Mouse Pest Control
Getting Rid of Mice the Natural Way
By Jennifer Jordan
In the world of home ownership, uninvited guests show up from time to time. Everything from In-laws to grown children, from spiders to mice always seem to appear as if out of
nowhere, bags of luggage and a used one way ticket in hand. Though there may be no repellent for some of these guests, mice can usually be controlled.
However, controlling mice is easier said than done. Simply asking them to leave falls on deaf (albeit large) ears, setting traps provides them with something to outsmart (and is too
cruel for some people), using poison forces you to chance that your pet will find the deceased mouse, eat it, and unknowingly consume the poison as well, and, of course, laying out
eviction notices only results in the echo of quiet, yet condescending, mouse laughter. For all these reasons, the plan to rid mice from your home needs some tweaking, tweaking you
just might find in a natural home remedy.
Use Odors: Mice, like all creatures, find certain odors repelling. Ammonia and mothballs, for instance, both produce a scent that mice want to stay away from. The flip side, however,
is that ammonia and mothballs also produce a scent that people want to stay away from. Luckily, there are also nice smells that mice abhor: peppermint is one of these odors.
Saturating cotton balls with peppermint extract or laying mint leaves near the areas where mice invade will help keep them from coming in. Some people also swear that the smell of
onions, or even planting onions in a backyard garden, is enough to help keep mice away: their odor will make them peel out.
Get a cat: It is believed that cats were first domesticated to help rid homes of mice. A house with a cat, a mouse's natural nemesis, is less likely to have a mice problem than one
without a live version of "Tom and Jerry." But, of course, this isn't always an option. Some people may be allergic to cats, others may just not like them. Some cats might find hunting
mice beneath them (honestly, aren't most things beneath them?). And some cats might even initiate the mouse problem by bringing live mice into your home. If this happens, take
care of your "cat problem" by getting a dog.
Use Fox Urine: A predator to mice, the scent of a fox quickly deters mice from making themselves at home; if they believe a fox is on the premises, they will stay away. Luckily for
you, you don't need the whole fox to make them believe this: you only need his urine. Simply spraying the mouse infested areas of your house - or the areas where they enter - with
fox urine will give the mice cause to move out quickly or stay away altogether. Filled with convenience, it's sold in bottles as a mouse deterrent: you don't have to go around asking
the local foxes for urine samples; let's face it, that kind of makes an awkward situation for everyone.
Jennifer Jordan is the senior editor for http://www.etodoors.com. Someone who changes her mind every five minutes, her house is in a perpetual state of home improvement.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_Jordan
Get Rid of Mice With Peppermint Oil?
By Jerry M
So you have some uninvited guests taking up residence in your home, huh? I don't mean your in-laws either - this article won't help you with that problem... I'm talking about
those furry little mice that have made themselves comfortable in your humble abode. What you're looking for is a little home remedy that will help you get rid of mice and maybe
even freshen up the house a bit... Who would have ever thought I'd recommend you use peppermint oil to take care of your rodent problems?
So what do you do with peppermint oil? First of all, Don't drink it! It's only liable to burn your throat - this is some potent stuff... and no, mice aren't going to drink it either - they're
not that dumb...
Here's the premise: buy 100% peppermint oil, spread the scent around the house where the mice are, and poof - mice be gone. How does it work? The peppermint oil has such
a strong scent that is overpowers their extremely sensitive noses. They can't stand it so they run away.
How do you do it? My recommendation is to apply the 100% peppermint oil (not peppermint extract or similar - it MUST say 100% PEPPERMINT OIL) to some cotton swabs.
Then place the cotton swabs strategically around your house where the mice are believed to be (in cabinets, near the baseboards on the floor, etc...). That's it. Enjoy the fresh
smell, and wait to live in a mouse free zone.
Now I haven't tried this on my own, but I know people who have, and they swear it's an effective way to get rid of mice.
