Snap-style traps come in different sizes for mice and rats. Rat traps are about 3 times the size of mice traps. Although these traps do kill the rodent, they do so painlessly, unlike killing a rodent with less humane methods like poison.
Once you’ve removed your gloves, wash your hands with soap in case any germs got through the gloves.
Once you have a rodent in your trap, drive the animal at least 1 mile (1. 6 km) from your home before releasing it. To release the rodent, set the cage in a meadow or field and open the trapdoor. Stand away from the cage until the rodent walks out. Then, collect the cage and return to your vehicle.
Mice can get through small holes, so blocking them out completely may not be possible. However, making it more difficult to get in may be enough to discourage rodents.
To prevent rodents from smelling food from your home at all, run the dishwasher daily, and don’t leave dirty dishes sitting in the sink overnight.
Use mothballs to keep mice out of hard-to-reach areas of your home. Put 4 or 5 mothballs in an open container and leave them in the corners of the basement, attic, and other areas of your home where rodents are a problem. While mint smells pleasant to humans, rodents find the smell off-putting and will avoid areas that smell strongly of mint.
Keep in mind that adopting a cat is a serious responsibility. If you’re not ready to own an animal, try borrowing a friend’s cat for 1-2 weeks.
If you’d rather not sprinkle urine-filled litter on the ground, try filling 3–4 plastic trays with used litter and setting these in rodent-infested areas of your house.
You can stack the wood on a raised metal grate. These can be purchased at home-supply stores or hardware stores.
If shrubbery branches get too close to your home, use a pair of garden shears to trim them back to the distance of 3 feet (0. 91 m).
Or, invest in a hanging birdfeeder, which you can hang off of an outdoor plant holder or a relatively low tree branch.
It goes without saying that you should keep trash picked up and off of your lawn.
Planting mint around the perimeter of your garden will also prevent rodents from eating any of the vegetables or fruits in your garden.
