6 Tips to Get Rid of Mice Naturally

A mice infestation may have you wanting to grab the nearest poison to combat the unwelcomed intruders or grabbing all of your possessions and leaving your home to the mice. Mice can cause a number of health issues including aggravating allergies, bringing in the deadly hantavirus or plague, as well as are carriers of fleas and other pests. They can damage your furniture when trying to make a nest, contaminate your food, or even damage your home itself. Just the sight of a mouse can send some to scrambling on to a chair and screaming in fear. Before you grab the poison, or your possessions to move out, consider using these tips to get rid of mice naturally.

Tip 1 to get rid of mice naturally:

Lock up and put away all food and trash items. To get rid of mice naturally, you need to remove anything the mice can consider food. Place everything in mouse proof containers. If possible, use the refrigerator as a mouse proof storage locker for the beginning of this war with the mice. Everything the mouse might consider food was locked away.

Tip 2 to get rid of mice naturally:

Get a cat. As a natural enemy of the mice, a cat can combat the problem in two ways. First, the scent of the cat alone will put the mice on notice to vacate the premises. Secondly, a good cat will actually help to eliminate the mice population by hunting the unwelcomed guests. Consider a female cat rather than a tom cat. Male cats are slightly less inclined to hunt when compared to an adult female. There are, of course, exceptions where a male cat is more aggressive when it comes to hunting, but it is usually the female that is the better hunter. Be sure to provide your anti-mouse partner with a litter box, water and adequate food.

Tip 3 to get rid of mice naturally:

Mice love a messy house. There are plenty of places to hide and the possibility of food crumbs abound. Get rid of mice naturally by cleaning your home. Mice also leave scent trails where they travel. Be sure to clean any area where you have seen mice or mice sign thoroughly to discourage any followers that may be lurking around. Also consider that the less clutter the mouse can hide behind, the better chance your cat will catch sight of her prey.

Tip 4 to get rid of mice naturally:

Mice have to get into the house somehow. Check every inch of your home and plug any holes. Be sure to check your plumbing and foundation. Use steel wool to block the holes that you cannot seal otherwise. By sealing all of the entries to your home, new mice will not be able to enter anymore.

Tip 5 to get rid of mice naturally:

Soak a cotton ball in peppermint. Place the cotton balls in any nook where you find mice sign. Most mice cannot stand the scent and it will help to get them to voluntarily evict themselves from your home. The more unattractive to mice your home is, the less you will be bothered by them.

Tip 6 to get rid of mice naturally:

When all else fails, set traps. There are a number of styles and types available including "No Kill" mouse traps which you can take the trapped mouse out of your house and release it.

It is better to use natural methods to get rid of mice. People do not understand that if you use poison you risk killing other species along the food chain. If a mouse eats the poison, then a dog eats the poisoned mouse, the dog could die as well. And it does not end there. The poison in the dog can actually get into the soil and contaminate water systems where it affects humans and wildlife as well. So, get rid of mice naturally. It's the green thing to do!

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