What can be used to deter mice to get them out of my house I have used traps but they avoid them?

Answer 1

First-Check the basement and see if you can see any holes where mice can come in. (They can get into an opening as small as a nickle). Check around dreyer vents, pipes coming into the house, any wires that may come into the house. Put steel wool into any open spaces. Pack it as tight as you can. Mice cannot chew thru steel wool. Also, make sure doors are not left open (when hauling in groceries from car etc. Shut door between trips). If you do not seal their entry points you will never get rid of them. They will come & go. Then bait your snap traps with a small amount of peanut butter. Place them along the wall (usually their runway). You can also purchase sticky traps or baits from the store. However, mice may eat the bait and get between the walls or stuck someplace and they will die and smell for a few days. You also have to be extremely careful so children and/or other pets do not get into the bait. 2nd option - call a reputable exterminator. PS - Do NOT use moth balls. They have chemicals in them and they let off gases that can kill you if not enough air current.

Answer 2

Try putting peanut butter on the traps, the mice can't resist the taste. Also get some fresh Bay leaves and put some in open containers, it worked for me.

Answer 3

use mothballs put them wher mice show up the house will smell for a while but the mice will go.

Answer 4

My mother-in-law puts chocolate chip cookie and peanut butter on the traps........not sure if it really works..... goodluck

Answer 5

Get a couple of cats.

Answer 6

get a female cat they like to hunt

Answer 7

put out rat poison. it works for me, but only if u dont have any pets in ur house. :(

Answer 8

cats...