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Get Rid of Mice Naturally With Peppermint Oil

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Date: 04/11/2005 Topics: Pest Control > Mice | Old Categories > Pests  
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I have an ALL NATURAL solution for getting rid of mice. No poison, traps, or sprays to harm your pets or children and it smells awesome. I have had great success with this. Buy a bottle of 100% pure Peppermint Essential Oil (you can buy an inexpensive brand as long as it says 100% pure on the label). Place 1 or 2 drops of the oil on a cotton ball and place the cotton balls around the house where the mice are visiting. They will just leave the premises.

Please e-mail me at speavoy (at) rogers (dot) com to let me know if it did or did not work for you.

Thanks,
Susan
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Post By (Guest Post) (09/06/2008)
Please someone answer my question. I am going to try some peppermint oil today, how come it works for some people and doesn't work for others. It doesn't make sense if it's 100%. Then what do you think is the problem because I need help bad. I also ordered Reddicks but it have not been shipped yet.

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Post By heidi (Guest Post) (08/13/2008)
I bought my peppermint oil at GNC, I just started using it, hope it works!

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Post By michael (Guest Post) (08/07/2008)
Go to http://www.bodyoilsny.com/ . We carry the best pepperment oil to get rid of mice.

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Post By olga (Guest Post) (07/17/2008)
It works! What a blessing. I have been traveling miles with my have-a-heart traps to relocate them. It's exhausting. I am rural, so there are mice AND RATS. Wonder if it works for all rodents. Thanks.

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Post By star (Guest Post) (07/03/2008)
Is peppermint oil the same as pure peppermint extract? That's all I can find so far.

Editor's Note: Peppermint oil is different than peppermint extract. Extracts contain a high percentage of alcohol. You should be able to find food grade peppermint oil for making candies or essential oils for perfume or candlemaking. I would look at hobby stores or online.

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Post By (Guest Post) (06/18/2008)
I saw Susan's post a month ago. I live in nyc and every so often, get mice. I tried twining's peppermint tea leaves and peppermint oil. It works great!

I think one needs to replace the cotton balls every 3-4 weeks. Presently, I just dripped drops of the stuff around my apartment, but I may have dripped too much in this room, as the peppermint smell (even though I generally like the smell) is irritating my throat and burning my eyes some. So if you're sensitive like I am, use the cotton balls or q-tips because if you put more down than you yourself can stand, you can at least minimize the smell yourself. Now I have to suffer with this more than strong peppermint fumes irritating me from dripping drops on the floor. -wen

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Post By jackie (Guest Post) (06/11/2008)
I am going to try it tonight to see if it really works. We've caught three mice with the traps, but there is still one or more floating around in the house. I left the trap down in the kitchen were I heard it. Sometimes these little critters are too smart. If this doesn't work am gonna try the potato flakes.

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Post By Kristi (Guest Post) (06/05/2008)
We've had mice in our walls for 10 years. We've tried everything. The peppermint oil does work. It's FANTASTIC!! For the first time in 10 years we don't have any mice. It worked in the garage too!!

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Post By Lauren (Guest Post) (05/28/2008)
What about chipmunks? Will the oil work for them too?

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Post By Peggy (Guest Post) (05/15/2008)
I tried the Peppermint and I no longer see mice dropping however I do hear them at night but I don't see any drop. I will continue to use...thanks

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Post By Pam (Guest Post) (05/12/2008)
Worked for me..when I opened up my camping trailer in 2007, it was loaded with mouse droppings. When I closed it in 2007, I put peppermint oil in cups throughout the trailer (would suggest using glass as it seems to melt the plastic cups). When I opened up this past weekend, I could still smell the peppermint, and not one mouse dropping in the trailer. It is so worth it to me!

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Post By Heather, MO (Guest Post) (05/08/2008)
THANK YOU! I'm going to try it tonight! The little fellas got in my new car, grrrr.

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Post By Jewel (Guest Post) (05/08/2008)
I am using the peppermint oil tonight for the first time. I caught two mice using the glue traps with peanut butter, now they won't go near them. I put cotton balls SOAKED in peppermint oil all over my house as well as 4 snap traps. So I guess I will see in the morning if I have caught anything.

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Post By dijo (Guest Post) (05/02/2008)
I hope this works. I'm so tired of mice. How about the glue boards? I tried them and I found the dropping, not the mouse.

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Post By Joy in Baltimore (Guest Post) (04/11/2008)
YES IT WORKS! I am so petrified of mice that I cry literally! I used 100% Peppermint oil....no mice...no droppings!

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Post By beth (Guest Post) (03/23/2008)
I have set traps and they still trip them. I have a dog but I am gonna do on good cleaning and get some peppermint oil. Will it hurt the dog? I don't want these little fellas dying in my walls...eeewww. I just want them gone?

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Post By rebecca (Guest Post) (03/07/2008)
be sure to use peppermint oil- not extract. the extract contains a sugar alcohol that attracts ants.
you can also plant mint but be very careful as it is invasive and spreads like wildfire once fully mature. we planted some near our camp near the water and hit it with the weed whacker once a week and it keeps them out of the camper in the winter. getting rid of the mice also helps keep the snakes away. the peppermint essential oil works good in the months when the plants are dormant.

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Post By (Guest Post) (01/10/2008)
I am trying peppermint tea, it has the same smell just not intense though, hopefully it works, I placed all the cotton balls near traps so hopefully if it doesn't work and attract the mouse it will get trapped!

