1. Less cruel traps
These types of traps can be found in any market. They are generally easy to use, you simply have to read the instructions for use carefully since there are several for sale and they are different when it comes to catching these rodents.
If you don’t have instructions and it is a cage-type trap, it is best to put some food at the bottom and put it in a place where they usually live. I recommend using gloves to handle these traps, since mice can sniff and will prefer to get food by other means.
2. Peppermint essential oil
Many people use this, as it leaves a very pleasant smell in the house, we love it, but mice hate this type of smell. For this method, we are going to do the following:
We need enough cotton and with it we make a couple of buns (the number of buns we need is the number of rooms in your house).
In each one we have to add between 20 to 30 drops of mint essential oil.
Then we put it in the rooms (especially the kitchen and bathroom).
Every week, we have to replace these buns with new ones, this way we will scare away any mouse that wants to enter our house.
3. Clove essential oil
Another oil they hate is clove oil. This has to be done exactly the same as in the previous step, but we can increase the power of the aroma by adding a couple of cloves in the center of the cotton.
4. Bay leaves
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