Repelling Mice: Natural Mouse Repellent

My damn cat is no mouser, though she sure thinks she is. With Fall fast approaching and Winter not far behind, keeping mice out of our house is a top priority (did you know that mice make a trail through your house that they can follow by peeing all over the place?). Mice can carry diseases, and they also get into food, so there’s no way we want them in our house this year. With our cat kicked out of position, I guess it’s up to us to get rid of the mice ourselves.

Prevention is key when it comes to keeping mice out of our house. We want to keep mice away and not have to use poisons at the same time (because we have pets), so we use a mouse repellent that I heard about in church. You simply spray this repellent along your house and up to 3 feet away from your home to keep mice from chewing their way in. Once you have them not so eager to enter your home in the first place, there’s a less likelihood you’ll find them in your home later.

To keep mice out of your home, you need a large bucket, at least large enough to hold a gallon of water, a spray bottle (like an old washed out Windex bottle), red tabasco sauce, dish soap, and water. Combine 1/2 cup dish soap (if you can find a mint scented one that is great – mice hate mint) with a tablespoon of red tabasco sauce and a gallon of water. Again, mice hate mint, so if you have a mint essential oil or a few mint leaves you can toss in there as well, all the better. Otherwise, the above ingredients are just fine.

Mix these ingredients well in the bucket, and transfer as needed the mixture to your spray bottle and get to squirting. Spray your entire sides of the house (the mixture repels mice and won’t show up on your siding) and spray any mouse holes you see thoroughly. If you really want to repel mice, spray this mixture all along your flowerbeds and your driveway as well so they won’t even try to come calling. The mice hate to chew through this nasty combination and will quickly move elsewhere for invasion. Repeat once a week or so, and after it rains, to keep the odor and taste fresh and keep mice away.

As a bonus, this same spray works excellent in keeping your dog out of the garbage, which is actually what I love the spray for in my home (we have a sonar mouse thing, see Victor PestChaser- Does it Repel Mice? ). Whenever I leave the house and I don’t want her in the garbage, I just squirt the top of the garbage layer with the spray and sure enough that garbage is right where I left it when I get home. It’s the only real method that works aside hiding the garbage or taking it out, which I don’t always have time for. So, this mixture repels mice and dogs!

note: did you know that your own pet feces in the yard brings mice in? All the more reason to keep your yard clean – also, that pet food you keep in your pantry is sure to attract mice and invite them in. If you keep pet food in your garage or pantry, keep it moved elsewhere, and don’t be fooled into thinking just because you have a cat, you won’t get mice. If a mouse wants in your house, they will get in, unless you do something about it.

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church activity on ‘Winter preparedness’


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