How to Get Rid of Mice Naturally

Simply saturate a few pieces of sponge* with 100% peppermint oil and place them in the area where you've seen evidence of a mouse. This is an odor that mice find offensive so they steer clear, but for humans it's rather pleasant so using it in the kitchen is more appealing than mothballs and ammonia. Peppermint oil dries up after two or three days so for it to be effective you'll need to replace the cotton balls regularly until the little pests have gone elsewhere.

_{*I buy cheap sponges at the dollar store then cut them into whatever size I need.  As the peppermint oil evaporates, the same bits of sponge can be saturated again.  Unlike cotton balls which need to be discarded.}

Old fashioned mothballs have a strong enough odor to repel mice, yet the smell isn't so strong that it is overpowering.  I placed a box of mothballs on the floor near where I saw the mouse droppings.  I wasn't quite sure if mothballs alone would work so I went on to remedy no. 2.  Something is working because I haven't seen evidence of a mouse. If your mouse is in the kitchen, you might not want the odors of ammonia and mothballs. Continue reading for other options.

Another strong odor that mice retreat from are dryer sheets. I had a box of lavender scented dryer sheets so I used a few refrigerator magnets to attach them to the side of the washing machine, down towards the bottom close to the floor. They have a nice scent which masked the other odors of mothballs and ammonia.

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