2006-09-25 17:50:44 · 9 answers · asked by barzac45 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You can try dryer sheets....
2006-09-25 17:54:00 · answer #1 · answered by ME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Store food in places that they can't get at &/or in tight fitting plastic containers. Find & plug up any or all holes that they can crawl through. They can gnaw through wood, so I use steel wool to plug up holes that they have already made or around pipes & wiring. Those little buggers can make it through some of the smallest gaps so plug up anything large enough that an ant could crawl through.
Set traps inside & out to control them. I used to use poisoned bait but they eventually become immune to one type of poison, & then all you are doing is attracting & feeding them.
When they come in they leave a scent trail that becomes a legacy for future generations of mice to follow. Try to disguise the scent they leave with either moth balls or ammonia. But you have to regularily change whatever you use on a regular basis.
Remove any nesting material & or feces that they leave behind, but handle this as hazardous material, there can be diseases contained in that stuff.
They will also run in unnoticed through open doors or windows so try to keep things closed up as much as you can, & use screens where necessary.
To control mice in a rural weekend cabin, you have to wage a continuing war on them, & never let your guard down, or they will come back.
Happy hunting.
2006-09-25 18:09:22 · answer #2 · answered by No More 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Snakes are a better solution that cats (provided you are not afraid of them). They dont leave pieces of mice around. They dont leave them alive (like many cats do) and you will rarely see them or know they are there (except for a skin now and again). You also dont need to change litterbox or get a pet sitter when you go on vacation. :)
Just let it go where the mice seem to be coming thru. It will do the rest on it's own.
2006-09-26 12:09:42 · answer #3 · answered by yummimum 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know how natural you'd call this but there are electronic things that emit a sound that keeps the critters away. It doesn't hurt them. You can find some at Home Depot but the one that looks the best is at Sharper Imagine for $49.00. Does require electricity though.
2006-09-25 17:53:28 · answer #4 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cat, hands down the best natural way.
2006-09-25 17:53:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put down a baited mouse trap. After a few days the mouse won't be a problem.
2006-09-25 18:03:11 · answer #6 · answered by Neil S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try very strong nice smell plant and put it in your cabin. it works, try it
2006-09-25 18:03:13 · answer #7 · answered by CaNTFiNDmeLOVE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Moth balls.
2006-09-25 18:23:59 · answer #8 · answered by scotty w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cat
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2006-09-25 17:53:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