With season changes come an influx of critters trying to weasel their way into your homes in search of food and warmth. Although Remi from Ratatouille may have us all temporarily feeling sympathetic for rodents, they're the last thing you want in your home this winter.
The best way to prevent mice from choosing your house as their nesting ground is to seal all holes and keep food out of sight. If they don't have anything to munch on, they'll keep moving on to the next home. But if you've done all that you can, and mice still seem to be finding a way into your home, some of these unusual mice repellents may keep them at bay. These methods are wacky so be sure to educate yourself on all the health warnings around these tips before you try them in your home. While we want to get rid of those little rodents, your health is always top priority! Safer is better.
View the slideshow above for wacky ways to keep mice out.
For more tips on pest control, Pest Control: 15 Ways Creatures Are Coming Into Your Home, and Protect Your Home From Pests!
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Peppermint
Combine water and peppermint extract and spray in problem areas. Mice detest mint, so start using it everywhere! Planting mint outside, and switching to mint scented cleaning solutions can drastically help keep them away.
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Soda Pop
Soda, or a mixture of flour baking soda and sugar are rumored to solve your rodent problems. Mice cannot burp or pass gas, so the bubbly solutions will kill them.
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Tabasco, Water, and Laundry Detergent
Create a solution made from these products and spray around your yard in areas where the little creatures have been spotted.
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Dryer Sheets
Dryer sheets serve as a pretty commonly known repellent since mice can't stand the strong smell. Lay them down along door seams and other places mice may be entering.
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Ammonia
Since Ammonia is present in urine, sprinkling down some ammonia gives mice the impression that some bigger animal has already marked its territory. Be sure to read the health warnings of ammonia however, it can be very harmful to the health of humans so a less intrusive method like peppermint is probably best.
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Strange Noises
There are electronic devices that use high frequency sounds to keep mice away. These are a good alternative to laying down poisonous materials if you have pets and small children.
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Cayenne Pepper
Scatter sachets containing dry versions of this spice around your home and keep mice heading in the opposite direction.
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Cloves
Soak cotton balls in an oil made from the spices they hate like peppermint, cayenne pepper and clove, and leave them in areas where mice are spotted.
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Toilet Bowl Freshener
Similar to their hatred of dryer sheets, mice don't like the strong sweet artificial odor of a toilet bowl freshener.
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Antifreeze
Antifreeze is actually appealing to the mice because of its sweet smell, but will drown or poison them. While this method of pest control is effective, we don't encourage it because of its extremely poisonous attributes harmful to pets, children, and most of all you!
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