Natural remedies to get rid of rats and mice
DO NOT panic if you stumble across rats and mice in your home. If you see them, then it's a problem and you don't know which particular place they are hiding in your own home. Rats and mice are a problem and they carry a risk of infectious diseases. There are ways and some home remedies that you can get rid of these pests. They are simple and effective.
Signs that these pests are in your house — if they leave several droppings in the house, or they chew away on your boxes and clothes, or any food that is left open and not covered and stored properly.
From the website parenting.firstcry.com you can find remedies to get rid of rats.
1) Peppermint oil — Rats dislike the smell of peppermint oil- so you can use this to drive them away from your home. Place peppermint oil-dipped cotton balls in front of several small openings in your home to keep rats at bay.
2) Plaster of Paris and cocoa powder — Mix one tablespoon of cocoa powder with plaster of Paris and sprinkle it around the standard trail for the rats and mice. As cocoa powder attracts these pests, they tend to eat this mixture and so they would feel dehydrated and suffocate. To save themselves, they rush out of your homes and die. Plaster of Paris is a building material that is used as a protective coating on walls and ceilings.
3) Hot pepper flakes — Hot pepper flakes not only make humans sneeze but also keep rats and mice away, Sprinkle hot pepper along the doorways and other corners of your house to get rid of vermins.
4) Onions — Placing onions around small holes and openings while assuring that these bulbs are replaced every second day, can keep rats away from your home. The pungent smell of onions is unbearable for the rats and make them run away from your home. 5) Garlic bulb — As rats dislike strong smell, you must make complete use of this attribute of rats to drive them away.
6) Mix chopped garlic with water and sprinkle this mixture around your home or even spread garlic cloves in the pathway of their regular pathway, it will do wonders.
7) Cloves —Wrap cloves in muslin cloths and place near rat holes. The smell of cloves will be enough to get rid of them from your home without much effort.
8) Ammonia spray — Prepare an easy to use ammonia spray. Spray ammonia on small cotton balls and place them near rat holes, driveways, and other corners of your house. The smell of ammonia will make them feel suffocated and they will leave your house to save their lives.