No, not that... Get your mind out of the gutter...
We have spotted evidence of mice inside the house... Occasionally, I will see one... We have been going round and round about getting a cat. We used to have 2 cats, and never saw a live mouse. In the several years that we had cats, we only ever saw 2 mice... Anyway, the reason we don't have cats anymore is mainly because I am allergic to them. Ironically, I'm the one who wants the cat to deal with the mouse... A doesn't want to deal with an allergic wife...
So I've been researching alternative methods to deterring the mice. I really don't want to kill them... I just want them to stay out of my house...
I know that mothballs are a good deterrent, but they stink to high heaven and I don't want that smell in my house...
I know I could get a sonic device to deter the mice, but some people think they aren't very effective...
I saw a natural solution that will make my house smell somewhat nice and deter the mice... I need to make "peppermint balls"... Basically put a few drops of peppermint oil on cotton balls and scatter them throughout the house. I'm not sure how well it will work, but I'm open to suggestions, as I don't want to have to call an exterminator...
I will be trying this method this week... As I go through the house to decontaminate it, I will scatter the peppermint balls in all the places where I have found evidence of the mice. I'll check them again before I leave on vacation... Hopefully, no more mice, and I'll have a refreshing scent of peppermint in my house when I return from vacation...
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I've also heard dryer sheets are a good alternative. Hate mice in the house. Spotted one in our old house when hubby was gone - of course- still makes my skin crawl a little
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