‘Haven’t had another mouse in my home’ £1 kitchen item deters mice

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Mice often make their way into our homes for warmth and food during the cold months. A lack of natural food resources and freezing temperatures will see them getting in through the tiniest holes. While they are small and largely harmless, they can cause widespread damage throughout the home eating holes in walls, gnawing on furniture and eating our food.

Mouse droppings and urine can also be a health hazard as they can cause hantavirus.

Luckily, fans of cleaning sensation Mrs Hinch, whose full name is Sophie Hinchliffe, have shared their simple solution for deterring mice.

The cleaning and lifestyle influencer has more than 4.5 million followers on Instagram and often shares her garden and home tips online.

Fans of hers have taken to social media in recent years to share their own hacks for solving common household problems.

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A Facebook user asked: “Why do we get mice? I’ve been in my property for six months and there were a few holes before I moved in but I didn’t see or hear anything.

“Then, within two months I heard them [mice] they got louder and braver… and at three months I found droppings and got a cat and plug-ins.

“Last three months have been fine but now I have noticed droppings and have been hearing noises again in the last two weeks.

“My children don’t eat upstairs, however, due to still renovating the home, we haven’t built the wardrobes and we live out of carrier bags/boxes.

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“I hoover two to three times a week upstairs and it’s kept as clean as possible. So not sure why on earth I have had them return?

“Please help. When my floors are being laid, how do I close up the holes? And will this encourage them to make new ones?”

The post was inundated with responses from Mrs Hinch fans but the most popular suggestion was to use steel wool.

Julie Wilson commented: “Traps with peanut butter and get some anti-mouse peppermint spray from Amazon. Also block holes with steel wool.”

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Samantha Ann Hobbs replied: “If you don’t have steel wool. Aluminium foil works also.”

Denise Oswald agreed and replied to the Facebook post: “Steel wool is good to plug holes.”

Pdsp Seawell wrote: “When I first moved into my new house I was getting mice. I went and purchased the steel wool that we used to scrub our dishes with and found all the holes in the house.

“Mostly it was around the pipes and under the sinks. I’ve been there five years and I have not had another mouse come in my house.”

Steel wool can be found online or in local hardware stores. Wire Wool Mice Grade 0 Steel Wool for Cleaning & Closing Small Holes can be bought for £4.99 from B&Q.

Hyper Tough Wire Wool Set costs £1 from Asda. Wilko Steel Wool Assorted three-pack costs £2.50.

Other suggestions for deterring mice included using traps, peppermint oil, chicken wire, mothballs and Brillo pads.

Gina Grandy said: “Plug any holes with Brillo pads, I was advised to do this by a rodent professional.”

Anna Muise commented: “They hate mothballs. I know a lady who rid her farmhouse by not hurting them or anything harsh just smashed up moth balls sprinkled them all over.”

Clare Ostler replied: “Chicken wire then plaster. If you can get a pencil through the hole they will get in. It’s no way because you have a dirty house.”

Betty Wing wrote: “You need to find where they are getting in from outside. Get it all sealed up. Mice don’t like the smell of peppermint or eucalyptus – you could try that also.”

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