1. Add Brush Strips to Doorways
Smaller rodents, such as mice, can squeeze through gaps between older doors and the floor even if it appears too small for them. Young mice can make their way into your dwelling through a space no thicker than an average pencil. Even larger rodents can squeeze through holes and cracks that appear much too small for their bodies. However, thanks to their flexible rib cages, most mice have little trouble inviting themselves in this way, but adding a brush strip to each of your home’s doors may block their entrance. Most brush strips are simple to install with magnets or screws and close gaps at door thresholds without a lot of additional hardware or maintenance. They also prevent light from filtering through the crack, which can also attract rodents and encourage them to enter your residence.2. Cover Your Firewood
Using a fireplace during the winter can help keep your house cozy, but the source of the heat, your firewood, may give rodents a jumping-off spot for entering your home. There are usually many nooks and crannies in a woodpile for mice and rats to hide, and if you store the timber on your back patio or a nearby shed, they may find their way in. You can practice wildlife control by covering your woodpile with tough plastic sheeting and stack it on a metal palette so rats, mice and ground squirrels cannot nest in it. Consider storing your firewood in a shed where rodents cannot get to it.3. Clear Away Brush Clutter
Offering rodents a place to nest near your home may eventually cause them to enter it. This includes outdoor clutter, such as:- Cast-off branches
- Piles of grass clippings
- Discarded summer plants and brush debris