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• Steps
• Method 1 of 3: Getting rid of rodents in your home
• Method 2 of 3: Prevent rodents in the home
• Method 3 of 3: Getting rid of rodents in your yard
• Tips

Various rodents, such as mice, rats, squirrels and chipmunks, often settle in homes, garages and backyards. To get rid of rodents in your home, block the loopholes through which intruders can enter, and then set up traps and use natural repellents in the places favored by rodents. If rodents are in your yard, try to minimize hiding areas and food sources, and then spray repellent around the area to scare them away. While this may take time and patience, it is safer and more humane than using poisonous substances.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Getting rid of rodents in your home

1. 1 Destroy rodents quickly with slamming traps. These traps can be purchased at a hardware store. You can use a piece of bread soaked in unrefined sunflower oil as bait.Prepare a trap and place it near a loophole or crack that you suspect rodents are entering your home through, or where you find their droppings.
   • The flap traps for mice and rats come in different sizes. The traps for rats are about 3 times larger than those for mice.
   • Although these traps kill rodents, they do it painlessly, which compares favorably with methods such as using poisons.
2. 2 Place the dead rodent in two plastic bags and discard it in the trash can. Wear gloves before handling a dead animal. Rodents carry a variety of diseases, so never touch them with your bare hands. Place the rodent in a tightly resealable plastic bag. Close it and put it in a second bag. Seal the second bag and put it in the trash can.
   • Wash your hands with soap and water after removing your gloves to get rid of any germs that may have gotten on your skin.
3. 3 Use sparing traps if you don't want to kill rodents. Sparing traps are a more humane option, as the trapped rodent survives. Place the bait as in a normal trap and set up a gentle trap where you have seen rodent droppings. A sparing trap can be purchased at a hardware or home improvement store.
   • After the rodent is trapped, take it at least 1.5 kilometers from the house and release the animal.
   • To release a trapped rodent, place the trap on the ground in the middle of a meadow or field and open the door. Move away from the trap and wait for the animal to leave. After that, take the empty trap and take it home.

Method 2 of 3: Prevent rodents in the home

1. 1 Block openings and crevices through which rodents can enter the house. Inspect foundations, window and door frames for small holes, gaps, or poorly sealed joints. Block off any openings near which you find rodent droppings, as this is a sure sign that they are entering your home through them. Seal any holes you find tightly with putty or sealant.
   • Mice are able to wade through very small holes that cannot always be repaired. However, try to make it as difficult for rodents to enter the house as possible - this may be enough to get rid of them.
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   Pest Control Specialist Hussam Bean Break is a Certified Pesticide Application Specialist and Operations Manager for Diagno Pest Control. Owns and operates this service with his brother in Greater Philadelphia.

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   Pest Control Specialist

   Mice may remain in the house after you have repaired all the holes. Hussam bin Break of Diagno Pest Control advises: “Walk around the house and repair any holes and crevices you find. Then you can use the traps to catch the remaining mice in the house. "

2. 2 Keep all food in tightly sealed containers or bags. It is best to use plastic or glass containers, as mice and rats can chew on less durable materials. Cover all food tightly to prevent rodents from smelling and getting to it. If the rodents realize that they have nothing to profit from you, they will lose interest in your home and leave.
   • To prevent rodents from being attracted by the smell of food, wash dishes daily and do not leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight.
3. 3 Scare rodents away from your home with appropriate smells. Some smells make the house less attractive to rodents and help get rid of them. For example, you can rub peppermint oil on the floor and other surfaces on which rodents move. You can also sprinkle the floor with fresh or dried mint leaves - the oil and mint leaves keep rodents away.
   • Use moth balls to scare away rodents from hard-to-reach areas in your home. Place 4–5 balls in an open container and place it in your basement, attic, or other rodent habitat.
   • Although the smell of mint is pleasant to humans, it repels rodents, so they will avoid places with this smell.
4. 4 Get a catso that it destroys and scares away rodents. Cats are predators that hunt and kill rats. Even if your cat is not a very good hunter, its scent will scare away rodents. Give an adult cat a few weeks to settle into a new home and hunt rodents before expecting significant results.
   • If you are going to get a cat, take it seriously. If you are not ready to keep your cat at home, try taking it from a friend for 1–2 weeks.
5. 5 Use litter box litter where rodents can enter your home. The smell of cat urine will scare away rodents. If you don’t have a cat, get used cat litter from someone. Sprinkle litter box soaked with cat urine in areas where rodents are found, such as in the basement or attic. Leave the litter on for about a week to deter rodents, then collect and discard it.
   • If you do not want to sprinkle litter litter with cat urine on the floor, put it in 3-4 plastic dishes and place them in the places where the rodents are bred.

Method 3 of 3: Getting rid of rodents in your yard

1. 1 Store firewood at least 45 centimeters above the ground. Keep firewood at least 2.5 meters away from your home. Rodents often arrange their home in wood, so it is better to keep them above the ground and away from home. This will help you make your backyard less attractive to rodents.
   • You can keep firewood on a metal grate raised above the ground. You can find this grate at your local hardware store.
2. 2 Plant shrubs at least 1 meter from your home. In many regions, rats and mice often take shelter or even live permanently in dense thickets of bushes, including cultivated ones. Grow shrubs at a safe distance from your home to make it harder for rodents to enter.
   • If shrub branches come close to your home, trim them with garden shears so that the distance between them and the walls is at least 1 meter.
3. 3 Place bird feeders on poles to prevent rodents from reaching them. Do not place bird feeders on the ground, otherwise the food in them will attract rodents. Place the feeders above the ground to prevent rodents from reaching them. Purchase bird feeders on a vertical pole about one and a half meters high.
   • You can also purchase a hanging feeder. This feeder can be hung on a pole or the lower branches of trees.
4. 4 Store all rubbish in tightly sealable trash cans. If you don't keep the trash bags in closed containers, they will attract rodents. Rodents, attracted by the smell of garbage, can even enter the house. If you don't have a tight-fitting trash can, you can purchase one at a hardware store.
   • Of course, you should not throw rubbish on your garden plot.
5. 5 Plant a mint to keep rodents away from your garden. If your garden has food that is attractive to rodents, they can climb into it, and then enter the house. To keep rats and mice away from your garden, try planting mint around the perimeter.
   • If you plant mint around your garden, it will protect vegetables and fruits from rodents.

Tips

• To scare away rodents from your garden or firewood, spray predator urine on trees, bushes, or the ground around your garden or yard. Apply urine every time it rains. Urine from predatory animals such as foxes and lynxes can be ordered online or purchased from a gardening or hunting or fishing store.
• If you find it unpleasant to use predator urine, you can sprinkle camphor balls in the attic or in other places visited by rodents. The smell of camphor scares away rodents.