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Post By ramsey (Guest Post) (11/27/2007)
We have just saturated our house with 100% peppermint oil so I will posted a message in a couple of days of whether it worked or not. One thing for sure is that our house smells wonderfully.

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Post By Gail (Guest Post) (11/18/2007)
Upon the advice of my cleaning person, I put a cotton ball soaked with peppermint oil into a rodent hole in my bathroom to repel the mice. The next morning I found a large dead mouse in my bathtub. This stuff must be toxic and cause a mouse to seek water. Is it a repelling or killing substance? Based on this experience I would not put it where pets could eat it.

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Post By Suzanna (Guest Post) (11/06/2007)
It worked for me. We purchased two havaheart traps, used the bucket with ramp and dog kibble at the bottom trick and placed the cotton balls wherever I had seen droppings away from the traps. Of course we also stopped leaving our dry dog food out all day. Miraculously we captured 17 mice in 6 days and I haven't seen a mouse turd since the oil went out. We are very, very happy.

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Post By Sandy. (Guest Post) (11/06/2007)
Nope, peppermint oil did not work for me, but I did catch 22 mice in four days when I bought a humane trap and let them go one mile from my home hoping they will not find their way back!

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Post By Cindy (Guest Post) (10/19/2007)
Does this work with rats as well?

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Post By Jacquita (Guest Post) (08/02/2007)
Unfortunately, this did not work at all for me. I continue to see mice scurrrying when I didn't expect to EVER see them again. I used 100% pure peppermint oil from a health food store. Now I just have balls of cotton all around the house!

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Post By Darline (Guest Post) (07/12/2007)
I was so frustrated with Mickey and his friends so I got a bottle of Peppermint Oil from Whole Foods on Monday. I've been pouring drops of oil along the base boards/mice path nightly and I have not seen any droppings for the past 3 days. I hope it's the answer to my problem. I'll continue to do this until I move out. LOL

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Post By (Guest Post) (03/01/2007)
i heard you can put moth balls around the areas and they hate the smell. sue

Editor's Note: Mothballs do deter a lot of things but then we have a lot of people coming back to find out how to get rid of the mothball smell. They also can be harmful to pets. Use them with caution.

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Post By Cali gal (Guest Post) (02/26/2007)
Lindberg Nutrition or health food stores sell 100% peppermint oil. I am trying this one out today to get the squirrels out of my flower beds.

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Post by Patnmare (1) | (01/28/2007)
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Where do you buy 100% peppermint oil?

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Post By jill (Guest Post) (12/11/2006)
i have tried the peppermint oil and it doesnt work the mice just steal the the cotton balls and ripe the apart and you find them in different spots and i did use real peppermint oil so dont waste your time doing this

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Post By mikesondra@yahoo.com (Guest Post) (12/09/2006)
I really hope this works. I have only found evidence of one mouse, but I want to get rid of them before they become a bigger problem. Plus I am expecting my first child in less than a week and definetly need an all natural solution to this matter.

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Post By maureen (Guest Post) (11/24/2006)
how much oil, how often

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Post By Korey (Guest Post) (08/27/2006)
I'm excited to try it. Have the peppermint oil and cotton balls...just need to put them down. How often do you put new cotton balls down? Do you know how long it lasts?

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Post By whitecj@telenet.net (Guest Post) (02/27/2006)
My problem is mice attacking my car!!!!!! I have spent a fortune and alot of lost time with the car in the garage. I tried the bounce sheets but I would like to try the peppermint oil. Where do you think the best placement of the oil would be? I have some old stockings that I filled with cotton and the oil and have stapled them on polls around the parking area so far.
help!!!!!!

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Post By Anna (Guest Post) (01/22/2006)
I didn't work at all! I put the cottonballs all over the house, the 100% pure essential oil that I bought at a health food store. I really believed in this, but the mouse just walked right over it and right into the trap. BANG! At least I got one, but I was really hoping it would scare all the mice away. There was 3 cotton balls with 3 drops each within three feet of the trap. And they have only been there for 24 hrs. Maybe my mice like mint? Any other suggestions?

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Post By Anna (Guest Post) (01/22/2006)
I didn't work at all! I put the cottonballs all over the house, the 100% pure essential oil that I bought at a health food store. I really believed in this, but the mouse just walked right over it and right into the trap. BANG! At least I got one, but I was really hoping it would scare all the mice away. There was 3 cotton balls with 3 drops each within three feet of the trap. And they have only been there for 24 hrs. Maybe my mice like mint? Any other suggestions?

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Post By Philhammond . (Guest Post) (01/11/2006)
It works great for me and makes your house smell good thank you

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Post By LeKenya (Guest Post) (10/15/2005)
What does the peppermint oil do to the mice?

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Post By ingar (Guest Post) (07/30/2005)
how often do i put the oil on the cotton ball?

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Post By Sue (Guest Post) (05/26/2005)
I wonder how long the cotton ball dipped in the Peppermint would last. How often would this need to be done to keep the mice away?

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Post by suzi_q_6873 (1) | (04/12/2005)
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RE: Where do you get Peppermint Oil?
You can purchase Peppermint Oil in your local Health Food Store also some of the Super Grocery Stores that have a large health section might carry them. Just buy the cheapest one that says 100% Pure Essential Oil. One small bottle will last a very long time. If you have any questions you can e-mail me.
speavoy@rogers.com

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Post By Meari (Guest Post) (04/11/2005)
Where do you get peppermint oil?

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