Keeping Mice Out Of Your Attic

These critters are naturally deterred from these safe substances.

Keeping mice out of your attic.

Remove all the mice from your attic. Mothballs ammonia bay leaves peppermint ultrasonic sound emitters and baking powder are some of the repellents regularly used by people. Set snap traps with the baited trigger end of the trap tight against the wall because mice usually run along walls. Put on rubber vinyl gloves spray a combination of bleach and water or some disinfectant on the dead mice or their nest make the disinfectant absorb the mouse or its nest for 5 minutes.

Hiring contractors is sometimes the only way to get rid of mice in the attic. Use traps for the environmentally friendly and humane approach. Do not use repellents or poisons to get house mice out of your attic repellents are ineffective in the long term so using them will only be waste of time effort and money. Snap traps generally kill mice quickly but live traps which can trap several mice at a time.

Dispose of a dead mouse in a plastic bag in the garbage then reuse the trap. It s not always easy to be successful in removing mice from your attic and sometimes it is better to hire a contractor. Wherever possible use two traps. The scent of the dead mouse will help attract any other mice in the house.