How to get rid of mice

There’s a scritching sound in the darkened bedroom. Your eyes spring open, your breathing rapid and shallow, with every muscle tensed and ready to run...only to find that all is still and silent. You start to drift back to sleep.

Rustle.
Every nerve in your body is now on high alert, and you turn on the light just in time to see a flash of fur dart into the crack under your closet door. You scream an undignified “YEEAAARRGGEETTTOUTTTTT,” which, roughly translated from panicked shrieking, means: “Hello, you are a mouse. Please leave.”

Do I have a mouse in the house?
“Something I’ve noted over the years is that you know someone has a mouse when you hear the very distinct scream the person makes when they’ve seen a mouse.” Michelle Niedermeier jokes. “Male, female, old, young—it's the same screech.”
Niedermeier works with the Pennsylvania Integrated Pest Management Program, helping communities deal with pest problems. She says that often, for her, the first sign of a mouse is seeing the mouse itself scurry across the floor.
But there are other signs of an infestation that you should be aware of, especially in areas of the house you only visit infrequently, such as attics or crawlspaces.

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