How to Eliminate Mice

How to Eliminate Mice


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Are you being annoyed by mice? Have they gotten into your home and you have no idea how to stop them? We have the answers to your mice problems. Follow our step by step instructions to assist you in finally getting rid of the rodents.
Difficulty: Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:

* Flashlight
* Snap traps
* Glue boards
* Copper mesh or steel wool
* Screw driver to stuff the copper mesh or steel wool tight
* Vacuum cleaner


The mice have made it in your home. The first question most people want to know is how did the mice get in here in the first place? Where did they come from? The first step is to make a thorough inspection of your home. Start on the outside and look for holes through which mice can enter. Next, check the bottoms of all the doors to your home. If daylight is visible on the bottom of the door, get a door sweep to stop the mice from entering from the outside.


The next step would be to close the holes around any openings or cracks in the foundation of your prized possession - your home.


Now direct your attention to the interior of your home. Put out glue boards and snap traps on the inside of your home. Start with the garage and around your hot water heater. Mice always find the warmth of the hot water heater, so you always want to put traps around it.


Next, open the door to the attic and pop your head in. Make sure your ladder is tall enough for you to be able to get your head in the attic. You never want to step on the top rung of the ladder. It is a long fall if you lose your balance. Always use the right sized ladder for the occasion. Around the opening of the attic, put some snap traps and glue boards in reach, so if you catch something, you can easily remove any mice caught on the traps.

Now, set traps in the crawl space or basement, again within arms length reach for easy removal. We do not suggest that you use mouse poison inside your home, because if the rodent ingests the poison and dies inside a wall or somewhere inaccessible, you might have an odor problem in your house. That is the last thing you want.

Once all your holes are closed and your traps are set, put small amounts of mice poison on the outside of your home. However, make sure it is in a locked rodent size bait station that is safe for children and pets. Check your traps as often as possible, to make sure you dispose of anything you have caught as quickly as possible.


To clean-up your mice droppings, make sure to wear a mask over your face so you do not breathe in any mice droppings or dust. Also, make sure to use a disinfectant, like Lysol, to spray the mice droppings before vacuuming the droppings up. Sweeping the droppings will make the dust and the mice droppings airborne, so be careful. Never touch dead mice with your bare hands. Always wear unlined gloves when dealing with any pest control situation.

To remove the mice when you find them on the traps, always have a box or a bag with you and sweep them into the it. Again, be careful to dispose of them out of the reach of children. Keep inspecting on an ongoing basis.

Happy hunting!

Tips & Warnings

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Sanitation is the first step in eliminating and controlling mice.
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Make sure to clean up any clutter in your house, garage and basement.
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Always clean up dog feces in the backyard.
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Always throw away your vacuum bag after cleaning up mouse droppings.
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Always close any holes, the size of a dime and larger, to exclude mice from entering.
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Make sure you have door sweeps on any door leading from the outside, to prevent the mice from entering.
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Use plaster to close holes on the inside of the home and consider quick drying cement to close holes on the outside.
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Be extra careful if you use any type of mouse poison.
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Remember, you have to put the mouse poison in small quantities because mice only eat small amount at a time.
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Do not leave any debris around the outside of your home.
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If you use poison, it might take several feedings for mice to die.
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Be patient!


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