First, accept the fact that everyone will have a mouse in their house at some time. Don't give them a reason to stay. I live on a dead end street with a business area on the other side of a big wall. Mice come from those buildings. Everyone on my little street has mice now and then.
Do you have a paper shredder? Empty it every time you use it. Mice love that paper for their nests.
Put any food that is not in the refrigerator in something mice can't chew through - heavy plastic, metal - not cardboard. That includes food you have in your cupboards. Cardboard boxes, bags, etc. I have a bin on my dishwasher and one in my utility room to put things like that in. Or, if you have room in your frig, put it in there.
They hate bright lights. Leave your kitchen light on all the time when it's dark outside.
Get some mint oil. Don't add water. Put a few drops at door entrances.
Empty your kitchen garbage every night. Put it outside in a trash bin.
As suggested earlier, get a cat.
Mice are cute on paper, but not in your house.
Do you have a paper shredder? Empty it every time you use it. Mice love that paper for their nests.
Put any food that is not in the refrigerator in something mice can't chew through - heavy plastic, metal - not cardboard. That includes food you have in your cupboards. Cardboard boxes, bags, etc. I have a bin on my dishwasher and one in my utility room to put things like that in. Or, if you have room in your frig, put it in there.
They hate bright lights. Leave your kitchen light on all the time when it's dark outside.
Get some mint oil. Don't add water. Put a few drops at door entrances.
Empty your kitchen garbage every night. Put it outside in a trash bin.
As suggested earlier, get a cat.
Mice are cute on paper, but not in your house.
