How do you keep mice out of your house?

Answer 1

common house mouse weighs less than one ounce and is from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in length. The body is grayish-brown above and lighter, never white, below. Generally, it is a permanent resident in homes and other buildings. Wild mice enter dwellings in late summer or fall, spend the winter, and leave in the spring. All mice are excellent climbers and can be found at all levels of the house from the basement to the attic. Mice can be controlled.

OUTDOOR CONTROL METHODS
Do not stack firewood next to buildings.

Keep vegetation around buildings and wood piles trimmed.

Remove all trash or rubbish or store it in containers with tight fitting lids.

Remove hay or straw mulches from around foundations.

Do not leave pet food outside.

Store bird feed in metal containers with tight fitting lids.

Clean up under and around bird feeders.

Inside attached garages, install 1/8 inch or finer mesh wire screening over the openings where the roof rafters and the top wall plate meet. Use a pre-mix cement to grout the holes in the top row of exposed foundation blocks in attached garages because mice climb through these holes.

INDOOR CONTROL METHODS

Store food and pet food in glass or metal containers with tight fitting lids or in cabinets with snug fitting doors.

Use standard single or multiple catch traps and glue boards.

Bait the traps with a small dab of peanut butter.

Poison baits are available but they should not be used near human or pet food supplies.

In the garage, place traps next to the corners of the doors, the most likely entry point. As rodents move, one side of their body is kept in contact with a vertical surface. Therefore, set traps perpendicular to walls where mice have been seen. Place traps 1/8 inch from the wall, 6 to 8 feet apart with triggers placed toward the wall.

Answer 2

I hope this doesn't sound too snotty but, cats. I live in a rural area. In the past we had a cat & NO mice. The cat had to go & mice in the house again. We have 2 kitties & a foster & NO mice. If you don't have any allergies you should really consider keeping a cat to help you out. You could even get it an igloo house & have it just be an outdoor cat. Just make sure it is provided with the proper amount of water & food.

Answer 3

I have two cats in my house (plus to two dogs). One of them - a big black male cat - likes to sneak into the basement and hunt mice. We saw one dead mouse and once we saw him with another one... And then a couple days ago my husband and I were downstairs and saw a mouse. We tried to catch it, but alas... It sneaked upstairs... Guess what?! The cat just got him like 10 minutes ago!!! He is still playing with it as I am writing this...

A cat is the best mouse trap... But if you can't have pets for some reason, get a regular mouse trap... You could try to put cheese in it, but my Grandma used summer sausage - just the smallest of bits - and it worked great!

GOOD LUCK!!!

Answer 4

If you r into natural ways to get rid of mouse and other nasty things u can buy the book call "1001 All -Natural Secrets to a Pest-free Property " you can get it from Amazon for less than 19 bucks . This work great for people who have kids. You put peppermint extract on cotton and place where u seen the mouse or mice . They purposely hate the smell

Answer 5

I have small kids, so I didn't want to put out Decon. I adopted 2 kittens, then a 3rd showed up on my doorstep. No more mice!

Answer 6

Glue traps are the best method to trap rats and mice. I found detailed information at http://pests.in

Answer 7

keep the house clean and use peppermint oil.. And get a cat for 2 days and the mouse will disappear..

Answer 8

Mice hate steel wool,they bite it and it cuts thier gums.So put steel wool in holes in your attic and basement,use traps as well.

Answer 9

mice traps

Answer 10

Steel wool. they will not pass it. Also, if you use mouse traps for the ones already in your house use peanut butter it takes longer for them to get than cheese and the trap will set before they can escape it.