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It is never great to find mice in your home. While some people keep mice as pets, it is never good to find them randomly. Those mice probably carry bacteria and disease. People and pets can be at risk because they can leave traces of bacteria almost anywhere.
So how do you catch and dispose of a mouse? And how do you make your home mouse-proof? Here are some tips.
Mice are probably more afraid of you than you are of them. They are good at hiding, and if you do find one, you have to count on the likelihood that he has some friends hiding too.
Mice can enter your home in any season. Your home provides warmth and a source of food. They will look for fabric, cardboard and soft plastic to gnaw on so they can make a nest. Cooler areas in summer can also be ideal for them.
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While there are wooden mouse traps and glue traps, you can choose a humane option – the bucket mouse trap.
You will need a 5-gallon bucket, a wooden board, a soda can, a drill, a thin dowel, an old towel, peanut butter, bleach and gloves.
Follow these steps:
- Remove the handle from the bucket to expose the holes. No handle? Use the drill.
- Drill a hole in the bottom of a soda can.
- Place the donkey through the can and into the holes of the bucket.
- Spread peanut butter on the can.
- Place the bucket where you think the mouse lives.
- Place the wooden board on the bucket so that the mouse can climb onto the can.
Basically, the mouse will climb the ramp, get the peanut butter, lose its footing on the can and fall into the bucket. Then you can release the mouse into the wild, preferably far from your home.
