Mice can gain access to inside homes through even the smallest cracks. Gaps or cracks in walls are the main way mice get in. They can also get in through holes in the basement, air vents, drain pipes, garages, and more

With mice comes the risk of diseases, foul odors, and damage. Mice chew through anything they can get to, including wood, books, paper, cloth, and more. They can burrow into furniture or into insulation to create a nest, or even tear it apart. They chew through electrical wiring as well, which poses a fire hazard, and loss of electricity to a certain area of your home.

One way to get rid of mice is to use rat traps, where you load them with peanut butter or cheese to bait rats into taking the food. This method will usually quickly kill rats, as the strength of the snap will break their neck. Another way you could get rid of them is by leaving peppermint leaves or spreading peppermint oil around the house, as peppermint emits an odor that rats don’t like. You could also leave tons of moth balls all around the house. Leave these balls in areas where they like to hide, or entry points into the house, in order to help repel them.