6. Homemade Mouse Repellent Spray
To make a homemade mouse repellent spray, you need some hot peppers. The hotter these peppers are, the more effective they are. I recommend wearing protective gloves, as they can irritate your hands and part of your skin.
Need:
- 1 liter of water
- 1/2 cup chopped hot pepper (if it’s habanero, better)
- 2 tbsp. of Hot Pepper Seed
Preparation and how to use:
- In a blender, put all the ingredients and blend for a few minutes until you get a homogeneous mixture.
- Put the mixture in a jar and let it rest covered for 1 day.
- After the time, strain the mixture and put the liquid in a sprinkler.
- We spray everywhere in the house, especially in places where we know they’re going to happen. Be careful with carpets and furniture, as it can stain them.
In this way, we get a homemade mouse repellent aerosol without spending too much!
7. Dryer Sheets
These dryer sheets (or also called dryer sheets) have a particular smell that mice completely hate. We simply have to put these wipes in places where mice can enter. We have to change these wipes once every 2 weeks.
8. Mothballs
Another type of smell that these types of rodents cannot stand is the smell given off by mothballs. They are very effective, but dangerous if you have pets and/or children in the home, since they are toxic if ingested.
9. Adopt or buy a cat
Cats instinctively hunt any animal that moves. When in your home, our pet gives off odors and hairs that mice detect easily and move away from the place as quickly as possible.
In this way, we will effectively scare away these small rodents without harming them.
10. The Tomato and Spiral Method
To make a repellent to repel rats and mice, you’ll need tomato and spiral insecticide.
Start by thinly slicing the tomato. Place the tomato slices in a bowl and rub them with spiral insecticide. Once the tomato slices are evenly coated with insecticide, spread them over the areas frequented by rats and mice. The smell of the tomato combined with the spiral insecticide will be unpleasant for rodents, causing them to move away from the area.
To further increase the effectiveness of the repellent, repeat this process every few days, as the smell will eventually fade and rodents can get used to it.