You still think cheese is the best bait for trapping mice? Think again! For more tips and tricks on how to get rid of mice, visit Jerry's blog at:
http://getridofmiceproblems.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jerry_M
Getting Rid of Mice the Natural Way
By Jennifer Jordan
In the world of home ownership, uninvited guests show up from time to time. Everything from In-laws to grown children, from spiders to mice always seem to appear as if out of
nowhere, bags of luggage and a used one way ticket in hand. Though there may be no repellent for some of these guests, mice can usually be controlled.
However, controlling mice is easier said than done. Simply asking them to leave falls on deaf (albeit large) ears, setting traps provides them with something to outsmart (and is too
cruel for some people), using poison forces you to chance that your pet will find the deceased mouse, eat it, and unknowingly consume the poison as well, and, of course, laying out
eviction notices only results in the echo of quiet, yet condescending, mouse laughter. For all these reasons, the plan to rid mice from your home needs some tweaking, tweaking you
just might find in a natural home remedy.
Use Odors: Mice, like all creatures, find certain odors repelling. Ammonia and mothballs, for instance, both produce a scent that mice want to stay away from. The flip side, however,
is that ammonia and mothballs also produce a scent that people want to stay away from. Luckily, there are also nice smells that mice abhor: peppermint is one of these odors.
Saturating cotton balls with peppermint extract or laying mint leaves near the areas where mice invade will help keep them from coming in. Some people also swear that the smell of
onions, or even planting onions in a backyard garden, is enough to help keep mice away: their odor will make them peel out.
Get a cat: It is believed that cats were first domesticated to help rid homes of mice. A house with a cat, a mouse's natural nemesis, is less likely to have a mice problem than one
without a live version of "Tom and Jerry." But, of course, this isn't always an option. Some people may be allergic to cats, others may just not like them. Some cats might find hunting
mice beneath them (honestly, aren't most things beneath them?). And some cats might even initiate the mouse problem by bringing live mice into your home. If this happens, take
care of your "cat problem" by getting a dog.
Use Fox Urine: A predator to mice, the scent of a fox quickly deters mice from making themselves at home; if they believe a fox is on the premises, they will stay away. Luckily for
you, you don't need the whole fox to make them believe this: you only need his urine. Simply spraying the mouse infested areas of your house - or the areas where they enter - with
fox urine will give the mice cause to move out quickly or stay away altogether. Filled with convenience, it's sold in bottles as a mouse deterrent: you don't have to go around asking
the local foxes for urine samples; let's face it, that kind of makes an awkward situation for everyone.
Jennifer Jordan is the senior editor for http://www.etodoors.com. Someone who changes her mind every five minutes, her house is in a perpetual state of home improvement.
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_Jordan
Get Rid of Mice With Peppermint Oil?
By Jerry M
So you have some uninvited guests taking up residence in your home, huh? I don't mean your in-laws either - this article won't help you with that problem... I'm talking about
those furry little mice that have made themselves comfortable in your humble abode. What you're looking for is a little home remedy that will help you get rid of mice and maybe
even freshen up the house a bit... Who would have ever thought I'd recommend you use peppermint oil to take care of your rodent problems?
So what do you do with peppermint oil? First of all, Don't drink it! It's only liable to burn your throat - this is some potent stuff... and no, mice aren't going to drink it either - they're
not that dumb...
Here's the premise: buy 100% peppermint oil, spread the scent around the house where the mice are, and poof - mice be gone. How does it work? The peppermint oil has such
a strong scent that is overpowers their extremely sensitive noses. They can't stand it so they run away.
How do you do it? My recommendation is to apply the 100% peppermint oil (not peppermint extract or similar - it MUST say 100% PEPPERMINT OIL) to some cotton swabs.
Then place the cotton swabs strategically around your house where the mice are believed to be (in cabinets, near the baseboards on the floor, etc...). That's it. Enjoy the fresh
smell, and wait to live in a mouse free zone.
Now I haven't tried this on my own, but I know people who have, and they swear it's an effective way to get rid of mice.
You still think cheese is the best bait for trapping mice? Think again! For more tips and tricks on how to get rid of mice, visit Jerry's blog at:
http://getridofmiceproblems.blogspot.com
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jerry_M