What should I do if there is a mouse at home

I believe that everyone has seen rats in life. Many people think that rats crossing the street should be killed by everyone, because rats always leave a bad impression on people. They not only harm human food, but also use their teeth to knock on people's commonly used tools. For some children, they are also afraid of rats. So when there are rats at home, the first method that everyone thinks of is to kill the rat. So what should you do if there is a rat at home?

How to eliminate rats

1. Use a cat. This method is economical, safe and effective. When I was a child, there were mice at home. After we got a cat, the mice disappeared. But times have changed. The cat has been in the city for too long and it seems that its ability to catch mice has deteriorated. After I borrowed the cat from a friend and put it at home, it turned out that it just liked to sleep everywhere.

2. Take medication. It is the most widely used and most effective method of rodent control. Rodenticides are more palatable to mice, and mice generally do not refuse to eat them. In addition, the toxicity of the rodenticides is appropriate. Various poison baits are made mainly from it, which have good effects and are easy to use. This method can be said to be fast and effective, but it has its shortcomings when you consider the presence of children at home. The disadvantage of this method is that after the mouse takes the medicine, it may die in a corner at some unknown time, and you may not find it until it starts to stink.

3. Clean the environment. There are three major conditions for the survival and reproduction of mice: water, food and hidden habitat. Therefore, creating an environment that is unsuitable for their survival can force the mice to "move" on their own. Therefore, we must keep our home clean, clear the weeds around the house, and items randomly piled inside and outside the house, put various tools and sundries in order, and check wardrobes, books, etc. regularly.

Cut off rats’ food: Rats’ food includes not only human food, but also feed, garbage, etc. Depriving rats of food can achieve the goal of eliminating them. If you do these, you can basically solve the problem, but this needs to be maintained for a period of time and the effect needs time to verify.

4. Mouse sticky board: There are various types of mouse sticky boards on the market. Many people may have experienced this situation: mice get stuck but then break free and run away. What's even worse is that sometimes mice bite the mouse sticky board to pieces, causing heavy losses.

Sometimes, just a few hairs or mouse footprints are stuck on it. The most common mice in homes nowadays are usually house mice or yellow-breasted rats. House mice are easier to catch with ordinary sticky mouse traps, but yellow-breasted rats require more glue and a thicker board so that they cannot easily break free.

5. Mousetrap: Mice have a new reaction, that is, when they see new things in their original memory, they will not easily approach them. If you suddenly place a mousetrap at home, the mice will observe for a few days and will only approach it when there is no danger. Generally, you will not catch mice in the first few days.