{"id":295,"date":"2018-05-04T19:12:40","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T19:12:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/?p=295"},"modified":"2018-05-04T19:12:40","modified_gmt":"2018-05-04T19:12:40","slug":"7-ways-to-keep-mice-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/7-ways-to-keep-mice-out\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways To Keep Mice Out"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone loves to visit your home, including mice! Here are 7 all-natural tips to keep these unwanted visitors out!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sprinkling drops of Tabasco Sauce around the foundation of the house can help deter these mice. Also mixing a couple teaspoons of Tabasco sauce with a teaspoon of dish detergent and two cups of hot water will create a spray solution onto any areas they can easily get in.<\/li>\n<li>Another inexpensive and spicy way to keep mice away is cayenne pepper. Simply remember every few weeks to sprinkle this condiment around potential areas of intrusion.<\/li>\n<li>Make your very own anti-mice spray by chopping garlic up and adding water. Or you can leave garlic cloves in place where the mice might enter.<\/li>\n<li>If you are looking for something that&#8217;s not food try placing dryer sheets into the cracks or holes in the attic. The stronger the smell the better.<\/li>\n<li>Have you tried essential oils? Leaving cloves inside pantyhose and putting them in areas mice may appear like a pantry.<\/li>\n<li>Peppermint smells good all year around. Place pure peppermint oil of at least five drops on a cotton ball and place the cotton ball in areas mice could get in. Refreshing the cotton ball every 2 weeks. Another benefit of peppermint oil is it help alleviate headaches.<\/li>\n<li>Mice hate strong smells. If non of the other remedies are working placing ammonia in small bowls around the house will help assure mice do not enter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>If you would rather have a professional come out and help you fight the mice, contact your Spartanburg exterminator, <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Pest Control at (864) 582-3684<\/a><\/strong>. Because when you Gotta Bug, Call Doug for your personalized treatment plan and to learn <a href=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/2018\/01\/11\/4-things-you-need-to-know-about-termites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">4 things you need to know about termites<\/a>, ants, cockroaches, mice and <a href=\"http:\/\/gottabugcalldoug.net\/blog\/2018\/03\/26\/spiders-in-your-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">spiders in your home<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone loves to visit your home, including mice! Here are 7 all-natural tips to keep these unwanted visitors out! Sprinkling drops of Tabasco Sauce around the foundation of the house can help deter these mice. 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