other means.
2. Peppermint essential oil
This is used by many people, as it leaves a very pleasant smell in the house, we love it, but mice hate this type of smell. For this method, we’re going to do the following:
- We need a lot of cotton and with it we make a couple of buns (the number of buns we need is the number of rooms in your house).
- In each one we have to add between 20 to 30 drops of peppermint essential oil.
- Then we put it in the rooms (especially in the kitchen and bathroom).
Every week, we have to replace these buns with new ones, in this way we will scare away any mouse that wants to enter our house.
3. Clove essential oil
Another oil they hate is clove oil. This has to be done exactly the same as in the previous step, but we can increase the potency of the aroma by adding a couple of cloves in the center of the cotton.
4. Bay leaves
Bay laurel is a great repellent for rats and insects, ideally you should have some branches in places where mice are and change them once they dry. But it is best to have some pots at the entrances of the house to scare them away and not have to worry about changing the dry leaves.
5. Aluminum foil
For this method, we have to cover some surfaces where they can climb, either in the kitchen or in the bathroom. The texture of the foil is slippery for them, which makes it impossible to climb and with the noise it makes it scares them away.
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