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I have a mouse! And I understand peppermint oil is an effective deterrent. They apparently really hate the smell. It's certainly nicer than traps. He's ignoring those anyway, the little bastard. You either soak cotton balls and stuff them all over (preferably the holes Mickey came in through) or mix it with water in a spray bottle and spritz your baseboards and wherever you see evidence he hangs out. Also good because it's safe for the dog--who watched the mouse march across the floor with me and just yawned. Anyway, I can't seem to find the pure stuff. Organic peppermint flavor that they have at the good supermarket is half safflower oil, so that might work, but I would rather use unadulterated to be sure he gets the most powerful nose-hit possible. It's the strength of smell that they hate. Do I have to shlep to Perelandra or something?
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D'vine Taste probably has it. That stuff is over near the registers and they can help you find it. If you need a safer trap for the pets (than snap and glue), I like the zappers. Around $22 at hardware stores (I know Leopoldi's had some yesterday when I was there). Just don't forget to check it or you'll end up with a rotten dead mouse under the cabinets in it.
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Any health food store will have peppermint oil, probably made by "Now" and in a dark blue bottle. You stuff the mouse holes w steel wool, and leave the pepperminted cotton balls around. It smells great! Also useful for making your own thin mint girl scout cookies.
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Whatever you do, never substitute oil of wintergreen for peppermint oil. It could kill you. EDIT: Although, since you're not planning to eat it, I guess it wouldn't matter that much in this case.
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another great way to catch mice: get a trashcan, the large outdoor kind. get a carboard tube from a roll of paper towels put something delicious (peanut butter) on one end of the cardboard tube position the garbage can in front of a countertop position the cardboard tube on the counter, with the baited end off the edge of the countertop, above the garbage can below mice run through the tube which drops into the garbage can and are trapped. probably alive. win.
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and what's more fun than getting to kill the mouse you've just trapped? ugh. i had to drown one in our place this summer (snap trap did not finish the job), and the wife didn't talk to me for most of the day.Bumping ancient threads with bot-like bullshit
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Yeah, as disgusting as they are, I'd rather just keep them away than deal with offing them. They're cute if you can get past the vermin part. I had hamsters and gerbils when I was a kid. But this guy is on my counter in the dead of night looking for goodies and leaving his own behind. Blech. Thanks for all the info!You are right, I have always known about man. From the evidence, I believe his wisdom must walk hand and hand with his idiocy.
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Subject: Peppermint oil
I was just looking for the same thing! Anwar on Atlantic Ave has tons of oils. The peppermint was kind of pricey, but I think it was worth it, I bought an oil warmer, and it makes the place smell great, and I also sprayed some around the perimeter of the apt. Haven't seen a mouse since. A 32 ounce bottle was around 40 bucks. I had previously bought a one ounce bottle at vitamin shoppe for 6 dollars. Hope this helps -
The zapper is the only way to go. Although, I've had one get short circuited when the poor little death row inmate released his bladder
I hate to do it, but I don't want them in my house. Maybe I should try the peppermint oil as preventative.
On a similar note, I heard a scratching above my bedroom in the ceiling last night. UGH. I hope it isn't a rat. Seems bigger than a mouse. Or maybe the sound is just amplified by the silence of the night?
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